Interview & Biography Project
Mar 31, 2015
Interview & Biography Project
Tasks:
Develop open-ended questions
Interview another student
Write a biographic profile
2-3 paragraphs, Typed, Double-Spaced
Due: Tuesday 9/4
Focus Skills:
Understanding Open-Ended Questions
Creating a Good “Lead”
Writing Varied Conclusions
Good Writing
All good writing has
Purpose (reason for writing)
and an
Audience (intended readers)
Purpose: Introduce a student
Audience: teachers, classmates.
Interview & Research Skills:
Open-ended Question:
question designed to produce a free response rather than a direct, or one-word response.
Examples-
Closed: How old are you?
Open: What makes a person “mature”?
Open-ended Questions
Four of these interview items are close-ended,
and four are open-ended.
Make two columns on your paper and copy the item down into the correct column.
Categorize
Close-Ended Open-Ended
Close-ended vs. Open-ended
1. Describe your dream job.
2. Do you have a most embarrassing memory?
3. What was a moment that changed your life?
4. What is your favorite subject?
5. Do you play a sport?
6. Tell me about your favorite trip.
7. How many siblings do you have?
8. What is something unusual about your family?
1. Describe your dream job. Open-ended
2. Do you have a most embarrassing memory?Closed
3. What was a moment that changed your life? Open
4. What is your favorite subject? Closed
5. Do you play a sport? Closed
6. Tell me about your favorite trip. Open7. How many siblings do you have?
Closed8. What is something unusual about your family?
Open
Choose two of the close-ended questions and re-write as
open-ended questions.
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Write Down Your Number
Find Your Person
In your own words
What’s the difference between a close-ended and open-ended question?
Think about it…what questions can you ask tomorrow for a good interview?
Student’s Questions• Do we have to ask each other the same
questions?
• Do all the questions have to be open-ended?
• Do we have to write about every question we asked?
• Can we start our writing already?
• Does it have to be typed?
Now you are ready to develop interview questions.
Next Skill: Good Intros and Conclusions…
In your own words
Now you are ready to develop interview questions.
Next Skill: Good Intros and Conclusions…
Review
# 1. All writing has
A. An__________________
and
B. A __________________
Hint: NOT “Introduction” & “Conclusion”
Open-ended questions
Sports interview example
Closed: “Are you excited about the championship?”
Open: “What did it take to finally make it to the championship?”
Open-ended questions
General interview example
Closed: “Who will you vote for this in election?”
Open: “What do you think about the two candidates in this election?”
Day 2 Review
Close-ended: How many students are in Grove-City High School?
Open-ended: How does the number of students in a school affect learning?
# 2. What is the difference between a close-ended and open-ended question? (Full Sentence)
Open-ended ResearchOpen-ended research questions produce
more interesting results.
Example
Topic: Cars and the environment
Close-Ended: How much pollution is caused by cars?
Open-Ended: What are many possible solutions to car pollution?
Open-ended for Research
Choose 1 of these topics and write an open ended research question:
1. The financial costs of space travel
2. Drugs and crime
3. Education in other countries
Others?
Interview QuestionsQuestions:
Where do you see yourself (5yrs/10yrs)?
Describe family’s culture.
Explain family situation/relationships.
*Who do you admire (Why?)*
Explain what you want to be when older.
Who/what inspires you?
Remember to use follow-up questions.
First name
that comes first alphabetically
Asks questions
First
Ex: Aaron asks Zeke first
Interview Questions-Open Ended Questions-