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-