1. Interview Writing Assignment

2. The Assignment
Your goal is to write a PROFILE of your interviewee OR address a significant event or activity in that person’s life.
Show readers what is unique, special, or meaningful about this person. You will also give a good sense of his or her personality, body language, attitude, etc.

3. The Assignment Remember that this is a profile—NOT a biography.
You cannot give this person's life history. You can only focus in on one to three key issues.

4. Pre-Writing
Decide what you will write about and determine an interesting figure you can interview.
Do preliminary research before the interview to decide what kind of questions you should ask.

5. Pre-Writing
Prepare at least three thought-provoking questions you will ask. Ask good, open-ended questions. That means no yes or no questions.
During the interview, make sure you take a lot of notes, and, if possible, tape record the interview so you can remain focused on the conversation.

6. Grading Rubric
Title and Introduction (getting readers' attention, generating interest in your topic) 15 pts
Specific details of the story and about interviewee's demeanor/body language. Include good sensory information 30 pts
Direct Quotes with correct punctuation (at least one good quote in each section, giving readers a sense of the interviewee's voice and personality) 20 pts
Conclusion 5 pts
Form, grammar, appropriate length, and overall quality
30pts

7. Format
MLA First page heading, page numbers, margins, font type and size
Single-spaced with an extra space between paragraphs.
Journalistic style with short sentences, paragraphs, and objectivity.
Paper length is a minimum of 800 words.

8. Assignment Timeline person to interview. Submit to Dr. Ferg
Thursday, October 18 Decide on topic and
person to interview.
Submit to Dr. Ferg
Tuesday, October 23 Complete Interview
Thursday, October 25 Rough Draft (turnitin)
Friday, October 26 Peer review
Sunday, October 28 Final Draft (turnitin)