1. Interview & Biography Project

2. Develop open-ended questions Interview another student
Tasks:
Develop open-ended questions
Interview another student
Write a biographic profile
2-3 paragraphs, Typed, Double-Spaced
Due: Tuesday 9/4

3. Focus Skills:
Understanding Open-Ended Questions
Creating a Good “Lead”
Writing Varied Conclusions

4. Good Writing All good writing has Purpose (reason for writing) and an
Audience (intended readers)

5. Purpose: Introduce a student
Audience: teachers, classmates.

6. 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”?

7. 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.

8. Categorize
Close-Ended Open-Ended

9. Close-ended vs. Open-ended
Describe your dream job.
Do you have a most embarrassing memory?
What was a moment that changed your life?
What is your favorite subject?
Do you play a sport?
Tell me about your favorite trip.
How many siblings do you have?
What is something unusual about your family?

10. 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?
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?

11. Choose two of the close-ended questions and re-write as
open-ended questions.
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12. Write Down Your Number
Find Your Person

13. 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?

14. 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?

15. Now you are ready to develop interview questions.
Next Skill: Good Intros and Conclusions…

16. In your own words Now you are ready to develop interview questions.
Next Skill: Good Intros and Conclusions…

17. Review # 1. All writing has A. An__________________ and
B. A __________________
Hint: NOT “Introduction” & “Conclusion”

18. Sports interview example
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?”

19. General interview example
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?”

20. 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)

21. Open-ended Research
Open-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?

22. Open-ended for Research
Choose 1 of these topics and write an open ended research question:
The financial costs of space travel
Drugs and crime
Education in other countries
Others?

23. Remember to use follow-up questions.
Interview Questions
Questions:
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.

24. First name that comes first alphabetically Asks questions First Ex: Aaron asks Zeke first

26. Interview Questions -Open Ended Questions-