1/13 Feature Story
prewrite & Interview
Today is going to feel a whole lot like English class. We are going to prewrite, practice interviewing, pair up and actually interview each other for feature stories, and share our work with each other to improve our stories! We have a lot to learn and a lot to do!
Answer the questions on the Prewriting .pdf to help generate some interesting information about yourself.
We will interview each other about one of the interests/talents/experiences generated in the prewrite. I will give you a slip of paper with a choice of two interests listed by your partner. Choose the interest you would like to interview your partner about or come up with a way to combine the two interests in a single article.
Prewrite for five minutes about your prior knowledge on the subject.
Generate ten questions for your interviewer based on your prior knowledge.
Interview your partner--ten minutes per interview.
Research any information that is knew to you to generate new questions based on your new knowledge.
Re-interview your partner with the new questions. Make sure you get at least two good quotes. You are striving for a 500-word article so dig DEEP!
Begin writing your article paying attention to the Qualities of a Feature Story handout.