It’s a new class and with new students. One of our most favorite activities is to pair up the students fn have them interview each other.
A sample follows:
Name at top of the page:
I am interviewing:
Have them sit across from each other – and begin. As they go back and forth, listen.
One finished – ask each groups of 2 to introduce their new friend classmate to the class.
The picture shown here: R. James with News5 – interviewing the A Backpack Journalist – 2017 – they’re all graduated now but the basic interview techniques are always a success for all.
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What is your favorite school subject, and WHY?________________________________________________________________________________
When you are not in school, what’s your favorite thing/activity to do? With whom?_______________________________________________________________________________
What is your most prized possession? And Why?________________________________________________________________________________
Who is your biggest influence in your life and why?________________________________________
If you could be an animal what would you be? Why?________________________________________________________________________________
Describe fun. __________________________________________________________________________
If you could have lunch/dinner with anyone in the world, who would that be and why?_________________________________________________________________________________
IF you could live anywhere in the world, where would that be? Why?________________________________________________________________________________
What three things would you like to accomplish in your life?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How would your siblings describe you? Other family members?____________________________________________________________________________
When you grow up, you’d like to become___________________________________________________
Circle which adjectives apply below. Ask the question to the person you are interviewing. Are you: HAPPY CALM SHY TRUSTING MOODY UNSURE STUBBORN
WILD QUIET ORGANIZED DETERMINED SHY PATRIOTIC KIND FRIENDLY
ADVENTUROUS TRUSTING ANGRY OBNOXIOUS SAD CAUTIOUS
MOODY FEARLESS FLEXIBLE WORRIED THOUGHTFUL
UNSURE CAREFREE TALKATIVE LISTENER OTHER