Tell me about…Researching for and Conducting an Interview

Intermediate WritingCCSS: 3/4/5.W.8 Recall or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.

Use this process often throughout the year to have students gather information about either a topic being studied or an independent research project. The activity combines the search of secondary resources with a firsthand interview to provide students with a learning experience that provides rich information with which to write or speak about.

What’s included:□ Task Card in WORD (click on slide to open in WORD for editing OR open the separate TASK CARD DOC on the website)□ Anchor Chart (Types of Resources)□ Activity Sheets for student planning□ Step by Step Rubric □ Technology Connection: http://www.kids4research.org/

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STATION TASK CARD Unit 1 2 3 4 __________Station Activity Name: Tell Me About… Standard: Research to Build and Present Knowledge Skill/Objective: (COPY IN YOUR PASSPORT) Research and Interview Directions: 1. Choose a topic of interest or a topic from the choices provided by the teacher. With the students at your station, review the Anchor Charts about where to gather information. 2. Take an Activity Sheet and several sheets of paper. Your goal is to have 3 secondary/tertiary resources about your chosen topic and to identify a person who knows about your topic with whom to interview. 3. Complete the Activity Sheet according to the directions. Set a time for your interview.

Challenge: Watch the evening news at home one night this week. See how the news is broken up into “stories.” Think about the research done before the story could be presented on air. Did the story have any live interviews?

WHEN COMPLETED □ check □ hand in

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Primary Sources

• First hand Interviews• Diaries• Autobiographies• Memoirs• Speeches• Patents• Experimental

research results• Observations

Primary sources allow researchers to get as close as possible to original ideas, events and studies as possible.

Secondary Sources

• Biographies • Review articles • Literature reviews• Historical studies

Secondary sources analyze, review or restate information in primary resources or other secondary resources.

Tertiary Sources

• Encyclopedias • Chronologies • Almanacs • Textbooks• Search engines

Tertiary resources provide overviews of topics by combining information gathered from other resources. Tertiary resources often provide data in a convenient form.

Primary Sources

• First hand Interviews• Diaries• Autobiographies• Memoirs• Speeches• Patents• Experimental

research results• Observations

Primary sources allow researchers to get as close as possible to original ideas, events and studies as possible.

Secondary Sources

• Biographies • Review articles • Literature reviews• Historical studies

Secondary sources analyze, review or restate information in primary resources or other secondary resources.

Tertiary Sources

• Encyclopedias • Chronologies • Almanacs • Textbooks• Search engines

Tertiary resources provide overviews of topics by combining information gathered from other resources. Tertiary resources often provide data in a convenient form.

Step s to Resea r ch a n d I n ter view

Not evident = 1 Emerging = 2 Proficient = 3

Features

Rating

Comments

1. Complete research on topic.

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3

2. Write three questions that will encourage the interviewee to tell lots about the topic?

Avoid yes/no questions.

Ask questions that give you more than you found out in your research.)

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3

3. Practice interview questions for fluency.

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3

4. Conduct interview, taking brief notes.

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3

5. Review notes and prepare to share research results with the class.

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/21 Overall Score

17-21 = Proficient 10-16 = Emerging 0-9 = Not Evident

N a m e : Date :

To p ic o f Inte rvie w :

Step s to Resea r ch a n d I n ter view

Not evident = 1 Emerging = 2 Proficient = 3

Features

Rating

Comments

1. Complete research on topic.

1

2

3

2. Write three questions that will encourage the interviewee to tell lots about the topic?

Avoid yes/no questions.

Ask questions that give you more than you found out in your research.)

1

2

3

3. Practice interview questions for fluency.

1

2

3

4. Conduct interview, taking brief notes.

1

2

3

5. Review notes and prepare to share research results with the class.

1

2

3

/21 Overall Score

17-21 = Proficient 10-16 = Emerging 0-9 = Not Evident

N a m e : Date :

To p ic o f Inte rvie w :