Research Interviews

Question Updates
First, before you do ANYTHING ELSE, make sure that your research question is updated in the Class Project Framework.  Let's clean this up, and put your question into the tables I created!  Make sure you have the revised question we talked about yesterday .  If your question for my class and Kyle's class is the same, just type SAME in the space for Lori's question.

Starter 29-
Based on your new and revised research question, what types of sources do you think you will need to answer this question?  Think about the kind of data you need, where you might find it, and if you need to branch out beyond articles and studies.

Now, think about the interview component.  What types of people would be helpful for you to interview?  What are some key questions that you need the person to address?

GOALS TODAY: 

1. Choose interview subject
2. Contact them to schedule an interview
   
3. Write interview questions
   

Interview Requirements

1. Can do interview individually or in pairs
2. Can do interview with someone from another exhibition group, if it makes sense for you
3. Will need to make sure that we aren’t double-contacting the same person

Interviews

1. Interview choices--  Who do you want to interview?  Put it on the board and in the class document.
2. Interview contacts- Call or write the email!  HAVE LORI PROOFREAD BEFORE YOU SEND!
   1. Important things to include:
      1. Polite salutation
      2. Who you are
      3. Brief explanation of project (essential question + your question), and what we’re doing
      4. What you would like, how long it will take, topic of interview
      5. How they can reach you
      6. Your timeframe and availability (needs to be completed by next Friday, can interview before/after school, during Humanities class)
3. Interview questions
   1. Opening questions:  (Name, profession, education, other background information)
   2. Major themes
   3. Follow up questions
   4. Write more questions than you think you need!
      
4. Quick Tip:  Record the interview.  As you are interviewing, write down the time and topic anytime you change topics.
   

Work Time

1. Research
2. Final essay revisions

HOMEWORK

1. FINAL Difficulty/Curiosity Paper:  Thursday, 10/26, Start of Class.  Must be PRINTED with documentation of Part 2 attached.  Please print before class!