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K20 LEARN

The K20 Chronicle, Lesson 2: How To Conduct An Interview

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young journalists learn how to prepare for an interview, conduct an interview, and craft good interview questions with follow-up questions. After they watch and analyze several interviews, class members select a senior to interview,...
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California Department of Education

In the Interview Hot Seat

For Teachers 12th Standards
After watching a short introductory video, high school seniors prepare for the interview process by first examining commonly used questions and effective responses. Class members then engage in a series of Speed Interviews to gain...
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The New York Times

The One-Question Interview

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Generate interest in current events, the theme of a new unit, or a research project. Individuals select a question from the list generated by the class, conduct one-on-one interviews, analyze the responses, draw conclusions based on...
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Do2Learn

Responding to Questions

For Teachers K - 12th
Why is it important to answer a question? Assist learners with their growing communication skills with an information sheet that explains how questions are meant to gather information.
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California Department of Education

Learn to Reach Out

For Teachers 12th Standards
High school seniors use the CareerOneStop website to research professional associations related to careers that interest them. They then develop interview questions and arrange an informational interview with someone in the field.
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Curated OER

Business Questions First Lesson

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students provide oral responses to interview questions. In this business instructional activity, students work with a partner to ask and answer typical business interview questions orally. Questions are provided on a worksheet.
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Curated OER

Writing Questions

For Students 4th - Higher Ed
While this activity involving formulating questions was designed for older ESL learners, it could be modified for use in upper elementary. Using this 15 questions learning exercise, students practice taking information and forming a...
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Curated OER

Past Tense Interview

For Students 3rd - Higher Ed
This open-ended activity to review past tense verbs could be used with both younger and older students. Using an interview format, students ask their classmates questions and fill in the answers. For younger students, you would want to...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

What Does It Mean to be a Good Citizen?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Civics scholars are challenged to determine what it means to be a good citizen. Class members select three adults in their lives and interview them to discover what the term "good citizen" means to each of these people. The class then...
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Curated OER

Business Questions (1)

For Students 9th - 12th
In this English instructional activity, students, with a partner, interview their partner about several topics including general information, motivation for studying English and personal language learning experiences.
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Curated OER

Cultural Comparisons Interview

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Pupils interview a family member and give an oral report. In this oral history instructional activity, students create interview questions relevant to an American historical period. Pupils interview a family member and present an oral...
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Curated OER

Present Perfect Interview (Since/For)

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
While these questions are tailored for use with a specific class, they could be rewritten for use with any students in the upper grades. The 12 questions provide a short answer format for practicing question formation and the use of the...
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Story Corps

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
StoryCorp provides a resource that captures and preserves the remembrances of family or community elders. Prior to the Thanksgiving holiday, class members select a person they want to interview, record the conversation, and then upload...
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Learning Seed

The Art of Listening

For Teachers 5th - 12th Standards
Conversation isn't just about talking. Help you class work on the important conversational skills with a lesson plan about listening. As youngsters practice making statements and asking attentive questions, they reflect on the way they...
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Curated OER

BBC Learning English, Speaking (Roleplay)

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this ESL speaking worksheet, students work in groups to create six interview questions for possible employees from abroad. Each student then interviews someone from another group noting their responses. Groups re-form, compare notes,...
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Speak Truth to Power

Dalai Lama: Free Expression and Religion

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How is religious freedom connected to the conflict between China and Tibet? After reading an online passage of background information, your learners will divide into groups and both read and view an interview with the Dalai Lama. They...
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Curated OER

Living History: Documenting Our Senior Citizens Lives

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners investigate stereotypes by researching the elderly.  In this senior citizen lesson, students interview elders in a rest home and video tape their experience. Learners present their videos to their interview subjects after and...
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Newseum

'The Press and the Civil Rights Movement' Video Lesson

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Scholars watch a video featuring journalists who covered the civil rights movement, then respond to questions on a viewing guide. The video features interviews with participants and original news footage from the 1950s and 1960s. In...
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ProCon

President Bill Clinton

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Was Bill Clinton a good president? Scholars set out to answer the question as they prepare for a class debate on the topic. They watch videos, review pros and cons, and read facts about the process of becoming a United States president....
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Curated OER

Pair Interviews

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars participate in the introductions at the beginning of a new course. As a class, they brainstorm questions that can be asked to gain more information about their classmates. Working in pairs, the students interview each...
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Curated OER

"Flip-it" - Where Do I Go From Here?

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders interview themselves reflecting on various topics.  In this self-reflection lesson, 12th graders video tape four different interviews throughout the year of themselves discussing various topics, with the last prompt being...
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Curated OER

London Police Station- Transcript of Witness Interview (ESL)

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
For this ESL vocabulary building worksheet, students read a pretend transcript of a witness interview by the London Police. Students fill in the missing word blanks with any words that will make sense.
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Curated OER

Laughing Matters

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Is laughter really the best medicine? Middle and high schoolers discuss the truth behind this adage by reading and discussing a New York Times article about Dr. Patch Adams. They participate in a round-table debate in response to...
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Curated OER

Oral History: Park City Museum

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Bring U.S. history to your language arts class with this lesson. Middle schoolers complete an interview for an oral history project, and discuss the importance of oral histories - and how they embellish written accounts. They write...

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