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Pair interviews
Students get to know each other and feel comfortable speaking and reading with each other in class. They practice asking a variety of questions, learning about the class rules and guidelines as well as goal-setting and assessments.
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Interviewing A Parent
High schoolers conduct an interview with a family member to research their family history. They prepare a list of questions, conduct the interview, and determine which house to visit for an artifact search.
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New Friends! Interview and Presentation
In this interview and presentation worksheet, students interview 3 different people and then present what they have found. There are 5 questions that students ask each person. They use the fill in the blank paragraph for the...
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Interview: Talking About the Future
In this talking about the future worksheet, students collaborate with classmates in asking and answering questions about the future using the words "going to". Students write 10 questions about the subjects given.
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Here's the Answer - Now What Was the Question?
Fifth graders write as many statements as possible that could be the answers to a variety of questions. They can follow the topic of study or topics of personal choice.
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WH--Question Practice
In this question and answer worksheet, 5th graders, teaming up with a partner, ask each other a set of forty-five questions as conversation starters.
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Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?
Young scholars, at the advanced beginner to low intermediate ESL levels, demonstrate comprehension of the play or story, "Little Red Riding Hood." They construct interviews based on knowledge of the characters in the play Little Red...
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Coming to America
Students interview a person who has immigrated to America and, based on that interview, to write an article about the person.
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Reading: Climbing Mount Everest
In this reading: Climbing Mount Everest activity, students read an interview and assess comprehension. Students choose one or more answers to complete eight sentences.
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When You Were My Age, What Was This Place Like?
Young scholars discover how land use in their community has changed. In this community and ecology lesson, students scan old newspapers to find articles about the development of community land. Young scholars discuss and predict how land...
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"Flip-it" - Where Do I Go From Here?
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...
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Veterans Day Remembered
Sixth graders investigate Veteran's Day. In this holiday lesson, 6th graders conduct interviews with veterans and create an oral presentation to share the results of their interview.
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Teams in the Field
Students conduct team interviews outside the classroom, either within the school or beyond, as part of a fieldwork project. They use reasoning skills as they formulate questions, plan, predict, hypothesize, and speculate about the...
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Family Food Favorites
Third graders conduct an interview and create a class cookbook. In this family heritage lesson, 3rd graders read Everybody Bakes Bread and discuss a dish or recipe that is a part of their family's heritage. Students interview family...
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Finding and Gathering The News
Eighth graders discover what makes an event newsworthy. They research topics by using the five W questions. They examine the difference between facts and opinions and practice interviewing people for stories.
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Going to the Farm
Students complete a variety of farm-related activities, culminating with a field trip to visit a local farm. They complete a class KWL chart, and write questions for an interview with a farmer. On the field trip students participate in a...
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Art to Zoo: India-Where Remarkable Differences Are Ordinary
Students "visit" India to learn about its culture and the lives of children in India. In this India activity, students conduct research and report on the lives of Indian children in the form of a mock interview between a journalist and...
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Reading: A Talk on the Effects of Music on Our Brains
In this reading an interview transcript worksheet, students read the transcript from an interview with Daniel Levitin who was a psychologist interested in the effects of music on the human brain. Students then answer 10 true and false...
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Conducting a Scientific Investigation
Students investigate a possible health problem in the local school district through inquiry into attendance records, activities, maps, graphs, and data tables. The simulation continues as solutions for the problem are sought.
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Amelia Earhart: A Biography
Second graders investigate the accomplishments of Amelia Earhart. They read and discuss a biography of Amelia Earhart, complete a Venn diagram, and conduct an interview with a classmate and write and publish a biography of their classmate.
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My Car Has Potential
Seventh graders investigate how changes in the mass or height of a ramp can affect the change in potential energy. They discuss the concepts of work and energy, then using the four question strategy, they design an experiment that...
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Responding
In this ESL worksheet, students read 10 questions and comments. Students put a circle around the letter of the best answer to each question or comment.
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L'avenir, C'est Demain
Students discuss their future using the future tense and vocabulary related to the topic. They choose 3 careers they would and would not like to pursue to research and write interview questions to French speakers via email. They create a...
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ESL: Classmates Survey
Get your beginning English Learners moving with this class survey. They ask each other the 8 questions provided to find out "How many of your classmates..." Good practice for asking questions that start with"Do you..." including "make...