Talking to and writing about strangers is hard. To practice your interviewing, writing, and editing skills, complete the two assignments below. Your test over this module will be the quality of your article and the proper editing of an article.
Think of a person from this school who you think is worthy of having a feature story written about them. This could be a teacher, a student, an administrator, or even a support staff, and the subject could be about anything: a passion, a sport, a position or job, or anything that makes that person unique. Interview that person.
OPTION 2: Trend Profile
Examine a thing or an organization that is having an impact on school society. Interview at least one person to give insight on this trend. Examples: Popular music trends, fashion trends, internet trends, tech, teaching trends.
Write interview questions pertaining to this person (get approval from Mr. Restad before moving on to the next step).
Check out this wikihow article, but make sure you scroll down to the "Interviewing Someone for an Article" section if you need a refresher.
First, send a "practice" professional email to Mr. Music and cc Mr. Restad asking to interview a student named "Herbie Hancock" about his role on the debate team. Use this email template a guide, but make your email unique. Have Mr. Restad check your email before sending.
Look up your subject's schedule by asking the attendance clerks on the first floor.
Create an email to their first period teacher with an appropriate subject and make it professional.
