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ACTIVITY: After the Interview Fact Extraction (Interview Process)

Project: The Immigrant's Song

SUMMARY

Goals

Listen to interview, upload to Audacity, extract essetial information

 

Details

Duration: 60 minutes

Assessments: Student writing

Materials: Audacity computer program

 

Description

1. We used this graphic organizer to make sure that students were listening carefully and extracting essential facts/experiences that they would use in their writing. Students listened to their interview and answeredd the questions.

The handout includes the following information:

-Background Information:
Name
Country of Origin
Age
Where did the interview take place?

-Physical Description:
What does this person look like?
What unique features stand out?

-Mannerisms:
How did the person talk?
What gestures did the person use?

-Overall Experience:
What is the most compelling and unique thing about the person you interviewed?
What is the most compelling and unique thing about the person's experience?

ACTIVITY RESOURCES

(e.g. rubrics, examplars, websites, etc.)


After the interview - fact extraction
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REFLECTIONS & COMMENTS

Author Reflections

Although this process was a bit tedious, it is necessary that students actually listen to what they taped.