Category: Interviews

CELEBRITY PROFILE

After Mr. Cortens answered all of our questions, the Junior Journalists watched (and re-watched) the recorded footage from their interviews for research purposes.

The students then all wrote their very first article.

Below every article you will find a soundbite from the reporter.  Our Junior Journalists recorded their own reflections about their experience as first time reporters!  They used the app called “Voice Memo” to share what they felt they were good at, and to express what they would like to work on in terms of writing future articles.  The students talked about…

1. being able to summarize key points
2. writing a short paragraph that makes sense and is cohesive
3. coming up with a catchier headline
4. using interesting words in their articles
5. making sure to tell readers facts about our subject
6. creating a nice presentation or layout so that it catches readers’ eyes

For newspaper article templates, full credit goes to the owners of the following sites.  Please click on the following links…

• Layers of Learning
• Classroom Freebies
• Crayola

Enjoy reading the character profiles on Mr. Cortens, and celebrate what the students have learned from this task!

On the morning of December 3rd, the kids were all abuzz with excitement, as they waited for our interview subject to arrive.

Mr. Cortens showed up in our room, but before we started our activity, the class made sure to ask for permission to videotape our person of interest.  After getting verbal consent, the students took turns interviewing our school principal, asking some very interesting questions and showcasing their oral communication skills along the way.

They loved being reporters!

Check out a few soundbites below.

BEHIND THE SCENES IN THE NEWSROOM

We prepared for our first interview by coming up with questions for our person of interest:  our school principal, Mr. John Cortens.

The students divided into small groups, and were responsible for jotting down questions regarding one of the following parts of Mr. Corten’s life:

• his baby years
• his childhood years
• his teaching career
• his role as a principal
• his thoughts on the new school
• his future and interests

The kids came up with some really fascinating, original questions for Mr. Cortens.

Some examples include:

1. Were you a big or small baby when you were born?
2. What colour was your hair when you were a baby?
3. What kinds of toys did you like playing with when you were a little kid?
4. Do you have any brothers or sisters?
5. When you were a teacher, what grades did you teach?
6. Where did you teach?
7. What do you like most about being a principal?
8. What’s your favourite thing to do when you aren’t being a principal?
9. Can you tell us your favourite places to visit?

And finally, one of my all time faves…

What do you want to do after you get taller?  😉