Aim: How can we interview an actual member of the FLHS sports community and write a human interest/preview story about them?

Thursday, SWBAT interview a COACH or player to write a HUMAN INTEREST/GAME PREVIEW STORY

Aim: How can we interview an actual member of the FLHS sports community and write a human interest/preview story about them?

Do Now: Please be prepared to share your Spring training preview story, I will be calling on three people at random (1-2 min.)

Materials:
• Paper, pens
• Homework from last night

Procedures:

1.) Elicit Do Now responses
Q: Was that an effective preview story? Why or why not?

Thumbs up if you thought it captured the spirit of Spring training… (5 min.)

Okay, the person this class will be interviewing is:( ) Give a brief bio of person.


2.) Quick Write: Now that you know who we will be interviewing today, spend five minutes writing questions that you would like to know about the upcoming season and that person.

Make these the questions of yours that have to be answered in order to write a successful game preview story, keep in mind, we want our theme to be Spring Training.

Make sure that our subject doesn’t leave without these important questions being asked! (5 min.)

3.) Whole Class: Okay, so let’s get our interview subject in here. This is how this will work: Each person will get to ask at least one question, so make your questions count! Ask follow up questions! I will ask questions of our subject to help lead you guys if I think you are missing something important. We will have about 15 minutes with this person.

I want each and every one of you to take out a new sheet of paper and be prepared to write down abbreviated notes from every single response that the interviewee says. I will be collecting these notes! Be accountable!
(2 min. for administration)