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Think about what you know of the ways people practice this religion--from your textbook, your teacher's lectures, television programs, news stories, or conversations you have heard. Write a one-page synopsis of your understanding. Contact the person you wish to interview over the phone. Explain the nature of your assignment. Be polite and accommodating. Arrange to meet the person in a place and at a time acceptable to your teacher and parents, and arrange to have a responsible adult present. Be sure you are familiar with your interview questions before the actual interview. Arrive on time. Make sure you have your questions--generated by you or your teacher--on a clipboard. Have pens, a tape recorder, a digital camera, or a video camera ready to help you record the interview. Extra batteries are essential. When you arrive, introduce yourself and your chaperone. Ask politely if you may tape record and take pictures. Tell the person you will change his or her identity when you write up the interview. Be respectful. Ask questions in a spirit of interest and openness. Approach the interview as a learning experience. Refrain from expressions of judgment--verbal or nonverbal. Be a good listener. Take notes on distinctive phrases that reveal the person's particular religious practice. Remember that you cannot write down everything your subject says! After the interview thank your subject. When you return home, write a thank-you note. When you write up your interview, you may write a profile--a written portrait of the person--with quotations inserted. Make sure you include what you learned and how your assumptions were validated or altered. Or you might write an introduction including your assumptions prior to the interview, insert an edited portion of the transcript in question/answer format, and conclude with what you learned--what the interview confirmed or contradicted in terms of your initial assumptions. Reflect on how you conducted the interview. Write a paragraph on the strengths of your interviewing process. What did you do well? What went well in the interview? What are you most proud of? Then write one more paragraph on what you wish you had done or said differently. If you had the interview to do over, what changes would you make? Finally, include a paragraph explaining the value of this experience to you. Your teacher will help you publish your interview. |
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