Step Four - Your interview

For this step, you will post either an audio or video of your interview, but don't worry--we will bring in our technology guru Mrs. Wade to give you options and instructions on how to do this.

So, whom should you interview?  If I wanted to write about Charles Dickens, I would interview his great, great, great granddaughter while she was still in Houston.  (I certainly can't interview him!)  I also have a friend with a PhD in British literature who is a walking encyclopedia about Dickens' works so I would schedule an interview with her.  A former student who researched Nikola Tesla, a contributor to the field of electrical science, interviewed his grandfather who was an electrician.  Use your imagination and ask for help if you can't think of someone.  Ask your parents and/or relatives to get involved with your "project".

Plan ahead.  Bring good questions to the interview. DO NOT "WING IT".  Use your manners and ask politely for an interview, preferable in person by phone.  Explain your project.  Arrive on time for the interview.  Be sure to write down all the answers and don't trust your memory.  Ask the person to repeat if necessary. Be sure to thank the person you interviewed and write a follow-up thank you note.  This person took his time to help you with your paper.

Watch television interviews.  Go on line for interviews.  Talk shows abound with interviews.