Conducting Interviews to Learn About How Individuals Make a Difference in the World

One assignment you can do is interview someone who makes a difference in the world and/or has experience with a social issue. You can interview parents, police officers, lawyers, medical workers, or even peers.

Make a list of people in your life who you would like to interview, people you think help to make the world a better place to live in or have personal experience with a particular issue.

Here is an interview with Malala; focus on the purpose and questions asked:

http://www.forbes.com/video/3851703073001/

This is a longer interview you can watch on your own:
http://amanpour.blogs.cnn.com/2013/10/21/full-interview-malala-yousafzai/


Here is a printed interview with a social worker to give you ideas for writing questions:
http://www.teenink.com/nonfiction/interviews/article/49646/Interview-with-Social-Worker-Delma-D/


Activity:
Go back to your list and choose someone to interview.

Make a list of 5-7 questions you could ask him/her.