interview

To have an affective and good interview, people must first learn to ask correctly and to listen correctly.  peInterviews isn't just going in with a set list of questions, sometimes you have to go with the flow and ask questions that get triggered by a story or an artifact or something the person said.  You want the interview and the questions that you are asking to flow, and not to be like "a dentist pulling teeth."  There are two types of questions that can be asked: closed questions, which are those questions that most people think of and you may find in like a magazine; how old are you, where did you go to school, ect.  The other type of question is open questions, which is more like a regular conversation.  Some examples of this are: how would you describe yourself, or tell me about a person who you think is your hero.  To have a good interview, you must also learn to listen well.  You must listen to your informant and take what they say seriously and not distract them or change the conversation or interupt them.  The interviewer must be able to listen and at the same time take what they heard and continue to make the conversation flow and ask more questions aswell as continuing to listen. 

friday 3/25

Today I am doing a blog on the readings that I read this week.  The reading was an essay that Nicole Williams wrote when she was a student.  It is called interview bowling.  In this essay, Nicole talks about the bowling ally and what she sees on a thursday night.  When she first arives, the place is PACKED, she even had to park her car across the street just to find a spot.  When she enters the bowling ally, she notices that the guys are on the left and the women on the right.  It is thursday night bowling leage night, and she decides to go over and shit with the women at a teams spot whose name is red ruby. She talks to the ladies and find out some information for example how long they have been bowling for and the fact that most of them arnt competitive.  Doing this reseach she was able to expand her knowledge about who bowls and what it is like.  She also learned through these interviews and research that Hank, the owner, has owned more then one bowling ally and has been working with bowling allys for over 30 years! this information explains to her why this particular bowling ally hasnt changed much since the old days, because Hank was old fashioned and stuck in his ways.

group presentations

I am doing a presentation with my group on sources.  Me inparticular am doing arguments and background involving sources.  we are presenting on monday, and it has to be around 10 minutes long.  My group is doing a powerpoint most likely as a visual.

Josh's midterm portfolio

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