GET TO KNOW ME IN 5 STATEMENTS - PEER INTERVIEWS

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YOUR NAME                                                                                  GRADE

Materials: Things I will need - Pen / Pencil & iPad

3 MINUTES

Your first task is to record the names and birthdays of the students in your group from oldest to youngest.

Name                                                                                                        Birthday

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10 Minutes

The 2 oldest people in your group will pair up and the 2 youngest people in your group should pair up.  Using the questions below, decide with your partner 5 questions that you will ask each other during the next portion of the activity.  The questions can be different for each of you.  Try to make questions interesting.    

Questions & Answers:

1. _________________________________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________________________________________________

5. _________________________________________________________________________________________

20 Minutes

Each of you should create a monologue that your partner will record using the iPad.  Oldest person which you are paired up with will use iPad 1st, while the younger is reading monologue.  Your monologue should start as follows:

My Name is: ____________________________________                                 

I am _____________________________ years old, and I play ___________________ in the Cougar Band.  I am going

to tell you a little bit about myself.

Right here is where you fill in the answers to your questions, which will tell the audience a little bit about you.

To finish your video create your own sign-off. For example this is ________________________ signing off or even something more original.

Next you will switch roles.  Your partner will do his monologue, while you video him.                                                        

5 Minutes REFLECTION (For day following interviews)

Record your thoughts on the person you interviewed, by filling in the following statements:

1. My name is ____________ and my partner was _____________ and this is my reflection.

2. The thing that surprised me most about my partner was ______________________________

3. I found out that my partner and i have __________________________________ in common.

4. One thing I didn’t like about this activity was ______________________________________

5. My favorite part of this activity was _______________________________________________

Question Examples

Food

What crops were grown in your country?

What foods do you eat?

What drinks do you like?

What is you favorite ethnic food? (family recipes)

Do you have certain spices or herbs that are often found in dishes from your culture?

What special foods do you have on holidays or for celebrations?

Do you grow your own foods in a garden or farm? What do did you make with them?

Are there any stories or folktales regarding food from your culture.

Arts & Culture

What kind of clothes do you wear?

Do you make your own clothes?

What kind of music do you have in your home?

Do already you play an instrument?

Do you sing in a choir or play in a band?

What kinds of dances do you know?

What are your hobbies?

What are your favorite holidays and celebrations?

What kind of traveling do you do?

Growing Up

What is your house like?

Do you have your own room?

What is your favorite toy?

Who are your best friends?

What games do you play?

Do you have a favorite subject or teacher?

Do you have any pets? Tell me about them.

Dio you go to movies?

Tell me about your most memorable vacations.

What language does your family speak?

Does your family have any special traditions?

Feelings and Attitudes

Name an especially happy time.

What is your funniest family story?

Dioyou or your family have any great struggles?

What is the biggest accomplishment in your life?

If you could change one thing in your life, what would it be