Week+of+Jan.+25,+2009

Monday, January 26, 2009
//Learning Target: I can explain the difference between an open-ended and a closed question.//


 * Vocabulary:** open-ended question, closed question, interview, reporter, journalist, interviewer.


 * Learning Target:** I can ask open-ended questions in an interview.

good question?"
 * Opening:** "As reporters, it is our job to think about asking good questions. Do you reporters have any thoughts on what makes

-You don't know the answer before you ask the question. This way you learn something. -You don't get a yes or no answer. You want the person you are interviewing or your interviewee to give you lots of information. You want to ask them questions that will make them give you more and more information.
 * Teaching:** "Most of the time a good question is the following:

//Attached is a visual to help teach this concept:// [|questiontypesvisual.ppt]

Ones students start to get this idea, have a chart ready... on one side write open-ended questions and closed questions. Have student interview you and have them help you chart where the questions should go. After they have done this, ask students to interview each other using open-ended questions. Walk around and write great examples of open-ended questions.

Stop with about 15 minutes left to go of class.

then take some time to have students share their interview with each other. students.
 * Share:** Sit in a circle and ask students to share some of the open-ended questions they asked. If you saw a great interview
 * Extension:** You could take the MAC around and record great questions as you hear them and then play those questions for

[|openclosedtickettoleave.doc]
 * Ticket to Leave:** fill this ticket out in order to be done with class: