Parent or Grandparent interview

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Parent or Grandparent interview

Today's goals

- I know what the assignment entails and what I have to do

- I know that this is a compulsory assignment

- I can work independently on the assignment

- I can report on an interview

At the end of class:

Agenda

- Lesson goals (2 mins)

- Walk through the assignment requirements and instructions

- Have a look at the interview questions

- Discuss additional questions you can ask

- Time to work independently

How well do you know your parents and grandparents?

Rate how well you know them from 1 - 10

Two parts to the assignment

Part 1: Interview and report - hand in in ELO before 6 January 2025

Part 2: Oral exam (mondeling) - between 7 -20 January 2025

Instructions and steps to follow

1. Choose your interviewee

2. Select your questions

3. Create your own questions

4. Translate your questions

5 Conduct the interview

6. Report on the interview in English via means of

1. interview - 2. creative journaling - 3. reflective diary entry 

Interview Article: 

Write an article that presents the interview as a story. For example:

- Your article could be titled, “Lessons from a Lifetime: My Grandfather’s Journey.” Or "My Dad Was Wild - Now He Is BORING". 

- You might include a direct quote from him like, “I never thought I’d make it through the toughest times, but hard work saw me through.” 

- In the conclusion, you might reflect on how his story inspires you to face your own challenges or how different your personalities are.

Creative Journaling that includes a digital collage or memory board: 

Write a journal article that showcases the highlights of the interview, while also visually representing the memories and stories shared in the interview using photos, drawings, or other creative materials.

- In a creative journal entry, you might write about your grandparent’s story of their first job and how it reminded you of your own experience starting your first part-time job.

- Your collage could include a picture of a workplace, a quote from your grandparent like “I remember earning my first paycheck,” or an image of something personal that represents work.

Reflective Journal or Diary Entry with a future reflection: 

- Reflect on the interview and what you learned from it, then include your thoughts and feelings. Also be sure to look forward and reflect on advice you can give to your own children in the future. For example:

-In your reflective diary, you could perhaps write about your parent’s story of overcoming challenges at school, linking it to a recent experience of your own. Perhaps reflecting on how perseverance is a value you now hold more deeply.

- For the future reflection, you might write, “One day, I will tell my children about the time I worked hard to achieve a goal, just like my father did.”

Video diary and reflection of the interview:

Feeling more confident speaking than writing? Record a video diary in which you reflect on the interview and what you learned from it, then include your thoughts and feelings. For example: 

- You could create a PowerPoint presentation with pictures and quotes that you use while reflecting on the interview

- You could record the interviewee and show snippets that you talk about and reflect on.

How and When to hand in your assignment?

- You will be able to hand in assignment in Magister ELO.

- Deadline for handing in your assignment is 6 January 2025 before 08.00 AM

Interview Questions

- Read through the list of questions (see handout)

- Highlight the questions you want to use in your interview and note the numbers

Let's discuss the questions

1. What were your favorite toys as a child and what were they like?

2. What did you eat for lunch at school as a child?

3. What’s the first major news story you remember from your childhood?

4. What was your favorite room in the house you grew up in? Did you have a secret hiding place?

5. What’s a song that you most associate with your teenage years?

6. What kind of future life did you dream about when you were young?

7. How did your relationship with your parents change as you got older?

Let's discuss the questions

8. What was the best thing about your wedding day? The most disappointing?

9. What are the most important lessons you’ve learned about love?

10. How have your views on love and marriage changed as you’ve gotten older?

11. How are you different from your parents?

12. How did you learn you were going to be a parent for the first time?

13. Tell me about the day I was born. How did you prepare for it?

Let's discuss the questions

14. What is the funniest story you have about being a parent?

15. What’s one of the more proud moments you can remember as a parent?

16. What’s one of the most memorable gifts you’ve ever received?

17. What is something that you learned after it was too late?

18. What’s the hardest choice you've ever had to make and who helped you make it?

19. What first exposure to a breakthrough technology will you never forget?

20. What is your favorite thing to do in your spare time now?

Let's discuss the questions

21. What were your first thoughts when you started your first job?

22. What was your proudest career achievement?

23. How did your friendships change as you moved into adulthood?

24. What were your favorite hobbies growing up, and do you still enjoy them?

25. How did you celebrate holidays when you were young?

26. What is your favorite memory of your grandparents?

27. What was the biggest challenge you faced in your twenties?

Let's discuss the questions

28. How did you meet your best friend, and how has your relationship evolved?

29. What advice would you give your younger self?

30. What’s the most significant change you’ve seen in the world over your lifetime?

31. How did you cope with hard times or personal losses?

32. What traditions did you enjoy most growing up, and did you continue any with your own family?

Let's discuss the questions

33. What was a major turning point in your life, and how did it shape you?

34. Who were your heroes or role models when you were younger?

35. What did you admire most about your parents or grandparents?

36. What is the best advice you’ve ever received, and who gave it to you?

37. How did technology impact your daily life as it advanced?

38. If you could relive any year of your life, which one would it be and why?

39. What’s a decision you made that you’re most proud of?

40. How do you hope your grandchildren remember you?

What other questions can you think of to ask?

- Give some consideration to what you want to know from your interviewee! You need 3-5 of your own questions

- This can be personal or general questions

Mondeling (Oral Exam)

Takes place between 7-20 January 2025

During the English lesson and in the test (tentamen) week.

You cannot resit this exam

You should prepare what you are going to say in advance

In class work

- Read through the instructions

- Do you understand what you need to do and when you have to hand in this assignment?

- Answer the questions on last 2 pages of the handout. Complete this on your own and do this quietly