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__**OVERVIEW**__
The Classroom Interview activity requires students in the class to pair up and interview each other. The Interviews are for the purpose of getting to know the other person in their "Classroom Community". The students will have a to write a short paragraph that will be uploaded on to the classroom website.

__**OBJECTIVES**__
This activity will help students practise networking and communication skills.

__**ACTIVITY**__

 * 1) Split the class into pairs
 * 2) Tell the students they will interview each other and write a short paragraph about the other person
 * 3) Tell them to ask ten (10) Interview Questions
 * 4) Give good examples of some 'open' questions
 * 5) What is your happiest memory?
 * If you could be any animal, which one would you be and why?
 * What is your favourite thing to do with your friends?
 * Name two things you like to do with your family?
 * What is your favourite thing to do in Summer?
 * What do you think you will be doing in ten years?
 * What do you think makes a person good looking?
 * 1) Give the pairs each 5 mins to interview one another. Students should take notes to help remember the answers.
 * 2) Give students 10-15mins to write a paragraph about their partner.

__**CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS**__


 * Did you find out new information about your partner when you interviewed him/her?
 * What questions helped you learn the most (or the most interesting thing) about your partner?
 * Is it important to ask good questions to learn about other people?
 * Why is it helpful to get to know other people?

__**SUGGESTIONS**__

To assist the students, you may wish to prepare a Interview Questionnaire and have the students choose the 10 questions they wish to use. This will ensure a variance in information gained.

[|Interview Questions.pages]

The paragraphs can be added under the 'Meet Our Class' tab on the website.