This activity allows students to practice interview techniques in small groups.
Suggested Grade Level
Grade
11
Approximate Time Needed
Minutes
10
Turn to the handout, Interview Practice. In your group of 3, each person will assume the role of either the interviewer (adult), the interviewee (student), or the observer. The interviewer and interviewee will play out the scene in the handout while the observer fills out the rubric. As time allows, switch roles and play out the scene again until you have a chance to play each role.
Divide class into groups of 3. Ask them to turn to the Interview Practice handout. They will rotate between these three roles for as long as time allows: interviewer (adult), interviewee (student), and observer. Observers will use the Mock Interview Rubric.
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