Instruction
Please interview (in person, over the phone or virtually) a senior citizen age 65 or older in order to understand the concepts outlined in Chapters 10-11. It may be a friend, acquaintance, family member, or any other willing participant.
You will need to construct a list of questions you wish to utilize in the course of the interview. At least half of them should be open-ended questions. as the nature of the relationship with the interviewee will often influence the questions you feel comfortable asking. I recommend that you prepare an outline of the applicable Chapters to determine what types of questions you are comfortable asking. Then, use that information to compose a list of questions. They should be questions of interest to you, which can be directly related to concepts discussed in the textbook.
After you have completed the observation or interview, please submit a summary of your conclusions. Please take care to link the information gained in the interview to the concepts outlined in the textbook in order to demonstrate your understanding of the material. As with exam essay questions, please be sure to use, underline, and define all relevant terms while also providing a direct example of the concept as it relates to the observations you made or experiences of the individual you interviewed. This summary should be 2 to 3 pages, double spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point font, with 1-inch margins. Please attach a copy of your observation notes or interview questions, and submit them with your summary.
example:
I. Introduction
Start with a humorous or interesting anecdote or fact that the person told you. Detail out who was interviewed, what are they are known for, and the main purpose of the interview. Think of the question; what do you plan to tell your reader about this person? This should be included in the introduction. Make sure you got the correct spelling of the interviewee’s name and the correct information about the interviewee.
II. Paragraph 1: the questions you’ve asked and the first big idea you learned
III. Paragraph 2: Second big idea you learned from the interviewee
IV. Paragraph 3: Third big idea you learned from the interviewee
V. Conclusion: wrap the report by summarizing and putting down a concluding observation about the person
References Page
Cite your sources here. Sources should consist of the text and any other outside resources you utilized.