Interview and Introduce

Interview and Introduce

• Activity

This icebreaker can help students practice interviewing others and builidng connections with other members of the group. It's also a fun way to review genre conventions!

Steps:

• Directions: Interview someone else, then introduce them as the main character in a story.

  • Guidelines:

    • Interviewees can decline to answer questions they are uncomfortable with

    • Interviewers cannot directly ask what kind of story the interviewee would like to be in!

    • Look to uplift your interviewee and let us know their strengths as a protagonist!

  • Questions to ask if you get stuck:

    • What kind of books/movies/games/music do you like?

    • What is your favorite season, and why?

    • How do you feel about risktaking?

    • What do you like to do for fun?

    • What are your special talents/interests?

  • Example:

    • Descriptive: Jordan approaches the plate, his eyes squinted against the sun. There's only one thing he cares to see: the ball. He's been playing baseball his entire life, and he's hoping to knock his senior year season out of the park.

    • Summary: This is Maria. Her curious nature, her kindness, and her knowledge of space makes her an excellent candidate for a YA science fiction novel about reconciling the difference between aliens and humanity.