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Interview and Introduce

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Social

Duration

Stories around the room

About the Course

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.

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