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Interview Writing Crash Course Guide

The document outlines a structured approach for conducting interviews, emphasizing content accuracy, organization, and audience awareness. It provides guidelines for crafting engaging introductions, asking insightful questions, and reporting answers with depth and commentary. Additionally, it includes a suggested paragraph structure to cover various aspects of the interviewee's life and future vision, culminating in a reflective conclusion.

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Interview Writing Crash Course Guide

The document outlines a structured approach for conducting interviews, emphasizing content accuracy, organization, and audience awareness. It provides guidelines for crafting engaging introductions, asking insightful questions, and reporting answers with depth and commentary. Additionally, it includes a suggested paragraph structure to cover various aspects of the interviewee's life and future vision, culminating in a reflective conclusion.

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interview crash course

A. Content & Structure (13 marks)

●​ Factual accuracy to the prompt


●​ Interesting, relevant ideas
●​ Clear organisation, paragraphs
●​ Logical development / depth
●​ Sense of purpose + audience awareness​

B. Style & Accuracy (12 marks)

●​ Varied, effective language


●​ Journalist-like tone
●​ Accurate vocabulary, punctuation, sentence forms
●​ Cohesive, confident writing voice

Intro

●​ “When I met ___ at ___, I didn’t expect…”


●​ “Despite her fame, ___ greeted me with…”
●​ “at just sixteen, ___ has already…”

Questions

●​ “I began by asking…”
●​ “When I asked her about…”
●​ “Curious, I pressed further…”

Reporting answers

●​ “She smiled thoughtfully before replying…”


●​ “He paused, fingers tapping the table…”
●​ “With surprising honesty, she admitted…”

Commentary

●​ “It was clear that…”


●​ “The emotion in his voice made it impossible to forget…”
●​ “Her answer revealed a deeper truth…”​

Ending

●​ “As our conversation drew to a close…”


●​ “Her final words stayed with me long after I left…”

Paragraph 1 — Hook + Context


●​ Hook sentence (contrast, emotion, surprising detail)
●​ Introduce who the person is + why they matter
●​ Set scene: place, atmosphere
●​ Lead into first question

Paragraph 2 — Early Life / Background


●​ Ask origin question
●​ Response revealing personality
●​ Quote + description
●​ Your reaction

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Paragraph 3 — Challenge or Turning Point
●​ Main emotional/central event
●​ Their feelings + reflections
●​ Descriptive gestures / pause
●​ Commentary that adds depth

Paragraph 4 — Success / Achievement


●​ What they accomplished
●​ How they did it
●​ Quote that shows motivation​

Paragraph 5 — Personal Side


●​ A softer/relatable question
●​ Insight into personality
●​ Humour or vulnerability​

Paragraph 6 — Future Vision


●​ Ask about future plans
●​ Strong closing message​

Final Paragraph — Conclusion


●​ Your reflection on the conversation
●​ What the interview reveals about them

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