1. Learning target and assessment introduced Students will be reminded that useful information does not always come from books or the Internet. We should also consider tapping into the knowledge stored in human sources by conducting a personal interview. Learning target for students: "In this session, I (the student) will practice interviewing behaviors that will help me to extract useful information from a human expert. I will observe my teammates during their practice interview and record my impressions on the teacher-made Interview Rubric."

2. Concept introduced Students will watch a video taped interview conducted by a professional such as a local news reporter or a popular talk show host. Variations might be clips from other familiar television programs like Oprah interviews with celebrities, ESPN interviews with professional athletes, interview with a SERIOUS nature such as "60 Minutes," or interviews just for fun such as "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." As they view the clip, students will be asked to focus on the behaviors of the interviewer. After viewing the clip, the large group wil generate a list of behaviors as observed during the video. The library media specialist (LMS) and teacher will try to guide the responses to things like "nodded their heads, made eye contact, asked follow-up questions, etc."

3. Concept explained and modeled Teacher will distribute a handout detailing the specific interview behaviors and the procedure for conducting a personal interview. The LMS will go over the information presented in the handout, referring to the viewed video clip as a model. Students will be reminded that they will be practicing these behaviors and procedures in class, as well as conducting an interview with an expert of their choosing. Any questions will be answered at this time.

4. Practice and Feedback provided Students will form groups of three, and each student will receive an Interview Rubric. Each student will be assigned a role (Interviewer, Interviewee, and Observer). The Interviewer will practice the interviewing behaviors using pre-determined questions. The Interviewee will respond to the questions. The Observer will use the Interview Rubric to score the behaviors of the Interviewer during the exchange. The Observer does not interfere with the conversation. He/She is a "fly-on-the-wall." Remind the Interviewers to ask at least 3 follow-up questions to acquire free, unplanned information and write down the responses on paper. After approximately 5 minutes, the roles will be rotated, and a new interview will commence. After another 5 minutes, the roles will be rotated a final time, so that all members of the group have had the opportunity to play each role. The Questions: (Use the Practice Questions handout to write the interview responses). a. What is your favorite color and why? b. Who do you think is a positive role model and why? c. If you could have anything in the world, what would it be?