INTERVIEW ASSIGNMENT

1. What to do:
Interview your helper, nanny, security guard, or driver. If you have none of them,
you will interview an office boy or a cleaning staff in the school. A questionnaire from
the teacher may help to guide your interview.
2. The assignment:
Write a four-paragraph essay.
3. What to write:
1. In the first paragraph, write the past or childhood life of your worker.
2. In the second paragraph, write what your worker is doing or the tasks of your
worker in the present.
3. In the third paragraph, write what your worker wish he/she could do in the future.
4. In the fourth paragraph, write what you think and how you feel about your
worker. Make some connections with Journey to Joberg.
4. Process:
You must bring your interview results to the class on Day 7. You will be given time in
class to finish your essay.
5. Submission date:
The hard copy of your essay will be submitted on Day 8.

Interview Assignment Rubric Name: ______________________

CATEGORY 4. High Competent
Paragraph All paragraphs include an
Construction introductory sentence,
explanations or details,
and a concluding
sentence.
Details The student uses details
such as explanations and
examples that are
accurate, appropriate, and
fully support the topic,
reflecting personal
understanding of the
worker.
Relevance The reflection in the fourth
paragraph about the
worker is relevant and
meaningful to the student,
clearly showing that the
student values the worker
Making The fourth paragraph
connections demonstrates numerous,
explicit connections to
Journey to Joburg, in-
class discussions, or the
lines of inquiry.
Mechanics Next to no grammatical,
spelling or punctuation
errors.
1. Not Yet
3. Competent 2. Developing Evidenced
Most paragraphs include Paragraphs include The paragraphing
an introductory sentence, related information but structure was not
explanations or details, were typically not clear and sentences
and a concluding constructed well. were not typically
sentence. related within the
paragraphs.
The student uses details The student uses some The student uses little
such as explanations and details that are accurate; or no detail to support
examples that are some details such as and explain the topic.
accurate and support the examples and
topic, reflecting explanations are not
understanding of the appropriate for the topic;
worker. details do not always
support the topic.
The reflection in the Student attempts to Most of the reflection
fourth paragraph about demonstrate relevance, in the fourth
the worker is somewhat but the relevance is paragraph is
relevant and meaningful unclear to the reader. irrelevant to the
to the student, showing student.
that the student values
the worker
The fourth paragraph There is little attempt to No attempt to
demonstrates some demonstrate connections demonstrate
connections to Journey to Journey to Joburg or connections to
to Joburg or in-class in-class discussions, or Journey to Joburg or
discussions, or the lines the lines of inquiry. in-class discussions,
of inquiry. or the lines of inquiry.
Almost no grammatical, A few grammatical, Many grammatical,
spelling or punctuation spelling, or punctuation spelling, or
errors errors. punctuation errors.

Comments:
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 POSTER ASSIGNMENT
1. When to do:
Day 9 during the class period (not homework).
2. The first thing to do:
In groups, choose one chapter from Journey to Joburg.
3. What to include in your poster:
1. Title (Journey to Joburg) and Subtitle (The chapter you choose)
2. Appealing graphics related to the chapter. Make sure the graphics help the
audience understand the chapter you choose.
3. The message of the chapter connected with the lines of inquiry. The message
should be relevant and meaningful.
4. Presentation:
Present your poster on Day 10. The length of your presentation should be between
three to four minutes. Each group member should participate equally.

POSTER RUBRIC Name: ___________________________

CATEGORY High Competent Competent Developing Not Yet Evidenced

Graphics Graphics are Graphics describe Graphics slightly Graphics do not
appealing and clearly the chapter and describe the describe the chapter
describe the chapter. help the audience chapter and do not and do not help the
Graphics help the understand the help the audience audience understand
audience understand chapter. understand the the chapter.
the chapter clearly. chapter.
Inter The message from The message from The message is The message from the
connections the chapter is directly the chapter is slightly connected chapter is not
and connected to the lines connected to the to the lines of connected to the lines
Relevance of inquiry, clearly lines of inquiry and inquiry and the of inquiry and
relevant, and relevant relevance is unclear irrelevant
meaningful. to the audience
Presentation 34 minutes in 23 minutes or 4 12 minutes or 5 Less than 1 minutes or
length. 5 minutes in 6 minutes in length. more than 6 minutes.
Equal group member length. Equal Slightly under or Little to no
participation. group member over participation participation from a
participation. from a group group member or very
member. imbalanced
participation.

Comments: ________________________________________________________________________