🎤 Part 1: Planning Your Interview

1. Who is your local hero? (This could be a community member, family member, or fictional character)

2. What makes this person a hero? Tick all that apply:

They help others in the community

They have overcome challenges

They inspire people

They volunteer their time

They have special skills or talents

Other: ________________

❓ Part 2: Interview Questions

3. Choose the BEST opening question for your interview:

What is your name and where do you live?

Are you famous?

Do you like being interviewed?

How old are you?

4. Write three additional questions you would ask your local hero:

Question 1: _________________________________________________

Question 2: _________________________________________________

Question 3: _________________________________________________

5. Match each question type with its purpose:

1. "What inspired you to help others?"

2. "Can you describe a typical day?"

3. "How did you feel when you won the award?"

A. To understand emotions

B. To learn about daily life

C. To discover motivation

📝 Part 3: Interview Notes

6. During your role-play interview, record key information about your local hero:

Hero's Name: ________________________________

Background Information:

Main Achievement or How They Help Others:

Challenges They Have Overcome:

Personal Qualities (brave, kind, determined, etc.):

✍️ Part 4: Writing the Biography

7. Use your interview notes to write a biography paragraph about your local hero. Include their name, key facts, achievements, and personal qualities:

8. Circle the sentence starters you used in your biography:

[Name] is a local hero who...

Born in [place], [name] has always...

Despite facing challenges such as...

What makes [name] special is...

Through their work, [name] has...

🤔 Part 5: Reflection

9. What made your interview questions effective? Tick the best answers:

They were open-ended (not just yes/no)

They asked about feelings and motivations

They were respectful and appropriate

They helped me learn new information

10. What was the most interesting thing you learned about your local hero?

11. How could you improve your interviewing skills next time?

Local Hero Interview Biography

Local Hero Interview Biography

🎤 Part 1: Planning Your Interview

❓ Part 2: Interview Questions

📝 Part 3: Interview Notes

✍️ Part 4: Writing the Biography

🤔 Part 5: Reflection

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