### Class Summary Report
**Title:** Preparing for the Practice Interview
**Synopsis:** Today’s class focused on preparing students for their upcoming practice interviews by discussing how to create strong research questions and proper interview etiquette. The lesson aimed to equip students with the necessary skills to conduct an effective interview, which will be part of a graded assignment and also serve as preparation for a real interview related to a persuasive essay assignment on online learning.
**Attendance:**
– No students were explicitly mentioned as absent.
**Topics Covered:**
1. **Introduction to Practice Interviews:**
– Overview of the practice interview process.
– Importance of creating strong research questions and understanding interview etiquette.
2. **Attendance and Google Form Reminder:**
– Attendance taken.
– Reminder for students to fill out a Google form or risk being assigned K-pop.
3. **Homework Instructions:**
– Detailed explanation of the homework assignment.
– Students will interview a classmate about music genres, forming the basis of an essay.
– Discussion on creating music characteristics and interview questions.
4. **Structure of Interview Questions:**
– Introduction questions: setting a comfortable tone and inquiring about the interviewee’s experience and perspective.
– Topic questions: based on the music characteristics.
– Follow-up questions: encouraging depth and active listening.
5. **Grading Criteria:**
– Engagement level, quality of introduction questions, quality of topic questions, and follow-up questions.
6. **Practice Interview Details:**
– Submission of music characteristics and interview questions before Wednesday.
– Partner assignment and recording details for practice interviews.
7. **Reassignment Notification:**
– Possible reassignment for students who chose less popular music genres.
8. **Video Analysis on Research Interviews:**
– Characteristics of a good interview.
– Comparison between a poorly done and a well-done interview.
9. **Interactive Activity:**
– Students created scenes demonstrating poor interviewing techniques based on assigned characteristics.
**Actionable Items:**
– Review and provide feedback on student-created scenes from the interactive activity.
– Assign partners for the practice interview if not already determined.
– Address any reassignments related to music genre choices.
– Ensure students understand the grading criteria and have submitted their pre-interview materials.
**Homework:**
– Students must submit three music characteristics and at least eight interview questions before Wednesday’s class.
– Prepare for conducting and recording the practice interview in class.