### Title: Preparing for the Practice Interview Session
**Synopsis:** In this lesson, the focus was on preparing students for a practice interview they will conduct related to their assignment on online learning versus traditional learning. The objective was to equip students with the skills to create and conduct a good interview, which is essential for gathering supporting details for their essays.
### Attendance:
– Number of students absent: 2 (Allah and Arieh)
### Topics Covered:
1. **Introduction and Illness Acknowledgment**: The teacher began the class by acknowledging a sinus infection but expressed enthusiasm for teaching the session.
2. **Practice Interview Preparation**: The teacher reminded students to select a music genre for their practice interviews, threatening to assign K-pop to those who didn’t choose.
3. **Attendance Check**: A roll call was conducted to account for student attendance.
4. **Interview Skills and Requirements**:
– **Points of Comparison**: Students were reminded to create points of comparison for their essays and practice interviews.
– **Interview Questions**: Instructions were given on crafting three music characteristics and eight interview questions, including introductory questions and topic questions.
– **Types of Questions**: The distinction between open-ended and closed questions was emphasized, with a preference for the former.
– **Grading Criteria**: The teacher explained the grading criteria for the practice interviews.
5. **Homework Instructions**: Students were instructed to submit their music characteristics and practice interview questions before Wednesday.
6. **Video Analysis**: The class watched a video on interview techniques, discussing characteristics of a good interviewer.
7. **Role-Play Activity**: Students performed role-play scenes demonstrating bad interviewing practices.
### Actionable Items:
– **Google Form Completion**: Ensure all students have selected a music genre.
– **Interview Preparation**: Monitor student progress on creating interview questions and characteristics.
– **Video Content Review**: Encourage students to review the interview technique video posted on eCourse.
### Homework:
– Submit three music characteristics and eight practice interview questions to eCourse before Wednesday.
– Prepare for conducting the practice interview in class on Wednesday, which will be recorded and graded.