humans of the south bay
For our Humans of the South Bay Project, each student interviewed someone for stories of their past experiences, or advice for the future. Then we put together a website Here incorporating our favorite pieces from our interviews. I interviewed my father, Derrick Johnson, because he has interesting stories from the military, and hoped to shed light on some of them.
I had a very interesting pre-interview process. I had originally planned to interview my Grandmother, because she grew up during the depression and World War 2. This is a really interesting time period in my opinion, but I was not able to do that interview for various reasons. However, my interview of my dad went fantastically and it all worked out smooth.
I thought my interview went very well.I was well prepared, and there were no places where it got really awkward or quiet. Part of this is my dad, who is very open and easy to hold a conversation with, but it seemed to go perfectly. The only odd part was one spot where I forgot what my next question was, and I had to make one up on the spot, but it was only a quick pause and nothing too terrible.
Here is the link to my interview outline. It is a breakdown of my interview, which I divided into sections and named.
Here is the link to my script outline. It is the chunks of my interview outline I decided to use in my final script.
Here is the link to my transcript. It is the word for word transfer of the audio on to paper. Once edited, it is this Script.
Here is a link to the class Humans of the South Bay page. It contains snip its from all of our class's interviews.
Looking back on this project I was very proud of how I did. I overcame obstacles early in the project, and had a backup plan of interviewing my dad when I couldn't interview my Grandma. I was able to learn a fascinating and captivating story about his experience during Desert Storm. I conducted the interview well and made sure he stayed very comfortable. I would eventually like to interview my Grandma though, as I always enjoy her stories.
I had a very interesting pre-interview process. I had originally planned to interview my Grandmother, because she grew up during the depression and World War 2. This is a really interesting time period in my opinion, but I was not able to do that interview for various reasons. However, my interview of my dad went fantastically and it all worked out smooth.
I thought my interview went very well.I was well prepared, and there were no places where it got really awkward or quiet. Part of this is my dad, who is very open and easy to hold a conversation with, but it seemed to go perfectly. The only odd part was one spot where I forgot what my next question was, and I had to make one up on the spot, but it was only a quick pause and nothing too terrible.
Here is the link to my interview outline. It is a breakdown of my interview, which I divided into sections and named.
Here is the link to my script outline. It is the chunks of my interview outline I decided to use in my final script.
Here is the link to my transcript. It is the word for word transfer of the audio on to paper. Once edited, it is this Script.
Here is a link to the class Humans of the South Bay page. It contains snip its from all of our class's interviews.
Looking back on this project I was very proud of how I did. I overcame obstacles early in the project, and had a backup plan of interviewing my dad when I couldn't interview my Grandma. I was able to learn a fascinating and captivating story about his experience during Desert Storm. I conducted the interview well and made sure he stayed very comfortable. I would eventually like to interview my Grandma though, as I always enjoy her stories.