Dec
19

Countries and States I’ve Visited

Filed Under (Life) by Mister McIntosh on 19-12-2009

While visiting a blog I like called The Alabamycologist, I saw a map of the places that the Alabamycologist had been. Hey, that is kind of a neat idea. I followed the link to make my own. I made one of the countries I have visited (not too impressive) and one of the states (a bit more so). For some reason I really do not like to travel much these days, so the chances of expanding either map are rather low. Here they are:

create your own visited country map
or check our Venice travel guide

create your own personalized map of the USA
or check out ourCalifornia travel guide

Dec
03

The Interview Project

Filed Under (Info, Reading) by Mister McIntosh on 03-12-2009
Writing is hard work and a lot of fun (witheyes)

Writing is hard work and a lot of fun (witheyes)

The interview project in reading class is well underway. A lot of the blogs are looking good. Here are the requirements for the interviews:

  • Interviewee cannot be a family member
  • Interviewee cannot be a Challenger staff member
  • Interviewee must be an adult
  • Interview questions must be open-ended (no yes or no answers)
  • Interviews may be conducted by phone, email or in person
  • Parent or guardian must accompany you to the interview if it is done in person
  • Interview will be published at your blog
  • 400-800 words in length
  • May be written in “question and answer” format or in “paragraph with embedded quotes” style
  • You must ask at least five questions
  • The questions must be approved by me before the interview

I figured it would be a good idea to write some example interviews myself so you could see the ways in can be done.

For an example of an interview written up in question and answer format see Jeff Brady, NPR Reporter.

For some examples of the embedded quote format see:

Writer and Teacher, James Van Pelt

Dwight D. Jones Leads Colorado Education

Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Still Working Hard

Fantasy Writer, T. A. Barron

Some possible candidates for interviews are:

  • Police officer
  • government official
  • business owner
  • veteran
  • doctor
  • lawyer
  • veterinarian
  • athlete
  • pastor
  • actor
  • musician
  • bus driver
  • the queen of England
  • mail carrier

Good luck. I look forward to reading your work!