Mrs. Azrak's 8th Grade Social Studies Class

Interview someone over thirty years old, preferably a parent, guardian, relative or family friend, and ask them TWO of the following questions. You need to ask two follow-up questions, as well. When you are done with the interview rate yourself on how empathetic and understanding you were during the interview. Then ask the person that you are interviewing to also rate you. Your job as the interviewer is to record the information and then bring it to class on Friday.

Have you ever experienced or lived through an historicalevent? Would you describe the event and your feelings at

the time?

Do you agree with the quote, “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Confucius Can you give a personal or historical example of this quote?

Q#1: If it were possible to travel back in time in world history, what historical time would you like to visit or what historical figure would you like to meet? Why?

Have you ever experienced or lived through an historicalevent? Would you describe the event and your feelings at

the time?

Student’s Name:______________________________________Interviewee’s Name:________________________

Q#1: If it were possible to travel back in time in World History, what historical period would you like to visit or what historical figure would you like to meet? Why?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Q#2: Q1# Have you ever experienced or lived through an important historical event? How would you describe the event? What were your feelings at the time? Now looking back, have your feelings changed?

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Q#3Do you agree with the quote, “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. -Confucius Can you give a personal or historical example of this quote?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

RATE YOURSELF HAVE YOUR PARENTS or INTEVIEWEE’S RATE YOU, TOO!

At the end of the interview…rate yourself on whether or not you listened with empathy (sensing someone’s experience or feelings as if they were your own).

NAME: _________________________________________________________________

Ask yourself:

#1: Did I listen with understanding and empathy? (1-5) (5 being the highest)Your rating of yourself is #___. Did I ask two follow-up questions?_______Ask your interviewee:

Did I listen with understanding and empathy?Your Interviewee’s rating of you is #___. Were you asked two follow-up questions?___

Write your score and their score at the very end of the interview. Compare scores. the ability to sense and understand someone else's feelings as if they were one's own [Greek empatheia affection, passion] empathic adj

Collins Essential English Dictionary 2nd Edition 2006 © HarperCollins Publishers 2004, 2006

empathythe power of entering into another’s personality and imaginatively experiencing his feelings.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.Confucius

Expert Interesting/organized and shows excellent effort Word-processed or hand written carefully

Practitioner Clear and organized/shows much effort Word-processed or hand written neatly

Apprentice Clear and organized/show average effort Word-processed or hand written

Novice Meaning is mostly clear/organization is not evident Word-processed or hand written piece is not neat or complete