Three Step Interviewer
This strategy is active and engaging! The students are actively
involved. The teacher can use this as a warm up, for practice, or as a formative
assessment.
Step 1:The teacher divides students into groups of three.
Step 2: The teacher gives everyone a designated job; the recorder, one student is the interviewer, and one student is the interviewee.
Step 3: Theteacher asks a question and gives the students a specific amount of time to
work on the question. The teacher sets a timer. (2-3 minutes, more or less depending on the question)
Step 4: The interviewer asks the question to the interviewee, while the recorder writes down the conversation. The interviewer may ask follow up questions as needed.
Step 5: At the end of two minutes the students in the group switch roles. The timer is reset, and the
exercise is repeated. Repeat steps until everyone in the circle has had a chance to perform each role.
involved. The teacher can use this as a warm up, for practice, or as a formative
assessment.
Step 1:The teacher divides students into groups of three.
Step 2: The teacher gives everyone a designated job; the recorder, one student is the interviewer, and one student is the interviewee.
Step 3: Theteacher asks a question and gives the students a specific amount of time to
work on the question. The teacher sets a timer. (2-3 minutes, more or less depending on the question)
Step 4: The interviewer asks the question to the interviewee, while the recorder writes down the conversation. The interviewer may ask follow up questions as needed.
Step 5: At the end of two minutes the students in the group switch roles. The timer is reset, and the
exercise is repeated. Repeat steps until everyone in the circle has had a chance to perform each role.