Your task is to compare your own childhood to the childhood of a trusted senior in your life. Specifically, your goal is to look at how technology has made the way you live your life different from how they lived when they were your age.
Find a trusted adult in your life who is significantly older than you. Ideally, it should be someone who remembers life in the 1950s or earlier. Contact them and ask them if you can interview them about their childhood.
Prepare a series of questions for your interview. You want to ask questions that will help you discover:
Conduct your interview. If you need to record your interview, be sure to ask permission first. If you cannot record your interview, try to take notes on what your interviewee says. Be sure to thank them for their time and for sharing their story with you.
After your interview, write a 250- to 300-word summary of what you found out. In your summary, try to highlight:
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Interview and communication skills | There is too little content to adequately assess my proficiency. I need to resubmit this assignment. | I am able to use basic interviewing skills to gather and interpret information. I show that I need help to present my findings in an understandable way. | I am able to use satisfactory interviewing skills to gather and interpret information. I show that I can present my findings in a limited way. | I am able to use effective interviewing skills to gather and interpret information. I show that I can present my findings in an understandable way. | I am able to use exemplary interviewing skills to gather and interpret information. I show that I can present my findings in a clear and organized way. |