Third Interview Preparation

There is so much within a story, is it possible that an author has not only put their characters into it, but possibly even a bit of themselves?

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  What is this person's area of expertise?
Ah yes, I am going to interview my mentor Alison Baker for the second time. She is an author and a professor at Cal Poly who specializes in Folklore. As an author I am hoping for another example of how an author can reflect themselves in their stories, particularly through their characters. 

2.  Verify that you have called your interviewee to schedule an interview.  What is the date and time of the interview? 
Next Monday  at 1:00 pm in Alison Baker's office in Cal Poly.

3.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you find research resources that would help to answer the EQ.

• Teachers say that you shouldn't assume that authors are writing about their personal experiences, what have you read or seen that can support this?

4.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you think about other useful activities you might do to help you answer the EQ (IC2, possible experts to talk to, etc).

• How would you engage students in an activity about storytelling when they are not as invested in storytelling as you are?

5.  Phrase two open-ended questions that help you to understand your interviewee's perspective on an aspect of your EQ.

• Do you believe that an author can be learned about through their stories?
• Do you believe that it is possible to over analyze? and if so how do you know when to stop?