creative nonfiction - interview story.pptx

A lesson on Creative Nonfiction

1. Creative Nonfiction Activity Orientation

2. Prayer Dear Father in heaven,  we thank you that we are your children and that your eyes watch over us and see all that is in our hearts. You hear the request of each heart, and you will answer at the right time. Stretch out your strong hand to us, for we are weak and often heavy-hearted, not knowing what to do nor how to find you. But you are with us in every need in spite of all our faults and shortcomings. You are with us; you lead us through everything to our life’s true goal, until each of us can rejoice over all you have done, to the praise of your name, our Father. Amen.

3. Condensed Creative Nonfiction 4 th Quarter

4. Performance Task 2 Deadline: April 16, 2024

5. Literary Journalism It is the “literature of fact.” The writer can compose an essay on any topic, such as drug addiction, rape, unemployment, spirituality, or crime. Whatever the topic, the writer needs factual and true information to write about a person, place, event, or idea. These facts must be verifiable. In fact, every important fact must be verifiable.

6. Interview Story An Interview Story, aka Narrative Interview is a type of Nonfiction work that captures the voice of the person interviewed, considers a significant event in that person’s life, and conveys the significance to the reader. A Narrative Interview is not the typical Q & A. Instead it utilizes a series of follow up questions to elicit a story.

7. How to Write an Interview Story 1. Determine your subject 2. Choose your questions wisely 3. Interview your subject 4. Organize your data 5. Narrow your focus

8. How to Write an Interview Story Write the introduction. This step depends on your own writing style and preferences.  Many writers prefer to do this first before fleshing out their subtitles. It can establish some internal guidelines for the subtitles and help you get things sorted out in your own mind as to where you're going with this story. But whether you do it before or after you flesh out your subtitles, introduce the subject, her history, and the background of your piece. The introduction should reflect on the article in general, and it should also frame the interviewee in some way.  Now wrap things up with your conclusion. It often alludes back to the introduction or some interesting part of the interview. You can also use it to give a look ahead to the interviewee's future plans. No, you're not done yet. Now reread. Revise. Rewrite. And repeat. 

9. Sample Introduction Lisa Russell, the founder of Austin’s West Chelsea Contemporary Gallery (formerly the Russell Collection), is nothing if not adaptable—and it’s a skill that has served her gallery well, too. This month, the small gallery she founded selling Old Master works in 2002, will have just finished a renovation on an 8,000-square-foot space in downtown Austin. “From Concrete to Canvas,” an appropriately splashy exhibition of street artworks by popular artists including Keith Haring, Banksy, Retina, and CRASH, will inaugurate the revamped space later this year. We recently caught up with Russell to reflect on her gallery’s transformation and success over the years. 

10. Structure of the Article a. Literal – write down the questions, followed by the literal/only slightly rephrased answers b. Narrative – describe what the interviewee says in the third person c. Hybrid – leave out the questions and combine narrative statements with direct quotes

11. Literal What is the most challenging part of running a gallery and what have been the biggest changes in the gallery market since you started?  Keeping the art relevant and staying on top of what’s happening in the art market is the biggest challenge: how are we going to provide people with value and excitement and to keep them coming back. As for changes in the art market, when I started 20 years ago, Rembrandt was hugely popular. I sold a lot of masterworks. Now, Banksy is the hottest thing on the market—and we’ve bought and sold some of those, and our new show “Concrete to Canvas” taps this nexus. 

12. Narrative On the second floor of the White House, the Yellow Oval Room—part of the First Family's private residence—offers a stunning view of the nation's capital. The Washington Monument stretches into the heavens. The Lincoln Memorial sits above the glassy water of the Reflecting Pool. In the distance, you can see the U.S. Capitol, where the world's attention was focused on January 20 as millions gathered to witness an event many had thought would never happen. This room is where I interviewed First Lady Michelle Obama in February, and as I gazed out the windows and took in the view, I was struck by the immense legacy she and her family have inherited. I felt the weight of history, and I understood what she means when she says, as she often does, "This is not about us ."

13. Hybrid The question of whether she could put a working-class family at the centre of her work stalled her momentarily. “As soon as I thought ‘I want to write the play and it’s going to be a working-class family’ I thought, ‘How can a family drama [focusing on working-class lives] be The Oresteia? How can it be stately and poetic and grand?’” It’s not that she thinks working-class lives are less epic, but that they are never visibly so on stage: the family drama is so often the middle-class family drama. “Those plays [about working-class families] are in the studio [of a theatre]. I’ve watched them and been incredibly moved but it’s not what I want to do.” She envisaged this play to be big – teeming with characters and stretching across decades, right from the start. “Then I realised – of course I could do it. You don’t have to be invited to do it. You do it.”

14. Step by Step Guide I. Before Interview Before you interview or write the story, think about your goal – the type of story you want to write, the space you’ll have to tell it in, where it’ll be published, and who’ll be reading it. Decided what your angle is: What is interesting or unusual about this person? What is this person’s story?

15. Step by Step Guide II. Setting Up Interview Assemble Tools: notepad, tape/digital recorder, camera, pens Prepare questions to ask in advance. Group questions into categories.

16. Step by Step Guide II. Setting Up Interview Assemble Tools: notepad, tape/digital recorder, camera, pens Prepare questions to ask in advance. Group questions into categories.

17. Step by Step Guide III. At Interview The initial interview should focus on making the subject comfortable as well as getting general background information out of the way. Begin an interview with a set of questions, but knows when to add impromptu questions that will get a subject to continue on a train of thought if it sounds interesting. Be conversational but let the source do most of the talking. Never supply or suggest an answer. Notice details in the subject’s environment, her personal habits, her appearance, etc. Take notes even if you’re recording. .

18. Step by Step Guide IV. Questions ∙ Start off by asking standard background information. ∙ Always follow up. V. At End ∙ Thank them for their time. ∙ Ask permission to contact them again. VI. Afterward ∙ Reflect on the interview ∙ List your main points of the story.

19. Sample Work

20. By: Arnee Faith Tres Reyes and Fely Cabusas Ricardo Pamulaya is a 54-year-old man that resides in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. He is the youngest of six siblings, only an elementary graduate and works as a shoe repair man in Talisay City Public Market . He married at the age of 20 in the year 1985. His wife only finished until her 3rd year in high school and now working in a spa. His wife is also currently studying in TESDA Talisay . The good Lord blessed them with six loving children and most of them already have families of their own . Before he began repairing shoes, he used to work in a grill and a helper at his aunt's business. After he got married, he got out from the care of his relatives and got a job to sustain his own family. He worked as a " kargador " in the public market in the year 1976 before the fire. Later on, his older brother summoned him to help him at work. Soon, he learned how to repair shoes through his brother's teaching. At first, his only intention in repairing shoes was to gain experience but later on, what he does became the source of his income and means of supporting himself and his family.

21. The money he earns and with his wife's help, they were able to send all their children to school. Five of them already finished their high school education. The youngest, a grade 11 student, is the only one left being supported with education. Tatay Ricardo's work has helped him so much in life. When asked how much he earns for repairing shoes, he didn't answer with a specific amount of money. Instead he replied, " Depende , mayu man kun may ara , may ara , importante makakaon ka sa isa ka adlaw ." Tatay Ricardo is repairing shoes for 20 years now. Eventhough he only earns a little, he remains grateful for everything he receives and everything that happens in his life. WE MUST BE GRATEFUL TO PEOPLE LIKE TATAY RICARDO. HE DOES NOT ONLY REPAIR SHOES BUT ALSO GIVES PEOPLE HOPE AND MOTIVATES THEM TO GO ON WITH LIFE'S JOURNEY. HE IS A REMINDER FOR EVERYONE TO TAKE LIFE ONE STEP AT A TIME .

22. Performance Task #2 Interview Story Field Interview – Take a video of your Interview with an interesting person here in Talisay City. They don’t have to be famous. They can be ordinary people like the vendors, the shoemaker, the tailor, or even parents. In asking questions, there should be a theme. You can’t just ask about random things. It should be about a specific experience that they are willing to share. Our Theme is “Conquerors”. Every person is has a story of success. It may not be the rags to riches story, but a story of survival everyday. Uncover how ordinary people conquer their day to day battles. You can focus on one event in their life. *Since the topic is sensitive you have to be very particular with your questions. Ask your subject first if they are willing to share their story. Just 5 simple questions should be asked (you may include follow up questions). Avoid questions answerable by Yes or No.

23. Written Work #2 Interview Story Article Article – refer to the example given written by Arnee . This is the written version of your field interview.