1. Childhood
Sample questions: Did you have a childhood nickname?
What was your favorite memory from your childhood?
What are the life lessons you learned when you were a child?

2. Hobbies
Sample questions: What are your hobbies?
Can you share an experience about doing your hobby?
Does your hobby make you happy? How?

3. Dreams
Sample questions: Do you have a dream you want to achieve? What is it?
How do you plan to achieve the said dream?
What will you do after you achieve it?

Ask the member of the family to fill out this rubric while you interview them. Write the rubric in your activity notebook.

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Yes

Description
Did the student...

look at the person and use eye contact

smile and nod in agreement

use open, positive posture

display interest

suspend judgement and listen with unbiased and open mind

allow people time to think

use probing in a helpful way to follow up

paraphrase and summarize to let the listener know you are listening and to give them a chance to correct misunderstandings​