Description:

on have already chosen a topic and created a working thesis statement for you
research paper topic- Find a non-profit organization (e-g-, one that provides literacy
instruction, a support group for cancer patients, a shelter that provides refuge for
battered women) in you city that is connected to you topic- For example, if you are
researching services for blind people, you might interview someone at the National
Federation of the Blind-

Explain you assignment and request an interview with a staff member who is
considered an expert in the field- Create 10 to 20 questions related to you thesis
statement to ask the interviewee. For the writing assignment (Note that you should be
conducting this interview youself- You should not be summarizing an interview that
someone else conducted):

Create an introduction that includes the interviewee’s background- What is his/ her
name? What is his/her position? How long has you interviewee worked at this
organization, and what is his/her role there? These are just some of the questions that
you can ask to help you build you introductory paagraph-

Summarize the interviewee’s responses in approximately three cohesive body
paragraphs-

Finish with a concluding paagraph that explains how this interview helped you better
understand you chosen research paper topic.

The guidelines and requirements for this assignment are as follows:

Remember to apply the concepts you’re learning in the couse, including elements of
grammar, punctuation, thesis development, and other skills-

Length: This piece should be approximately 1-2 double-spaced pages or 500 words-
Header: Include a header in the upper left-hand corner of you writing assignment with
the following information: