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"If you can find somebody's struggle, you can find their genius, because you find the thing that they pushed up against, they've thought about, that has kept them awake the most at night. When you find that spot in somebody, you normally find the thing that they can tell the world, that's different from everybody else." --Brandon Stanton
"If you can find somebody's struggle, you can find their genius, because you find the thing that they pushed up against, they've thought about, that has kept them awake the most at night. When you find that spot in somebody, you normally find the thing that they can tell the world, that's different from everybody else." --Brandon Stanton
What you will need:
What you will need:
Phone/camera
Paper/ pencil or Notes app to jot down/record your thoughts immediately after the interview
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Before the interview
Before the interview
Familiarize yourself with the conversation starter questions or come up with some of your own: Have a few open-ended questions ready to help direct the conversation.
During the interview
During the interview
Build rapport: Use Brandon Stanton’s techniques for approaching his interviewees and conducting interviews. Ask to take a photo and build to a conversation.
Inform the interviewee: Explain the Portrait of PHS project and get approval to sit and talk.
Listening actively: Show you're listening through body language like nodding and eye contact, and provide feedback by paraphrasing and asking clarifying questions.
Take notes and/or consider recording some of your conversation: Note any significant quotes or record longer quotes. Always ask permission before recording.
After the interview
After the interview
Say thank you: Tell them what you most enjoyed about your talk with them.
Ask for permission: Ask if you can include their picture and story/quote in A Portrait of PHS. Tell them we will ask for their final ok before their picture and story/quote are framed for display, or shared on social media or our school’s electronic bulletin board.
Debrief: As soon as possible after the interview, jot down or record the highlights of the conversation while it is still fresh in your mind.
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Submit your work for approval
Submit your work for approval
Complete the "Portrait of PHS: Story Submissions" Google Form.
Be sure your work meets the requirements for approval.
You browsed the About Stanton/Humans of NY, Interview Technique, and Photography Technique pages
You interviewed someone whom you did not know very well or at all.
You obtained permission to submit your interviewee's story to A Portrait of PHS.
You completed all parts of the Google Form, including:
a compelling story (150 - 200 words) or an inspirational/ empowering direct quote
a .jpg photo of your interviewee that complements their story and is natural vs. posed
a thoughtful reflection on the Portrait of a Learner trait your interviewee's story most embodies
Frame your interviewee's photo and story/ quote using the supplies in the PHS Library Makerspace.
Record your community service hours in SchoolLinks. After your interview is approved and you have completed your frame, record 1 hour of community service. Engage > Experience Tracking > Community Service: Add Entry.
Organization name: Portrait of PHS
Supervisor email: hmessina@region15.org or kpelletier@region15.org
Enjoy discovering someone’s story!
Enjoy discovering someone’s story!
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