Tuesday, March 25

  • Interview Proposal Due (post and categorize appropriately)
  • Weiss Reading Quiz
  • Discuss Weiss
  • Scholar Introduction Reports
  • "Interviewing: Preparation" (pdf)
  • Develop Interview Questions

For Next Time

  • Scan/review Charlie Rose's interview with Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com founder and CEO. We will be discussing it in class Thursday

Thursday, March 27

  • Discuss interview strategies.
  • Interview analysis. View segment of Charlie Rose's interview of Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos:
  • Note and discuss the following elements (in terms of Weiss):
    • What is the interview's substantial frame?
    • What story is Charlie Rose trying to tell?
    • How is the interview partnership maintained?
    • How do Rose's questions work together?
    • How does Rose direct Bezos's responses?

For Next Time

  • Read: Weiss, 150 – 222 (read all appendices)
  • Read: Peeples, 171 – 218
  • Post: Launch Posts (Team Gorgias) by 3/31; Query Posts (Team Isocrates) by 4/1; Extension Posts (Team Protagoras) by 4/2; Meta-Comments (Team Corax) by 4/4. All posts due by midnight of the day due
  • Review Updated Project Description: note changes to Progress Report
  • Post: Progress Report by 4/1 (categorize appropriately)