Feature Story Brainstorm
1. My main subject is my grandfather Enrico Rizzo
2. I will also need to talk to my mother and grandmother.
3. The topic is when my grandfather was diagnosed with Guillian Barre Syndrome where he could not move any limb, he could just blink his eyes.
4. I will write a First-Hand-Experience
5. 20 Questions (Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How)
a. Why did this happen?
b. What kept you going while you were recovering?
c. What led up to this happening?
d. How did it feel not being able to move?
e. How did you communicate with the everyone else?
f. What did you take from this experience?
g. What was the first limb that you moved and how did it feel to move it?
h. Did you feel any pain through this experience? If so how did it feel?
i. What did you feel like in the hospital bed?
j. How did it feel to leave the hospital for the first time?
k. What did you have to learn to do again?
l. When did this happen?
m. Were you supposed to get better or was this a miracle?
n. What would go through your mind since you couldn't talk?
o. How would you explain this event in three words?
p. Is/was this disease common?
q. How do you share your experience with others?
r. What were some of the exercises that you had to do to be able to move?
s. How old were you when this happened?
t. Have you known someone who has had this before?
6. 5-10 Questions
Mom:
a. How did he look the first time you visited him in the hospital?
b. Were you there when he moved his first limb? If so how did that make you feel?
c. Who else visited him in the hospital?
d. What happened to cause this?
e. Where were you when he was admitted into the hospital for the first time?
f. How many times did you see him in the hospital and How did you feel every time you saw him?
g. How was the house run without your father there at the time?
h. Did this event make it hard to go to school? If so how did it feel to go to school?
Grandmother:
a. Where were you when he was admitted into the hospital?
b. How did it feel to see your husband like this?
c. How did you cope with your feelings at this time?
d. Do you ever think that it could come back again?
e. How many times did you visit him?
f. Did you ever bring him anything when he was in the hospital?
g. How did he communicate to you when he couldn't move or talk?
h. How did you run the house when he was gone?
7. 5 Facts about Guillain-Barre Syndrome
a. Guillain-Barre Syndrome only affects one in 100,000 people.
b. Guillain-Barre Syndrome is when the immune system attacks part of the nervous system.
c. About 30 percent of those with Guillain-Barre still have a residual weakness after 3 years.
d. The cause of Guillain Barre Syndrome is unknown.
e. The first symptoms are tingling in feet which eventually moved up the body.
8. When I will call
I plan to call my grandma and sit down with my mother this weekend.
9. How will you interview?
I will interview my grandmother and grandfather on the phone and I will record them if they do not mind while I write some notes down. I will interview my mom in our living room with a little sketch pad and I will try to record her if she doesn't mind.
10. How will you take notes?
I will record and take notes when they say it like if they said it at one minute and ten seconds I will write down "1:10" under that question.
2. I will also need to talk to my mother and grandmother.
3. The topic is when my grandfather was diagnosed with Guillian Barre Syndrome where he could not move any limb, he could just blink his eyes.
4. I will write a First-Hand-Experience
5. 20 Questions (Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How)
a. Why did this happen?
b. What kept you going while you were recovering?
c. What led up to this happening?
d. How did it feel not being able to move?
e. How did you communicate with the everyone else?
f. What did you take from this experience?
g. What was the first limb that you moved and how did it feel to move it?
h. Did you feel any pain through this experience? If so how did it feel?
i. What did you feel like in the hospital bed?
j. How did it feel to leave the hospital for the first time?
k. What did you have to learn to do again?
l. When did this happen?
m. Were you supposed to get better or was this a miracle?
n. What would go through your mind since you couldn't talk?
o. How would you explain this event in three words?
p. Is/was this disease common?
q. How do you share your experience with others?
r. What were some of the exercises that you had to do to be able to move?
s. How old were you when this happened?
t. Have you known someone who has had this before?
6. 5-10 Questions
Mom:
a. How did he look the first time you visited him in the hospital?
b. Were you there when he moved his first limb? If so how did that make you feel?
c. Who else visited him in the hospital?
d. What happened to cause this?
e. Where were you when he was admitted into the hospital for the first time?
f. How many times did you see him in the hospital and How did you feel every time you saw him?
g. How was the house run without your father there at the time?
h. Did this event make it hard to go to school? If so how did it feel to go to school?
Grandmother:
a. Where were you when he was admitted into the hospital?
b. How did it feel to see your husband like this?
c. How did you cope with your feelings at this time?
d. Do you ever think that it could come back again?
e. How many times did you visit him?
f. Did you ever bring him anything when he was in the hospital?
g. How did he communicate to you when he couldn't move or talk?
h. How did you run the house when he was gone?
7. 5 Facts about Guillain-Barre Syndrome
a. Guillain-Barre Syndrome only affects one in 100,000 people.
b. Guillain-Barre Syndrome is when the immune system attacks part of the nervous system.
c. About 30 percent of those with Guillain-Barre still have a residual weakness after 3 years.
d. The cause of Guillain Barre Syndrome is unknown.
e. The first symptoms are tingling in feet which eventually moved up the body.
8. When I will call
I plan to call my grandma and sit down with my mother this weekend.
9. How will you interview?
I will interview my grandmother and grandfather on the phone and I will record them if they do not mind while I write some notes down. I will interview my mom in our living room with a little sketch pad and I will try to record her if she doesn't mind.
10. How will you take notes?
I will record and take notes when they say it like if they said it at one minute and ten seconds I will write down "1:10" under that question.
A. There is a lot of open ended questions which is great but whenever you ask about when it happened, you should elaborate and focus on the age as well.
ReplyDeleteB. -How did you feel when you were diagnosed with the syndrome?
-What part of you felt affected by this situation?
C. -Were you confident that he would be ok?
D. A good source might be any other children your grandpa had to get two perspectives of the situation.
E.Who is the audience and what is the purpose for this piece of writing?
The audience of the piece of writing is students and adults, the purpose can be how a disease can effect other individuals.
What do you see as the writer’s main point in these questions?
The writers main point in the questions are trying to feel what the individual went through when fighting the syndrome.
Which part of these questions interests you the most? Why?
The part where the writer is trying to get in depth and really asking him how this disease had affected him and how he overcame that.
Where do you feel you would like more detail or explanation on any questions? Where do you need less?
I think the question are good overall, but you might want to give more details that you find interesting throughout his interview.
Do you find any questions unclear, confusing, or undeveloped?
In my opinion all the questions are well thought out. : )
Great questions! You had 2 "closed-ended" questions (they are valid and relevant) and 26 "open-ended" questions (total).
ReplyDeleteTwo questions you could ask your grandfather could be:
How would you say this experience changed your outlook on life?
Did you ever regret anything while you were going through this?
One question you could ask your secondary source could be:
What was the first thing he said to you (mom or grandmother) when he was finally better?
A source that would be relevant to interview could be a close friend of his or any of your aunts or uncles.
1. The audience could be anyone who has gone through a family member with a disease or sickness and the purpose of this writing could be to establish hope that things can get better.
2. The writer's main point in these questions was to gather information about her grandfather's experience in fighting a disease that completely changed his way of life.
3. It interests me the most on how he was able to fight through this and what inspired him to keep going and pushing to get better.
4. I think that your questions were really good and had a good amount of detail given.
5. No
A. Most of your questions are open ended, but I think some of the questions could be researched rather than asking him them, like "Is the disease common"?
ReplyDeleteB. - What were your thoughts when you were recovering from it?
- How did you get better from the disease?
C. Grandmother- How has his personality changed since he recovered from the disease?
D. I think you should interview any aunts or uncles you have, if you have any.
E. 1. The purpose of this story is to inform the reader about this syndrome and tell them your grandpa's experience having it.
2. I think your main point in these questions are to learn about he coped and his experiences and feeling when dealing with the syndrome.
3. I think the most interesting part is how her felt when he couldn't move, because it's a feeling not many other people have felt and it would be interesting to understand what it felt like.
4. I think you should have more questions about his recovery and how he overcame it and I think you should have less close-ended questions about how and why it happened.
5. I think all of your questions are clear.