Feature Story Brainstorm

Main subject: Emily Allen (aunt)

Supporting subject:  Holly Wray (mom)

Supporting subject: Grandma

Topic: Taught English in Taiwan

Angle: First-hand experience 

20 Questions: 

1. Where did you go in Taiwan?

2. Why did you choose to go and teach in Taiwan?

3. Explain to me what you did?

4. What was the purpose of your trip?

5. What were the kids/students like in Taiwan?

6. How many hours were you teaching people a day?

7. What were you teaching? Grammer, spelling, or English in general?

8. Were the students nice to you?

9. What were your first thoughts before you left?

10. Did your trip change you in anyway? how?

11. What were your thoughts the day you were coming back?

12. Could the kids understand you?

13. What was your favorite part about teaching in Taiwan?

14.Was there a language barrier?

15. Did you have to learn a language before you could go?

16. Explain the food?

17. Explain the differences between teaching in America and in Taiwan.

18. Did you enjoy teaching
19. What was your favorite experience?
20. What were the hardest parts about having to teach in Taiwan?
21. What was the overall experience you had?
22. How did you become familiar with the idea that you could teach in Taiwan?
23. How did you break the news to your friends and family?
24. How long were you in Taiwan?
25. Do you thing you made a difference in the kids lives?
26. What were the schools like in Taiwan?
27. What grades did you teach? Where some harder than others?
28. How did you prepare
29. How was the plane ride?
30. How were regular things here different in Taiwan?
31. What was one thing you absolutley hated in Taiwan? One thing you loved?
32. Do you feel like you really bonded, and got to know the kids well?
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Supporting Subject Questions:
1.What were your thoughts when you heard Emily was going to teach in Taiwan?
2. Do you think her teaching changed her? Explain?
3. How did Emily prepare?
4. What do you think Emily's hardest challenge was?
5. How did you feel while Emily was gone? Where you worried? or proud?
6. Describe Emily the day she left.
7. Describe Emily the day she got back.
8. How did you react when you first heard the news?



Research
1. There are about 23.46 million people living in Taiwan.
2. Students in Taiwan are required by law to attend nine years of school.
3.The main languages spoken in Taiwan are French and Tahiti
4. The literacy rate in Taiwan is 97.8 percent
5. Taiwan is about 7602 miles away from America

Interview schedule:
Holly's interview- 25   Will be conducted in person
Emily's interview-25     Will be conducted through FaceTime
Grandma's interview -24     Will be conducted in person
I will record the interview.