Interview+Assignment

Beauty Interview Research Assignment

Goals: • Research primary resources in the form of an interview • Synthesize primary research and your own reflection into one thesis

Steps to Take: 1. Review the essay “Beauty and Desecration” for points of discussion in your interview. Write these down in a list. 2. Consider an example of beauty you find interesting or different—atypical examples, i.e. not mass produced paintings or a Hallmark greeting card 3. Based on the points of discussion from the essay and your personal examples of beauty, construct a series of interview questions 4. Interview a parent, neighbor, or extended family member on the subject and take notes 5. Write a one-page reflection interweaving personal reflection and your idea of beauty with that of your interviewees.