TUBIOLI+CLUE+Project+part+3b

CLUE part 3b Back (to personal page)


 * __Interview #1:__**

**(1) What does an average day of yours entail?**
 * Get up in the morning
 * Go to work
 * Go home and care for dog
 * Exercise
 * Eat dinner
 * Go for a walk

** (2) What is your favorite part of the day? ** When the sun goes down, it’s a peaceful time where I could relax and get ready for bed.

** (3) What organizations or activities are you involved in? **
 * Ski Club (advisor)
 * Volunteer at concerts parking cars
 * Supervisor board of ambulance
 * Volunteer serving others thanksgiving (holiday) dinners

** (4) Why did you choose to be in these organizations? ** I like to give back to the community.

** (5) Do you think it is important to be involved in activities? ** Yes, its all part of networking, no matter what it is. It could be for your career, or just education in everyday life. It brings about learning experience and a variety of life.

** (6) What other things are you involved in besides activities? **
 * Working
 * Exercising
 * Taking care of parents

** (7) Do you vote? ** Yes, it is our right as a citizen.

** (8) How often do you participate in these clubs? **  (Taking a couple hours out of day to volunteer- also making calls to others for each of the clubs can also take time ﻿out of day.) ** (9) What do you like most about being involved? ** It is a great feeling you get. Especially when you see others smile when you have helped them.
 * Winter time for ski club
 * Summer time for volunteering to park cars in concert
 * During holidays when feeding those who may be less fortunate

**__Interview #2 (student in middle school)__**

**(1) What does an average day of yours entail?**
 * Get up for school (middle school)
 * Go to school
 * Go to soccer practice
 * Go to another soccer practice
 * Go home
 * Do school work

**(2) What is your favorite part of the day?** Going to math class

**(3) What organizations or activities are you involved in?**
 * Soccer (3 teams)
 * Track
 * Dance
 * Communications club

**(4) Why did you choose to be in these organizations?** I enjoy these clubs and I was elected to be in the communications club. I also enjoy being active.

**(5) Do you think it is important to be involved in activities?** Yes, I think it is important because it makes me happy and I feel at ease having clubs and activities to fall back on when I’m busy in school.

**(6) What other things are you involved in besides activities?** I just go to school and hang out with friends along with my activities.

**(7) Do you vote?** No, I am too young.

**(8) How often do you participate in these clubs?** Everyday, about 5 hours out of the day.

**(9)** **What do you like most about being involved?** I like to hang out with my friends and it gives me more to achieve and pushes me to be a hard worker.

**What does the data you collect suggest to you about the literacy practices of that community?** With this part of the CLUE project I decided that it would be interesting to interview two types of individuals. I decided to interview two people who are very close to me in my life, my sister who is still in middle school, as well as a parent of one of my best friends. I felt as though these individuals were perfect candidates to ask questions regarding clubs and activities they are involved in since that is what my main focus for the CLUE project is going to be about. Something that stood out for me in the first individual is how active this person was in their community. This person was involved in several clubs and volunteer hours not just because they need something to do, but because they truly enjoy it. These clubs are geared towards helping their community in multiple ways such as through entertainment (through clubs like ski club and volunteering to help for concerts), as well as for the sake of genuine, kind, well-being (helping those who are underpriveledged). Though this person is no lonoger in school, it shows that outside of school, you can still be a member of the community. Also, when asking this person if they participate in voting, this is another way this individual plays an active role in their community. The second individual, though younger, this person is still an active member in their community through the use of participating in sports at her school as well as the communications club. Aside from going to school, this person //chooses// to be a part of these clubs because it allows her to stay active, meet friends, and is a good lesson on how to juggle more than one thing in life, therefore becoming a hard worker. All in all, I could say that whether you are a student in middle school, a college student, or an adult with a family, people find interest in being involved in clubs. IT gives people a way of fitting into their community, but it is also a sense of closure for people, knowing they are helping others, or maybe being in clubs to find sanity. I don't think there is a right or wrong answer when individuals explain why they are in the clubs they are in, everyone has their reasons, and every reason is logical.