Trailer+Interviews+for+Formative+Assessment

FCF: “Ok, what do you think the show is about based on what you just saw?” Rose: “It’s about people…doing things.” FCF: “Would you want to watch this show?” Rose: “I…(hesitancy)…I don’t really know.” FCF: “If you were to like give me an idea of whether it was a smiley face…do you have a smiley face reaction, sad face, medium face?” Rose: “Medium face.” FCF: “Why?” Rose: “It’s just sort of…(pause)…balanced. Mad, sad, and happy…I guess.” FCF: “OK, and which of the four children that you saw might be your favorite?” Rose: “I think the girl up in the corner.” FCF: “You want to point to her?” (Rose points to Grace) FCF: “Ok, now do you want to watch it again?” (Rose watches it a second time) FCF: “OK, do you want to do the questions again?” Rose: “Sure.”
 * Formative Assessment Transcript on Trailer for Playscapers TV show:**
 * “ROSE”**

FCF: “Based on what you saw the second time, what do you think the show was about?” Rose: “It sort of looks like life.” FCF: “Life” Rose: “Because there’s people in it, animals and moving things.” FCF: “Moving things.” Rose: “Mostly moving things.” FCF: “Ok…ummm…would you want to watch this show?” Rose: “I guess.” FCF: “OK, and which of the four children is your favorite?” Rose: “I still think the girl up in there.” (Rose points to Grace again) FCF: Ok, did you notice any other characters in the show?”

Rose: “Like?..” FCF: “Were there any animals in it?” Rose: “There was a chipmunk.” FCF: “There was a chipmunk. OK his name is ‘Uche’ and he’s one of the four characters’ buddies. He’s a pal of them. And can you tell the camera how old you are?” Rose: “I’m eight.” FCF: “ Thank you Rose.” FCF: OK, based on what you just saw, what do you think the show is about? X: “Hmmmm…” FCF: “ You may want to take your fingers out.” X: “I’m not really sure…I saw a picture where it’s real and then it starts turning into a com…a comic.” FCF: “Based on what you just saw, would you want to watch this show?” X: “Yes.” FCF: “OK, why?” X: “Well….it’s very…it looks very popular- very interesting.” FCF: “What was interesting?: X: “Well, how they changed the paper into comics…like like, they turned it into a real picture then they turned it into a drawing picture…I think that is very interesting.” FCF: “ Ummm…which of the four children is your favorite? Did you?...Can you?....like? X: (quick response) “The baseball player!” FCF: “The baseball player…can you point to him?” (He points to Chase) FCF: “Ok, why?” X: “Well, I really like baseball and I think it was very cool how they changed it …how they changed him on the piece of paper. It looks so…so….so…it looks a lot like the drawing…that’s why I liked it.” FCF: “Aha. Would you like to watch it again?” X: “Yes!” FCF: “Well, you probably already know how to press play…” X: “Yes.” (He presses play and watches a second time) FCF: “Ok, now seeing it a second time, same questions. Based on what you just saw, what is the show about?” X: “It’s about…ahh…hmmm…I think it’s about…ugh…what kids would do in the world.” FCF: “A ha.” X: “How they would think about what they’ll do in the world—like what they’re going to be when they grow up…if they’re like a scientist, a doctor, or a police…and I think kids are growing up to be like…to learn stuff about others but…and…also know a lot about them to learn more to get interested…and what they want to become.” FCF: “Aha. Would you want to watch this show…if this was a TV show for kids?” X: “Yes, I would.” FCF: “ Why?” (Or why not?) X: “Because I would want to know how interested it would get…how popular…how cool and amazing this could get.” FCF: “ What do you mean by popular? Is it because of something?” X: “Well, it’s very educational. It’s about kids.” FCF: “And which of the four children is your favorite? (He points to LeMarke this time) FCF: “Oh, why?” X: “He looks like he’d grow up to be a doctor or a nurse.” FCF: “I think your name is Xavier, right?” X: “Colin.” FCF: “And you’re nine?” X: “Yes.” (End of interview)
 * “XAVIER”**

FCF: “Ok, alright now I’m going to ask you three questions…OK? And based on what you just saw, what do you think the show is about? P: “Ummmmm….” FCF: “There’s no right or wrong answer---it’s just what you think.” P: (shrugs) “It was….ummm…can we talk about…stuff?”
 * Four and a half year old**

FCF: “Would you want to watch this show based on what you saw?” P: “yes…” FCF: “Why?” P: “Because they wanted to do something.” FCF: “OK” P: “Because they wanted to change theirselves…” FCF: “Aha.” P: “And they closed them and changed them and that’s what happened to them.” FCF: “ Aha. And what makes you say that they were changing themselves?” P: “Because they wanted to.” FCF: “How did you know that… from what you saw?” P: “Ummm…I saw it b/c they already did it on the playground…like that. FCF: “OK” P: “And it was red.” FCF: “Oh…The playground?” P: “Yeah!” FCF: “Ohhhh, tell me about the playground.” P: “…They already changed it and it went ‘ung’ (makes a sound) and they changed it.”