Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Kaylee's Responses

Interview Questions

1.     Generally, do you think of yourself as someone who likes to read?
 Yes, just not often.
2.     When you read for pleasure, what do you read?
 Fiction
3.     About how many hardbound books do you own, and of these how many would you classify as either “literary” or “literature?”
 50, all of them. 
4.     In the past year, have you read a novel from cover to cover?
 Yes
5.     When you sit down to read a book, how long do you read before stopping?
 Unitl I fall asleep.
6.     How much time do you spend on social media each day?
 All day (it's apart of my job) 

7.     How much time do you spend on your cell phone each day (talking, texting, using Apps, searching the internet)?
 8 or so hours
8.     How much time do you spend either studying and/or working each day?  How much of this time is spent reading?
 9 hours
Very little is spent reading. 
9.     How much time do you spend on the internet each day?
 All day
10. How much time do you spend watching television or streaming video each day? 
 4-6 hours
11. How much time do you spend totally unconnected from all media technology each day?
 When I'm sleeping or an 1-2 before hand. 
12. What are your favorite forms of relaxation and entertainment?
 Going the the theater
13. Complete the following sentences: “Reading is  . . .”
 Fun
14. Complete the following sentence: “My favorite book is . . .”
 Brave New World
15. Complete the following sentence: “The word “literary” refers to . . .”
 The written word

16. Complete the following sentence: “Reading poetry is like . . .”
       Reading bite size books

Matt's Responses

Interview Questions

1.     Generally, do you think of yourself as someone who likes to read?
 Yes.
2.     When you read for pleasure, what do you read?
 Fantasy
3.     About how many hardbound books do you own, and of these how many would you classify as either “literary” or “literature?”
 500, about half. 
4.     In the past year, have you read a novel from cover to cover?
 Yes
5.     When you sit down to read a book, how long do you read before stopping?
 3 hours
6.     How much time do you spend on social media each day?
 15 minutes

7.     How much time do you spend on your cell phone each day (talking, texting, using Apps, searching the internet)?
 5-8 hours
8.     How much time do you spend either studying and/or working each day?  How much of this time is spent reading?
 8 hours
Reading takes up about 1-2 hours
9.     How much time do you spend on the internet each day?
 6 hours
10. How much time do you spend watching television or streaming video each day? 
 4 hours
11. How much time do you spend totally unconnected from all media technology each day?
 When I'm asleep. 
12. What are your favorite forms of relaxation and entertainment?
 Going to the movies, reading or laying down. 
13. Complete the following sentences: “Reading is  . . .”
 Fun! 
14. Complete the following sentence: “My favorite book is . . .”
 The Perks of Being a Wallflower
15. Complete the following sentence: “The word “literary” refers to . . .”
 Works that are either transportive or transformative. 

16. Complete the following sentence: “Reading poetry is like . . .”
        Death. 

Joey's responses

Interview Questions

1.     Generally, do you think of yourself as someone who likes to read?
  No. 
2.     When you read for pleasure, what do you read?
 Anything by Stephen King. 
3.     About how many hardbound books do you own, and of these how many would you classify as either “literary” or “literature?”
 10-20. I would say all of them are literature. 
4.     In the past year, have you read a novel from cover to cover?
 Yes. 
5.     When you sit down to read a book, how long do you read before stopping?
 About an hour.
6.     How much time do you spend on social media each day?
 5-6 hours

7.     How much time do you spend on your cell phone each day (talking, texting, using Apps, searching the internet)?
 7 hours
8.     How much time do you spend either studying and/or working each day?  How much of this time is spent reading?
 8-10 hours
9.     How much time do you spend on the internet each day?
 3-4 hours
10. How much time do you spend watching television or streaming video each day? 
 2 hours
11. How much time do you spend totally unconnected from all media technology each day?
 When I'm sleeping or in class
12. What are your favorite forms of relaxation and entertainment?
 Watching TV or playing with my dogs
13. Complete the following sentences: “Reading is  . . .”
 Entertaining
14. Complete the following sentence: “My favorite book is . . .”
 The Hobbit
15. Complete the following sentence: “The word “literary” refers to . . .”
 Any form of literature that teaches you something. 

16. Complete the following sentence: “Reading poetry is like . . .”
       Staring at an empty wall.