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What would you ask?

If you were conducting interviews for a story like "The Double Mastectomy Rebellion," what questions would you want to ask a breast cancer patient with cancer in only one breast who is contemplating whether to have a single mastectomy or a more intrusive and expensive double mastectomy? What questions would you ask her doctor? Please list a minimum of 3 questions each for the patient and for the doctor. Submit at least 6 questions total and indicate which are for patient and which are for doctor.

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Subject: Journalism

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

What would you ask? Descriptions
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Number of questions 20 %	Poor Has only 1-3 questions total. Does not have questions to direct to both the patient and the doctor	Fair Has only 3-5 questions total.	Good Lists a total of 6 questions: 3 questions to ask a patient and 3 questions to ask a doctor.	Excellent Lists more than 6 questions with at least 3 for the patient and 3 for the doctor.
Quality 60 %	Poor Asks leading questions. Asks insensitive questions. Asks questions that subject couldn't possibly answer (Asks the doctor a question better suited for patient or vice versa)	Fair Asks mostly yes/no questions.	Good Questions are short and simple. Asks a mix of questions with the majority being open ended. Questions are designed to elicit quotes about the subject's emotions, interactions and experiences.	Excellent Questions are easy to understand and answer; At least 6 questions are open ended; additional questions are designed to confirm facts.
Grammar/Spelling 20 %	Poor 6+typos or errors; no punctuation used	Fair 3-6 typos and punctuation and spelling errors	Good 1 error	Excellent Flawless copy