Writer’s Journal #15 – Fieldnotes Practice
OVERVIEW As part of Writing Project #2, you will need to take detailed observations and fieldnotes of the ritual, practice, behavior, or habit (what we will generically refer to as a cultural phenomenon) that you will be exploring. Observation is essential in many types of research, and in an ethnography careful observation is critical. DIRECTIONS In this Writer’s Journal, you will have the opportunity to begin to gather observations for Writing Project #2 and to work on fieldnotes about those observations. To that end, be sure to review the course materials on making observations and fieldnotes. Then, go to the place where you can observe the phenomenon that will be the focus of your ethnography. Be sure to bring something to write with (pen & paper, computer, etc.). Step 1 Take notes using the questions below to help guide you (be sure not to make judgments—take notes only on what you observe). Remember that you will first need to take observation notes and then later turn them into fieldnotes (via the questions below): - What do you see? Describe the objects, colors, shapes, patterns of movement. - What do you hear? Describe sounds, music, and any patterns you can hear. - What do you smell? Describe any food or environmental smells. - What do you touch? Describe what physical parts of the environment you are in contact with and how they feel. - What do you taste? Is there anything in the environment that you can (or should taste)? If so, what does it taste like? Step 2 Next, turn your observations to the people and their actions (being sure not to make judgments): - How do people move through the place? How do they help to define the space? - Describe the actions of the people in the place. What are they doing? - Do you observe any special patterns of behavior among the people you observe? Do people seem to be doing certain actions in certain ways at certain times or in certain specific places? - Do you notice any special patterns of speech? Are people saying certain things over and over? Are they greeting each other in particular ways? - What else jumps out at you as you observe people in this space? Be sure to be as detailed and thorough as possible as you are you taking observational notes, and use examples where possible when writing out your fieldnotes.
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