Korean culture; Writing the Ethnography 

Korean culture; Writing the Ethnography

Order instructions:
– As you look over the attached document You will notice I have to choose a subculture to talk about. I chose to write about the Korean subculture, So that is what I want my paper to be about and just follow the instructions from there.
– Make sure you follow the instructions accordingly.
– Lastly Absolutely NO PLAGIARISM

Writing the Ethnography
This assignment will take you into the field to observe a subculture in the community. You
will write a 1,500-2,000 word essay that uses field research and reading as the basis for
interpretation of how the subculture sees things. This necessarily will be a limited picture,
so it should focus on some aspect of the culture that emerges from your observations. This
essay should have the following qualities:
? Be organized around some thesis or interpretation of how this culture sees things.
For example, how does the culture view authority figures, or what constitutes a
leader in the group?
? Offer a rationale for why this group constitutes a distinct culture
? Provide enough evidence from your field observations to make your interpretations
and commentary convincing.
Thinking about Subjects
Like any inquiry project, success depends on what motivates you. What makes you curious
about studying a certain local culture? Do you have a family member you’ve always wanted
to know better who just happens to be a truck driver, a farmer, an emergency room nurse, a
migrant worker? Maybe your best friend is a member of a social group you’d like to
study—a Baptist youth group, rock climbers, or Deadheads—and can offer access. If you’re
an older student, perhaps you have a niece or a nephew or possibly one of your own
children who is a member of the local girls’ tennis team, the youth ballet company, or the
bowhunters club.
Might your professional interests be relevant to this project? Say you want to be a police
officer; might it be enlightening to hang with a few officers to find out what it is like? If you
have an interest in writing, then the ethnography assignment promises to be a great
learning experience, no matter what culture you choose to study. You’ll get practice in
observation, note-taking, interviewing, and profiling—skills that are invaluable for writers
of any kind. Possible subjects are all around you!
? In the introduction establish a reason for your search. Introduce us to this
subculture, its background or history.
? Give us a day in the life. Tell us what happened when you went to the comic
shop/church/meeting place. Use specific sensory detail to create an experience
for the reader. Your “day in the life” should focus on language ?(how the
subculture talks, specific terms) artifacts? (objects or things the subculture uses)
and rituals? (what they do, their rituals and routines).
? Use secondary sources, in the style to describe how things are done and provide
context and background.
? In your conclusion, think about what value this subculture has or why it exists.
How do they view the world? What does this subculture’s existence say about
our world? What did you gain from your investigation?
What’s Promising Material and What Isn’t?
1. The culture is accessible to you.
2. The culture’s members gather at places that you can visit.
3. The culture interests you in some way.
4. The culture might lend itself to library or online research.
5. You are not a member of this culture.
How Do You Know It’s a Culture?
? Does the group you want to study, feel, at least implicitly, a sense of
identification with each other as members? Do group members share certain
behaviors, outlooks, beliefs, or motivations for belonging?
? Do they share a common language? Do they tend to describe things in
similar ways, or use words or phrases that have special significance to the
group? Do they share an interest in certain objects or artifacts?
Due Dates:
Ballenger, Bruce and Michelle Payne. The Curious Reader: Exploring Personal and
Academic Inquiry. 2
nd
ed. NY: Pearson Longman, 2006.
ALTERNATE OPTION: SERVICE ADVENTURE:
For the service adventure, I’m challenging you to take the next step. A writer creates out of life
experience, what wisdom he gathers in his journey through this troubled world. For this essay
option, you to go out into the community, find a service organization that helps those in need,
and lend a helping hand.
Objective:
We can’t change the world, but through our actions and choices we can help make the world a
better place. Your first goal is to find an organization that you want to know more about. Service
organizations in this community exist to help everyone from battered wives to handicapped
adults. Once you’ve selected an organization, go there. Take a notebook along and learn
everything you can. Pay close attention to the building, the physical space, and the atmosphere.
Jot down details about the people there: lines of dialogue, physical descriptions. Consider
lending a helping hand. You are there as a witness, but you can also help and if you do so your
writing will speak of direct experience and therefore carry more authority and power. Hands-on
experience could provide an intriguing angle to your writing. This also means interviewing
people who volunteer there will give you unique perspectives.
Writing Structure:
Once you’ve gathered your observations and date, you will compose your rough draft. Think
about an outline that looks something like this:
? Introduction: Why did you choose this organization? What were your initial
expectations? Phrase your initial thesis as a question, but as your draft evolves make it
into a statement that takes a stand.
? Background: What is this organization? The history? What problem does it confront?
Here is an ideal place to weave in secondary sources with statistics or research.
? Experience: What happened when you went there? Here, you want to use sharp,
sensory specific details to bring your writing alive. Show us this place, these people.
Provide an experience for the reader.
? The people: Who did you meet while you were there? What did they tell you? What are
their struggles? What gives them hope?
? Conclusion: How were you changed by what you saw? Do you believe in this
organization? Why or why not?

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