Reading Journal
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| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Kahn, Seth. “Https://Writingspaces.org/Sites/Default/Files/Kahn–Putting-Ethnographic-Writing.pdf.” Https://Writingspaces.org/, 2011, writingspaces.org/sites/default/files/kahn–putting-ethnographic-writing.pdf.
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| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | The article talks about Ethnographic writing and the ways that someone may approach writing. It talked about how Ethnographic writing is about peoples cultures. To understand these cultures one must spend time within said culture. One must also read about other people’s experiences within that culture. It also talked about sharing information that is esane no stone is left unturned and that the culture is represented as it should be. During the writing process don’t represent someone as something that they are not you don’t want to hurt a person from you writing. You want your reader to see what their values are and why or understand that group’s point. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | Ethnographic writing – A type of writing commonly done with anthropologists to show what makes that culture unique or different from others by their values and customs. |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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This article connects with my public speaking class in which I had to interview members in Ducks Unlimited. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | What is the best way to find research on your discourse community if it’s not very public? |