Directions to students:
1)
Describe the experience of
performing an academic observation. How did your approach/methodology
compare to the way you ordinarily look at your surroundings? Did observing
feel like a scholarly practice? Why or why not?
2)
What was it like to write a
paper based on your observations? Did/how did your writing process differ
from that of composing other essays in your academic past?
3)
How effective were your
field notes? If you did, or were to repeat the observation, how did/would
your note-taking process change?
4)
What do you consider the
strength of this essay? Why?
5)
What aspect of the essay are
you least satisfied with at this point?
6)
What is the main point of
your essay?
7)
Underline the 3 sentences
that best represent your detailed observation.
8)
Place an asterisk * in the
margins next to your 3 main attempts to make meaning from your observations.
9)
What kind of feedback would
be most helpful to you in revising? What questions do you have about this
essay?
