Field Research: Ethnographic Interview
Design and Composition Worksheet
| Name ENG 111 Due Date Prof. Smith Field Research: Ethnographic Interview
Rationale—Compose a paragraph in which you explore the following: What quality/concept/idea are you interested in exploring? Why is this quality significant? How does this quality relate to Palmer/Maathai/O’Donohue/Rumi? Incorporate one quotation from an OnBeing podcast or a text to illustrate this connection. Who are you planning to interview about this quality? Explain why this person is a good interview candidate and why you selected her/him.
Interview Questions—List exactly ten interview questions you will ask your participant (but do not answer these questions in this section): 1. Who….? 2. What….? 3. When….? 4. Where….? 5. Why….? 6. How….? 7. What happens when….? 8. Do you are or disagree with….? 9. How would you define….? 10. Tell me about an experience….?
Interview Context—In one paragraph, explore the following: Whom did you interview? When did the interview take place? Where did the interview take place? Describe the interview: What went well? What did you learn?
Discussion—In three paragraphs, tell the story of your interview: What did you discuss with your participant? What did your participant have to say about the qualities you discussed? How did your participant relate to these qualities? Add a quotation from your conversation with your participant? What did you learn from your discussion with your participant?
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Field Research: Ethnographic Interview
In Progress Check List
Content
_____ Assignment incorporates Onbeing podcasts and/or readings in Rationale, Interview Questions and Discussion sections
_____ Assignment’s Rationale section includes a discussion of the concept to be addressed, a quotation from an Onbeing podcast/ course reading, and an introduction of the participant interviewed
_____ Assignment’s Interview Questions section includes a variety of open-ended questions
_____ Assignment’s Interview Context describes where and when the interview took place and how it went
_____ Assignment’s Discussion section tells the story of the interview from the interviewer’s perspective
_____ Assignment’s Discussion section incorporates at least one quotation from the participant
Organization
_____ Assignment is set up in MLA style: name, ENG 11, due date, Smith flush left
_____ Assignment’s title is perfectly centered using the MS Word icon
_____ Initial letters of assignment’s title are capitalized: Field Research: Ethnographic Interview
_____ Assignment has four clearly labeled sections that stand on their own lines: Rationale, Interview Questions, Interview Context, Discussion
_____ Rationale includes one quotation from either a podcast or a text we’ve discussed in class
_____ Interview questions are listed and numbered 1-10
_____ Interview questions are not answered in Interview Questions section
_____ Essay incorporates accurate MLA style for bibliographic source documentation
Language, Mechanics and MLA Style
_____ Paragraphs within Rationale, Interview Context and Discussion include a variety of sentence structures
_____ Assignment is edited carefully for correct standard written English
_____ Sentences in assignment are properly and effectively punctuated
_____ Assignment employs correct capitalization, especially of names and titles
_____ When referring to a text, podcast or the participant’s words or ideas, the writer uses substitutions for the tired expression talks about (talks about)