Comp: making field notes

English10 Composition
Assignment Date: Wed, Oct 11, 2006

In class: Do writing based on interviews

Readings: 3 essays on work

Homework: Make observations of a place (a grocery store, auto track, football practice), an event (car races, pep assembly), or someone working (a day care teacher, a football coach, a custodian)--something you may be able to use in your writing. Be sure to take several pages of notes. Get at least 10 pieces of information from that observation. What do they look like? What is the place like? Describe them doing things, both what they do and how they do it. Explain what they are trying to accomplish.