Unit 3 Schedule AU16

October 20

Introduction to Ethnography

Unit 3: Research
for a Cause

Listen to This American Life episodes (Harper

High School Part 1 and 2) (approximately 2
hours of listening)

Analyzing Politics and Media

Essay Due

The Little Tiger Handbook R1a-i pp. 80-90

October 25

Work on Websites
Work on Research Project

October 27

Is Google Making Us Stupid?

Bring in two short discussions

of groups you would like to
work on for your research
project (150 words each).
Research Essay Proposal Due

Observation Exercise
Read David Sedariss Stepping Out

October 29

Ethnographic Interviewing
Interviewing and Observations

November 1

Class Meets in Library!

Must have at least one

interview scheduled
Read and bring in two articles
you have found for use in your
research project

November 3

Read articles you found in library, bring to

classyou should have at least four articles
Annotated Bibliographies
Review The Little Tiger Handbook R-2 and R-3
and skim pp. 109-146, reading *only* entries
youll need
The Little Tiger Handbook R-4 pp. 97-108

Unit 3 Schedule AU16

November 8

The Little Tiger Handbook W-4a-d pp. 17-28

Annotated Bibliography Due

Write your thesis statement
and bring to class
Rewrite of one Unit 2 essay
due

November 10

November 15

Write a 500 word body

paragraph of your essay and
bring to class
Introductions for the Research Essay

Write a 250 word section of

your essay and bring to class

Write two alternative introductions in class

November 17

Conclusions for the Research Essay

Write two alternative conclusions in class

Write 1000 words of your

research essay and bring to
class

November 22

Class is cancelled

November 24

ThanksgivingNo Class!

November 29

WorkshopMacro

Full Draft of Research for a

Cause Essay due

December 1

WorkshopMicro

December 6

Final work on websites

Submit final websites via email by 10pm

December 8

Wrap-Up