In​ ​a​ ​Ethnographic​ ​Essay,​ ​You​ ​Can: 

Answer​ ​Questions​ ​Like: Add​ ​Elements​ ​Such​ ​As:

● What​ ​sets​ ​this​ ​group​ ​apart? ● Quotations

● What​ ​do​ ​they​ ​struggle​ ​with? ● Description​ ​of:

● Settings
● What​ ​can​ ​you​ ​learn​ ​through
observation? ● Artifacts

● How​ ​do​ ​they​ ​function? ● Rituals

● Why​ ​do​ ​they​ ​come​ ​together? ● Beliefs

● Where​ ​do​ ​they​ ​gather? ● Interviews

● Who​ ​is​ ​involved? ● Documentation​ ​of​ ​Artifacts

● What​ ​is​ ​everyone’s​ ​role? ● Notes

● What​ ​do​ ​they​ ​have​ ​to​ ​say​ ​about​ ​their ● Eye-Witness​ ​Accounts
experiences​ ​in​ ​the​ ​group?

Structure​ ​Your​ ​Essay​ ​With: Include​ ​Research​ ​Into​ ​The​ ​Group’s:

● An​ ​introduction​ ​that​ ​compels​ ​further ● History

reading​ ​with​ ​a​ ​good​ ​title​ ​and​ ​hook.
You​ ​can​ ​do​ ​this​ ​with​ ​description, ● Background
quotations​ ​or​ ​other​ ​means.
● Customs
● A​ ​essay​ ​body​ ​that​ ​adds​ ​all​ ​your
experiences,​ ​notes​ ​and​ ​interviews​ ​into ● Culture
a​ ​comprehensive​ ​look​ ​at​ ​the​ ​group
you’re​ ​studying.​ ​It​ ​shouldn’t​ ​infer​ ​any ● Effects
personal​ ​judgments​ ​or​ ​conclusions​ ​on
what​ ​YOU​ ​think​ ​of​ ​the​ ​group. ● Problems

● A​ ​conclusion​ ​that​ ​answers​ ​the

question​ ​of​ ​why​ ​you​ ​decided​ ​to
highlight​ ​this​ ​group​ ​and​ ​why​ ​they
matter.​ ​You​ ​should​ ​leave​ ​us​ ​with
something​ ​to​ ​think​ ​about​ ​through
linking​ ​your​ ​introduction​ ​to​ ​your
conclusion,​ ​a​ ​powerful​ ​thought​ ​or
quotations,​ ​etc.