Each student will be required to write a 500 word report on one particular aspect of the culture, with particular attention to how it is integrated with other aspects of their culture. Each student will do a different aspect of the culture so that when they are all put together it will form a full ethnography of the culture. The topics, along with the dates they will be discussed, are posted on a separate sheet of paper. As a group you need to make sure that all aspects are covered.
You will be responsible for the section you sign up for and it should be an ongoing process of writing. For example, if you are assigned the mode of subsistence, you should write up the 500 word report on it right after it is discussed with your group. You can then post your draft to the group section in K-State Online so other members of your group can view it and discuss it. You may need to make a few changes throughout the semester based on your group’s comments, or based on changes you all decide to make to your culture later on in the semester.

Each section should include 3 elements.
1. Thorough description of the aspect of culture to be described (multiple paragraphs).
2. One paragraph comparing it to other real-world cultures.
3. One final paragraph briefly describing how it is integrated with other aspects of your culture. This may need to be written later in the semester after you see the whole culture take shape.

Grading criteria

30% Integration of culture. The aspect of culture you describe must be realistically integrated into the rest of the culture your group has created. Be sure that what you describe reflects the core values of the culture you are all creating. The last paragraph is your chance to defend what you have written as integrated with the rest of the ethnography. It should be believable in terms of the real world and the real cultures we have studied or that you researched outside of class.

30% Research. You should do some research into groups that have similar environments or characteristics as your own culture and make comparisons to these groups to show that your description is plausible.

20% Quality. Your contribution should be well-written. If you have troubleswith writing I highly encourage you to use the Writing Center on campus.

20%Creativity and Insight. This is the something extra you add by thinkingabout the material in-depth and tapping into your own creativity.