Autoethnography Paper

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Autoethnography Paper

Autoethnography is defined as a form of qualitative research in which an author uses self-reflection and writing to explore anecdotal and personal experience and connect this autobiographical story to wider cultural, political, and social meanings and understandings (Webster).

Autoethnography writing is research writing about the connection and relationship between self and social. It can look at identity, culture, race and/or ethnicity within the social world. Ethnographers use writing-based research to interpret their own narrative.

For this paper, you will be reading about and researching how identity shapes your sense of self. We will discuss and analyze aspects of race and ethnic identity along with larger social and cultural issues. We will also read and study the current situation that involves living through a pandemic.

Every ethnographic paper is separate and unique because it is based on your own personal story. You will be writing in a narrative format to tell about yourself while incorporating research to support how you define yourself in relation to an aspect of culture or society.

To better help your ethnographic focus, please choose between two societal aspects for your research:

Topic A: Describe your identity and how you define yourself in relation to your culture.

Topic B: Discuss your identity and how your life has changed due to the Coronavirus and the current global pandemic.

The paper should be written in essay format with paragraph structure. Your paper must be between 800-1,000 words in length. You will need to include direct quotation and/or paraphrasing from at least three sources from our course. Please use MLA formatting for your citation and include a works cited page.

Autoethnography Rubric

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Format: Autoethnography paper of 800-1,000 words and has the word count included at the end.

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Credit: Evidence is cited (in-text) in the form of direct quotation and/or paraphrasing; at least three complete sources in MLA format are listed (Works Cited page).

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Content: A thesis drives the content of this essay. You clearly introduce the reader to your societal focus.

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Narrative: You give a thorough description of yourself and link this to your societal concept.

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Explanation: Your ethnographic focus is clearly described with proper evidence to support your ideas.

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Conclusion: You do not directly repeat phrases from the essay, but highlight key info and concepts.

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Editing for clarity: Major grammar, punctuation and capitalization errors that hinder clear expression are missing.