to where you use will also help you set up your paper, by helping you them. Rogoff’s work articulate what is going on in your sociocultural activity is important or significant why Keep in precepts about ethnocentrism. You do not want to use judgmental or mind Rogoff’s normative language about what is better or worse, but rather analyze what is happening neutrally. How to Organize your Paper Argument statement The thesis of your paper should make a claim about what participants in the sociocultural activity you are analyzing know to do, including any differences in their participation and any evidence for cultural change. The argument statement is due February 16th and is worth 1% of your grade. Background Then, give an overview of the sociocultural activity in your cultural community. You will want to describe the rules or expectations of this sociocultural activity. For example: Where does this tend to take place? Who tends to participate? (And who does not?) What is the goal of the activity? What is the emotional attitude participants are expected to take in the activity? This description is important as a set-up for your analysis. It may feel silly to you to do so, as you will be but doing so will help your reader understand what is pointing out “the obvious,” going on. Analysis of the Interaction Here you should provide evidence to support your argument. This means pointing out where in your activity you see participants demonstrate their development and how their development might vary (in terms of their roles, etc). You should quote from the recording when necessary, quoting exactly what people say and how they say it, including their stutters, pauses, and curse words. If you have video, you may include a still in the paper, if you want to make a point about bodily posture or spatial arrangements; otherwise, provide a detailed description from your notes. Conclusion In your conclusion, you should restate the major points from your analysis, using different words. You can be more specific here than you were in the introduction now that you have developed your argument in the paper. (Note how Rogoff re-states her argument, varying her word choice.) How I Will Evaluate Your Paper You need to show that you have understood In The Cultural Nature of Human Development. order to do that, you will have to show me that you are making use of that text and its ideas in your paper.
to where you use them. Rogoff’s work will also help you set up your paper, by helping you articulate why what is going on in your sociocultural activity is important or significant Keep in mind Rogoff’s precepts about ethnocentrism. You do not want to use judgmental or normative language about what is better or worse, but rather analyze what is happening neutrally. How to Organize your Paper Argument statement The thesis of your paper should make a claim about what participants in the sociocultural activity you are analyzing know to do, including any differences in their participation and any evidence for cultural change. The argument statement is due February 16th and is worth 1% of your grade. Background Then, give an overview of the sociocultural activity in your cultural community. You will want to describe the rules or expectations of this sociocultural activity. For example: Where does this tend to take place? Who tends to participate? (And who does not?) What is the goal of the activity? What is the emotional attitude participants are expected to take in the activity? This description is important as a set-up for your analysis. It may feel silly to you to do so, as you will be pointing out “the obvious,” but doing so will help your reader understand what is going on. Analysis of the Interaction Here you should provide evidence to support your argument. This means pointing out where in your activity you see participants demonstrate their development and how their development might vary (in terms of their roles, etc). You should quote from the recording when necessary, quoting exactly what people say and how they say it, including their stutters, pauses, and curse words. If you have video, you may include a still in the paper, if you want to make a point about bodily posture or spatial arrangements; otherwise, provide a detailed description from your notes. Conclusion In your conclusion, you should restate the major points from your analysis, using different words. You can be more specific here than you were in the introduction now that you have developed your argument in the paper. (Note how Rogoff re-states her argument, varying her word choice.) How I Will Evaluate Your Paper You need to show that you have understood The Cultural Nature of Human Development. In order to do that, you will have to show me that you are making use of that text and its ideas in your paper.
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