Reading Response #4 Prompt

What are each of the central claims in Mangu-Ward, Joh, and Quarmby? Analyze the kinds of research (primary, secondary) and evidence (personal experience, facts) the authors use in support of their claims. How much are you influenced by the kinds of research and evidence provided? Why or why not? How do your prior values and beliefs affect how you read these essays?

2006 Rosebowl Pregame: ethos, pathos, & logos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETLXMT2sAl4

Prompt for Reading Response #3

How do Casassa and Dudley enact what you learned about ethnography in Chapter 10? What are some effective ways that they describe the culture they are studying? Cite examples. What evidence do the authors provide for their interpretations of the culture they are studying ? Give specifics. What kinds of specific research can you do to provide similar evidence for your own potential topic? Why?

Here are some helpful resources on the web to help you with Essay 3 (clink on the links below to visit each site):

A link to TCU student organizations (this is a great and exhaustive list of on-campus groups and organizations, divided into sub-categories like "Cultural/International," "Religious," and "Political." You might be surprised by how many groups there are that you've never even heard of):
http://www.sds.tcu.edu/organizations/organization_list_of_orgs.asp

A link to the Wikipedia entry on subcultures (it includes a list of subcultures that might help you as you brainstorm possible topics):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_youth_subcultures

Another, more regional/local list of possible subcultures (examples of ethnography topics from an anthropology class at UT Arlington):
http://www.sil.org/~headlandt/students.htm#scenes

This story is about Tongan football players at Trinity High School in Euless (it might help you to think in new ways about our own "tribal rituals":
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95295728

Katie Couric's profile of Trinity High School and the Tongan members of the football team:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbHffGdbEpw

Air Guitar Nation trailer:
http://www.airguitarnation.com/new/

King of Kong trailer:
http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/06/18/the-king-of-kong-movie-trailer/

Young at Heart trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UNEqfYwb6c

Jesus Camp trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzOaaLN5vvk