Observations

Goal:    to gather information about a topic through observing details of sight, sound, taste, touch and smell
Time:    40 minutes

There are many writing tasks that will require you to report a scene or situation excatly as you viewed it.  Some real life examples would be taking meeting minutes or describing the scene of an accident to a police officer.  Some writing examples are using personal experience in an argumentative essay in order to appeal to emotions or describing a workplace in an analysis of cultural and social attitudes.  No matter the purpose, keen observation skills will be helpful to you in many ways.

For this activity you are asked to observe a workplace, keeping a clear purpose in mind.  You will be asked to analyze the place from two points of view: the view of the customer and the view of the employee.  Your observation should record all sensory detail, including conversations and other sounds. You can use the form below.

Employee Point of View

Sights
 

Customer Point of View

Sights