1.  The subculture of this ethnography is X  What are your pre-observation biases about this subculture?  What will you see?  What will you hear?  What do you think the insiders will be like?

2.    Describe the cultural scene.  What are some of the artifacts (instruments, physical tools, implements) of this subculture?

3.    According to the ethnographer, what is the history of this subculture? What did they perform at the beginning, and how/why did that change?  What is the main purpose of the subculture?

4.    How many members does this subculture have?  What do the members have in common?  In what ways are they diverse?

            5.    Pick a primary member of the subculture.

                    a.  Describe his/her character traits.

                    b.  What does this person bring to the subculture?

                    c.  How is s/he typical and/or representative of the subculture?

                    d.  How is s/he unique?

             6.    Identify some of the rules (written or unwritten) and routines of this subculture.  How do members of the subculture greet each

                    other?  Are there special events?  What differences are there between how the members dress?  Do they use any special language?

7.    Describe the power structure.  Who, officially, is in charge of the group?  How do you know?  How do members view the leader(s)?  What subgroups exist?

8.    What do the members of this subculture value?  What are the challenges they face?  How does this group impact members’ lives?  Does it have any impact on outsiders’ lives?

9.    How has this ethnography reinforced and/or changed your pre-observation biases about this subculture?  (University of Minnesota College in the Schools, 2009, p. 8).