So far in our research and writing process, Andrew and I have been able to collect a great deal of information from our field site in the little time that we have been doing our research. We try to add some new to our table of contents daily if not weekly, and we are always in contact we one another making sure that we are on the same page. For our writing process we have decide to use a video essay instead of a written one so that our audience can better understand what we are trying to show them. We have our rough draft for WA#4 and are gathering all our archives into one place so that we can begin to put it all together in a video essay. We don’t need anything from our classmates based on the fact that our project is over the basketball team which we are going to try to start making contact with to begin interviewing. My questions for Dr. Carter are: Is this where we are supposed to be?
Table of Contents:
Fieldnotes:
1) Fieldnotes # 1: The first set of fieldnotes is basically over the different types of things in the game of basketball that having to be read by the Commerce men’s basketball team.
2) Fieldnotes# 2: These are over the first practice that I went to. This practice was an easy practice because it was the last practice before the team began in-season practices. This was helpful to me because I got to watch the players truly interacting with one another as they played five on five.
3) Fieldnotes# 3: This set is over the second day of in-season practice. These show they guys working together to become better and get ready for the games while still adjusting to the new practices.
4) Fieldnotes#4: This set is over the game at DBU on 11/09/09. This was the third game of the season and my first game to watch. It was interesting to watch the guys interact in the midst of a fast pace game.
Writing Assignments:
1) WA#1: This assignment is a look at my own past with literacy sponsors with the use of the text “Literacy Sponsors” by Deborah Brandt. This is when I found the topic of reading in the game of basketball.
2) WA#2: This assignment was over the literacy in a specific community. I chose to look at the specific community of a basketball team and how it reads during a game. I used pictures that I had taken from the boy’s varsity team at my high school.
3) WA#3: This assignment was a research proposal over mine and Andrew study of the Commerce men’s basketball team. This really helped me lay out what I had and what I need to get for our project.
4) WA#4: This assignment is a mini version of our big project and is at this moment still a rough draft.
Interviews:
1) Players: Our first interview is of Andrew Davis. I interviewed him on video starting with how he began to play basketball and up until now playing in college and how he could see reading as literacy in the game of basketball.
2) Coaches: Interviewing of coach has been scheduled yet because unfortunately he has been out of town all week. But this interview will help us look into the history of the team.
Archives:
1) Pictures: We have an assortment of pictures. Some from when Andrew was younger and playing basketball which will be used in our WA#4, some from the game at DBU, and some that Andrew has taken at the gym.
2) Videos: We have one video from the game at DBU, and our first interview is on video.
Analysis:
Within a week of forming this table of contents, Andrew and I have been able to add a lot to it. First, I attend the game he had at DBU, Dallas Baptist University, and took notes to make for our first set of game fieldnotes. This fieldnotes were very different from the ones I had been taking at practice because this set captured the team having to interact with one another while playing another team. Second, we are on our way to have a final WA#4. Right now it is just a rough draft but it still gives us a lot of information. I was glad we did the rough draft for WA#4 because I had just planned on “winging” it and making the video from start to finish with what we had and not really sitting down and looking for the best way to format the information. Now that we have this rough draft I can see exactly what is going to happen in our WA#4 and it will make the video editing and final WA#4 easier to put together. The most crucial thing that we add to our table of contents was the interview of Andrew because our entire project is going to be based on the interviews that we collect so this was a great thing to get started. Last, we have added game pictures and videos and pictures of Andrew as a child. These are going to be very helpful in illustrating our WA#4 and final project.
Code Book:
We have added the 1 & 2 code to each of the categories. 1) If the player who was doing that type of reading was on the same page as the player he was reading. 2 ) If the player who was doing that type of reading mis-communicated with his teammate and there was a problem resulting. 2a) If the player missed his teammates clues altogether. Also we have added the N/A code. N/A = There was no reading done at all in that certain situation.
1. Reading players actions: Code: (PA) (PA1) (PA2) (PA2a)
Ex. Shuffling of feet, Body language, Head nods, Hand gestures, etc.
2. Reading players eyes: Code: (RPE) (RPE1) (RPE1) (RPE2a)
Ex. Certain looks, where they are looking on the floor, etc.
3. Verbal Communication: Code: (VC) (VC1) (VC2) (VC2a)
Ex. Play calls, Coach’s instruction, one word descriptions, anything verbal, etc.
4. Reading physical actions: Code: (RPA) (RPA1) (RPA2) (RPA2a)
Ex. Changes in directions, changes in speed, where the ball moves, etc
5. Reading Surroundings: Code: (RS) (RS1) (RS2) (RS2a)
Ex. The scoreboard, the crowd, the coach, the refs, etc.
6. No reading took place at all: Code: (N/A)
Ex. A player may score on his own or do something out of pure instinct rather than by reading players on the floor.
