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I really liked this section in the book, it was very helpful. My favorite part was the Discovering a System for Notetaking. Observing for our project won't be too hard, but knowing what to write down when observing is the tricky part. The writing we do while observing must be organized enough so we can read later what we meant by it all. The example of professional field notes were extremely helpful as well. It gave me a clear idea of how to do it myself. After reading those two sections, "A Student's Fieldnotes" really helped me. It had really good tips on how to choose a subculture (which we already needed to do by the time I read this, but it was still good)  It then gives a sample observation from Michael who records what he sees, and then he responds to it. This chapter also talks about organizing our fieldnotes, which is of course, VERY helpful. I did an observation tonight and after reading this, I feel much more comfortable with knowing how to use the information I collected.