How to Write an Observation Paper

Grab your reader's attention by writing an observation paper about a live event or person. Utilize observation skills, story-telling and good note-taking to keep track of what happened during the experience. Details are extremely important in this type of paper, as you want readers to feel like they were there when it happened. Observation papers are often written about performance art events, field trips, interviews and general observations about life in the world.

Things You'll Need

  • Note paper
  • Pen
  • Computer
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Instructions

    • 1

      Attend the event that you are writing about for your paper. Bring a pen and paper to take good notes. Write down your experience including the way you felt, your sensory experience and the mood of others present.

    • 2

      Sketch at least two stories about the event before beginning to write the paper. These should utilize your narrative skills and describe your experience in as much detail as possible. Be specific and try to make the reader feel like they were actually there through your descriptions. Include sounds, smells, information about the crowd, specific details about one person and whatever else caught your attention the most.

    • 3

      Write the introductory section of the paper. Your paper should include an introduction with your main idea for the paper, or your thesis topic, as well as general information on the event, interview or experience that you observed. This includes the date, person or event, location and any other pertinent information.

    • 4

      Write the body of your paper. Include the stories that you previously sketched out in this section. Write about your experience in as much detail as you can to try to show the reader what you saw when you were there. The body needs to be at least three paragraphs in any paper, but ask your professor or teacher about page number guidelines before writing.

    • 5

      Write the conclusion of the paper. Wrap up the information that you portrayed during the paper with any final thoughts on the subject. Let your readers know whether you enjoyed the experience and whether it is something that you would repeat. Conclude with lessons that you learned or things that you will take away from this observation.

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