ANTH 210

Assignments

Various assignments will be distributed quite evenly throughout the quarter.  These include:

1.       Section projects, consisting of short (roughly 500 words) essays that bring reading and lecture material from class to bear on specific topics assigned the previous week (due in section on weeks 2, 3, 5, 8, and 10).

2.       Discussion topics (one submission per section meeting, 10 total), based on the reading assigned since your previous section meeting, raise important questions or issues for discussion by the class (not queries for more information on a topic), and be carefully and concisely worded (25 to 75 words).  These must be printed out and brought to your weekly section meeting; in addition, send a copy to your section's EPost site before 10 a.m. on the day on which your section meets.

3.       Three in-class quizzes covering reading and lecture material in the prior weeks (see below for dates).   These will typically last about 20 minutes, and take the form of short-answer and identification questions.

4.       A final project, done in collaboration with 3 to 5 other students, on a topic chosen from a list provided later in the quarter; consists of (a) a 10-minute class presentation summarizing research conducted by your team including visual material (overheads, powerpoint, handouts), and (b) a brief “white paper” (policy recommendation and justification), based on the team research but conceived and written individually by each student, due December 11^th.  (A separate handout with further guidelines on the final project will be provided and posted on the course web later in the quarter.)

5.       Discussion section participation, evaluated by your TA over the entire course of the quarter on the basis of the quality of your participation (your contribution to section discussion, understanding of the course material, etc.).

Further details on each assignment will be provided in section meetings.

Written work and the final-project presentation will be evaluated on the basis of clarity, insight, and effort.  Evaluation of discussion participation will emphasize quality over quantity, but both will count.  Make-ups for assignments and quizzes will only be allowed if you can document a serious illness or family emergency; see your TA for details.