ANTHROPOLOGY

ANTHROPOLOGY ESSAY-

Discuss the various types of descent groups.  What are their varying exclusions?

You may prepare you essay using your class notes, books and your word processing program. Enter the exam and paste in your response. I have set the exam/essay to maximum time (12 hours), this should give you plenty of time to edit your work. You will only be able to enter the exam/essay once. A possible solution - or key points for your essay - will be displayed in the grade book. The essay is not auto-graded.

KEY POINTS TO BE INCLUDED IN ESSAY:

*Unilineal descent is exclusive to one descent line.

*Matrilineal descent is exclusive to the female line.

*Patrilineal descent is exclusive to the male line.

*Ambilineal descent requires the individual to choose which line to affiliate with.

*There is a relationship between descent systems and a society's economy.

*Rural Chinese society is an example of patrilineal descent.

*Hopi society is based strictly on matrilineal descent.

*Samoan Islanders and other Pacific cultures are examples of ambilineal descent.

Please note the following Rubrics that I will be using to grade this session  

Rubrics for Essay Discussion Questions 20 points Content/Explanation = 75%  
Word Count if there is a word count required of 300 words 
225 – 249 = -2 points  
200 – 224 = -3 points  
175 – 199 = -4 points  
150 – 174 = -5 points  
125 – 149 = -6 points  
100 – 124 = -7 points  
50 – 99 = -8.5 points  
less than 50 = -12 points  
Explanation – Has the student sufficiently explained their ideas? Does the essay or the comment contain pertinent dates, details and specifics?

Good explanation – all questions answered and statements explained, all dates details and specifics included= full credit  
Good/fair explanation – student answers most questions and explains most statements/ideas but leaves some unexplained, some dates included but not all events have a specific date = - 2 points  
Fair/good – student answers some questions and explains statements/ideas, but leaves most unexplained, most events do not have a date included = -4 points  
Needs Improvement – student answers maybe one of the questions, gives basic ideas and does not explain the ideas, most specifics and dates left out = -6 points  
Not Satisfactory - student answers maybe one of the questions, gives basic ideas and does not explain the ideas, no dates or details are included = -10 points  
Grammar  
1-2 errors = -1 point  
3-5 errors = -3 points  
5+ errors = -5 points  
Late post = 10% deduction per day  
Plagiarism? Plagiarizing can result in an automatic 0 for the weekly discussion forum assignment.  
If you are taking information from a source, make sure that you cite it.