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Anthr 1: Extra Credit Opportunity One-page response to short research topic (worth up to 10 points)
Absolutely NO late assignments will be accepted for this extra credit opportunity.
Review the information presented about primate ecology in your textbook (the first half of Chapter 7). You will need this information to answer the second half of this extra credit opportunity.
Choose your favorite non-human primate species to research. Identify your primate species by its taxonomic name (genus and species) AND its specific common name at the top of your response.
IMPORTANT: Choose a specific primate species , not a general group term like “lemur” or “baboon”, not a taxonomic classification like “Haplorrhine” or “monkey”).
Using reliable sources outside of your textbook, research where your chosen non-human primate species lives (region and habitat), what they eat, whether they are generally diurnal or nocturnal, how big they are (males and females), how active they are in general, the size of their groups and the dangers they face (predators, for example, each other, maybe?). You may include other details if you like, but the aforementioned are the required pieces of information for this assignment.
THEN: Compare your research with the information presented in the textbook. Does your brief research correlate with the information about the predicted balance between food quality consumed and energy expended as presented in the textbook? Do not leave this part out of your short essay response!
Write a brief ORIGINAL report on your findings ( no copying from any source).
Do not include quotes or pictures. Tell me what you learned in your own words entirely.
REQUIREMENTS:
Your name and the date of this assignment in the top left corner of your paper. DO NOT put my name or the course name/number at the top of the page.
Identify the taxonomic and common names for your primate species at the top of your essay response.
No title page, no abstract, no footnotes.
Include a source page in which you list all of the research sources you consulted.
Minimum one full page of text. More is OK, less is not.
Double-spaced, one-inch margins all around, typed in English, 12-point font.
Use grammar befitting of a college student who cares about her/his grade. Spell-check and re-read your paper before submitting it to the drop box for this assignment on the course website.
Save and submit your paper as a Word doc or .docx or as .rtf or .pdf files. Canvas does not accept work submitted in .pages or as Google Docs, Google Drive shared documents or as ZIP files.
IMPORTANT:
Every student must write his or her own, original report based on their personal understanding of the topic and written specifically for this class at DVC. Do not copy (plagiarize) from any source.
Plagiarism means copying anyone else’s words and/or sentence structure and trying to pass them off as your own, original work. Review this website to understand what is plagiarism and what is not: http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/what-is-plagiarism/
Plagiarized papers will not receive points for this extra credit opportunity.
Grading Rubric
This extra credit opportunity is worth up to 10 points. I am looking for depth and breadth of research on an appropriately identified topic, comparative analysis of your subject AND originality of your work.
Excellent work (score 9-10):
Demonstrates thorough research of the topic through specific, detailed report.
Analysis includes thorough comparison of chosen primate species with textbook statements.
Conclusion is comprehensive and concise.
Good work (score 8):
Demonstrates moderate research of the topic, but lacks sufficient detail.
Analysis includes comparison of chosen primate species with textbook statements, but left out comparative details.
Conclusion is adequate but not thorough.
Adequate work (score 6-7):
Demonstrates some understanding of the topic but lacks sufficient discussion and details.
Analysis includes some discussion of the topics but lacks details and/or insufficient understanding of research information.
Able to draw generic conclusion.
Inadequate work (score 1-5):
Demonstrates some understanding of the topic, but little effort was made to complete this assignment.
Little demonstration of having learned anything about the topic.
Did not understand the assignment (did not choose a specific primate species ).
Plagiarized work or no assignment submitted by the due date (11:00 p.m. Friday 3/9/2018):
score of “0”.
Email me at [email protected] if you have difficulty uploading your assignment. Absolutely NO late assignments will be accepted for this extra credit opportunity.
