Anthropology help

ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION

Directions: Answer the question below according to the instructions. DUE: Please see the syllabus and Course Calendar for the due date and time. No late papers will be accepted. Answers will be graded by the following criteria: thoroughness (not leaving any part of the question unanswered), accuracy, clarity of expression and organization. Points are deducted for misspellings, ungrammatical sentences and formatting errors. Please see the rubric for specific grading criteria. SOURCES: You may USE ONLY THE TEXT BOOK, POWERPOINT NOTES AND FILM LINKS ON THE COURSE WEBSITE.

If you use outside sources, you will fail the assignment.

All definitions, terms, examples and information must come from class sources. Include a list of your sources at the end of your paper, and remember to use in-text citations when you use information in your paper to support your ideas. A guide to using in-text citations can be found at:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/

You are not required to use MLA formatting, if you prefer to use any other standard citation format, such as APA.

If you are submitting your paper through Bb, please follow the file submission guidelines on the

instructions page.

Follow the formatting guidelines below and be sure to include your name on the title page. I may print this out, so I need your name on your paper.

Project Format Guidelines

° All papers must have a complete heading that includes your name, your college name, the assignment number or title, and the date. ° All papers must be typed and double-spaced. ° The pages of all papers longer than one page must be numbered and stapled if you are handing it in during lecture. ° All papers must have 1" margins on all four sides. ° All papers must use MLA documentation or other standard style to credit all sources.

Before you turn in any piece of writing, make sure that it adheres to all of the above criteria. You will lose one-third of a letter grade for each criterion you fail to meet; in the case of source citation errors, you will lose one third of a letter grade for each type of error you make

consistently. These penalties can add up quickly and can lower your grade to subterranean regions. Spelling: Make sure that you proofread your papers carefully. Papers containing 5 or more spelling errors will lose one-third of a letter grade, those with 10 or more errors will lose two- thirds of a grade, and so forth. Remember that the spell-checker is a useful device, but that it will not save you from writing "it's" when you mean "its," or "their" when you should write "there" (MMW 2000).

Question: Choose and assess a model for the origins of modern H. sapiens, providing evidence that supports your choice. Where and when did modern humans arise?

This project is designed to see if you can evaluate a theory based on the evidence as well as summarize a theory. Explain why you think it's the best theory, based on the evidence you read about, and briefly describe the weaknesses both of the theory you chose, and the theories you rejected. The best chapters to use to help you answer this question are chapters 5, 12 and 13, but other information may be found in the book and powerpoint notes.

Essay Organization Suggestions

Paragraph 1: introduction A brief paragraph that explains what the theories are and what they attempt to explain. In this paragraph, clearly state your essay thesis: which theory you accept. Paragraphs 2 - ??: Essay body In the main section of your paper, you will evaluate the theories. To do this, the table below will help you organize your thoughts. If you write a paragraph for each box, your essay will be both thorough and complete, and hopefully, correct. Table 1: Fill in the table, briefly listing the pieces of evidence. Theory Evidence For Evidence Against Multi-regional evolution

Complete Replacement

Partial Assimilation

Last Paragraphs: conclusion Write one or two paragraphs that clearly summarize which theory you prefer and why. The preceding paragraphs merely described the evidence for and against. In this section, come out strongly in favor of a theory.