ANT 101 WEEK 5

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A good start to what should be an interesting paper, but you do have much work to do and seem to be confused about parts of the assignment. You have identified a topic for Part I of the assignment, but are confused about the culture you are to discuss and the source you are to use. You are discussing American society or an American subculture. For example, you could discuss gender in African American culture. Your source for Part I must be specific to the topic and the culture that you are discussing. The source you list is an edited textbook with, depending on the edition, 62 to 69 articles written by different authors. For an edited volume you must specify the specific article you are using. Andersen and Collins are the editors not the authors. Another problem with the source is that it is not found in the Ashford Library and is not available online. Part of the assignment is to demonstrate your ability to research a topic in a specific culture, identify and evaluate a reputable scholarly or statistical source, and use that source to support your discussion of gender in your culture.

 

You have selected an article from the required article list for Part II and summarized the source.

 

Proofread your work carefully for sentence structure, punctuation, spelling, and word choice and/or phrasing.

 

You need to work on your thesis statement. Make sure that you tell your readers what you will discuss including the cultures. Your thesis statement must tell your readers what you will discuss, including the main point that structures your paper. What is the main point that structures your paper? How are you going to join the two parts of the assignment together into a single paper?

 

You can use more than one scholarly source and/or statistics from sources such as those listed in the instructions for the assignment. You may need to identify additional sources and/or statistics to support your points. Look for sources in academic journals like those you used in the Week Two assignment where you identified thesis statements.

 

Be sure to use the flow chart for the final paper as you write your paper. Remember that you are writing about both cultures using cultural relativism. You are not expressing either positive or negative opinions about their cultural practices. Review the difference between cultural relativism and moral relativism discussed in the instructions for the final paper and keep the distinction in mind as your develop your paper.

 

Your discussion in Part I and Part II should be balanced. Part I should be two to two and a half pages in length. Part II should also be two to two and a half pages in length.

 

You conclusions should reinforce your thesis and provide a summary and tie together you main points. Include a self-reflexive analysis of what you learned while developing this paper in your conclusions.

 

Be sure to cite your sources throughout the paper. Make sure that citations and references are in proper APA format.

 

 

(2.24 / 3.5) Summarizes the Scholarly Source for Part I

Below Expectations - Attempts to summarize the scholarly source for Part I of the Final Paper; however, the summary is missing significant details.

Attempts to summarize an edited volume of 60 plus articles. There is no summary of a specific source. There is no discussion of American society or an American subculture.

(3.08 / 3.5) Summarizes the Scholarly Source for Part II

Proficient - Summarizes the scholarly source for Part II of the Final Paper. The summary is missing minor details.

(0.64 / 1) Composes a Working Thesis Statement That Sets up the Scope and Purpose of the Final Paper

Below Expectations - Attempts to set up the scope and purpose of the Final Paper in the working thesis statement; however, the thesis statement is very general and does not directly address the topic of the paper.

(0.32 / 0.5) Critical Thinking: Explanation of Issues

Below Expectations - Briefly explains the issue to be considered, but may not deliver additional information necessary for a basic understanding.

(0.32 / 0.5) Written Communication: Evidence and Sources

Below Expectations - Inconsistently utilizes sources and/or evidence that may be unrelated and offer little support to the ideas in the writing. 

(0.19 / 0.25) Written Communication: Control of Syntax and Mechanics

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.

(0.19 / 0.25) Written Communication: APA Formatting

Basic - Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements. 

(0.25 / 0.25) Written Communication: Page Requirement

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

(0.16 / 0.25) Written Communication: Resource Requirement

Below Expectations - Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

Overall Score: 7.39 / 10