Unit 1

Welcome

1. What is anthropology and why is it important?
2. In what ways has your life been improved by anthropology?
3. How is anthropology important for society?
4. Why did you take this class?
5. What do you hope to learn while taking this class?
6. What types of learning styles do you prefer? Please list them and be specific. You have been a student for some time now and should have preferences.
7. What type of learning do you prefer not to use? Why? (agan specifcs are important here. If you write something like “I don’t like learning by doing work” that is not gonna get it done.)
8. We will often do group work. Do you prefer to have groups assigned or choose them yourself? How do you deal with a group member that has not contributed?
9. Deadlines are an important aspect of getting through the curriculum. How would you like to deal with missed deadlines and late work?
10. How do you prefer to have work assigned? Daily, by unit…   Also how do you want to handle the issue of needing more time? Scheduled time out of class (break for example) work on your own outside of class…

Assignment 1- Read and Take Notes Chap 1

Assignment # 2-Famous Anthropologists and their Disciplines

Assignment# 3- Iceman Murder Mystery

Assignment #4-Easter Island (Applied Anthropology)

Assignment #5- Historical Archeology

endurance running article

Endurance running

Human Dispersal Articles

Out of Africa

Hybrid theory

Multiregionalism

Neanderthal in the media

Part A

1. Create a list of terms that you associate with the human relative Neanderthal.
2. Do a google image search and create a graphic that represents how you believe the public perceives Neanderthal
3. Create a post/tweet/snap that reflects the popular perception of Neanderthal (this does not require the use of the associated platforms for production)

Part B

1. For each of the stereotypes presented with either the list you have created or from the images you have chosen to use attempt to find evidence that would refute or rewrite our understanding (misunderstanding?) of Neanderthal.

Final Assessment

Part 1.

Create an artifact to illustrate human evolution.  This artifact should clearly demonstrate what theory you believe(out of africa, multiregionalism, hybrid theory) . Included should be a clear understanding of the process of evolution, the timeline that this process occurred on, the evidence to support your argument and a description of how this is represented in the modern population(lactase persistence, language development, brain development, abstract/cultural development).

• Examples of artifacts
• Essay
• Timeline and map
• Video
• Podcast
• Social Media
• Infographic

Part 2

Multiple Choice Exam


Chapter Guided Notes
(just in case you can't find yours)

Becoming Human

Examining evidence.

1. Using the interactive found here create a graph that illustrates the relationship between human history and brain size.
2. Based on your research within the interactive examine 2 other factors that show a relationship between evolution and who we are today. Create a visual (infographic, graph, map ...) that shows this relationship. 

Got Lactase- Case study

Got Lactase- Case study

Got Lactase Case Study Schedule

Period 1

Pre case study questions

Watch Video 1- Spencer Wells

Read Milk revolution article

Answer post movie and article questions 

Got Lactase? Coevolution of genes and culture Quiz

Video 1- Spencer Wells

Article-Lactase Persistence The milk revolution

Quiz (use notes and handouts)