Spring 2016 Tues/Thurs 1-2:15pm
Hal Starratt, Ph.D. email: hal.starratt@wnc.edu
Phone: (775) 445-4292 (office); (775) 721-5016 (cell)
Office: 219 Aspen (Carson Campus, above Bookstore)
Hours: (Spring 2016): Mon-Thurs 12:15-1pm; Tues/Thurs 2:15-3pm.
COURSE DESCRIPTION : This is a 3 unit introductory course. It is transferable to any college or university in Nevada as Anthropology 101, and is accepted at colleges and universities elsewhere as the introductory course to cultural anthropology. It will fulfill the SOCIAL
SCIENCES requirements for all WNC degrees, and will count toward the Anthropology major at UNR, UNLV, and other baccalaureate institutions.
COURSE OBJECTIVES : The purpose of this class is to provide an introduction to the scientific discipline of Cultural Anthropology. Throughout the semester we will examine the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, and research methods of cultural anthropology, with a brief examination of the sub-disciplines of anthropology. A major goal of the course is to provide an awareness of the wide spectrum of cultural and social variation throughout the world, while at the same time illuminating those characteristics that are shared by all human beings. The class includes lectures, discussions, ethnographic films, and student presentations. Students will exercise academic skills in reading, writing, research, critical thinking, and oral communication. Computer and web access required. Weekly writing assignments will be submitted online through Turnitin.com
.
COURSE STRUCTURE:
1. READING RESPONSES 50% of Course Grade
• Fourteen (14) weekly writing assignments based on articles in the Annual Editions reader
and submitted by Thursday at midnight to the website Turnitin.com (see last page for
instructions, and Response Rubric below).
• One-page (300 words minimum) response to the issues raised in each article.
• Responses may include a summary of the author’s ideas, combined with a personal
reaction to the concepts presented in the reading.
• Questions from these readings will appear in the exams.
• Late assignments will receive up to 75% credit. Late assignments may be submitted up to
midnight Sunday, May 15 . No assignments will be accepted after this date.
Due Thursdays at midnight to Turnitin.
2. EXAMS 40% of Course Grade
• Midterm and Final will cover lectures, text material, films, and reading assignments.
• Make-up exams must be scheduled with me at least one week before the exam.
3. PARTICIPATION 10% of Course Grade
• Do the readings prior to class so that you can contribute to the discussions. Attendance is
also a factor in the course grade.

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4. RESEARCH PRESENTATION or TERM PAPER: (Optional)
• Required for a grade of “A”
(90% or higher) in the course.
• Grade on Presentation or Term Paper will have equal weight to the Midterm and Final.
• I will average the grades of the three: 1) Presentation/Term Paper, 2) Midterm, and 3) Final.
Presentation:
• Present a cultural analysis to the class (15-20minutes).
• Bibliography (MLA style): a formal summary of all research sources used is due to
Turnitin.com on Presentation date. (20% of grade).
• Cultures and dates of Presentations will be assigned individually.
• Cancellation of your Presentation will drop your course grade 10%.
Term Paper:
• Research Paper format: 8 page cultural analysis.
• Works Cited page: detailed MLA style (20% of the grade).
• Cultures will be assigned individually and will not overlap with those giving Presentations.
• Deadline:
Thursday April 21 to Turnitin.com.
• Note: there is a response due also on that date, so plan accordingly.
5. GRADING POLICY :
POINTS:
Responses (14)
Exams (+/- Presentation/Paper)
Participation
Total possible
280
224/
56
560
(499 point ceiling [89%, B+] for those who do not do the Presentation/Paper)
For all graded assignments:
94-100 = A; 90-93 = A-; 87-89 = B+; 84-86 = B; 80-83 = B-; 77-79 = C+; 74-76 = C;
70-73 = C-; 67-69 = D+; 64-66 = D; 60-63 = D-; 0-59 = F
“W” GRADES: I cannot assign a “W” grade for you. If you choose to withdraw from the course, it is your responsibility to do this yourself online by Apr 1 . Otherwise I will give you the grade you have earned by the date of the final.
EXCESSIVE ABSENCES: I will suspend grading assignments if more than four (4) class meetings are missed, whatever the reasons. This will necessitate a conference with me for reinstatement, and will lower your course grade.
6. REQUIRED TEXTS :
• Cormier and Jones:
INTRODUCTORY CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: AN INTERACTIVE
APPROACH (2nd ed.) 2014. This is a digital text on CD that comes with a free, printable
text in PDF format that is downloadable when the student registers the CD online. Many
other features are available when the CD is registered.
• Angeloni, ed. ANNUAL EDITIONS: ANTHROPOLOGY 38th Ed. McGraw-Hill 2014.
(Note: older text editions may be acceptable; check with instructor before buying).

Anthropology 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
7. ETHICS: Plagiarism on any assignment is not acceptable and will result in an "F" (0) for that assignment, and may result in failing the course.
8. CELL PHONES, TABLETS, and RECORDING DEVICES: Turn off cell phones, tablets, and other devices while in class . Failure to do so may result in the loss of points, and the lowering of your grade. Use of any recording devices (audio or video) in class or during class activities is prohibited without formal, written permission from the instructor.
9. ACADEMIC DISABILITY: Any student with a disability needing academic adjustments or accommodations speak with me, or contact the Disability Support Services (445-4459).
10. EXTRA CREDIT: An optional Saturday Field Trip to Grimes Point petroglyph site, and
Hidden Cave site near Fallon, may be arranged during the semester. I will announce dates and details of this tentative trip at a later date. Extra credit may be earned for this excursion.
11. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR ANTHROPOLGY 101
It is expected upon enrollment of this course that students will
1. have the college-level skills in reading, writing, and oral communication appropriate to their career path.
2. have effective and efficient learning skills, including locating and evaluating of information.
3. have appropriate computer skills.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have demonstrated they can:
1. Exhibit factual knowledge of a broad range of cultures of the world.
2. Examine cultural change through the lens of ethnographic and ethnologic research.
3. Describe diverse positions on selected anthropological values or practices.
4. Demonstrate an appreciation of cultural diversity through an examination of cultural interaction from selected areas of the world.
5. Demonstrate analytical and critical thinking through substantially error-free prose suitable to the purpose of relating selected anthropological topics to personal experience and knowledge.

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RESPONSES DUE TO TURNITIN.COM ON THURSDAYS @ MIDNIGHT
Jan 26/28: Introduction. What is Anthropology?
• Read Ch 1 Cormier and Jones (henceforth C&J below).
Feb 2/4: The Science of Culture.
• Read Ch 3 C&J
Response #1 Due Feb 4:
"Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” (Annual Editions, p175; "AE" below)
Feb 9/11: Human Origins and Physical Anthropology.
• Read Ch 2
C&J
Response #2 Due Feb 11: "Ruined" (AE, p181)
Feb 16/18: Anthropological Linguistics.
• Read Ch 4 C&J
Response #3 Due Feb 18: “Shakespeare in the Bush” (AE, p44)
Feb 23/25: Subsistence Strategies and Economic Systems.
• Read Ch 11 C&J
Response #4 Due Feb 25: "Eating Christmas in the Kalahari.” (AE, p17)
Mar 1/3: Political and Social Systems.
• Read Ch 12 C&J
Response #5 Due Mar 3: "War of Words" (AE, p33)
Mar 8/10: Marriage, Kinship.
• Read Ch 7
C&J
Response #6 Due Mar 10:
“Rising Number of Dowry Deaths in India” (AE, p145)
Mar 15/17 : Marriage, Kinship, cont’d.
• Read Ch 8
C&J
Response #7 Due Mar 17: "When Brothers Share a Wife" (AE, p91)
MIDTERM Thurs Mar 17 :
(Covers Cormier and Jones Chs 1-4, 7, 8, 11, 12; Assigned Articles; Lectures, Films)
Mar 29/31: Sex and Gender
• Read Ch 10 C&J
Response #8 Due Mar 31: "The Berdache Tradition" (AE, p115)

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Apr 5/7: Archaeology
• Read:
"DNA From 12,000-Year-Old Skeleton Helps Answer the Question: Who Were the
First Americans?" (online: Google the title: "DNA From 12,000-Year-Old Skeleton" from
Smithsonian.com
).
Response #9 Due Apr 7: "The Evolution of Inequality" (AE, p61)
Apr 12/14: Race.
• Read Ch 9
C&J
Response #10 Due Apr 14: “No More Angel Babies on the Alto do Cruzeiro” (AE, p96)
Apr 19/21: The Supernatural.
• Read Ch 6
C&J
• Video in class: Shaman's Apprentice
Response #11 Due Apr 21: "The Secrets of Haiti's Living Dead" (AE, p164)
Optional Term Papers Due Apr 21
Apr 26/28: Art and Culture.
• Read Ch 5
C&J
Response #12 Due Apr 28: "Where Fat is a Mark of Beauty" (AE, p129)
May 3/5: Globalization
• Read "Blood in the Jungle" ( AE, pp 212).
• Video in class: Economics of Happiness
Response #13 Due May 5:
“The Price of Progress” (AE, p199)
May 10/12: Culture Change.
• Read Ch 14
C&J
Response #14 Due May 12:
“Being Indigenous in the 21st Century” (AE, p216)
All Make-up and Late Assignments Due by Sunday, May 15 at Midnight.
May 17
FINAL EXAM Tues May 17 (no class May 19)
(Covers Cormier and Jones Chs 5, 6, 9, 10, 14; Assigned Articles; Lectures, Films)

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Reading Response Scoring Rubric:
19-20 points —Excellent Discussion
• Shows an excellent understanding of the main ideas of the article
• Ties personal views to those ideas
• “Connects the dots” by associating the main ideas of the article with course material, other experiences, readings, classes, etc. and demonstrates intellectual maturity
• Exceeds the minimum requirements
16-18 points —Good Discussion
• Shows a good understanding of the main ideas of the article
• Ties personal views to those ideas
• Meets the minimum requirements
13-15 points —Average Discussion
• Shows some understanding of the main ideas of the article
• Relies heavily on personal views with little involvement of ideas from the
article
• Does not meet the minimum requirements
11-12 points —Less-than-average Discussion
• Does not demonstrate basic understanding of the article
• Does not meet minimum requirements
• May have traces of plagiarized text
10 points or less
• Late assignment
• May not demonstrate basic understanding of the article
• May not meet minimum requirements
• May have minor amounts of plagiarized text
0 points
• All or much of response was plagiarized
Example of Rubric Scoring for Weekly Responses:

Anthropology 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
TURNITIN.COM INSTRUCTIONS
2016 Spring Anthropology 101 IAV Tues/Thurs 1-2:15pm
Responses due on Thursdays at midnight
TURNITIN.COM: The written Responses for this class (see class schedule) will be submitted through the website Turnitin.com.
Below are the directions for creating your user account and submitting your work:
1. Write the assignment (one page minimum/300 words, 1.5 line spacing, size 12 font)
and sa ve as a document to your hard drive (e.g. “Response #1”).
(MS Word [.doc, .docx] is the preferred document format, but others work OK if you
“save as” .rtf, .pdf, or .txt document).
2. Go to the website www.turnitin.com and click on the “Create Account” button (top left).
3. Under “Create a User Profile” and “Create a New Account,” select “student.” (or sign in with your Email Address and Password if you’ve used Turnitin.com before).
4. Use the following info to create your new student account:
Anthro 101: Intro to Cultural Anthro
Class ID: 11377198
Class Enrollment Password: starratt
(you will use this info only once —the first time you set up your account)
5. Fill out rest of form. Remember to write down your email account and new password
for later.
6. Click “I agree—create profile”
7. Finish. “Log in to Turnitin”
Welcome —ready to submit a Response.
8. Click on the class (Anthro 101) and go to “Response #1: Nacirema,” click
“submit,” find your assignment on your hard drive (browse) and send it. That’s it! You
will get an instant email receipt for your work from Turnitin if your submission was
accepted.
9. If you do not get an email receipt: try resaving your response as an rtf pdf or txt file and
resubmit.
11. Your scores on all your class work will be posted here so you can keep track of how
you're doing throughout the semester.
12. Good! Now that you’ve read this entire syllabus, write at the top of your Response #1:
“I read the whole syllabus!” and I’ll give you 5 extra points. No kidding. However you
snooze, you lose...