Extra Credit papers are due to your folder on Thursday, 30 June 2011
This is basically an introductory course in which we will cover
a broad spectrum of topics in a limited manner. Extra credit term
papers allow you to cover one or two of those topics in a more comprehensive
fashion.
You may write on any topic related to this course, but your
paper must reflect work and include materials not considered
a normal part of this course.
Extra credit work should be more comprehsive and detailed than
the Case Study. Essentially the extra credit paper should be a
"normal" term paper.
In Cultural Anthropology extra credit
term papers usually run 8 - 12 pages, including a separate title page and a separate "Works Cited" or "References" page.
Your paper(s) should be on SOME OTHER TOPIC than your case study focus. You may
choose anything discussed in the lectures or the text other than
the case study topic(s).
If you have not had a lot of experience writing term papers, this
option provides an excellent opportunity to develop your writing
skills. It also usually results in a higher grade for the course.
Extra credit term papers can earn up to 100 points --
if they are turned in on time (ca. 9%) . For example . . .
For your footnotes, "Works Cited" or "References" ("bibliography"),
and other matters like that, use either the APA (American
Psychological Association) citation style, the MLA (Modern Language
Association) style, the CMS (Chicago) style, or the CBE (Council
of Biology Editors) style. Don't make up your own.
See the OWL Sample Papers below for examples . . .
Your textbooks and class materials are the best place are most often the best place to start.
Using Wikipedia and Desk References
It is fine for you to begin a project by consulting with Wikipedia (and similar on-line sources of encyclopaedic-type information) but you should be aware that the Wikipedia entries are open-source and are not checked and verified in the same manner as other reference materials. And sometimes the entries are confusing (have a look at "Macedonia," for example).
And Wikipedia, should you use it, should only be a starting point.
For a college research paper you should also have a look at other references, either traditional materials from the library, or on-line materials from sources like UMD E-Journal Locator, JSTOR, etc., or books and manuscripts On-Line. That is to say Wikipedia and the other reference-type sources listed should not be your only source of information. And you must add your own evaluations, comparisons, development, criticisms, critiques, and the like to any reference materials used. Simply cutting and pasting information from sources is not sufficient to satisfy the requirements of either a required or extra-credit research paper.
Your paper should reflect a synthesis and evaluation of materials researched.
due to your folder within forty-eight hours of the event
Public lectures are often given at the Depot in Duluth, at the Art Institute, at the Fairlawn
Mansion and Museum in Superior, and on the college campuses in the
Twin Ports area.
You can receive extra credit by attending a public
lecture relating to Cultural Anthropology, and writing up a
brief paper on the event.
Qualifying lectures will be announced in
class and on your personal e-mail account. And if you see a lecture that you think might qualify, ask about it.
A public lecture summary paper should contain at least two parts:
a summary of the talk or presentation, and,
your personal reaction to the presentation
Lecture Option Papers:
due to your folder within forty-eight hours of the event
may earn an extra 30 points (ca. 2.7%)
reviews may be short (two to three well-written high-quality pages)
figure about 250 words per normal double-spaced page with one-inch margins and 11 or 12 point fonts
must be word-processed
must follow conventional college writing guidelines. These can be reviewed at any of the following sites . . .
For your footnotes, "Works Cited" or "References" ("bibliography"),
and other matters like that, use either the APA (American
Psychological Association) citation style, the MLA (Modern Language
Association) style, the CMS (Chicago) style, or the CBE (Council
of Biology Editors) style. Don't make up your own.
See the OWL Sample Papers below for examples . . .
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