Slide 1Slide 2Slide 3Slide 4Slide 5Slide 6Slide 7Slide 8Slide 9Slide 10Slide 11Slide 12Slide 13Slide 14Slide 15Slide 16Slide 17Slide 18Slide 19Slide 20Slide 21Slide 22Slide 23ANTH 101 Primates, People, and Prehistory (Section 1)Meet here on Monday/Wednesday/Friday12:00-12:50Instructor: Dr. Gail Wagner Teaching Assistant:Brittany WalterOur offices are in Hamilton CollegeDept. of Anthropologycorner of Pickens/Pendleton StreetsOur office hours are listed on the syllabus,on Blackboard under Information,or easily by email appointmentSending an emailto professor or T.A.:If you leave the Subject line blank, it will bedeleted without openingBe sure to put ANTH 101 or else putHuman Evolutionin the Subject lineYou can always follow it with more informationFor example,ANTH 101 Carstens absenceWe are NOT using a textbook in thisclass – they are TOO EXPENSIVE!What’s the trade off?You need to attend the classes!Even though the PowerPoints are posted,they do not give you all the informationgiven in class!We’ll be giving random short quizzesat the end of a class about the contentof that day’s classIf you are here, and can answer thequestions, you will earn extra credit pointsYou may talk with each other and helpeach other out in answering these “quizzes”If you skipped or missed class or had toleave early, for whatever reason, you cannot earn those points!This courseDivided into three partsA test on each part. Also worksheets due.The final test is on last third AND comprehensiveThere will be online study quizzes to helpyou prepare for the tests.These will NOT count toward your grade.There will be NO EXTRA CREDIT otherthan our in-class, end-of-class quizzesIn addition to the 3 tests, grades will be based on:10 online Worksheets, graded immediately(totaling 25% of your grade)4 Question sheets on the movies we watch(totaling 8% of your grade)The first two tests each count 16.5% of your grade;The final test is 33%So the 3 tests together count 66% of your gradeYou can easily ace 33% of your grade:1. Pay attention and answer the questions givenduring each movie (and don’t skip class andmiss any movie)2. Print out the online Worksheet questions,then look up the answers for each question-- there is no reason you shouldn’t get perfectscores on each worksheet. . . . then completeeach ON TIME by the hour/day deadline.Foolish students have dropped one ormore grades in the past because they:Didn’t complete all the online Worksheets (!!!)Turned in worksheets lateSkipped class on the day of a movieWorksheet DUE DATES are posted in thesyllabus, plus listed on p. 2 of syllabusMovie show dates are also listed!Taking notes in class:Take notes in class!PowerPoints will be postedunder DOCUMENTS in Blackboard: you mightwant to print 3-to-a-page and bring to class, thentake notes on your printoutLater that day, review the notes you took.Here’s another tip for getting a good grade:Print out the vocabulary list NOWAs we go along in class, write in thedefinitions.Then you will have a list of definitions to study.Knowing the vocabulary allows you toace a large part of each test!WorksheetsDue dates are listed on syllabus.They go off-line at noon on the due date.It is up to you to complete each Worksheeton time.Be sure to print a copy of your Worksheetat the time that you submit, so you will havea copy to study from.Check the Gradebook (on Blackboard)after you submit to make sure you properlysubmitted. You should see a score.W1 due Sept. 4MoviesExpected show dates are listed in yoursyllabus. Movie titles are in italics.Under ASSIGNMENTS in BlackboardPrint a copy of the questions for the movieBring your question sheet to class andanswer the questions while you watch themovie.Turn in your answer sheet as you leave the room.If the questions require 2 sheets, STAPLE thembefore you come to class.What if you are absent on the dayof a movie?At your first chance, hopefully that same dayor before,Send an email to Dr. WagnerIn Subject of email, be sure to put ANTH 101If your reason for missing class is legitimate,you may be able to view the movie at the libraryBlackboardGo to your ANTH 101 Blackboard pageand review all the categories listed inthe index on the left-hand side of the pageWhat is anthropology?The holistic and integrative scientific study of humansexploring human diversity in space and timeAnthropology is holistic, comparative, interdisciplinary,and cross-culturalAnthropology has fourmajor subfields of study:Cultural AnthropologyStudy of cultural behaviorLinguistic AnthropologyStudy of verbal and nonverbal communicationANTH 102 introduces thesetwo subfieldsArchaeologyThe study of cultural behavior throughmaterial remains Biological anthropologyThe study of humans and their closest relativesas biological species.ANTH 101, this course,introduces these two subfieldsBiological anthropologyIncludes specialists, such as:Paleoanthropologists: focus on study of past humans through fossil remainsPrimatologists: focus on study of our closest relatives, nonhuman primatesIn this course we will use the scientific method:Process by which phenomena areexplained through observation, andposing and testing hypotheses hypothesis: tentative but testable explanationof relationship between certain phenomena or variablestheory: system of validated hypotheses that explains phenomena systematicallyLearning ObjectivesA long list is supplied on your syllabusand under Course Information on BlackboardObjectives addressed today include:+ Describe the field of anthropology+ Apply the scientific methodWhat makes usHUMAN???Form groups of 4-5 peopleIntroduce yourselves to each otherEach group fills out one formTurn form in as soon as you are doneWe will then talk about your answersWRITE LEGIBLY!Are there certain physical, mental, or behavioral characteristics unique to humans, that set us apart from other
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