How does the study of apes help us understand being human? Essay

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Word count
1500 words maximum (not including bibliography).
Essay Question: How does the study of apes help us understand being human?
General guidance:
Excellent guidance can be found at the following site:
http://emedia(dot)rmit(dot)edu(dot)au/learninglab/content/essay-writing (or Google RMIT essay writing)
Here you will find online tutorials, and several short pdf documents outlining what an essay should
look like and how you should go about writing one.
.In terms of writing, be really careful with your use of language; try to craft your writing. Always read
back what you have written- check that what you have written reflects what you are really trying to
say.
For this module your essays should include lots of specific detail and archaeological/ fossil,
examples. Always be specific and avoid comments such as ‘some researchers’ or ‘some sites’- let us
know which ones. We’d also encourage you to use figures and tables- maps, photos, diagrams,
climate curves etc. These all help save you words and add to the quality of presentation as well as
the clarity of your arguments.
Remember essay writing is a process not an event. You need to choose your question, brainstorm
ideas, produce a plan, carry out initial research, produce a draft, carry out further research, revise
your draft, edit for clarity and meaning, self-assess against marking criteria, revise you draft, proof
read and print final version. Clearly this all takes time! Don’t leave things too late. Many essays are
more like early drafts than polished, final submissions!!
Formats
Please allow a decent amount of white space (margins, top and bottom of page)
All text should be double spaced. Black 12pt font for body text please.
All references in Harvard format.
What should a completed essay look like?
Introduction
Should catch the reader’s attention, set out your approach to, and interpretation of, the question.
What are the main themes/lines of evidence/theory which you will be covering? Include a ‘thesis
statement’ which summarises your answer to the question. As with an abstract it can be helpful to
draft an introduction during the early stages of the writing process, but the final version of the
introduction should be written once your body and conclusion have been completed.
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Main body
The main part of your essay where you answer the question in a series of coherently linked
paragraphs. Remember a paragraph should contain one main point (outlined in a ‘topic sentence’)
followed by further sentences which develop/elaborate this point and provide evidence and
argument relevant to this point. Tip: Your essay should make sense even if you just read the first
sentence of each paragraph. The body section of your essay might be split into several sub sections,
separated by subheadings
Summary & Conclusion
Here you should draw together and summarise the main points of your essay, showing how you
have answered the question. Refer back to your introduction and your thesis statement. Do not
include new ideas/concepts/evidence in your conclusions!
NB – Never start the conclusion to an essay with “In conclusion” or similar trite phrases.
Bibliography
Provide full references to all cited sources. Do not include sources which you do not cite
This is all the information that the lecturer gave us.

How does the study of apes help us understand being human? Essay

1 ANTH4001 Introduction to Biological Anthropology Semester 2 2019-20 COVID-19 Exam Replacement Assessment Information Module Leader 2 COVID-19 Replacement Assessment This module follows the principles of the University’s Assessment Compact, developed in conjunction with the Student Union, to ensure good practice and transparency in assessment and feedback processes. The Assessment Compact can be found in your Programme Handbook or on your programme’s Brookes Virtual site. This is important… This essay replaces the scheduled exam for the module and has been designed to meet the learning outcomes of the module while reflecting the important adjustments made to normal teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Turnitin The new assignment for this module will be submitted through Turnitin. Turnitin is a web-based tool that supports the development of good academic practice when preparing written work for assessment. This text-matching tool allows academic staff to check assignments for improper use of sources or potential plagiarism by comparing it against continuously up-dated databases (including web-pages and other student work). Replacement Assessment: Essay This essay assessment will completely replace the exam and require you to draw together ideas and concepts from biological anthropology that draw upon the learning outcomes of the module (which can be found in the module handbook). You may choose either question to answer. What’s it worth? This is an individual assignment worth 100% of the marks for this module. Please refer to the marking rubric at the end of this document for detailed descriptions of grade boundaries and how to achieve the best possible mark. When is it due? Submission of your final essay for assessment is due in by 1300 on Monday 4 th May 2020 (Week 13) via Turnitin which can be found on the Moodle page for ANTH4001. Word count 1500 words maximum (not including bibliography). Essay Questions Answer one of the following questions: How does the study of apes help us understand being human? or Are cultural or biological adaptations responsible for what makes us human? 3 General guidance This will be brief, as you have already written many essays at Brookes. Despite this it is always worth reflecting on (and trying to improve) your writing. Excellent guidance can be found at the following site: http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/essay-writing (or Google RMIT essay writing) Here you will find online tutorials, and several short pdf documents outlining what an essay should look like and how you should go about writing one! We strongly recommend that you visit this website and follow the appropriate links. In terms of writing, be really careful with your use of language; try to craft your writing. Always read back what you have written- check that what you have written reflects what you are really trying to say. For this module your essays should include lots of specific detail and archaeological/ fossil, examples. Always be specific and avoid comments such as ‘some researchers’ or ‘some sites’- let us know which ones. We’d also encourage you to use figures and tables- maps, photos, diagrams, climate curves etc. These all help save you words and add to the quality of presentation as well as the clarity of your arguments. Remember essay writing is a process not an event. You need to choose your question, brainstorm ideas, produce a plan, carry out initial research, produce a draft, carry out further research, revise your draft, edit for clarity and meaning, self-assess against marking criteria, revise you draft, proof read and print final version. Clearly this all takes time! Don’t leave things too late. Many essays are more like early drafts than polished, final submissions!! Formats Please allow a decent amount of white space (margins, top and bottom of page) All text should be double spaced. Black 12pt font for body text please. All references in Harvard format. What should a completed essay look like? Introduction Should catch the reader’s attention, set out your approach to, and interpretation of, the question. What are the main themes/lines of evidence/theory which you will be covering? Include a ‘thesis statement’ which summarises your answer to the question. As with an abstract it can be helpful to draft an introduction during the early stages of the writing process, but the final version of the introduction should be written once your body and conclusion have been completed. 4 Main body The main part of your essay where you answer the question in a series of coherently linked paragraphs. Remember a paragraph should contain one main point (outlined in a ‘topic sentence’) followed by further sentences which develop/elaborate this point and provide evidence and argument relevant to this point. Tip: Your essay should make sense even if you just read the first sentence of each paragraph. The body section of your essay might be split into several sub sections, separated by subheadings Summary & Conclusion Here you should draw together and summarise the main points of your essay, showing how you have answered the question. Refer back to your introduction and your thesis statement. Do not include new ideas/concepts/evidence in your conclusions! NB – Never start the conclusion to an essay with “In conclusion” or similar trite phrases. Bibliography Provide full references to all cited sources. Do not include sources which you do not cite. 5 Marking rubric for Essays 0-39% 40-49% 50-59% 60-69% 70-85% 85-100% Factual Knowledge Minimal: many major errors and omissions Insufficient: several major errors and omissions Partial. Some errors and omissions Generally accurate and comprehensive Consistently accurate and comprehensive Always accurate, comprehensive and precise Awareness of scholarly opinion Fails to demonstrate any knowledge of relevant issues/ concepts/ opinions A limited demonstration of relevant issues/ concepts/opinions An uneven demonstration of relevant issues/concepts/opinions A thorough demonstration of relevant issues/concepts/opinions Very well informed. Excellent understanding of relevant issues/concepts/opinions Demonstrates absolute mastery of relevant issues. /concepts/opinions Expression of argument/Use of language Very confused/incoherent Confused and/or contradictory, difficult to follow Uneven, some lapses in language and argument Coherent and intelligible argument generally expressed in a clear manner Convincing & logical argument expressed with clarity & precision Sophisticated, convincing and logical argument expressed in lucid manner Structure Incoherent Generally disjointed Sometimes disjointed and difficult to follow Clear/logical. Logical elements coherently linked Excellent, fluently written. Logical and intelligent Critical judgement Not present Unreliable. Contains irrelevancies Generally relevant, limited critical analysis of sources/data Mostly relevant. Balanced critique of sources/data Perceptive and relevant. Thorough critical analysis of sources/data Highly perceptive critical analysis of sources/data. Original insights Presentation Poor Very uneven Uneven. May include some appropriate figures Consistently good. Generally includes some informative figures Very good. Includes informative, relevant, high quality figures Excellent. Includes informative, relevant and original figures Referencing Absent Minimal. Often incorrectly cited Uneven use of sources. Generally correctly cited Well referenced. Contains range of relevant sources. Correctly cited Very well referenced. Contains broad range of relevant and recent sources. Correctly cited Excellent range of relevant and recent sources. Cited correctly