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Anthropology Common Assessment
A Summation of Anthropology
Explanation of Assessment:
This final assessment is designed to have students reflect back on the semester and give us insight on
what they have taken from this course. This assessment will be a group presentation lasting between 4-6
minutes that focuses on one of the three essential questions of anthropology: who are we as human beings,
where did we come from, and how and why are we different. This final assessment is designed for students to
show off what they have learned from this course.
Content of Presentation for Assessment:
Groups will present, in detail, on one of the following essential questions.
1. Who are we as human beings?
a. Identify the biological/physical characteristics of humans.
b. Identify the cultural/societal characteristics of humans.
c. Explain the importance of evolution on the physical characteristics of the human species.
d. Explain the importance of culture on the human species
i. Explain the roles of enculturation, assimilation, and diffusion
2. Where did we come from?
a. Demonstrate an understanding of creation views.
i. Explain what creation is.
ii. Identify the elements that all creation stories have in common.
b. Demonstrate an understanding of evolution views.
i. Identify and explain the ideas of Charles Darwin.
1. Explain the role of Natural Selection on human evolution.
2. Explain the role of Survival of the Fittest on human evolution.
3. Explain the concept of competitive exclusion.
c. Demonstrate an understanding of human’s biological responses to environmental change.
i. Explain the importance of mutation on human evolution.
ii. Explain the importance of gene flow on human evolution.
iii. Explain the importance of genetic drift on human evolution.
d. Demonstrate an understanding of how species become extinct.
3. The ascent of man.
a. Identify and explain the importance of the major pre Homo Sapien Sapien individuals.
i. Australopithecus Afarensis and Australopithecus Boisei.
ii. Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Homo Agasta, Homo Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens.
4. How and why are we different from one another?
a. Demonstrate an understanding of human intelligence.
b. Demonstrate an understanding of race
c. Demonstrate an understanding of ethnicity
d. Demonstrate an understanding of culture
Continue on next page for logistics of this assessment
Partner Selection for Assessment:
This presentation will be done in groups of 3 to 4 and be chosen at the discretion of the teacher, meaning
they can be selected by the students, the teacher, or at random. The teacher will also have at their discretion the
ability to allow smaller group sizes if dictated by the size, clientele, or special dynamics of the class.
We will also give the students a minimum of 2 days to work in class on this assignment.
Essential Question Selection:
Groups will be assigned one of the three essential questions of the course to present for this assessment.
The question will be assigned to each group at random. The teacher has the discretion of what method will be
used, but the process should foster random results.
Presentation Methodology:
The teacher will establish a list of different methodologies groups can employ during the presentation.
They may include, but are not limited to, PowerPoint, Skit, Role Play, Video, Interpretive Dance, etc. The
teacher will then post the possible methods and groups will then select a methodology of their choice on a first
come first serve basis. The purpose of the assignment of a methodology is to create variety in the presentations,
limit the ability of later groups to ride the coattails of those groups before them, and allow students to select a
method more conducive to their strengths as a group.
Grading of the Assessment:
This assessment will be graded using a common rubric to assess whether or not students have mastered
the local standards created for the course. Students will be graded in mastery manager for the standard and
subsets they present. The grade will be on the basis of meets standard, exceeds standard, or does not meet
standard.
Rubric for Grading:
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