Weekly Schedule

Hi Everyone! Okay, this is your schedule for the course. You do not ever get to say to me "hey I didn't know we had homework due" or whatever cause its all here for you from day one.

Please Note:  Online classes take a serious amount of commitment from a student. You need to be aware of what is going on, you need to contact the teacher, and YOU need to know when things are due.  I make a schedule like this so you can PLAN AHEAD. But I am not your mommy and I do not live in your house so YOU will need to be responsible for following the schedule, asking for help you when you need it and keeping up with your work.  Make a schedule and stick to it!! You need to treat this like a job.  Do we sometimes not feel like going to work? Yes.  Do we go anyway? Yes.  Make a day for reading, days for posting, days for writing your answers, days for working on your short papers, etc. and just stick to it.  You can do it!!  I try to catch students who seem like they are in trouble but please note YOU are responsible for keeping up, and YOU are responsible for deciding if you are going to do the work, and YOU are responsible for dropping the class if you do not do anything.  Please know that I can drop you for misconduct etc., but if you choose not to participate you are just going to get an F.

Remember I am FIRM on due dates unless there is a TRUE emergency. A true emergency consists of things like a relative died (and I mean like a grandma or an uncle, not my mother's third cousins' fourth ex husband whom I never met and am using the funeral as an excuse not to turn in my homework I didn't do). OR I was in a horrific car accident and my leg fell off and I am currently in surgery as the quiz is happening, but I sent Maia an emergency email as I was being wheeled into surgery.  Please do not assume I will give you a make up and email me two days later with the homework and say "oh here it is cause so and so died".  You email me BEFORE something is due and ask if you can turn it in late with the reason why.  Telling me after is rude and I will know very likely not the truth.  Do NOT assume I will say yes either.

Telling me things like "I forgot" I had a paper due, or "I had to work" is NOT an emergency and do not even bother trying to get me to accept an assignment. What am I saying? WORK AHEAD AND PAY ATTENTION TO DUE DATES! If there is a true emergency please email me BEFORE something is due and I will decide on a case by case basis if I will accept something late.

Please ASK QUESTIONS early. Telling me in the email that you did not understand question #4 when you turn in your homework will not get you an extension. But if you work ahead you are welcome to post questions or email me. And hey if you all want to discuss stuff on the message board before homework is due who am I to stop you! (hint hint).

Please do not give each other the answers, but you are more than welcome to gang together and help each other and plot on how to overthrow the evil overlord professor that is Maia...wait don't do that, but the other stuff you can do.

Also, as an FYI, I normally do not work weekends, as this is when I work on my Ph.D. So while I will respond to your homework submissions with a "got it" reply if you send it after noon on Friday, you will not get a response until Monday morning. If however you do not hear from me during the week within 24-48 business hours, please feel free to email me again.

Your grades will be emailed to you.  Please BE SURE to password your email to ensure privacy.  If you share an email or an apartment or whatever it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to password your email so that no one but you can see the results of your grades.  I do not use blackboard for grades so that I can give you comments etc. to help you improve!

GOOD LUCK WITH THE CLASS EVERYONE!!

 Week One: Feb 23-27

Week Two: Feb 28-Mar 6

• Read Chapter Three  in the Bonvillian Textbook
• Participate in class discussion using the message boards remember you need to post at least twice per week, you can post an original post or you can reply to someone all is fine!
• Begin investigating what group you would like to do your culture sketch paper on.  If you are stuck thinking of a group look on your book's website myanthrolab under multimedia and resources there are a lot of helpful things there.  Or go to google scholar and search for "culture groups" let me know if you need help. Remember you cannot pick your own ethnic group.  You also want to look quickly through academic sources to make sure you can find materila on your group.
• Turn in Discussion Questions #1 by 11:00 p.m. Sunday Mar 6 

 Week Three: Mar 7-13

• Read Chapter Four in the Bonvillian Textbook
• Participate in class discussion using the message boards did you post your two posts? Did you remember that this is necessary and if you don't do it over the entire semester you won't get credit?
• Turn in Discussion Questions #2 by 11:00 p.m. Sunday Mar 13
• Turn in your requested group for approval.  If you are still stuck or having a hard time deciding list a few and I'll help you. Turn this in by 11:00 p.m. Sunday Mar 13

Week Four: Mar 14-20

• Read the article Forms of Address: How Their Social Functions May Vary
• Read the article Language and Social Identity (all articles are found in the ebook reader bottom button on the main page of myanthrolab OR in the smaller book if you got the hard copies)
• Pick out terms and concepts from Chapter Four that relate to the articles (this is to help you with your short papers)
• Participate on the message boards.  Remember you need to be posting at least 2  times per week every week to get full credit.  Its week four you should have at least 8-12 posts by now.  If you do not get a moving! 
• Turn in Discussion Questions #3 by 11:00 p.m. Sun Mar 20 

Section Two

Week Five: Mar 21-27

• Read Chapter SIX in the Bonvillian Textbook
• Read the article Nomads on Notice from the ebook reader or smaller hard copy book
• Pick out terms and concepts from the chapter that relate to the article
• Participate in class discussion using the message boards
• FIRST SHORT PAPER IS DUE NO LATER THAN 11:00 pm Sunday Mar 27 (PICK FROM EITHER LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL IDENTIY or FORMS OF ADDRESS.  )

 Week Six: Mar 28-April 3

• Read Chapter SEVEN in the Bonvillian Textbook
• Read the article Office Work and the Crack Alternative (found in the ebook reader/smaller text) 
• Participate in class discussions using the message boards
• Turn in Discussion Questions #4 by 11:00 p.m. Sun April 3

Section Three

Week Seven: April 4-10

• Read Chapter EIGHT AND NINE in the Bonvillian Textbook
• Participate in class discussions using the message boards 
• Turn in Short Paper #2 by 11:00 pm Sunday April 10 You can choose either Nomads on Notice OR Crack and the Work Alternative.  BOTH are available in your reader book either the ereader or the smaller hard copy book (this is also on reserve in the library)

Week Eight: April 11-17

• Read the article Arranged Marriage in India
• Read the article Land of the Walking Marriage
• Participate in class discussions using the message boards
• You should have approximately 15 posts at this point which is half the posts for full credit and bonus. Remember, if you cram all your posts into the last week of the semester, you will not received credit; you must interact the ENTIRE SEMESTER.
• You should be researching your culture sketch paper and preparing an outline for approval 

SPRING BREAK APRIL 18-24 NO CLASS!! I WILL BE ON BREAK AS WILL YOU ALL SO DO NOT EXPECT ANSWERS OVER EMAIL DURING THE BREAK. I MAY ANSWER I MAY NOT IT DEPENDS ON IF I GET TO GO TO D.C. LIKE I'M PLANNING!! HAVE A GOOD TIME AND BE CAREFUL!

Week Nine: April 25-May 1 

• Read Chapter TEN in the Bonvillian Textbook 
• Participate in class discussions using the message boards
• Turn in an outline of your culture sketch paper by 11:00 pm Sunday May 1.  I do not care what form you choose mostly I want to make sure you are working on your culture sketch and are not stuck or procrastinating. I do not give you points on this basically if you send it to me you get a check mark and it goes toward your final grade on the paper.  If you do not do this I will take points off when you turn in your paper. Be sure to tell me how its going, the references you are finding, and what terms you can apply.  This is not locked in stone if you want to move some ideas around or if you find a better source etc you are welcome to change I just want to make sure you are on track!

Week Ten: May 2-8

• Read the article Ladies Behind Bars 
• Read Chapter Twelve in the Bonvillian Textbook
• Understand the terms in the chapter summaries
• Participate in class discussions using the message boards
• Turn in Discussion Questions #5 by 11:00 p.m. Sun May 8

 

Week Eleven:  May 9-15

• Read the article The Modern State: Nation Builder or Nation Killer
• Participate in class discussions using the message boards    
• Turn in Discussion Questions #6 by 11:00 p.m. Sun May 15
• Third Short Paper is due no later than 11:00 p.m. Sun May 15 You can choose either Ladies Behind Bars OR Land of the Walking Marriage OR Arranged Marriage in India
• You should be on the rough draft phase of your culture sketch paper.  Be sure to use the comments I gave you from the outline. I do not pre read papers but you are welcome to post parts of your work on the discussion board to get comments from students.

Section Four

Week Twelve:  May 16-22 

• Read Chapter Fourteen in the Bonvillian Textbook
• Read the article Witchcraft in an Anthropological Perspective
• Read the article Baseball Magic
• Pick out terms and concepts from Chapter Fourteen that relate to the articles to help with your last short paper
• Participate in class discussions using the message boards 
• Culture Sketch paper is due next week you should be on your final draft and edit.

Week Thirteen:  May 23-29

• Turn in Discussion Questions #7 by 11:00 p.m. Sun May 29
• Read Chapter Fifteen Bonvillian Textbook
• Participate in class discussions using the message boards 
• Turn in your Culture Sketch paper by 11:00 pm Sunday May 29

Week Fourteen:  May 30-June 5

• Skim Chapter 16 in the Bonvillian textbook
• Read Chapter 17 in the Bonvillian textbook
• Read the article Career Advice for the Anthropology Undergraduates
• Read the article Shuar Migrants and Shrunken Heads
• Participate in class discussions using the message boards

Week Fifteen:  June 6-12

• Participate in class discussions using the message boards
• Turn in Discussion Questions #8 by 11:00 p.m. Sun June 12 

Week Sixteen:  June 13-17 FINALS WEEK EEEEEE!!!!!

• FOURTH SHORT PAPER IS DUE NO LATER THAN 11:00 pm Tuesday June 14 (note the strange day because of finals week)
• Finish up with class discussion on message boards, the boards will be shut down for grading 11:00 pm Tuesday June 14 

TA DA!  You are done!  Final grades will be emailed to you within 48 hours of completing the course.  I have no control over when they get posted in admissions but they should appear as final grades somewhere midweek after our last week.  Email me with questions and have a happy summer!