Model Proposal: ANTH 100 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Here's why this is a successful proposal:

ANTH 100 meets the requirements for a Writing Intensive course through three kinds of
assignments: small in-class writing projects about readings and field projects, fieldwork
reports, and a term paper or ethnography. The instructor’s aim is to give students a sense
of what anthropologists do, which is write descriptions and interpretations of culture. One
strategy here is to ask students to write at different levels, so they understand that writing
involves both informal and formal voices, short quick drafts and longer, more developed
final papers. Another is to give students experience with the process of writing—the
development of ideas initially in small pieces of writing and over time cobbling these into
longer pieces of more polished writing. A variety of pedagogies will be used, including
peer editing, whole-class critique, guided revision of drafts, and written comments. Essay
exams are not being used to meet the assignment or page number requirements because
students will not necessarily receive instruction about writing nor will they be permitted
to revise/rewrite the exams.