Overview
Take-Home Exam
SOCI/ANTH
Grade value: 50% of your grade for the course
Below are four short essay topics that may appear in the take home exam. I will choose two topics from the four and will announce them in the last class in person and also on Brightspace.
Instructions:
#1. Abbas and Hilario. Approximately 3 pages, typed, double spaced.
Describe the central argument in Chapter 6 and the central argument in Ana Patricia Hilario’s article.
Discuss: What Abbas may appreciate and critique about Hilario’s article?
Discuss: What Hilario may appreciate and critique about Abbas’s article?
#2. Write a book review of Jamie Liew’s Dandelion: approximately 5 pages, 3-4 arguments, typed, double spaced
Study Jake Muller, 2010. “Writing the First Social Science Book Review”, in Writing in the Social Sciences: A Guide for Term Papers and Books Reviews. Oxford University Press, pp.117-149. (posted on Brightspace)
Follow Muller’s guide to write your book review.
You should submit on Brightspace ONE PDF document that consists of the following:
A. title page of your take home exam
B. First essay + bibliography
C. Second essay + bibliography
Grading:
For the take home exam grade (marked out of 100), #1 is worth 50 points, #2 is worth 50 points
The take home exam is worth 50% of your grade for the course.
Sources, citation of sources, and bibliography:
You are only required to use course readings, class discussions, lectures, and other materials posted on Brightspace.
Cite your sources in the text (e.g., Last Name of Author, 2000), and include a bibliography for each.