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1 Kwantlen Polytechnic University Department of Anthropology ANTH 1100: Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology Guidance on Writing a Proposal and Research Paper Step 1: Read one of the two ethnographies listed in the syllabus. Step 2: While you read it, try to find something that interests you, such as one of the subjects we dealt or will deal with in class, e.g. “Culture and Meaning”, “The Meaning of Progress and Development”, “Patterns of Family Relations”, “The Cultural Construction of Social Identity and Hierarchy”, “Death and Burial”, or the like. These are of course only very broad themes, and you can of course choose a sub-topic, for example subsistence patterns, the difference between rich and poor, or anything else that really interests you. Step 3: Collect bibliographical notes regarding literature you want to use to cover your subject: a) Check the bibliography at the end of the ethnography, b) Go to the library (if possible) to find out whether you can find adequate literature (books or articles) that can potentially help you write your essay, c) Search on JSTOR (www.jstor.org) – an excellent source to access academic articles. d) “Google it up,” however, this is the last resort you want to use. If you find a good entry (such as on Wikipedia), use their bibliography rather than their texts. You must have between 5-10 bibliographical entries. Make sure that you concentrate on books and peer-reviewed academic articles. Also, see to it that the entries are not too old (except if you find a substantial work that is still very important) and – again – make sure that you do not rely on the internet (Google). Step 4: Create a PROPOSAL, where you outline your thoughts, i.e. what you want to write about. No need to work with headings and subheadings yet at this stage, and no further details or references at this point. Make sure that your title is reflecting exactly what you want to write about. Most importantly, include your bibliography. Step 5: Hand in your proposal and wait for your instructor’s feedback (next week). Step 6: RESEARCH PAPER: Incorporate my feedback into your proposal and begin to write your essay. Make sure that you have a neat title page (course title, course number, your name and student number, date of submission), an introduction (in which you formulate your thesis/main thoughts), a clear line of argumentation/listing of evidence, and finally a conclusion, in which you wrap up your final thoughts and incorporate your own ideas and thoughts. Write at least 3 pages of text – but not more than 4 - and reference every idea/thought you took from others with a proper bibliographical notation in the text, for example … (BUMANN 2005, 145). Any pictures must be referenced as well. Make sure that you have a good bibliography, as I will focus my evaluation on it. http://www.jstor.org/ 2 My last advice: you might want to give your research paper to a friend/sibling to have a read-through to get some overall feedback whether your essay is “readable” (in terms of spelling/grammar), “makes sense” and whether it is generally interesting to read or not. What can you expect grade-wise from writing a good proposal and research paper? PROPOSAL: A good proposal is particularly important as it will give you the chance to get feedback from the instructor. While no grade is attached to the proposal per se, not writing a good proposal can potentially lead you in a wrong direction, which would inevitably lead to a low grade. RESEARCH PAPER: Writing a research paper is an important academic activity and while I know that some of you might never have written a research paper before, it’s important to put a lot of effort into it. Remember, the research paper counts for 30% of your final grade! Some of the possible outcomes: - If you write an interesting research paper about one of the ethnographies, apply a good focus and incorporate (not only “list”) between 5-10 bibliographical notes, you will probably put yourself in the A or high B grade range. - If you write a good research paper with less than 5 good and relevant academic articles, you’re probably in for a low B or C grade. - If you write about the ethnography but use bibliographical notes only marginally (or use bibliographical notes mostly from the internet), then you can count with a D grade. The same applies if you hand in an essay with many spelling and grammatical mistakes, or unedited work. - If you write about anything but the ethnography (or reference it just briefly but then write about whatever …) you are in for a failing grade (20-30%). Good luck and I hope you’ll do well! Ernest