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Instructions for assignment: Comparative human Experience
Final Project checklist
Use this checklist to make sure that you have included all required components in your Comparative Human Experience final project. Note: This checklist is not graded, and you do not need to submit it with your final project.
All final project submissions, regardless of format, must include the following requirements (use the check boxes to check off each requirement when complete):
Title page, slide, or screen ☐
Introduction (paragraph, slide, or screen) ☐
Thesis statement (at the end of the introduction) ☐
Comparison of how one human theme is expressed in two different societies covered in the course ☐
Examination of at least 2 works (primary sources) from each of the chosen cultures that express the human theme ☐
Examination of at least 2 scholarly secondary sources, one related to each of the chosen cultures ☐
Discussion of how the cultures in which they were created influenced each work ☐
Discussion of how ideas about the theme in the societies you have chosen influence our thinking today ☐
References list
2 scholarly sources cited in the project (one relevant to each civilization) ☐
4 works (primary sources) discussed in the project (the 4 works analyzed; 2 from each civilization) ☐
Check off the following requirements, depending upon the project format you have chosen:
Research paper
6 pages, double-spaced (not including title and reference pages) ☐
Important: If using visual sources, the images must be included in an appendix (and not within the body of the paper) and should only be referenced somewhere within the 6 pages of the body text (for example, “See Appendix, Image 1”)
Formatted in APA style ☐
PowerPoint presentation
12 content slides (not including title and reference slides) ☐
Important: Remember to explain and analyze visual sources; they should not be used for decoration only. You can include explanation and analysis via audio (plus transcript), or using the “notes” field on the slide.
Audio or detailed notes on slides ☐
Transcript for audio (if used) in “speaker notes” section on PowerPoint deck or uploaded separately as Word document ☐
Formatted in APA style ☐
Prezi
12 content slides (not including title and references slides) ☐
Important: Remember to explain and analyze visual sources; they should not be used for decoration only. You can include explanation and analysis via audio (plus transcript).
Audio narration ☐
Transcript of audio uploaded in separate Word document ☐
Link to Prezi included in transcript before uploading to Waypoint ☐
Formatted in APA style ☐
Lesson Plan
6 pages, double-spaced (not including title and references pages) ☐
Important: If using visual sources, the images must be included in an appendix and should only be referenced somewhere within the 6 pages of the body text (for example, “See Appendix, Image 1”)
Age group identified and content geared towards that age group ☐
Formatted in APA style ☐
Video Presentation
12 minutes ☐
Transcript provided in separate Word document ☐
Link to video in transcript before uploading to Waypoint OR .mp4 file of video in addition to transcript. ☐
Final Steps:
Check for content, grammar, and citation accuracy, and make any necessary edits ☐
How to Incorporate Images or Artifacts as Primary Sources
How to Cite an Artifact:
[Description of Artifact]. (date of the artifact's creation). Name of the Museum Collection (Box, File, or
Call Number). Name of the Museum, Location of Museum. Website data (if applicable).
Example of a reference for an artifact:
[Coral Pounder, Caroline Islands, Micronesia]. (n.d.). Artifact Number 03292, Hawaiian National
Museum Collection. Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.
http://data.bishopmuseum.org/ethnologydb/detailed.php?ARTNO=03292
Your citation should show the reader:
1. an accurate description of the artifact
2. its provenance
3. approximate date (if no date is stated, use “n.d.”)
4. where one can find this artifact today. If you have accessed the artifact online, provide the website URL
information.
How To Incorporate Images in Your Paper or Presentation:
When using images in your paper, remember the following:
• Images are best placed in an appendix.
• Remember that images are not “space fillers” or “decorations.”
• You need to provide a careful analysis of the image, just as you would provide analysis of a text document.
• If the image has a known title and/or creator (say, an artist or photographer), you can identify these details as
part of your analysis. Then, direct the reader to the relevant image in the appendix.
• Once you have provided your analysis of the image, direct your reader to it in the appendix.
Example of how to direct your reader to an image in an appendix:
“Here is my stunning analysis of a poster depicting a child gazing up at the benevolent face of a dictator (see Appendix,
Image 1).”
Special Considerations for Incorporating Images into Presentations:
Presentations are by nature well suited for integrating images. At the same time, just as with use in papers, you must
use them substantively. An image does not replace your explanation and analysis! Remember the following:
• A slide where an image is used should include a caption (what exactly is the audience seeing?).
• The slide should include your analysis of how the image supports whatever point you are trying to make by
including it in your work.
• The analysis can be placed, for instance, in the “notes” field of a PowerPoint slide, or within a transcript
provided for a voice-over.
In this course, you have examined multiple themes common to the human experience in different cultural and historical contexts. You have considered how societies and individuals understand and express what it means to be human through works of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, theology, and music. In the final project, you will analyze how one theme common to the human experience is expressed in a selection of works from two different societies or cultures. You will compare how these works express the chosen themes based on your assessment of materials in the course and your own research findings.
Final Project Steps
Review the following tabs to learn more about the required steps for this final project.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 1
Choose Two Civilizations
To begin your analysis, choose two different societies or civilizations that we have covered in this class, within the time period we have considered (ca. 5000 BCE–1600 CE). Refer back to your Final Project Preparation assignment that you completed in Week 3, in which you chose two different societies or civilizations.
Step 2
Choose One Theme
Then, choose one of the following themes for your analysis:
Mortality
Birth or Rebirth
Evil
Justice
Truth
Beauty
Suffering
Happiness
Enslavement
Order
Common Good
Step 3
Choose your sources
Choose two works considered primary sources from each civilization
Select at least two works (literature, philosophy, theology, art, architecture, or music) from each culture or society that expresses the chosen theme of your analysis, for a total of four primary sources.
Choose two scholarly secondary sources, one relevant to each civilization
Select at least two scholarly secondary sources, such as scholarly journal articles, scholarly books, or chapters in scholarly books. Remember that the textbook does not count toward this research requirement.
Step 4
Prepare Your Analysis
In your analysis,
Compare how one human theme is expressed in two different societies or civilizations covered in the course.
Examine at least two works considered primary sources from each of the chosen societies or civilizations that express the human theme (four works total).
Explain how the society or civilization in which it was created influenced each work.
Utilize at least two scholarly secondary sources, one for each of the chosen societies or civilizations, to help you contextualize and explain these works.
Discuss how ideas about the theme in the societies or civilizations you have chosen influence our thinking today.
Step 5
Choose a Format to Present Your Analysis
For your final project, you are encouraged to think openly and choose the format for your original work from the list below that enables you to express yourself most effectively. Note: Unless you choose to submit a research paper as your original work, you must create and upload a transcript to meet the requirements of this assignment. The transcript should include a script of what you read for your presentation, plus any additional dialog and descriptive information that will help others understand your work clearly. If your instructor will need a hyperlink to access your presentation, don’t forget to include it at the beginning of the transcript that you upload to the classroom.
Choose one of the options below to present your original work:
A six-page double-spaced research paper (not including title and references pages). Review the Research paper submission requirements.
