The A+LS™ Anthropology course presents a behavioral science that focuses on the study of humanity and culture. Anthropologists research the characteristics and origin of the cultural, social, and physical development of humans. They may also determine why some cultures change and other cultures come to an end. Students learn the foundations of the five main branches of anthropology including physical, social, linguistic, archeological, and cultural. They are provided the opportunity to apply their observational skills to the real-life study of cultures in the United States and around the world. Objectives from elective courses are not tested on national or state achievement tests. As a result, there are no course or adaptive assessments developed for our elective course titles.
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Curriculum Planning Manual (CPM) –
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• Anthropology is presented as a semester-long high school elective course.
• Most of the thirty lessons contain a study guide, a practice and mastery test, and an essay or constructed response.
• Lessons include a variety of essay types such as descriptive, narrative, persuasive, compare and contrast, and letter writing. Additional activities include journals, short reports, summaries, and creating a collage, brochure, or graph. Directions for essays and rubrics for grading are provided for each of the writing assignments. Students will also complete a selfevaluation form to assess their performance.
• This title is certified by MetaMetrics® with a Lexile® score.
• A+ PowerPack customers receive access to Encyclopædia Britannica® Online School Edition (EB) workspaces which contain learning materials. Learning materials may contain articles, games, images, maps, and/or videos. Clearvue (CV) video clips may be included as well.
•The content in these titles is designed to meet and exceed the standards of the National Council for the Social Studies
(NCSS).
• Foundation lessons provide students with a solid foundation in the concepts and basic elements of anthropology.
•Students are introduced to subjects that would be researched or
observed by a professional anthropologist and will access and
examine primary resources linked to lessons.
•Field of observation lessons challenge students to apply their
observational skills in all branches of anthropology.
• The Anthropology course requires students to read resources
that are linked to the lessons. The majority of these documents
are provided as Portable Document Files (PDFs). As a result,
students will need Adobe Acrobat® Reader® available on their
workstations. Available at: www.adobe.com, select the Get Adobe Reader
button.
• Due to the interactive nature of the A+ PowerPack, there are a few specific software requirements:
- EB requires a web browser, the following are recommended:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer® versions 6.0 or higher
- Safari® versions 2.0 or higher
Note: EB requires cookies enabled.
- EB interactive activities require a web browser equipped with the Adobe® Flash® and Shockwave plug-ins.
Available at: www.adobe.com (select Get ADOBE FLASH PLAYER and Get Shockwave Player).
- EB video clips are offered in Windows Media® and MPEG-4 formats. You’ll need to have a media player installed
that will support these formats:
• Numerous links to the Internet are provided in the A+ PowerPack.
An Internet connection is not required for completion of this course,
but it is required to utilize the EB components of the A+ PowerPack.
• Students are required to complete the essay section for lesson
mastery. This setting must be enabled on the “Settings for
Assignment of A+LS Lesson” dialog box. The default setting does not
require the completion of the essay for assignment mastery. The
circled item shows the proper setting.
The A+ PowerPack includes the Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition, which has teacher resources and student
learning materials. The materials include a wide range of interactive lessons, research projects, animations, and worksheets
that support the Anthropology course.
- Anthropology contains EB workspaces.
- Each workspace may contain an article, diagram, study guide, video, or interactive media.
The lessons present Anthropology as a behavioral and social science. They are designed to move the student from a narrow
focus to a broad perspective of anthropology. There are three distinct categories of lessons in this title.
Foundation Lessons
The focus of the foundation lessons is to introduce the subject of anthropology to students. The students develop a wide range of knowledge skills that can be applied to all branches of anthropology.
Overview of Anthropology
Categories of Knowledge
History of Anthropology
Anthropological Research
Physical Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Linguistic Anthropology
Social Anthropology
Archeology
Race and Ancestry
Branches of Anthropology
The lessons in this section expand the scope of the study of anthropology. Much of the information in the lessons was published
on federal websites such as the Census Bureau and the National Park Service. These sources provide students with information
that is a part of their society and culture.
Physical Anthropology Branch
Race and Ancestry
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Cultural Anthropology Branch
African American Culture
Asian Culture
Linguistic Anthropology Branch
Foreign Languages in the United States
Language and Linguistics
Social Anthropology Branch
Families and Kinship
American Indians
Archaeology Branch
Public Archaeology in the United States
Mound Builders
Fossils and Dinosaurs
Applied Anthropology – Field Observation
In a field observation, an anthropologist travels to various places around the world to examine cultures. He or she may study a
specific aspect of a country such as the practice of religion or local languages and dialects. Anthropologists may also observe
the entire culture and society of a country including its social institutions. The field observation will be conducted in the
following areas: geography, society, population, demography, families, ethnic groups, religion, languages, education and
literacy, welfare, capital, major cities, historical background, economy, government, and politics. The scope of each lesson has
been expanded to the field observation of an entire country. Essay assignments place students in the position of a professional
anthropologist.
The lessons in this category give the student the opportunity to do a field observation in ten countries. These countries are
divided geographically in the following areas: Africa, Asia, Europe, Pacific Rim, and South America.
Africa
Kenya
Libya
Asia
Afghanistan
Syria
Europe
Bulgaria
Turkey
Pacific Rim (nations that
border the Pacific Ocean)
Indonesia
Philippines
South America
Colombia
Venezuela
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