Assignment: Discovery of Alzheimer and Treatment

ANTH 140:  SecondAssignment                                          Due by 11:00 p.m.Friday 3/12/2021

Annotated Bibliography (20 points)

 

The Anthr 1 second assignment for this spring 2021classis a modified annotated bibliography that asks you to research, properly cite and write annotations for five (5) articles in the DVC Library database.

Each article/annotation is worth four (4) points:  one (1) point for proper source citation and three (3)points for annotation content and appraisal.  This assignment is worth a total of 20 points.

 

The topic for this annotated bibliography assignment is Alzheimer’s Disease.

 

The point of this assignment is to give you some experience in doing research for a lengthy term paper.  Although you do not have to write the actual term paper for this assignment, you will have to do serious research for a paper at some point in your academic career.  Practice makes perfect!

 

So How Do I Do This?

• Go to the Diablo Valley College (DVC) Library website.
• Click on “A-Z List of Databases” link in the menu on the left side of the DVC Library homepage
• Click on “Academic Search Complete”at the top of the list of databases.
  • Log on if necessary. Email me () if you have trouble logging on to the library databases.
  • Type Alzheimer’s Disease into the EBSCO browser bar and click on Search. You will see over 30,000 results for this search.
  • Limit your search by refining the results:
    • On the left side of your screen you should see a column with the heading “Refine Results”. Scroll down until you see the Publication Date From: and To: boxes.
    • Change the From date to 2020. Click anywhere on the screen to refresh the page.  You should now see a little over 2,000 articles
    • Scroll down the left column again until you see the Source Types. Click on “Magazines”.  The page will refresh automatically to show 75 articles.
    • You should be able to find five articles to complete this assignment.

 

• Click on the blue link title of the article that you want to read. This will open the detailed record for that article.  On the Detailed Record page that opens, look first to the right-hand side of the page.
  • The “Tools” column on the right will help you write the source citation correctly
    • Scroll down and click on the 6^th icon “Cite”
    • Scroll down the Citation Format tool until you see APA (American Psychological Assoc.). Copy and paste the information that appears after “References”.  This is the source citation in APA format for the article you chose.
  • The column on the left will give you access to read the full article as a pdf or in HTML. Read the article and write your annotations directly below your copied source citation.

 

 

How to write Annotations

• Write a paragraph about the main points in each article, using your own words(DO NOT copy and paste!). DO NOT write a summary of the article.  DO NOT copy section(s) of the article.  Show me you understand what the article is about by using your own words to write about it.

 

• The final few sentences of your annotation for each article must be a brief assessment of the usefulness of this particular article in helping you understand that particular topic.

 

• Each article annotation should be at least 150 words in length (longer is acceptable, shorter is not).

 

 

IMPORTANT:

Every student must write their own, original work written specifically for this spring 2021class, based on their individual understanding of the articles used in this assignment.  Use your own words and syntax to restate information.  Plagiarized papers will receive a score of “0”.

 

Turning in your work:

Save and submit your work as a Word doc or .docx or .odt or .pdf or .rtf  file.  DO NOT try to submit your work in “.pages” file format or as a ZIP file or as a Google Doc or shared through Google Drive.  The course website does not support these file formats.  I will not be able to open your file if it is submitted in .pages or Google Doc format.  I cannot grade your paper if I cannot open your file.  Assignments submitted in .pages file format or in ZIP fil format will receive an automatic score of “0”. Assignment: Discovery of Alzheimer and Treatment

 

HELP!

Email me at early if you need clarification for this assignment.

I cannot help you if you leave this assignment until the last minute.

 

DO NOT USE Canvas email to try to contact me!  I do not check or use the Canvas email system.

 

 

Grading Rubric

Each of the five sources (citation + annotation) is worth four (4) points, for a total of 20 points for this assignment.

 

• Excellent work (score 18-20):  Demonstrates thorough understanding of the articles through specific, detailed discussion.  Analysis addresses all aspects of the assignment prompt.  Assessmentis comprehensive and concise.

 

• Good work (score 16-17):  Demonstrates moderate understanding of the topic through discussion, but lacks sufficient detail.  Analysis addresses aspects of the assignment prompt, but discussion is not comprehensive.  Assessmentis adequate but not thorough.

 

• Adequate work (score 14-15):  Demonstrates some understanding of the topic but lacks sufficient discussion.  Annotations lack details and/or insufficient understanding of research information.  Assessment is generic or missing.

 

• Inadequate work (score 12-13):  Not enough effort was made to complete this assignment.  Little demonstration of having learned anything about the topic(s).

 

• Not acceptable work (score 11 or below):  Did not understand the assignment, did not ask for help.

 

• Plagiarized work or no assignment submitted:  score of “0”

 

 

Sample of completed assignment format on next page

 

Here is an example of work turned in for a previous semester.

Please use this example as a guideline for your work this semester on a different topic.

 

Name

Second Assignment:  Annotated Bibliography

March 12, 2021

 

 

1. Ruff, C. (2009). Relative Limb Strength and Locomotion in Homo habilis. ​American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Vol 138​ (Issue 1), pp.90-100

 

The author uses the skeletal analysis of the subject, specifically a Homo habilis OH62 partial skeleton to make conclusions about the limb strength and movement patterns of Homo habilis. It also compares these results with Homo erectus, and comes to a relevant conclusion. It is concluded in this work, that Homo habilis was bipedal when terrestrial, but also engaged in arboreal behavior frequently. The article also uses this evidence to create a contrast between habilis and erectus, highlighting erectus’ strictly terrestrial and bipedal nature. This article also makes comparisons to modern apes, as well as modern man, and discusses the relevance of the similarities that are displayed in modern man and Homo habilis, mostly centering around the similar femur and humerus structure. I found this article helpful, as included in its namesake, understanding the basic characteristics, locomotion, and structure of Homo habilis, as well as it’s similarities and differences with other species. Assignment: Discovery of Alzheimer and Treatment

 

 

2. Ungar, P.S. (2012). Dental Evidence for The Reconstruction of Diet in Early African Homo. Current Anthropology, Vol. 53 ​(Issue S6) pp.318-329

 

The author centers his writing in this article specifically around the dietary habits of the entirety of the homo genus, more specifically the progress that has been made into researching these dietary habits. It discusses the implication that this has for the entirety of our knowledge of the Homo genus, as well as the details and information that can be used to distinguish dietary and evolutionary traits between members of Homo. In a shorter sense, this article reviews andestablishes the fossil evidence for diets in Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis, and Homo erectus,and supports the information detailed. This article was useful in a personal sense mostly for theascertaining of new information about early Homo species, specifically, I used it for Homorudolfensis, and also learned about how important and influential fossil records can be on theknowledgeand information that can be learned and understood, and how important they are.

 

 

3.Barras, C. (2014) Missing Link Fossils May Be a Jumble of Species. ​New Scientist, Vol 222(Issue 2964) p.11

 

The article in question centers around the discovery of a set of fossilized remains near the area ofMalapa, South Africa. The secondary point of this article centers around the similarities that thesefossilized remains share with another specific fossil, more specifically The Turkana Boy, whichwas discovered at the Nariokotome site in Kenya. This article clarifies the misconception andconfirms that the fossilized remains that were first identified as ​Australopithecus sediba, andclarifies the idea that it may be an example of fossilized Homo erectus. One of the most importantthings that I learned about this article was the significance of research and correlating evidencebetween various discoveries and work, as it resulted in lots of breakthroughs, and thedevelopment of new information. This is good information for someone in this field to know,especially when it comes to researching and compounding fossil records and the data we learnfrom them. Overall, this helped me learn a lot more about the importance of researching andcompounding information when it comes to fossil record research. Assignment: Discovery of Alzheimer and Treatment

 

 

4.Wong, K. (2006) Stranger in a New Land. ​Scientific American Special Edition, Vol 16 ​(Issue2) pp.38-47

 

This article details the findings of paleoanthropologists in The Republic of Georgia, more specifically Dmanisi. These findings, centering around Homo erectus, and the amount of knowledge that has been discovered, from fossilized remains to tools, the vast amount of information that could be learned was detailed in the article, as well as the potential value of the data. It is also discussed in the article that the site implies and proves the capability of Homo erectus for intercontinental travel, and is one of the first examples of it when taking this site into consideration. It also collaborates the theory that Homo erectus spread outside of Africa due to its needs for a higher quality diet, and its larger body size required larger amounts of food for energy. I believe that this article was helpful for understanding the importance of the Dmanisi site, as well as learned a lot more about the massive data than be learned from the site about the Homo erectus species. Overall, the article describes the importance and relevance that the Dmanisi site has for the knowledge and information that we currently know about Homo erectus.

 

 

5. Ciochon, R. and Larick, R. (2000) Early Homo erectus Tools in China. ​Archaeology, Vol.53 ​(Issue 1) p.14

 

This article details the discovery of stone tools and animal bones at a dig site in Renzidong, China, which establishes the idea that Homo erectus may have been present. The article is mostly centered around the topic listed earlier, but also touches on the difficulty of archaeology and research within eastern Asia mostly due to technical concerns. Aside from the concerns surrounding archaeology in eastern Asia, the most relevant subject is the proposed theory of Homo Erectus and its establishment in eastern Asia. The article goes on to list and detail the findings that were deliberated and determined to be relevant to the idea that Homo erectus had established itself within the area of Renzidong, China. This article is overall, a great demonstration to show the widespread nature that Homo erectus had during its time, as well as the capabilities that it had. I found this article helpful to further showcase my understanding of the capability of Homo erectus, as well as the widespread nature of said species. Assignment: Discovery of Alzheimer and Treatment