ANTHRO 2
Archaeology: Introduction
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; one field trip. Required as preparation for both bachelor's degrees. General survey of field and laboratory methods, theory, and major findings of anthropological archaeology, including case-study guest lectures presented by several campus archaeologists. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Fall 2017 - This class wasn't even a backup class for me when I was registering during orientation this fall, but somehow I signed up and it was the best decision I could have made for my continuously sinking GPA. Tests are the same as the study guide, labs take place during discussion which is basically free points, and the essay is 5 pages and not hard. Acabado forever.
Fall 2017 - This class wasn't even a backup class for me when I was registering during orientation this fall, but somehow I signed up and it was the best decision I could have made for my continuously sinking GPA. Tests are the same as the study guide, labs take place during discussion which is basically free points, and the essay is 5 pages and not hard. Acabado forever.
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Fall 2023 - Easy class, cool professor. There's no Midterms or Final, just a take-home exam (given 2-3 days to complete) that takes 2 hours max to complete every other week. Show up to discussions (yes, they do take attendance) and do the readings- it will help you for the exams.
Fall 2023 - Easy class, cool professor. There's no Midterms or Final, just a take-home exam (given 2-3 days to complete) that takes 2 hours max to complete every other week. Show up to discussions (yes, they do take attendance) and do the readings- it will help you for the exams.
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Spring 2024 - Overall: I would recommend taking this class as a GE! The content was interesting, the tests were manageable, and the papers were simple. Professor Lesure is a cool dude that I thoroughly enjoyed listening to throughout the quarter. GRADE BREAKDOWN: - Midterm: 20% - Final: 35% - Reading Paper 1: 10% - Reading Paper 2: 10% - Sections: 25% Review: This class goes over a basic understanding of long-term changes in human societies through the rise of cities and empires, looks at prominent archaeological findings that tell stories about human history, and some archaeology techniques and ethical challenges that come with the practice. Professor Lesure posted slides prior to lecture, which were useful for knowing the big topics covered in lecture and pictures of the artifacts/findings (really important to know and recognize some!!!). Attendance was not mandatory and recordings were posted. There is no textbook for this course! Instead, Lesure posts weekly readings along with optional guided reading questions. Although they are not graded, I highly recommend answering the questions thoroughly as both the midterm and final will have some questions be the exact same as the reading guide. Two of the weeks of readings had a required essay due about them. Easy prompts, three pages each, and graded fairly. They essentially just made sure that you read the texts for the week and were prepared to discuss them in section. Sections were mandatory but laidback. My TA was very lax but reviewed the main topics of the lectures/readings for the week! The midterm was moved to online for the circumstances of this quarter. It was 6 open response questions. Lesure provided a study guide prior to the exam that was extremely helpful and narrowed down all the topics so you knew what to expect. Tip for success: write down all you heard in lecture about the key words from the study guide and thoroughly answer the reading response questions. The final was in-person but entirely multiple choice (TA strikes). Lesure also provided a study guide and had a final review lecture that was extremely helpful. As long as you watch the lectures and memorize what he gives you on the study guides, you'll do great. Lesure and the content were highly enjoyable to me and I would take again.
Spring 2024 - Overall: I would recommend taking this class as a GE! The content was interesting, the tests were manageable, and the papers were simple. Professor Lesure is a cool dude that I thoroughly enjoyed listening to throughout the quarter. GRADE BREAKDOWN: - Midterm: 20% - Final: 35% - Reading Paper 1: 10% - Reading Paper 2: 10% - Sections: 25% Review: This class goes over a basic understanding of long-term changes in human societies through the rise of cities and empires, looks at prominent archaeological findings that tell stories about human history, and some archaeology techniques and ethical challenges that come with the practice. Professor Lesure posted slides prior to lecture, which were useful for knowing the big topics covered in lecture and pictures of the artifacts/findings (really important to know and recognize some!!!). Attendance was not mandatory and recordings were posted. There is no textbook for this course! Instead, Lesure posts weekly readings along with optional guided reading questions. Although they are not graded, I highly recommend answering the questions thoroughly as both the midterm and final will have some questions be the exact same as the reading guide. Two of the weeks of readings had a required essay due about them. Easy prompts, three pages each, and graded fairly. They essentially just made sure that you read the texts for the week and were prepared to discuss them in section. Sections were mandatory but laidback. My TA was very lax but reviewed the main topics of the lectures/readings for the week! The midterm was moved to online for the circumstances of this quarter. It was 6 open response questions. Lesure provided a study guide prior to the exam that was extremely helpful and narrowed down all the topics so you knew what to expect. Tip for success: write down all you heard in lecture about the key words from the study guide and thoroughly answer the reading response questions. The final was in-person but entirely multiple choice (TA strikes). Lesure also provided a study guide and had a final review lecture that was extremely helpful. As long as you watch the lectures and memorize what he gives you on the study guides, you'll do great. Lesure and the content were highly enjoyable to me and I would take again.
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Fall 2020 - Super easy GE, i finished the course by W8. Two 3-4 page papers but he drops the lowest and 5 quizzes during the quarter and also drops lowest so I only needed to do one paper and 4 quizzes. My TA only took attendance grades for 8 weeks so once I had enough I stopped going. Quizzes mainly based on lecture and not the readings. If there was a problem on the readings, I usually just hunted for the answer during the quiz instead of reading it before. Copy paste the lecture transcripts into a word doc to find some answers and have ppts up for quiz
Fall 2020 - Super easy GE, i finished the course by W8. Two 3-4 page papers but he drops the lowest and 5 quizzes during the quarter and also drops lowest so I only needed to do one paper and 4 quizzes. My TA only took attendance grades for 8 weeks so once I had enough I stopped going. Quizzes mainly based on lecture and not the readings. If there was a problem on the readings, I usually just hunted for the answer during the quiz instead of reading it before. Copy paste the lecture transcripts into a word doc to find some answers and have ppts up for quiz
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