Melissa originally conceived of the project when this book was selected as MCC-Longview's common reading last year. She found it so effective in advancing student understanding of key anthropology concepts that she continues to use the book as the foundation of a semester-long project she describes in detail in this interview.
Monday, November 14, 2011
WAC Teachers Talk: Melissa Eaton on her Cultural Anthropology Assignment
Today's post features an interview with Melissa Eaton, Anthropology instructor at MCC-Longview, about her interesting ethnography assignment in her Cultural Anthropology class. The assignment is based on two scenes from Aldous Huxley's novel, Brave New World.
Melissa originally conceived of the project when this book was selected as MCC-Longview's common reading last year. She found it so effective in advancing student understanding of key anthropology concepts that she continues to use the book as the foundation of a semester-long project she describes in detail in this interview.
To see her assignment, click here. To find out how she designed it, click here. To find out more about Melissa, read her WAC profile.
Melissa originally conceived of the project when this book was selected as MCC-Longview's common reading last year. She found it so effective in advancing student understanding of key anthropology concepts that she continues to use the book as the foundation of a semester-long project she describes in detail in this interview.
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