What+does+it+Mean+to+be+Human

**Final Draft Due 9/6** =Paleoanthropologists and biological anthropologists have shed light on Human origins, but have you ever stopped to think what it means “to be human?”=
 * Rough Draft Due 9/2 (Peer Conference)**


 * Write a 500 word essay
 * MLA Format
 * Must answer the question “What does it mean to be human?”
 * Example Structure of the 5 paragraph Essay:
 * Introductory Paragraph
 * Main point #1: What it means to be human //Biologically//
 * Topic Sentence
 * Supporting Details
 * Main point #2: What it means to be human //Psychologically/Emotional//
 * Topic Sentence
 * Supporting Details
 * Main point #3: What it means to be human //Socially//
 * Topic Sentence
 * Supporting Details
 * Main point #4 (Optional)
 * Topic Sentence
 * Supporting Details
 * Conclusion

Suggested Resource(s) http://humanorigins.si.edu/human-characteristics http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/april-2011/article/what-does-it-mean-to-be-human http://anthro.palomar.edu/primate/prim_8.htm http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1541283,00.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/07/1/l_071_02.html

Grading rubric http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/printouts/Essay%20Rubric.pdf

MLA Guidelines http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/