Halfway there! Can you believe it?
Here are your options for extra credit this term. Just like usual, you may choose any combination of projects, this time for up to 30 points. Keep in mind though that you may only do ONE project from any category. If you do work above the 30 points, the maximum you will get is 30 points. If you have any questions on the specifics of these project feel free to let me know.
All extra credit is due by NO LATER than 1 pm on Friday, March 18th (it's an early out day).
Here are your options for extra credit this term. Just like usual, you may choose any combination of projects, this time for up to 30 points. Keep in mind though that you may only do ONE project from any category. If you do work above the 30 points, the maximum you will get is 30 points. If you have any questions on the specifics of these project feel free to let me know.
All extra credit is due by NO LATER than 1 pm on Friday, March 18th (it's an early out day).
Independent Research (Points TBD)
If you are interested in doing extra reading or research on a topic related to the course which interests you, you will be rewarded with extra credit. Please see me to discuss the details.
History through Film (10 pts)
Select a film from the following list and watch it. I would recommend taking notes while you watch. After finishing the movie write up a response paper making sure to answer the following questions:
Documentary Diagnosis (15 pts)
Select a film from the following list and watch it. As you watch, answer all the questions on the associated worksheet (see attached files at bottom of post) in complete sentences.
You will design a cube showing the relationships between cause and effect related to a specific topic. The work should be done well, be colorful and interesting, and should use a carefully chosen set of images, graphs, songs, selections from speeches, pictures, etc., to present your time period and/or topic.
Instructions
If you are interested in doing extra reading or research on a topic related to the course which interests you, you will be rewarded with extra credit. Please see me to discuss the details.
History through Film (10 pts)
Select a film from the following list and watch it. I would recommend taking notes while you watch. After finishing the movie write up a response paper making sure to answer the following questions:
- Before watching the film, what did you already know about this topic?
- Provide a general plot summary with a beginning, middle, climax, and an ending
- Explain your thoughts on the extent to which the film was accurate. What historical inaccuracies do you believe were included in the film and why do you think they are inaccuracies?
- What did you learn from this film that you did not know before you began watching it?
- Would you recommend this film to another viewer? Why or why not?
- Cromwell (1970)
- Agony & the Ecstasy (1965)
- A Man for All Seasons (1966)
- The Mission (1986)
- Last of the Mohicans (1992)**
- The Patriot (2000)**
- Amazing Grace (2006)
- The Other Boleyn Girl (2006)
Documentary Diagnosis (15 pts)
Select a film from the following list and watch it. As you watch, answer all the questions on the associated worksheet (see attached files at bottom of post) in complete sentences.
- Mankind: the Story of All of Us - New World
- Mankind: the Story of All of Us - Treasures
- Mankind: the Story of All of Us - Pioneers
You will design a cube showing the relationships between cause and effect related to a specific topic. The work should be done well, be colorful and interesting, and should use a carefully chosen set of images, graphs, songs, selections from speeches, pictures, etc., to present your time period and/or topic.
Instructions
- The first thing you need to do is to pick a topic. One side of the cube will be a "title" side and this will contain the topic. Your topic should be a major event in U. S. History that we’ve covered this term.
- The next thing you need to do is to think back to five important "causes" of your topic event. Try to avoid the obvious and make certain that those significant events actually were "causes" of the event you are highlighting. For instance, if you chose an event like the Boston Tea Party, what five things led up to that event? Another way of looking at this is to pick a topic event and then pose yourself the question: This event would never occurred unless what five things had happened first?
- Having picked your title event, rank the five significant "causes" in order from least to most important.
- Get a regular sized piece of poster paper. You do not have to use white. Use the directions below to measure out the pattern on the poster.
- It is a good idea to sketch out how you plan to proceed before you go hunting your materials.
- Start with your title side and think of an artful way of depicting it. Then move down your list to the most significant cause, the next most significant cause, etc., until you have planned out how you are going to represent each of these "faces" of the cube.
- Whatever you do, you cannot just write words on the sides of the cube; you must use graphs, pictures, song lyrics, political cartoons, etc. And remember color, creativity, neatness all count.
- IMPORTANT: You must provide a write-up to accompany your cube that discusses in detail the importance/impact of your topic to the era or event. Describe each aspect and it’s relation to the overall event.
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