As always, I'm constantly trying to find ways to allow you all to show me what you can do AND offer extra credit for those of you who may be interested. Here are a few extra credit ideas that you can take advantage of in the next two weeks. These offers expire when Mrs. Calder-Green returns to teach your class. Ms. Disher's last day is Friday, April 16.
* Write a rap, song, or poem about an experience you've had or a topic you're passionate about. It should be at least half a page long and use 2 literary devices that we've studied.
* Create a pictoral, musical, or other creative form of a memoir (a picture collage, powerpoint, website, cd, poster, etc). You may also write another memoir piece using a different memory, or write a "sequel" for your memoir explaining what happened next or how that event affected you in the long run.
* Create a wordle or write a 1-2 page narrative from the perspective of one of the characters from the novel The Bluest Eye or one of the poems you encountered in our poetry unit (for example, the speaker from "The Raven," or Annabel in "Annabel Lee").
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Sunday, March 28, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Want Extra Credit?
I'll be offering several opportunities to get extra credit throughout the semester. This is a great opportunity for those of you who may not be happy with your current quiz grades, journal grades, or class participation to boost your overall grade! Here are the ones available so far:
* Volunteer to give a 5-8 minute presentation about your final unit project for The Bluest Eye. You must explain why you chose your topic, how you approached the text, what your main ideas were, and give a sample of your finished project (read from your writing, play a song and discuss it, etc.). Do this successfully and I will offer you 5 points of extra credit OR bump you up to the next letter grade, whichever option helps you more!
* Write a short 1-2 page essay comparing an element in the film Imitation of Life to The Bluest Eye. Here are some suggested elements to examine (but you may come up with your own!): mother/daughter relationships, how men are presented, racial stereotypes, racial identity, class issues (who has money and who doesn't), love and the lover (how people love and/or show their love). Due Thursday, March 4.
* For our poetry unit, compile a list of examples of figurative language (metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification) or other devices (irony, imagery, tone, mood) in music, a television show, a movie, or any other media outlet you like. Refer to the "Lil' Wayne" sheet and use that as a model. Due at the end of the poetry unit (March 16).
* Volunteer to give a 5-8 minute presentation about your final unit project for The Bluest Eye. You must explain why you chose your topic, how you approached the text, what your main ideas were, and give a sample of your finished project (read from your writing, play a song and discuss it, etc.). Do this successfully and I will offer you 5 points of extra credit OR bump you up to the next letter grade, whichever option helps you more!
* Write a short 1-2 page essay comparing an element in the film Imitation of Life to The Bluest Eye. Here are some suggested elements to examine (but you may come up with your own!): mother/daughter relationships, how men are presented, racial stereotypes, racial identity, class issues (who has money and who doesn't), love and the lover (how people love and/or show their love). Due Thursday, March 4.
* For our poetry unit, compile a list of examples of figurative language (metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification) or other devices (irony, imagery, tone, mood) in music, a television show, a movie, or any other media outlet you like. Refer to the "Lil' Wayne" sheet and use that as a model. Due at the end of the poetry unit (March 16).
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