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=GEOGRAPHY Extra Credit Opportunity – 25 point possible- Only ONE PER WEEK =

ALL PARAGRAPHS MUST BE WRITTEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITICAL THINKING FORMULA (Summary sentence, elaborate, exemplify, and illustrate the concept!) Remember to adhere to the following outlines and regarding the paragraph details!

Site/Event:
Visits to Places and Presentations—Anything that is related to CULTURE OF ANY COUNTRY! Para. 1- Explain where you went, what you saw, heard or did and when you went. Para. 2- Explain what you learned about the place/ event. Para. 3- Critique the event or site. What was good? Did you like it? What could be improved?

Magazines/Articles
Anything about a culture that we are studying in Geography Para. 1- Write a summary of the article (include title, name of mag., date). Para. 2- Explain the articles thesis and how the author proved it. What was the purpose of the article? Para. 3- Write your reaction to the article, what did you learn how did it related to class.

Books: Historical fiction or non-fiction may be read.
You must write a 2-3 page summary and critique (discuss what you liked and didn’t like) of the book. Be sure to include the Title, author, and publication date in the first paragraph. The book must be geographical and cleared with Ms. Anders before reading.

Movies and TV Shows (National Geographic, History Channel):
Para.1- Name movie title, director and two leading actors in the movie and general description. Also in this introduction: evaluate the historical accuracy of the film: What is the film's bias? Check the textbook index or Wikipedia to give an accurate viewpoint (“accuracy + movie title”). What does it reflect about geography that is accurate? Where may the filmmakers have stretched the story? THIS MUST BE INCLUDED FOR CREDIT! <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Para.2- Summarize in the plot of the movie. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Para.3- Review the movie: What did you like about it? What didn't you like, acting, directing, etc? Your opinion of the film and 3 reasons for that opinion. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Para.4- How does the movie tie into the geography we've learned in class? What can you learn about the place in question from watching this movie?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">List of Movies
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">THIS IS A COMPILATION OF “FAMILY-FRIENDLY” FOREIGN FILMS FROM MANY HIGH SCHOOL RECOMMENDATIONS. PLEASE CHECK FOR DETAILS ONLINE PRIOR TO RENTING! MANY OF THESE ARE AWARD-WINNING BUT MAY HAVE SUBTITLES. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">MS. ANDERS HAS SEEN THE STARRED ONES BUT IS MAKING HER WAY DOWN THIS LIST AS WELL. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">J = Ms. Anders thinks you should see it too.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">City of Joy (contrasting cultures, rural-to-urban migration, corruption, poverty). <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A Day Without a Mexican (mocumentary- migration) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Gandhi (history, culture, self-determination, colonialism) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Hotel Rwanda (ethnic conflict) -- The Frontline episode titled "Ghosts of Rwanda" provides background for the film: [|Frontline: Ghosts of Rwanda] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I Dreamed of Africa (gender issues) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">In America (migration, population, AIDS) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The Motorcycle Diaries (political, culture, development) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**My Big Fat Greek Wedding (culture) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**The Secret of Roan Inish J <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The Snow Walker <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**[|The Butterfly] (France) An elderly butterfly hunter embarks on a trip to find an elusive butterfly and discovers he has a suprise companion. J <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**[|Children of Heaven] (Iran) A brother loses his sister’s only pair of shoes, and they are afraid that their parents will find out, since the family is too poor to buy another pair. Can he win her a new pair in a school contest? J <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**[|The Blue Umbrella] (India) A girl owns and then loses a very special blue umbrella, but in the end she finds something even better. J <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**[|Cave of the Yellow Dog] (Mongolia) A young girl finds an adorable black and white puppy, but her father is afraid that the dog will go after his sheep. J <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**The Story of the Weeping Camel <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Whale Rider <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Slumdog Millionaire – life in within the shanty towns of Mumbai J Brassed Off – industrial decline in the UK City of God – the daily lives of young people in the favelas of Rio Twister – the formation and impact of a twister The Age of Stupid – current argument on the problems of climate change Dante’s Peak – shows most of the features of a volcano The Full Monty – industrial decline within the UK <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Baraka J <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Mai’s America – a Vietnamese view of life in America - [] Emmanuel’s Gift - Ghana Rabbit-Proof Fence – Australia- Good! The Englishman Who Walked Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain – Great Britain- Good! <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**God Grew Tired of Us J <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">El Bola <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Spirited Away- a child's film originated from Japan. Ghibli studios, the company that produced this film signed a deal with Disney to release their films worldwide.
 * Lawrence of Arabia – illustrates desert features
 * An Inconvenient Truth – Al Gore’s climate change lecture J