Extra+Credit+opportunities+for+the+fall

=Extra Credit Opportunities- One per week maximum=

Paragraphs are expected to be clear (elaborate, exemplify, and illustrate) be detailed and convince Ms. Anders you learned something about history from it!
__I TV episode (History Channel)__ Para. 1- Write a summary of the Show including the name of the program and the channel it was on. Para 2- Describe your favorite or an important part of the show Para 3- Write your reaction to both the show itself and the historical information portrayed in it. Be sure to critique the info in the show, what did they get right and what did they get wrong?

__II Magazines/Articles__ Anything about the time period we are studying in World History 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. Para. 3- Write your reaction to the article, what did you learn how did it related to class.

__III Site/Event:__ Visits to Places and Presentations--Visit any reenactment, historical site, "grave yard" presentation, cultural presentation. museums Para. 1- Explain where you went, what you saw, heard or did and when you went. Para. 2- Explain what you learned. Para. 3- Critique the event or site, remember even museums get it wrong sometimes. How does this fit in with your study of World History?

I__V Books:__ Historical fiction or non fiction my also be read. You must write a 2-3 page summary and critique of the book. Be sure to include the Title, author, and publication date. The book must be historical and cleared with Ms. Anders before reading.

__V Movies:__ Remember to adhere to the directions at the top of the page regarding the paragraph details! Follow this format: 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 Wikispaces to give an accurate viewpoint. What does it reflect about history that is accurate? Where may the filmmakers have stretched the story? Para.2- Summarize in the plot of the movie. 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. Para.4- How does the movie tie into the history we've learned in class? What can you learn about the era in question from watching this movie?


 * Cautions to parents: Some of these movies contain violence, explicit language, etc. If this will bother you or your parents and/or your parents do not allow you to see an R rated movie then do NOT select those that are R rated. There are plenty of movies to choose from. Remember that some films use language and activities that are unacceptable. Older films may use racial words that are not acceptable. Most of the time they are used in context with the time period, but they still may be offensive. Some of these will be easy to find, others more difficult. If you want to know what the movie is about, look it up on www.IMDB.com. If you know of any historical movies to add, let me know and I will put them on the list.**

=1st Semester films-=

Documentaries count for all of the following underlined categories.
The Odyssey Ulysses Troy Alexander Julius Caesar (Drama/England; World/Ancient Rome) [12+] Spartacus (Biography; World/Ancient Rome) [13+] A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Rome)
 * Foundations of Democracy:**

A Lion in Winter (The Middle Ages) The Agony and the Ecstasy (The Renaissance) A Man for All Seasons (The Reformation) Luther Restoration (documentary)
 * 1400-1700**

Ever After (World/France and the Renaissance; Myths & Fairy Tales) Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants (Biography; Science-Technology; Leonardo: A Dream of Flight (Biography; World/Italy & the A Man for All Seasons (Biography/Thomas More; World/England & Gulliver's Travels (World/Enlightenment; Literature/Ireland) [7+] Germinal (French Rev) Napoleon Marie Antoinette Amadaeus Elizabeth Goya: Awakened in a Dream (Visual Arts; World/Spain & the] Isaac Newton: A Tale of Two Isaacs (Biography; Science-Technology; Cromwell A Tale of Two Cities- French Revolutionary Drama Revolution, PG The Patriot, R
 * Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment (September-October):**

The Mission Roots, any of the volumes, unrated Squanto, A Warrior's Tale. PG New World The Plymouth Adventure G Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, PG-13 1492: Conquest of Paradise, PG-13 Black Robe-R Seven Cities of Gold, unrated The Crossing, unrated April Morning unrated The Crucible (1996) PG 13 The Last of the Mohicans PG13 The Madness of King George PG 13 1776 The Musical PG Jeremiah Johnson PG A Man Called Horse R Amistad, R Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, unrated
 * New World/ Imperialism US (November):**

Gandhi Zulu Dawn
 * Imperialism/ Africa** (November-December)