Extra Credit Assignments 2008 ~ 2009
General Information and Guidelines for Extra Credit Assignments:
There are 4 extra credit assignments available to students. Each student may do ONE assignment per term. No assignment may be repeated.
Grading: Each assignment is worth a different amount of points. These points will be added to the students lowest grade category (homework, quizzes, tests). Points will be awarded based on quality and effort put into the assignment. All extra credit assignments will be due 1 full week before the end of the term. Absolutely NO Late assignments. I will be available to help answer questions or to guide you while working on extra credit. ALL extra credit assignments MUST be typed!
No additional extra credit assignments will be given. The purpose of Extra Credit it to extend Spanish/Portuguese outside of the classroom in order to enhance the learning. It is NOT meant to substitute regular classroom work.
Spanish 1 and 2 Honors:
Option 1 (4 Points) ~ Students may attend the "Noche de Hablar Español". Students can get the dates for this night in advance from Ms. Pav‹o. While there, the student must speak in Spanish with 2 native speakers and gather information about that person (where they are from, what their country/hometown was like etc.) Students need to have these people sign a document confirming that they attended the event. Students must then write about their experience and about the people they interviewed.
Option 2 (4 Points) ~ Students can attend Salsa lessons at Chés Lounge in Vineyard Haven. They must get written proof that they attended the lesson from the instructor. After taking the lesson they must write an essay detailing their experience and what theyv'e learned. Background information on Salsa is encouraged.
Option 3 (5 Points) ~ Students can watch Spanish language television program. They must document the date, time and name of the program. Students will write up a brief summary of the program and their reaction to it. Then students will compare and contrast that program with a U.S. program of similar genre.
Option 4 (8 points) ~ Students can read a Spanish language book. These books can either be requested from Ms. Pavao or obtained independently by the student (with teacher approval). Students will write a short summary of the plot for each chapter and write character descriptions for all major characters. After reading the book, students will write a short essay evaluating the book and drawing conclusions.
***Spanish 1 students can write their essays in English, but will be given more credit if they write in Spanish. Spanish 2 students must write their essays in Spanish.
Portuguese 3 and 4:
Option 1 (4 Points) ~ Students may interview 2 Portuguese speaking students here at MVRHS (this must be approved ahead of time by the teacher). While there, the student must speak in Portuguese and gather information about that person (where they are from, what their country/hometown was like, what their experience moving to the US was likeÉ etc.) Students need to have these students sign a document confirming that they were interviewed. Students must then write about their experience and about the people they interviewed.
Option 2 (4 Points) ~
Option 3 (5 Points) ~ Students can watch Portuguese language television program (RTP Internacional). They must document the date, time and name of the program. Students will write up a brief summary of the program and their reaction to it. Then students will compare and contrast that program with a U.S. program of similar genre.
Option 4 (8 points) ~ Students can read a Portuguese language book. These books can either be requested from Ms. Pavao or obtained independently by the student (with teacher approval). Students will write a short summary of the plot for each chapter and write character descriptions for all major characters. After reading the book, students will write a short essay evaluating the book and drawing conclusions.
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