Extra Credit: Getting to know our world
Well, if you selected this page, the assumption is that you need some assistance in your social studies class in trying to increase your grade. Extra credit means that you are willing to complete extra work in order to supplement your current grade. Extra means "above and beyond." This does not mean I will wait until the last minute and try to boost my grade so I can pass because I have done nothing in terms of assignmed work. So if you are not going to do any of the assigned work there is no reason to continue to navigate this page.
Criteria: The following criteia must be met in order to complete an extra credit assignment.
- Completion of 2/3 or 66% of homework assignments in order to be considered for extra credit assignment.
- Written proposal by the student to the teacher. (Students must submit a written proposal to the teacher indicating what country they would like to
research. - One extra credit assignment per quarter.
- Once Approved all criteria for the assignment must be met in order for assignmetn to be graded.
Assignment: This is your classroom so you will have a hand in making it aesthetically pleasing.
Your written proposal will be based around what country you would like to learn about. Once you have selected a country you will write a proposal to Mr. Bush, indicating the country you intend to become more familiar with. From that point you will, in a one page paper typed (12 font/essay format) Indicate what:
The written work must be in your own words not the source of your information. If it is not you will not receive credit and you are not welcome to participate in any further extra credit assignments for this class.
- continent that country is located on
- country spatial reference (where is the country on that continent)
- population
- geographic surroundings
- type of climate
- type of government that is in place at the present time
- prominent physical feature within the geographic border (mountains, rivers, deserts)
- MLA format of sources (2 source minimum)
- Paint the country neatly on your time(not class time) after all other work is complete.
The written work must be in your own words not the source of your information. If it is not you will not receive credit and you are not welcome to participate in any further extra credit assignments for this class.