Extra Credit Opportunity

Big thanks to Abbi Mancini for this idea. Here is your latest (and probably last) extra credit opportunity of the semester:

Freshmen: Watch the TED Talks by Colin Strokes about what movies teach boys about manhood (http://www.ted.com/talks/colin_stokes_how_movies_teach_manhood) and write a short (1 page, typed, double spaced) reflection. This is not a summary - this is your intellectual response to what the speaker talks about, your ideas, your reaction. This is due Friday, before Abbi's presentation. It is worth 20 points extra credit.

Sophomores: Here are your materials:
-http://www.ted.com/talks/colin_stokes_how_movies_teach_manhood
-http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/dial/oz/femoztax.html
-Everything we have talked about related to heroes, the hero's journey, and the monomyth, as well as the texts we have read this semester.
Write an essay that analyzes and examines these texts and their ideas. You should state the lead and conclusion technique you are using, have a good title, cite from multiple sources, and have a clear and interesting thesis that you support with numerous citations. An essay that really blows me away will be worth up to 100 points.

CNF: Here are your materials:
-http://www.ted.com/talks/colin_stokes_how_movies_teach_manhood
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhjsRjC6B8U
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVI1Xutc_Ws
-Season of Life
Write an essay that analyzes and examines these texts and their ideas. You should have a good title, cite from multiple sources, and have a clear and interesting thesis that you support with numerous citations. An essay that really blows me away will be worth up to 50 points.