There are three extra credit assignments in the back of the text. Each is equivalent in work to one of the unit projects (140 points on a 1000 point scale). They are graded with the same rigor as a regular project.
The following extra credit opportunities give 5 points each, on a 1000 point scale (1/2 point on a 100 point scale).
Attend the following lecture(s) or activities and write up a one-page (250 word) summary. Most U-Card events will count for these small extra-credit points. See http://calendar.siu.edu/ for the current calendar.
September is Latino Heritage Month. There are a lot of events planned for it which would be very appropriate for this course. See the press release for full schedule http://spotlight.siu.edu/09062006/LatinoHeritageMonth.html.
The following events may be used for extra credit.
Any U-Card event. See the SIUC Calendar: http://calendar.siu.edu/
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