Extra Credit Opportunities for Spring 2008
All of my students can participate in these activities, but that participation will earn more points when the activity is more closely related to the content of the course. Some of these activities occur on campus during the day, some occur on campus during the evenings, some require traveling off-campus, and some carry fees. The diversity of opportunity is intended to create more opportunities for all to take advantage of some. If you have any questions about these activities, please contact me during my office hours.
| Opportunity | Required Activity | Most Relevant to |
| POWER events Tues. Sept. 23 - 'Autism the Musical' 6pm in F-114 Monday Oct. 6 - 'The Business of Being Born' 11 in C-316 Tues. Oct 7 - 'For the Bible Tells me So' 3pm in D-225 Food and drink provided at each. |
Attend and write a one-page (typed) reaction. In it, write an evaluation of the performance, explaining what you heard and saw, what you thought about it, and how (or if) it relates to class | All classes |
| Give blood or marrow through the Red Cross | Bring a slip signed by the Red Cross or IVCC volunteer assisting with the collection. | All classes |
| Join Sigma Kappa Delta, the English Honor Society for Students in Two-year Colleges, or any other school-sponsored student organization. Support Sigma Kappa Delta by buying (or selling) a few flower bulbs before noon on October 1st: http://www.ivcc.edu/radek/SKD/FundRaising_2007Fall.htm | Join the Organization and participate in two meetings | All classes, based on eligibility |
| Attend and review an IVCC theatrical production, or concert, or other cultural event, as listed on the IVCC website | Write an evaluation, explaining what you saw, what you thought about it, and how (or if) it relates to class | ENG 1001 and 1002, FLM 2009 and 2010, GEN 2000 and 2002, and LIT 2013 |
| Attend or participate in Artapalooza | Write an evaluation, explaining what you saw, what you thought about it, and how (or if) it relates to class | FLM 2009 and 2010 |
| Support, join, (or start) a local club or organization, either volunteering service or contributing to a fundraiser--like supporting the local Zonta club's Holiday Shoppe Fundraiser (community) or donating to Women's History Month (school) | Have the club's sponsor write a brief note explaining how you participated | Depends on the club or organization |
| Get a piece of your writing published in River Currents, the IVCC Literary Magazine, or the IV Leader, our school newspaper | Bring me a photocopy of your published piece | ENG 1002, LIT 2013, FLM 2010 and/or depends on the subject of the writing |
| Type, copy, or do data entry for me, your professor; there are always files that need to be converted from one software application to another | After completing the activity, write a brief reaction to the experience | Depends on the task, itself |
| Attend Phi Theta Kappa's interactive satellite seminars | Write an evaluation, explaining what you saw, what you thought about it, and how (or if) it relates to class | ENG 1001 and 1002; FLM 2009 and 2010; GEN 2000, 2001, and 2002; and LIT 2013 |
| Spring 2009 Only: Attend and review a Black History Month, Ethics Awareness Week, or Women's History Month presentation | Write an evaluation, explaining what you saw, what you thought about it, and how (or if) it relates to class | GEN 2000 and GEN 2001 |
| Spring 2009 Only: Participate in the Take Back the Night march in April. | Make sure your name gets on Professor Donna's participation list and then write an evaluation, explaining what you saw, what you thought about it, and how (or if) it relates to class | GEN 2000 and GEN 2001 |