Extra+Credit

Quarter 4:
Turn your final exam essay in early (before Friday, June 10th) for extra credit.
 * Due Thursday, June 9th**

Submit a piece of original creative writing to the Rush Literary Journal (ldefurio@philasd.org). If your piece gets published in the journal, you will receive extra credit.
 * Due Friday, June 3rd**

**Quarter 3:**

 * Due No Later than Friday, April 15th (No exceptions)**

Option #1: Watch a film and discuss the portrayal of Arabs and Arab-Americans in film in a 1-2 page essay. Option #2: Compare/contrast //A Thousand Splendid Suns// and //The Kite Runner// in a 2-3 page essay. Option #3: Research an historical or political event relevant to Afghanistan and write a 2-3 page essay.

Quarter 2:
Submit an entry to the Scholastic Art and Writing contest artandwriting.org Deadline: Monday, December 6th

**Quarter 1:**
**Extra Credit** **DUE: Monday, November 8th (No exceptions)**

Option #1: “Gift Memoir”

Its purpose is to have extra practice writing within the memoir genre in a way that allows you to write something that has a real audience and purpose.

Directions:
 * 1) Choose an audience (friend, relative, classmate, someone else who’s special to you).
 * 2) Recount an experience that you shared with this person in a short memoir piece.
 * 3) Present this memoir to them as a gift.

Requirements:
 * One rough draft, one final copy
 * Final copy must be at least 2 pages single spaced
 * Due date: Monday, November 8th

Option #2: Read a Memoir

Read a memoir of your choice and write a summary, reflection, comparison/contrast of the memoir -The summary should be one page typed and should address significant characters, plot points and conflicts present in the memoir. -The reflection should be one page typed and should examine and explore the themes, symbols and motifs present in the memoir. -The comparison/contrast should be 1/2 page typed and should compare and contrast the memoir with any other memoir we have read in class.

The Soloist Project
Students are invited to submit either an essay or creative project connected to the themes and issues of //The Soloist.//

All submissions are due Monday, September 27th and should follow the guidelines established in the project description handout students received in English class.

Students will receive extra credit in their English classes for submitting a project and outstanding projects and/or essays will be honored at an all-school assembly on October 6th.