Academic+Contract

 American Literature "Signed" contract due second week of class Copy and paste this into an email with selections clearly made Email to sweston@usouthal.edu by the second week of classes

Name: Completion date: __See syllabus for dates__ 

During the period indicated, I shall complete the requirements of this contract. I realize I must meet certain criteria and a level of quality for an activity in order to receive full credit. __Required Activities – 500 points__
 * Create a one-page vita with a photo and upload to DS (10 points)


 * Weekly meaningful participation in class (10 points/week)


 * Quizzes (4 at 10 points each)


 * Weekly "talk back" journals (50 points)


 * Mid-term and Final exams (50 points each)


 * Group activities/peer reviews (100 points)

 __Optional Activities Group I - 100 points each__
 * Prepare an oral presentation on one of the works (10-15 minutes) and "teach the class"


 * Write a short paper (5 pages), focusing on how a work related to the societal norms at the time


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Attend a play from the time period we've covered in class and write a review (3 pages).
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Attend weekly Second Life tours and participate in the Second Life discussion area of this wiki (3 posts per week)


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Create an interactive lesson in Second Life on one of the works we've covered
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Build a WebQuest about one of the works/authors we've covered


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Other _ __must be approved__

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Group II - 50 points each
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Write an addendum to one of the stories. (Where do the characters and plot go from here?) (must be at least five pages in length)


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Create three quizzes from the works we've read and have your peers (at least two) take the quizzes/review them


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Create a poster explaining one of the works


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Design an activity that would introduce a class to a work they have not yet read


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Build a PowerPoint study "pod" for one of the stories covered to be uploaded onto the wiki


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">__Other__ __must be approved__

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__Indicate choice of grade and circle optional activities you plan to complete__ __A = required + 200 optional points__ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> __B = required + 150 optional points__ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> __C = required + 100 optional points__ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">

_ _____ _ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">__Student Name Date__

Criteria for each assn are clearly specified in detail in the Rubrics/Criteria section and you will be shown examples. None of these assns can be redone. Make SURE you understand what you are to do before you turn in your assignment.