Extra Credit in English 1B

 

The following project is worth 50 homework points.  You may only submit one extra credit project. (This does not include Eng. 900.)  Please read the instructions carefully in order to ensure that you receive as many points as possible. 

 

THE ASSIGNMENT:  Attend a LITERARY event:  Poetry reading, poetry slam, or play (must be a dramatization of something that was written as a play to begin with, not adapted into one).  It must be a live event.  Then, write a 500+ word summary/response.  Attach proof of attendance to your summary/response:  A flier, a ticket, etc.  Proofread your response carefully. 

 

Instructions for each part of the assignment are below:

 

Summary of the event:  Write an objective (no opinion) summary of what you saw and heard:

1.  Observations in terms of the elements of literature:

    *Poetry: Rhyme (perfect; slant; eye; internal), endstopping, enjambment, alliteration, tone, connotation, diction, syntax, simile, metaphor…

    *Plays: theme, plot, setting, characterization, tragic flaw, irony, symbolism, point of view…

2.  Content:  Themes, messages, meanings

3.  Style:  Anything interesting that is not covered by the above 2   

 

Response to the event:  Write a subjective (opinionated) response about your experience:

1.  How did the event enhance your experience/understanding of this class?

2.  What is your personal opinion about the experience?

 

v  To find events, try the Metro, the Mercury News, the Wave, or other Bay Area directories.

*Suggestion:  Call before you attend the event to make sure it is still happening!

 

v  Please bring in any information you know about any other literary events happening around the Bay Area.   This will create more options for everybody. 

 

v  Please invite other students, carpool, pay for parking, be a designated driver, etc.

 

v  Take something with you to record your observations:  small pad and pen; video camera; cell; etc.  (Beware:  Some establishments frown upon/forbid recording.)

 

Please type your response and format it according to MLA Documentation guidelines.

 

This response is worth a possible 50 points.  The points will be split into two categories:  content and accuracy.  Each category will be worth 25 points.  These will then be added up to equal your total.  For content, points will be awarded based on depth and breadth of development.  For accuracy, points will be awarded based on the four-error-per-page rule.