GT Social Studies Extra Credit Opportunity for the Second Nine Weeks
On Halloween, Mrs. Connor introduced you to several fall “remembrance of the dead” holidays from around the world. For extra credit this nine weeks, you may do a mini-research project on a winter holiday. The final product will be displayed for the classes to read. You may add up to 10 points on your lowest quiz or mini-project grade with successful completion of this extra credit. It is due by B.O.C. on November 28. I do not take late extra credit. You may turn it in early.
You may do this electronically or by hand, but all of the following needs to be on ONE SIDE of a normal size (8 ½ x 11) piece of printer paper:
• Name of the holiday
• 2-3 pictures that represent the holiday (these may be photographs, hand-drawn, electronically drawn, whatever, but be sure to give credit to the artist or photographer)
• A small map with key and a title showing where in the world this holiday is traditionally celebrated (you will need to get a small, blank, world map and color it in)
• An original, brief explanation of the holiday: who celebrates it, why they celebrate it, how they celebrate it, super-important facts/tidbits, super-interesting facts/tidbits (2- 3 paragraphs)
On the BACK of the paper OR on a separate sheet of paper – create a Works Consulted page. This is how you will document all the sources you used to create the holiday information sheet. You will use MLA format. You may use the district-provided Noodle Tools for easy formatting. There are other sites out there that will help you cite your sources, and you may use any resources you have access to.
Only one person per period may do the same winter holiday. I will do this on a first-request, first-approved basis. Please send to me via email (Jennifer.connor@SpringBranchISD.com) your TOP 3 requests. Make sure your first and last name and period are in the body of the email. I will reply to your email with your approved topic. I will follow the time stamps of the emails. You MAY request to do a holiday that is not on this list – in fact, that would be great so that I can expand the list! Please send me the name of the holiday, so I can look it up before I approve it.
Christmas
Dongzhi Festival
Eid Al Adha, the Festival of the Sacrifice
Hanukkah
Kwanzaa
Lunar New Year
Maha Shivaratri
Mardi Gras
Mauna Agyaras
St. Lucia Day
Three Kings Day
Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat
Western New Year
Winter Solstice
Rubric
______(1) title of holiday is correct, capitalized and easy to read
______(1) pictures reflect the spirit of the holiday
______(2) map has a title and key and clearly shows where the holiday is celebrated in the world
______(4) paragraph is original – not taken from another source – you consulted SEVERAL sources to read about the holiday then summarized the information into your own words
______(2) all non-original pictures are cited, each source you read about the holiday is cited in MLA format – you may get points for the other sections if the Works Consulted page is not in the correct format, BUT you cannot get any points at all if it is missing altogether.
