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Extra Credit

Extra credit activities will be made available throughout the school year.  These activities can be completed at home or in class if you have finished all of your work for the day.  Instructions for extra credit activities will be posted on the bulletin board located in the back of the classroom.  All extra credit must be turned in prior to the end of each marking period.

Enrichment activities can be completed to earn extra credit in this class.  These activities can be completed at home or in class if you have finished all of your work for the day.  Extra credit assignments will be posted on the bulletin board located in the back right-hand side of the classroom.  You can earn a maximum of 6 points on each of these activities.  Extra credit points can be applied to the assignment of your choice; however, I will not award grades higher than 105% on any assignment.

Activity #1:  Image you have visited the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.  Draw a picture of what you saw while you were there.  Refer to pages 48-49 in your textbook for information on the Aztec civilization.

 Activity #2:  Plan a museum exhibit of Incan, Aztec, or Mayan artifacts.  Choose 3 items that will be included, and write a catalog for the exhibit.  Illustrate and describe each item.  Refer to pages 46-51 in your textbook for information on each of these civilizations. 

 Activity #3:  Imagine that you are a television reporter interviewing a tribe in North America.  Choose a Native American tribe and formulate 5 questions that you would ask them.  Then, create a response for each of your questions.  You may not ask questions that would only elicit a “yes” or “no” response.  Refer to pages 36-45 in your textbook for information on the cultures of North America.

 Activity #4:  Imagine you are Hiawatha.  Write a speech to convince the ruling councils of the five nations to join the League of the Iroquois.  Refer to pages 44-45 in your textbook for information on the Iroquois civilization.

 Activity #5:  List three items or activities in your life that were part of the Columbian Exchange.  Explain how your life would be different without each item or activity.  Refer to pages 52-54 in your textbook for more information on the Columbian exchange.

Activity #6:  Pretend that one of your friends has asked for your help understanding the social classes of Spain’s American colonies.  Help your friend by creating a chart that accurately illustrates the social structure that existed in New Spain.  Remember to include the characteristics of each social class.  Refer to page 70 in your textbook for information on the society of New Spain.

 Activity #7:  Write a paragraph about a young African who is captured by slavers and transported cross the Atlantic to the Americas.  Refer to pages 75-77 in your textbook for information about the Middle Passage

Activity #8:  Should Americans celebrate Columbus Day?  Write an editorial expressing your opinion. 

Activity #9:  Imagine that you are a messenger for Montezuma.  Write a report to the emperor describing the arrival of Cortes.  Refer to page 66 in your textbook for information on this subject.   

Activity #10:  Imagine that you are a courier de bois along the St. Lawrence River.  Write a diary entry about a typical day.  Refer to pages 81-82 in your textbook for information on this subject.