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2211 U.S. History I

Extra Credit Opportunities

1. The Life of Olaudah Equiano/ Gustavus Vassa

We will be reading portions of this slave narrative during Week 4. You can earn UP TO TEN (10) extra points on your Midterm Exam if you complete this extra credit paper assignment. (Meaning that if you score a 75 on the midterm, you could raise your grade to 85). The full ten points will only be awarded to papers that fulfill all the requirements below, and provide an insightful analysis/reaction to the reading.

First, read ALL of the remaining pages of the narrative in addition to the assigned selections. There will be no partial credit given. Your paper will not be accepted if you fail the reading quiz about this topic. The means you must read the entire narrative. (the assigned portions AND the remaining portions.)

Next, write a 3 page typed double-spaced reaction paper. In your paper, briefly summarize what happened to Equiano AND provide your reaction to it, focusing primarily on the extra-credit portions of the book. You do not need to summarize the regularly assigned portions of the book, only the extra credit pages.

The bulk of your paper should focus on your reaction/analysis. You must read and you must write three full pages or you will receive ZERO credit. You might wish to consider this question: What did this narrative teach you about the life of a slave? About the slave trade? How do you think this narrative could be used by people who were opposed to slavery? Feel free to be in touch with me if you'd like some other questions to consider.

Your paper is due at NOON on Tuesday, February 9, submitted to the dropbox at D2L. That is the final deadline, but you may turn in the paper at any earlier point. Late papers will not be accepted.

IF YOU COPY ANY PORTIONS OF THESE PAPERS FROM THE INTERNET OR FROM ANOTHER STUDENT, YOU WILL BE PENALIZED BY LOSING 10 POINTS OFF YOUR MIDTERM OR YOUR FINAL. It's simple: put the entire paper in your own words. If you wish to quote briefly from either narrative, put the quote in quotation marks and note the page number. Example: As Douglass noted, "Slavery soon proved its ability to divest her of these heavenly qualities." (367).

2. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

This is a similar assignment to the Equiano paper. For this extra credit assignment, you can earn UP TO TEN (10) extra points on your Final Exam if you complete this extra credit paper assignment. (Meaning that if you score a 75 on the final, you could raise your grade to 85). The full ten points will only be awarded to papers that fulfill all the requirements below, and provide an insightful analysis/reaction to the reading.

First, read ALL of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (in Classic Slave Narratives.). There will be no partial credit given.

Next, write a 3 page typed double-spaced reaction paper. In your paper, briefly summarize what happened to Douglass AND provide your reaction to it. The bulk of your paper should focus on your reaction/analysis. You must read and you must write three full pages or you will receive ZERO credit. You might wish to consider this question: What did this narrative teach you about the life of a slave? How do you think this narrative could be used by people who were opposed to slavery? This is assigned during Week 13, so be sure to consider how Douglass's story helped the abolitionist movement. Feel free to be in touch with me if you'd like some other questions to consider.

Your paper is due before NOON on Tuesday, April 20, submitted to the dropbox at D2L. That is the final deadline, but you may turn in the paper at any earlier point. Late papers will not be accepted.