Tour the geology of San Francisco BayThe link below is for a virtual field trip of the San Francisco bay area. This possible extra credit would be best for someone who is already at least somewhat familiar with the Bay Area. There are 27 short videos, each one about 2 to 3 minutes long.After watching all the videos, write an essay. Add material from your book, and (if applicable) your own experience. Don’t forget to follow the instructions on the syllabus.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7Ihm2Mh3MZ6rWKTOTpFBV7WxYuBhcCo9It’s an essay about 3 pages long.
Very detailed Step 2: Using the notes you took, write an essay about what you learned while participating in the educational activity. Remember that your essay should be about what you learned. The best essays will combine material learned in class with what you learned during your extra credit activity. Write an essay that will prove to me that you really deserve an A. Don’t bother doing anything less.Your essay must include these things:
Your name, in the top right-hand corner.
A title, but NOT a title page.
An introduction that explains what you did for extra credit.
A conclusion that wraps up your report, and summarizes what your report said.
In between your introduction and conclusion, your report should be well organized into paragraphs. It should explain what you learned, and answer “how” and “why” questions, not just what you observed.
See also the .Extra Credit Grading
The table below summarizes how I will grade the extra credit essays. Please use it as a guide, as you write your essays. It will help you with the extra credit, and also with any other essays for this class and your other classes.Grade / ScoreWriting levelContentMechanicsStyleOver-allappearanceA /9 or 10College: answers “how” and “why” questions.An excellent and well organized paper that synthesizes new information based on extra credit work, the book, and class lectures.No mistakes in spelling, grammar or word choice(ie: there, their, they’re).
Well organized and well written. So good I’ll want to read it! Excellent introduction and conclusion.Neat and clean.Name in the top right-hand corner.NO cover page.Standard 8.5 by 11 in. paper.1 in. margins, line spacing 1.5,12 pt. font.B /7 or 8Pre-college: tries to answer “how” and “why” questions.A well organized paper that includes material learned from the book or in class, along with material learned during the extra credit assignment.
One or two spelling, grammar or word choice mistakes per paper.Well organized, with proper paragraphs, and good introduction and conclusion.C /5 or 6High school: mostly about “what”.A well organized paper about what you learned.One or two spelling, grammar or word choice mistakes per page.Organized into paragraphs, with an introduction and a conclusion.D /2, 3 or 4Middle schoolIt’s obvious that you didn’t learn (or understand) much, but you’re trying.One or two spelling, grammar or word choice mistakes per paragraph.
Poor organization, with weak introduction and conclusion.Not perfect, but still pretty good.F / zero!(Plagiarism is an automatic zero)Primary school“See the pretty fish” with half of the facts wrong.Spelling, grammar and word choice are so scrambled that I can’t tell what you’re trying to say.No organization, just a jumble of disconnected sentences. Missing introduction or conclusion.Messy, ragged edges, etc.
Requirements: About 3 pages long | .doc file
