Extra Credit

Extra Credit Opportunities are out-of-school opportunities to attend events, exhibits, celebrations connected to Latin@s and the Spanish-speaking world. They are free [with very rare exceptions] and regularly updated on the class website. If you know of one, please share! After attending the event, respond to the online question prompts in thorough, vibrant paragraphs to receive 1pt added to your final grade for the quarter – up to three per term!

Events are regularly updated on the website, and if you know of one in which other students would be interested, please email me the information (rgood@bostonpublicschools.org) and I will upload it!

Don't see an event coming up? Search for "latin events this week" or check out https://www.eventbrite.com/d/ma--boston/latino/ and see if there is one in which you are interested, then email me the information to get the okay to attend and record your experience for extra credit :) Events should be free or very inexpensive to attend.

***HOW TO RECEIVE THE CREDIT:

For extra credit, respond to these questions in detailed, vibrant paragraphs. Take 2-3 photos that capture your attendance at the event. Hand the extra credit in to your section's bin by the door or email them to rgood@bostonpublicschools.org

If the event was a festival: 1) What did you see/feel/experience at the event? Who attended? Who presented? Were the populations different? 2) Did you hear Spanish spoken or read any Spanish? What words did you recognize? Did you speak Spanish? With whom? What other elements of Latin@ culture did you recognize? 3) How was this event similar to events that represent your cultural heritage or background? How was this event different from events that represent your cultural heritage or background? 4) What questions are you left with?

If the event was a concert/show:

1) What did you see/feel/experience at the event? Who attended? Who presented? Were the populations different? 2) What elements of Latin@ culture did you recognize, and what do they signify? How might they connect to Latino/multiracial identity?; 3) How was this event similar to events that represent your cultural heritage or background? How was this event different from events that represent your cultural heritage or background? 4) What questions are you left with?