Fourth+Quarter+Extra+Credit


 * 4th Quarter Extra Credit (there is no APUSH extra credit offered during the 4th quarter) **
 * Race and Social Justice in U.S. History and US History PBL: DUE NO LATER THAN JUNE 1st **


 * 1) Video Library - You can watch up to THREE movies per quarter and answer TWO of the posted questions (5 points per movie and questions). Remember to answer the required questions.
 * 2) Book Library: A list of books (and their associated questions) that have been approved as extra credit. __To get extra credit you must answer FOUR questions from the list__.**Each book will be worth 15 points**. Remember, you can only receive 15 points per quarter.

__ Alternate Assignments __ A. Read the selection from Tim O’Brien's // // and answer the 4 questions at the end of the reading. ** (3 points) ** 1. What is the point of listing the numerous “things they carried”? 2. What were some of the more surprising “things they carried”? 3. How is the idea of weight used and developed in this story ("Jungle boots, 2.1 pounds")? How do you, as a reader, feel reading those lists of weight? What effect does it have on you 4. How did the soldiers deal with the death of their fellow soldiers? Why did they deal with death this way?

B. Go to the [|Battlefield Vietnam] website. Once you get to the front page, go to “Guerrila Tactics” link. Read the selection and answer the following questions: ** (2 points) ** a. Who were the Vietcong? Where were they located? What was the difference between main force Vietcong and local Vietcong? b. How did the U.S. actually aid in the construction of Vietcong booby traps? c. Why did the Vietcong build so many underground tunnels? How did the Vietcong build the extensive tunnel system so quickly? d. How did the Vietnamese hide tunnels and the obvious fact that people were living in them?