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Since no make-ups are allowed for missed take-home or in-class quizzes for any reason, extra credit is offered in this course primarily to compensate for missed quizzes. if you submit all quizzes during the semester, then the extra credit is "icing on the cake!" In either case, the extra credit will be applied to your overall point count at the end of the semester.

If additional extra credit opportunities arise, they will be posted to this page in a timely manner.

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IMPORTANT: Although there may be more than 4 extra credit offerings in order to accommodate students' schedules, you may only take advantage of 4 of these offerings for a total of 40 points. Although highly enjoyable, attending more than 4 will not accumulate additional extra credit beyond 40 points.

   

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FIRST OFFERING - Visit the El Paso Museum of History. You may visit the museum any time from now until the end of the semester.  When you visit the museum, tell the attendant on duty that you are from my class and ask for a visit verification form that I have provided (sh/e will know what you are talking about ). This form must be attached to your visit report. The visit report must be turned in no later than the last day of class this semester for you to receive credit. In your report you must specifically address the current major exhibition being offered by the museum and tell me 1) what you saw, 2) what you thought about what you saw, and 3) what you believe the presentation of the current exhibition accomplished for its viewers.

If you have any questions, make sure you ask them in class. 10 points EC

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SECOND OFFERING - Visit the El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Festival Plaza (532-1707), to observe the Kress Collection of Renaissance Art. When you visit the museum, tell the attendant on duty that you are from my class and ask for a visit verification form that I have provided (sh/e will know what you are talking about ). This form must be attached to your visit report. Following your visit, you are to write a one-page report on 1) what you saw, and 2) what you thought about what you saw.  The visit report, with the visit verification form attached, must be turned in no later than the last day of class this semester for you to receive credit. The museum's operating hours are:

Tuesday thru Saturday - 9:00 - 5:00

Sunday - 12:00 - 5:00

Monday - Closed

Admission is free

If you have any questions, make sure you ask them in class. 10 points EC

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THIRD OFFERING -  Visit the El Paso Holocaust Museum. Admission is free. The re-built museum opened January 27, 2008.  It's hours of operation will be Tuesday-Friday from 9-4  and Saturday and Sunday from 1-5 p.m.  The phone number is 915-351-0048 and the address is 715 N. Oregon, El Paso, TX 79902.   The exhibition area is 4100 square feet and in addition there is a library and study center with computer access. Same reporting criteria as for the other three museum visits apply. When you visit the museum, tell the attendant on duty that you are from my class and ask for a visit verification form that I have provided (sh/e will know what you are talking about ). The attendant will provide that form to you AFTER  you have taken your tour (you need not take a guided tour if no docent is available). This form must be attached to your visit report. The visit report must be turned in no later than the last day of class this semester for you to receive credit.

If you have any questions, make sure you ask them in class. 10 points EC 

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FOURTH OFFERING - Visit the UTEP Centennial Museum (on campus). When you visit the museum, tell the attendant on duty that you are from my class and ask for a visit verification form that I have provided (sh/e will know what you are talking about ). This form must be attached to your visit report. The visit report must be turned in no later than the last day of class this semester for you to receive credit. In your report you must specifically address the current major exhibition being offered by the museum and tell me 1) what you saw, 2) what you thought about what you saw, and 3) what you believe the presentation of the current exhibition accomplished for its viewers.

If you have any questions, make sure you ask them in class. 10 points EC

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FIFTH OFFERING - Visit the Border Patrol Museum. The National Border Patrol Museum is open
Tues thru Sat 9-5. It is located at 4315 Woodrow Bean Trans Mountain Dr. The tel. no. is 915-759-6060.
The Curator is Brenda Tisdale. Free admission. When you visit the museum, tell the attendant on duty that you are from my class and ask for a visit verification form that I have provided (sh/e will know what you are talking about ). This form must be attached to your visit report. The visit report must be turned in no later than the last day of class this semester for you to receive credit. The museum offers lots of memorabilia and movies that can be watched along with looking at the border patrol thru the ages by looking at life size real, boats, planes, jets, and cars. etc. Same reporting criteria as for the other three museum visits apply.

If you have any questions, make sure you ask them in class. 10 points EC

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ADDITIONAL EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES 

EXTRA CREDIT GUIDELINES FOR ALL THE FOLLOWING: IMPORTANT - For all of the following extra credit opportunities, you are to write a one page, double-spaced, report on 1) What you saw (heard) and, 2) What you thought about what you saw (heard). These reports must be turned in NO LATER THAN 7 DAYS AFTER YOU ATTEND THE EVENT. NO EXCEPTIONS. If they are not turned in on time, you will lose 50% of the extra credit. 10 points extra credit.

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