Christmas Eve Eve

Hello everybody. Resting up? Staying up late and sleeping in? Yes, you know you are.

Just a reminder about the Extra Credit Assignment. Here it is...

Extra Credit Assignment

Mr. Lackey’s classes

December 2014

1. Watch the movie It’s a Wonderful Life (1947) starring James Stewart and Donna Reed. Bonus points if your parent(s) watch it with you. Watch it all the way thru. No cheating. Even more bonus points if it’s in black and white.

2. Have your parent sign a paper saying you watched it. They can add whether or not they watched it with you and whether or not it was in black and white.

3. Do any ONE of the following:

A)    Write a paper comparing and contrasting this movie with the movie The Family Man starring Nicolas Cage. (The Family Man is rated PG-13.) The paper must be hand-written and must be one to two pages long.

B)    Make a Christmas card with a drawing of Bedford Falls or some other image from the movie. Have a message/greeting on the front and on the inside. I will not accept one done on notebook paper. Put some effort into it and make it look like a real Christmas card.

C)    Write another chapter for the movie. What happens next? Your chapter can focus on any of the main characters (including Clarence). It can be humorous or serious, but must be well-written. The paper must be hand-written and must be one to two pages long.

D)    Write a composition about the costs and rewards of sacrifice. Include personal examples of times you made a sacrifice. The paper must be hand-written and must be one to two pages long.

Due date: No later than Tuesday, January 6, 2015. Partial credit will NOT be given. You must watch the movie, bring the parent signature STATING that you watched the movie, and do ONE of the choices above.

 

A word of warning: Cheating, including forging your parent’s signature, will do more than deny you the extra credit. There will be other consequences as well.