Guidelines Watch a pre-approved film or go to a (pre-approved) virtual campus ev

Guidelines
Watch a pre-approved film or go to a (pre-approved) virtual campus event.
You may earn up to 20 extra credit points (10 points for each extra credit event).
To earn full credit, write a response that addresses the prompt and is at least 300 words, has few or no grammatical errors, and demonstrates engagement with the event or film.
Only one of your submissions may be on a film.
Note: As stated in the syllabus, if you are found plagiarizing, you will not be allowed to earn any extra credit points.
Prompt:
To earn the extra credit points, write a paragraph that is at least 300 words on the event/film and address the following:
Provide the title of the event and the speaker/speakers (or, if you watched a film, provide the title of the film).
What was the event/film about? Summarize the main ideas of the event/film.
What did you find interesting about the event/film? How did what the speaker/film said influence you? What is a meaningful “take-away”?
How does the event/film connect to the ideas and concepts we are discussing in this class?
Points Possible
You may earn up to 20 extra credit points (up to 10 points for each extra credit event).
Students who have plagiarized over the course of the semester may not earn extra credit.
Only one of your submissions may be on a film.
Submitting Your Assignment
Please complete & submit the assignment as a pdf, docx, doc file.
Click the Submit Assignment link located above.
Click the Choose File
Navigate to your document and select it.
Click the Submit Assignment
DUE before 10/29 at 11:58pm
For students who can’t attend campus workshops, you can choose to watch and respond to ONE of the films below and write a response that addresses all the prompt questions listed below. Consider completing extra credit while on the unit related to the film.
Approved Films
Unit 1Watch and respond to the documentary film about Finding JoeLinks to an external site. – Discover the wisdom revealed by Joseph Campbell

Unit 2Watch and respond to the documentary film about Mr. Rogers called Won’t You Be My Neighbor?Links to an external site.
Watch and respond to the fictional movie about Mr. Rogers called A Beautiful Day in the NeighborhoodLinks to an external site.
Watch and respond to the documentary film about Nina Simone, called What Happened, Miss Simone?
Watch and respond to the 2017 documentary Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the WorldLinks to an external site. produced by Stevie Salas and Tim Johnson.
Unit 3Watch and respond to the Chinese film Hero
Enjoy!
Prompt:
To earn the extra credit points, write a paragraph that is at least 300 words on the film and addresses the following:
Provide the title of the film.
What was the film about? Summarize the main ideas or events of the film.
What did you find interesting about the film? How did the film influence you? What is a meaningful “take-away”?
How does the film connect to the ideas and concepts we are discussing in this class?
For those who are watching the film Finding Joe, pay careful attention to how the Hero’s Journey in myths, literature, religion, and film serves as a metaphor for our own lives. Has anything ever “cracked your armor” to reveal the gold inside of you? What was the “gold” you discovered?
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