Extra Credit and Announcements

Katthar is racking up the extra credit, and I don't mind giving it out.  Everything he's done will help you learn, and it sounds like fun.

• This Saturday, between 10:00 and 5:00, stop by and get a Gyro, lamb sandwich, etc. at the Marketplace on 17th Street.  You'll get extra credit for meeting another class mate at an historical location. Katthar is cooking. To find Katthar and to score your favorite sandwich, look for Eastern Star Catering.  Katthar is, as I said, the cook.  He's also the guy with long hair.  What?  You didn't know that Richmond has an historic Farmer's Market.  It has been meeting since 1737, and it's at the heart of a few other possible extra-credit opportunities about or on Church Hill. 
• While at the Farmer's Market, you might also want to walk the three blocks to the spot on 14th Street where Virginia passed the Statue of Religious Freedom.  Visiting is on the extra-credit list for Thomas Jefferson.   Here's a review and pictures from Katthar's Blog.
• Since you might well be near Church Hill anyway, you might want to drive a few blocks and see where Patrick Henry gave the famous "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death Speech," or you might stop by the Poe Museum or the cemetery where one of Poe's loves is buried.  Katthar found a legal recording, and I've uploaded it to the extra-credit page.  I've even set it up, so you can listen to the speech as you look over your extra-credit options.  Look just below the Patrick Henry section.
• What?  You are going to miss the chance to meet Katthar, get some good Middle Eastern food, meet fellow classmates, and get your own extra-credit.  Katthar still have you covered, this week he found a recording of Patrick Henry's speech.  I'll soon have it uploaded for your listening pleasure, and he found a recording of Franklin's "Speech to the Constitutional Congress."  I've uploaded the last to this week's assignment page.  Look at the very bottom of the page to find it.

As always, write with questions.  The college and I cannot and do not take responsibility for anything which might happen on an extra-credit outing.  Remember, these are extra-credit options, and are not required for successful completion of the course.  Still, they sound like fun, and who knows?  You might get a chance to meet yours truly.  I've never knowingly not gotten a gyro, history, and the week's veggie shopping done--especially when I can fit it into one outing.  

Post Script...If I'm counting correctly, Katthar may just may max out his extra-credit on Saturday.  This means he'll be in for almost a two letter grade addition to his final grade for the course.  He's more than earned it, as I've rarely been able to offer a learning opportunity like this to students.  Then again, I never thought of a student catering an event at one of the extra-credit locations.  Katthar...you've done a fine job, and I think you can also bank on a high class participation grade.