History Extra Credit Help- Totalitarian Leaders.?
Start by thinking about what MIGHT have been the conditions in their countries as they rose. What was Germany like from 1918- Hitler? Or Russia/USSR from 1917-Stalin? Your best guess will probably point you in that direction and then you can research it more fully... Neither of those leaders would have gained that power if it weren't for WWI. Germany faced a lot of economic problems after that and the national discontent pretty much meant that they were looking for a leader. They needed a scapegoat and they needed to feel powerful again. Hitler manipulated that feeling and used it to his advantage. That's a very bare-bones explanation of his rise to power and there were numerous other factors involved, so you'll have to work it out further. Look at similar explanations for Russia, stemming particularly from WWI, but really, for years before that too. The relationship between Tsar Nicholas II and the Russian people is key... that, or the lack of one, led to Lenin (again, along with many, many other factors). Stalin was the natural leader after Lenin. Neither of these totalitarian leaders can be seen as men isolated within the years of their lives. Research the situations in their countries for 10 or 20+ years before they came to power.
How do you convince a teacher to give extra credit work?
As a teacher extra credit means you did what is required and then did more. Most of the students who i have who want extra credit are hoping to be able to do something which will take less time than what they were supposed to do. So in most cases I do not give separate extra credit work.I have given extra points on what I require to be done for those who went beyond the stated requirements of an assignment or project.In a number of cases extra credit means extra work for the teacher. First to create the extra credit work - what should the objective be, is it correct for where we are in the curriculum, what should the end product look like, and are the points for this work. Then the teacher has to grade each one. Which means after all of the work to create an appropriate additional task they have more work in assessing each students’ work.
How can I ask my professor for extra credit?
Start by sending your professor an e-mail, saying that "I feel bad about earning only a D on the exam, and plan to work even harder to pull up my grade. To that end, is there anything that I can do to earn extra credit in the course? This is very important to me, not only because I want to fully master the course material, but also my scholarship may be at risk, endangering my ability to continue at the college." Mention that you'd be happy to meet with the professor during his/her office hours. You may not need to meet with him/her in person, if the response outlines some extra credit opportunities. If the professor says sure, please come to meet me, at least the reason for the meeting will be clear before you walk in, which should help you get past your nervousness.
How can I ask my teacher for extra credit?
There isn’t one.Your teacher decided at the start of the semester what you needed to do to get enough credit to pass the course. Did you do it? If you didn’t, you blew your chance. Why should your teacher go to the trouble of creating a special extra-credit assignment just for you (those things take time, which is precious short supply at the end of the year), and then grade it, which takes more time? And when other students see your extra credit, they’re all going to ask for it; if they end up not doing it, no problem, because it’s extra, right? But the teacher is put on the spot of creating assignments and grading them (or creating them and then never seeing them again). All of this when you all knew what you had to do to pass.If you are failing because you don’t understand, then you won’t understand the extra credit assignment either. If you’re failing because you didn’t understand, what did you do at the start of the semester to make sure not to get overwhelmed? Did you ask the teacher for help with credit-bearing assignments, back when it would have done you some good?Sorry. In my class it’s always a hard “no.” You missed your chance to do what you needed to do to pass.
Why would the students in my class prefer doing extra credit over regular assignments?
High school students typically try the limbo-- keeping their workload as light as possible to get the minimum grade they will accept. They will sleep in class, ignore homework and earn poor test grades and not take the situation seriously until it's apparent that they won't pass, will earn a poor grade for the term, or won't meet parental expectations. At that point they ask teachers to do extra planning and grading (ie "extra credit") to help them avoid the consequence of weeks of poor choices.The only relevant factor is laziness. Students know how points work and try to game a point-based system in their favor. However often they don't understand the concept of proportionality, and no matter how much you explain it or present your grading policy in print, they often express anger and resentment that you still hold them accountable for previous assignments they chose not to do. They don't grasp that an extra 5 point assignment is not going to make much difference when you have lots of zeroes on lots of other 5 point assignments you didn't do.Some of my students expect me to not enforce extra credit deadlines if they're failing, and/or want each extra credit point to be a percentage point added to their overall averages. Both of these expectations are ridiculous and unfair to students who earned their good grades, but some will argue and disrespect you brazenly if you don't comply. (NB: I do offer extra credit, but it's paced throughout the term. You have to turn it in on the day of the unit exam or I won't take it. I provide the extra practice because I know it's beneficial, but I'm not here to gin up credits for students. You meet the objectives, you pass. The number of papers you pencilwhip or copy at the bus stop is irrelevant.)
How can I convince my AP teacher to give us extra credit?
So at our school, AP World is the hardest class on campus. Right now, the highest grade is an 88%. Everyone who had A's last semester are now getting B's and C+'s (I personally have an 83%-84%). Part of the reason is because during the second semester, he doesn't give any extra credit, but first semester he did. This is because (a few years ago) this girl told my teacher that he shouldn't give any extra credit during the second semester, and he actually listened to her. Another reason: our grade is mostly based on tests, and 90% of our homework doesn't get back to us because he never graded them because he claims that he "doesn't have time". When we asked him for extra credit, he said, "Why should I? You guys barely do any of your regular work." In the class, usually there's only 1 or 2 people who don't do work, but the majority actually DO their homework, so I personally don't think it's fair that just because some people don't do their work that we all have to suffer. Anyway, I am going to write a unanimous e-mail to him and politely ask him for extra credit for the whole class, and (very gently) say that extra credit would kind of be like getting the homework points that we never earned, and that if we don't get atleast SOME extra credit, it's kind of like throwing all those hours away in which we put into doing the homework. I'm also going to mention that it's also kind of like paying us back for him not only failing to get us ready for the STAR test (we were five chapters behind), as well as failing to prepare us for the AP test (we are six or seven chapters behind). Also, in class he claims we never do work, yet he wastses classtime talking about his personal life. Of course, I'll say this all very very gently. so what do you think?
How to convince my math teacher to give me extra credit?
As you can see from my last question, I am in a bit of a slump. I have nearly a D- in math [geometry] and the term ends in 2 weeks. My math teacher DOES NOT ever give out extra credit, as she believes that it isn't fair and that kids won't work hard enough. I try EXTREMELY hard in math and I always do my homework and study a lot for quizzes and tests alike. But since we've started geometry in math, I've been freaking out. My grade is getting lower and lower with all of the quizzes i've had. I even got a 60% on a quiz because I couldn't finish it because the damn teacher kept talking to random people. I asked her for help 5 times, and I got help. But I ran out of time. Now I know that you all, especially teachers, will say that I don't deserve nor should I be asking for extra credit, but c'mon. I REALLY need this. I'm usually an A-B student, and I don't want a report card saying "A+, A, B, D-" hanging on my fridge. I know that I don't deserve it but I really need a way to convince my teacher -->btw my mom is writing a note to my teacher asking her for a chance for me to study after school with her and to give me some assignments for a few points. -->ALSO. please don't tell me to quit my whining and to suck it up. well i CAN'T. i haven't slept in a few days and personal things have made my life a living hell. so think before you post. =[
OMG! I failed my AP History Midterm Exam?!?
omg!! u ohdeeed! but damnn did u study at all then..i knoo its hard but u probably relaxed in there u gotta study..ur grade will look sad.