Extra Credit Extra credit can be earned by completing one or more of the extra credit assignments listed or by attending the visiting writer events sponsored by the English Department. Up to five points may be earned (one point per visiting writer/extra credit assignment), with five points equaling a half-letter grade added to your final average Extra Credit Reports: Write a 300-word paragraph summarizing your response to the reading. Then write a second 250-word paragraph relating that material to something in your life. Visiting Writer Reports: I urge all students to expand their knowledge and understanding of literature and its cultural contexts by sampling many or all of the approved activities. A complete list of activities can be found online. Whether they are listed on your syllabi or not, many instructors offer ways to earn extra credit for the course. Doing this work is always a good idea. Which of the following is not a way to earn extra credit for the previously described class? Write a 250-to-300-word paragraph describing and comparing the literature you've read with the work under discussion in class Fill out the online Cultural Events Report form. Attend a reading by a visiting writer Write twenty pages for a writing assignment when the instructor asks for ten pages