Students may choose to attend an optional event and write a 1–2 page paper about it. The paper should summarize the event and discuss its relationship to activism. Students who complete this optional activity may retake one Reading Quiz or excuse one absence. (This opportunity may only be exercised once.)

Students may independently identify the event they would like to attend, but they should clear their choice with the instructor. Students are encouraged to consider an event sponsored by the Women's Studies and Resource Center or an English Studies Day event.