Extra Credit Opportunities
If you want to get smarter, enjoy a challenge and want to improve your grades, you've come to the right place! Mrs. H. will explain more about this, in class but feel free to read all about it but please don't get started yet! We'll begin on Monday, October 4
How does it work?
Choose an activity that interests you. Every activity is worth points. 1 point equals an extra credit sticker. After Mrs. Haggerty reviews your work, she will tell you how many points you have earned. In general, the more time you spend on an assignment, the more points it will be worth. Most assignments are worth between 1 and 3 points.
20 extra credit stickers equal one homework pass OR one 20 minute classpass.
Participation in extra credit opportunities is considered when determining report card grades.
. Mrs. Haggerty will keep track of your extra credit points.
Scroll down to see the current ECO's!
Choose an activity that interests you. Every activity is worth points. 1 point equals an extra credit sticker. After Mrs. Haggerty reviews your work, she will tell you how many points you have earned. In general, the more time you spend on an assignment, the more points it will be worth. Most assignments are worth between 1 and 3 points.
20 extra credit stickers equal one homework pass OR one 20 minute classpass.
Participation in extra credit opportunities is considered when determining report card grades.
. Mrs. Haggerty will keep track of your extra credit points.
Scroll down to see the current ECO's!
Reading
- Summary Assignment - Choose a book that you know will help you grow as a reader. Read the book and use post-its to record your thinking as you read. When you are finished, write a summary of the book. Include the main elements of the story ( plot, character, conflict, setting, theme) Write your summary on a google doc and submit it into the Extra Credit- Summary assignment on the L.A. Google classroom.
- Personal Response Assignment- Write a personal response to a book you are reading. In a personal response you write a brief one or two sentence summary of the story and then you write about your own connections, questions, thoughts, opinions, etc. about the book. Write your personal response on a google doc and submit it into the Extra Credit- Personal Response assignment on the L.A. Google Classroom
Writing
1.Precept Essay- As we will read in Wonder by RJ Palacio, the main character, Auggie, has an English teacher who asks the students to write an essay about a given precept each month. Mr. Brown's first precept is:
"When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind"
Write an essay about what you think this precept means and your thoughts about it. Write your essay on a google doc and submit it in the Extra Credit Precept Essay Assignment.
2. Notebook Fun - Decorate your writing notebook. You can use photographs, pictures from magazines or printed from the computer. Personalize it so that by looking at your writing notebook I get a sense of who you are, who's important to you, what you're interested in and what you love to do.
3. Non-Fiction Research - Choose an animal, a country, or a famous person that you haven't written about before. Do some research and choose one interesting thing about that animal, country or person. Now, write a paragraph about that one interesting thing. Remember to keep in mind all the things you've learned about good writing. Be sure to have a topic sentence, supporting details and a strong conclusion. Use interesting vocabulary and vary your sentences whenever possible. Pay attention to punctuation, capitalization and grammar. Write your paragraph on a google doc and submit it in the Extra Credit Non-Fiction Writing Assignment
Social Studies
2. Presidents- Find out the name of the first 10 presidents of the United States. Memorize them. Recite them in class to Mrs. Haggerty.
1.Precept Essay- As we will read in Wonder by RJ Palacio, the main character, Auggie, has an English teacher who asks the students to write an essay about a given precept each month. Mr. Brown's first precept is:
"When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind"
Write an essay about what you think this precept means and your thoughts about it. Write your essay on a google doc and submit it in the Extra Credit Precept Essay Assignment.
2. Notebook Fun - Decorate your writing notebook. You can use photographs, pictures from magazines or printed from the computer. Personalize it so that by looking at your writing notebook I get a sense of who you are, who's important to you, what you're interested in and what you love to do.
3. Non-Fiction Research - Choose an animal, a country, or a famous person that you haven't written about before. Do some research and choose one interesting thing about that animal, country or person. Now, write a paragraph about that one interesting thing. Remember to keep in mind all the things you've learned about good writing. Be sure to have a topic sentence, supporting details and a strong conclusion. Use interesting vocabulary and vary your sentences whenever possible. Pay attention to punctuation, capitalization and grammar. Write your paragraph on a google doc and submit it in the Extra Credit Non-Fiction Writing Assignment
Social Studies
2. Presidents- Find out the name of the first 10 presidents of the United States. Memorize them. Recite them in class to Mrs. Haggerty.