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Extra Credit Opportunities
What's going on in this picture?
Click on the link and look at the picture for today. New York Times Picture Make an inference about what is going on in this picture and support it wih evidence from the picture. Present your inference and your evidence in a paragraph along with the date of the picture.
urTunes
Search your music library for a song that has the same theme (not subject) as a short story, poem, or novel that we have read.
Make a t-chart comparing them and/or write a paragraph explaining why you believe that they have the same message. There should not be any grammatical errors. (5-15 pts.)
WWW (Wide World of Words) creation of the class of ‘15
Hear a vocabulary word being used on TV, on the radio, by a teacher, coach, or parent, etc. …write it down and turn it in for extra credit on Friday.
To get full credit you need the word, how it was used, where and when it was used, who used it, and an explanation of the context in which the word was used.
There should not be any grammatical errors. (2-4 points per word)
word-hoard 1. a person's vocabulary (noun) extra credit idea suggested by Steven Brumbaugh, class of '19
Demonstrate your growing personal Word-hoard by using previous vocab words on your weekly vocab tests. Mark them in your sentences with an asterick (*) and earn bonus points for your sentences. (2-4 points per word, 1-5 words per week)
What is happening in the world
Read and summarize one article from TweenTribune or Newsela (class code DYHH4T) each week to turn in on Friday.
What the future may hold
Read and summarize one article from Futurism each week to turn in on Friday.
Like to read? Online books
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/
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