Happy Thanksgiving!

Extra Credit Opportunities from Monday, November 24 to Tuesday, December 8

Students:  You will have a week to complete as many or as little extra credit assignments as you want to do. (Monday – Sunday).

Achieve 3000 Articles: 

For each article, you must complete the four tabs at the top and summarize three paragraphs.

Article #1:               Play Soccer, Eat Well

Article #2:               No More Snow Days?

Article #3:               One Night of Outdoor Hockey

Article #4:               The Taco Test

Article #5:               Tunnel to Turkey

Article  #6:              Going Green in New Orleans          (New)

Article  #7:              Something to Chew On                     (New)

75%           =          1 bonus point

88%          =          2 bonus points

100%        =          3 bonus points

Extra Credit Opportunities from Monday, November 17 to Sunday, November 21

Students:  You will have a week to complete as many or as little extra credit assignments as you want to do. (Monday – Sunday).

Achieve 3000 Articles: 

For each article, you must complete the four tabs at the top and summarize three paragraphs.

Article #1:               Two Paws Up for Red Paw

Article #2:               A Pink Lizard and a Striped Fish

Article #3:               Stopping the Bullies

Article #4:               College, Here We Come

Article #5:               Remembering Gandhi

75%           =          1 bonus point

88%          =          2 bonus points

100%        =          3 bonus points

Newsela Articles:

  You must use “MAX” for each article.

  Article #1:     Pro/Con:  Is media coverage of NFL scandals out-of-bounds?

  Article #2:    Worldwide, 2.1 billion people are overweight or obese, study says

75%            =          1 bonus point

100%         =          2 bonus points      

Myaccess Essay:

You must have a holistic score of 5.8 to receive 5 bonus points.  It’s all or nothing.

Prompt:    Celebrity Role Models            (Persuasive)

Extra Credit Opportunities from Monday, November 10 to Sunday, November 16

Students:  You will have a week to complete as many or as little extra credit assignments as you want to do. (Monday – Sunday).

Achieve 3000 Articles: 

For each article, you must complete the four tabs at the top and summarize three paragraphs.

  Article #1:      Is this Dr. Pepper                        (Compliments of Melissa Atanasio)

  Article #2:      Show Dogs Show Off                  (Compliments of Mikaya Waite)

  Article #3:      The Harry Potter Robbers          (Compliments of Melissa Atanasio)

  Article #4:      Are These Donuts Healthy?        (Compliments of Mikaya Waite)

  Article #5:      Caring for Dolphins and More

  75%           =          1 bonus point

  88%          =          2 bonus points

  100%        =          3 bonus points

Newsela Articles:

  You must use “MAX” for each article.

  Article #1:    LeBron James on a mission to deliver championship to Cleveland                                      (Compliments of Ian Klemas)

  Article #2:    More past players sue NHL over head injuries, fights                                                            (Compliments of Ian Klemas)

  75%            =          1 bonus point

  100%         =          2 bonus points      

Myaccess Essay:

You must have a holistic score of 5.8 to receive 5 bonus points.  It’s all or nothing.

Prompt:    A Role Model           (Expository)

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