Extra+Credit


 * ~ Date Assigned ||~ Assignment ||~ Date Due ||~ Related Links and Files ||~ Credit? ||
 * 4/24/12 (Tues) || Use the link provided in class (and on this chart) to figure out Edgar Allen Poe's cipher! In order to get credit, you must bring in:

1) A table that shows the complete cipher. So tell me which number/symbol stands for each letter. (You can use the chart I provided)

2) Solve "The Gold Bug Cryptogram" listed to the right and hand in the solution (tell me what it says). || 4/30/12 (Monday) || [|The Gold Bug Crytogram] || +4 CW + 5 Quiz (This is pretty hard...) || Then, find three examples of star-crossed lovers from pop culture. Write a short paragraph (3 sentences) summarizing each pair of lovers' story. || 2/7/12 || || +4 hw || Go to [|CNN.com/heroes] and watch the profile videos for at least 5 of the 10 nominees. Choose the one you think deserves to win and make a small poster (8.5/11) that convinces people to vote for your candidate. Your poster should be colorful and must include the person's name, an idea of what he/she is doing to help others, and POWERFUL LANGUAGE that would convince someone to vote for your candidate. || 11/23/11 (Wed) || Try using [|glogster] for an additional challenge! (Drawing it by hand is fine too though.) || +2 on project average || Take one of the templates available in the classroom and write Steve Jobs a short thank you note THAT IS SPECIFIC TO YOUR LIFE. See my examples (which are about people //other// than Jobs) to get a sense of what I mean. The grading check list is also available here. || 10/13/11 (Thurs) || || +1 on essay average AND +1 on classwork AND +1 on quiz average || Bring your chart to school Monday (10/3) and be prepared to tell the class a little about your final decision. || 10/3/11 (Mon) || Template for you to use: My completed sample: || +4 on HW = One get out of HW free pass! ||
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 * 3/10/12 (Sat) || Go to the Writer's Workshop page and scroll to the bottom. Read the open response posted under "Assignment 10" and make a comment on that page about one thing the author of that response did well. || 3/14/12 (Wed) || Writer's Workshop page || +1 Q ||
 * 2/6/12 || Look up TWO DIFFERENT definition of "star-crossed." Make sure to write down where you found each definition.
 * 12/23/11 || Choose a poem you like and fill in a SOAPSTone analysis. You do not need to use complete sentences or anything, but you need to explain the speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, subject, and tone of your poem. || 1/3/12 ||  || +2 on cw ||
 * 11/17/11 (Thur) || Every year, CNN highlights the work of 10 people who are doing great things to helps others. Then, people all over the world vote for the one they think deserves to win. Win what? $250,000.
 * || **FIRST QUARTER EXTRA CREDIT** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 10/6/11 (Thur) || Do some research on Steve Jobs. Find out some things he invented, what values he promoted, and what he made possible for the first time.
 * 9/30/11 (Fri) || Look over the list of banned books on the Banned Book Week! page. Find one that you've read. If there aren't any that you've read, write about the //American Herritage Dictionary//. Make a two column T-chart with 7 lines at the bottom set aside for summary (you can use my template if you want). Make a list of at least five ways the book could be bad for students and five ways the book could be good for students. In the bottom section, come to a decision about whether or not school districts should ban this book from their schools.
 * 9/20/11 (Tues) || Look at the highlighted questions on in the "Steinbeck Questions" section of The Pearl page. Do a little research and find answers to any THREE of the highlighted questions. Write up your answers in complete sentences (hand written or typed is fine). Each answer should be __at least two to three sentences__. || 9/23/11 (Fri) || The Pearl page || +1 on Quiz average. ||
 * 9/8/11 (Thurs) || Interview someone who is currently at least 20-years-old about his/her experience on Sept 11, 2001. You must ask them 10 questions about their experience that day and hand in a transcript. See the sample interview for more instruction. || 9/12/11 (Mon) || [|Sample Interview #1] || +2 on Project, Essay, and Test (PET) average ||
 * 9/1/11 (Thurs) || Write an anagram for your name || 9/6/11 (Tues) || [|Anagrams on Wordsmith] || +1 on your HW average ||