Quarter 2 (2016-17) Final Extra Credit Opportunity
Why now? It's December 7th! That's so close to the end of the semester!
This opportunity is being presented for two reasons...
1) A startlingly high number of students have recently started missing assignments on a regular basis, including weekly assignments like reading logs and even large ones like essays and projects
2) There was an error in the way grades for Quarter 2 were being posted in Mr. Strauss's Infinite Campus. Due to this mistake, grades on the Infinite Campus homepage have not been updating since the Progress report on 11/21 (although they have been viewable if one were to click on the class itself and see the individual assignment breakdown)
Put these two facts together, and you have a recipe for some surprisingly low grades this quarter.
So my grade is lower than I'd like. What can I do?
As one last opportunity to raise your grade, you may complete the following optional extra credit assignment.
SEMESTER ONE REVIEW PACKET
Using the free online news site "NEWSELA.COM", you will complete the following tasks and submit them as a packet by the end of the quarter (12/15).
NO ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY ON 12/15. NO EXCEPTIONS.
1) Read a news story about one of the following and pass the reading quiz. You will show your teacher your score on the quiz in-person.
7th Grade: A DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT A SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH
8th Grade: AN IMMIGRANT'S LIFE EXPERIENCE A CRIME OR TRIAL A NATURAL DISASTER
2) A hand-written summary of the NEWSELA article in your own words.
3) A short narrative about a fictional character facing a challenge similar to the situation you read about on NEWSELA. The story must have a clear conflict and resolution that shows character growth.
4) A 5 paragraph informative essay about the topic of the NEWSELA article you picked with an accompanying bubble-chart showing how your thoughts were organized.
THE POINT VALUE OF THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT, DETAIL, AND ELABORATION STUDENTS GIVE EACH PART OF THE PACKET. STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE MORE POINTS BY CITING OR BEING CLEARLY INSPIRED BY TEXTS READ IN CLASS SO FAR THIS YEAR.
THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED IN-PERSON, BY HAND, BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY ON 12/15. STUDENTS MAY USE THE PRINTERS AND COMPUTERS ON CAMPUS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT MR. STRAUSS AT [email protected].
This opportunity is being presented for two reasons...
1) A startlingly high number of students have recently started missing assignments on a regular basis, including weekly assignments like reading logs and even large ones like essays and projects
2) There was an error in the way grades for Quarter 2 were being posted in Mr. Strauss's Infinite Campus. Due to this mistake, grades on the Infinite Campus homepage have not been updating since the Progress report on 11/21 (although they have been viewable if one were to click on the class itself and see the individual assignment breakdown)
Put these two facts together, and you have a recipe for some surprisingly low grades this quarter.
So my grade is lower than I'd like. What can I do?
As one last opportunity to raise your grade, you may complete the following optional extra credit assignment.
SEMESTER ONE REVIEW PACKET
Using the free online news site "NEWSELA.COM", you will complete the following tasks and submit them as a packet by the end of the quarter (12/15).
NO ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY ON 12/15. NO EXCEPTIONS.
1) Read a news story about one of the following and pass the reading quiz. You will show your teacher your score on the quiz in-person.
7th Grade: A DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT A SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH
8th Grade: AN IMMIGRANT'S LIFE EXPERIENCE A CRIME OR TRIAL A NATURAL DISASTER
2) A hand-written summary of the NEWSELA article in your own words.
3) A short narrative about a fictional character facing a challenge similar to the situation you read about on NEWSELA. The story must have a clear conflict and resolution that shows character growth.
4) A 5 paragraph informative essay about the topic of the NEWSELA article you picked with an accompanying bubble-chart showing how your thoughts were organized.
THE POINT VALUE OF THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT, DETAIL, AND ELABORATION STUDENTS GIVE EACH PART OF THE PACKET. STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE MORE POINTS BY CITING OR BEING CLEARLY INSPIRED BY TEXTS READ IN CLASS SO FAR THIS YEAR.
THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED IN-PERSON, BY HAND, BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY ON 12/15. STUDENTS MAY USE THE PRINTERS AND COMPUTERS ON CAMPUS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT MR. STRAUSS AT [email protected].