In each quarter
one extra credit assignment will be available in both Language Arts and Reading/Literature. For both subjects the extra credit will not exceed 3% of the overall grade and must be completed two weeks before the end of the quarter.
Students that have received zeros on two or more assignments OR who have had three pink slips in a calendar month will NOT be permitted to participate in the extra credit assignments.
Language Arts
Complete each of the following assignments for every vocabulary unit and have it corrected with Mrs. McGuire
- Completing the Sentence
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Choosing the Right Word
- Vocabulary in Context
- Unit Reviews
Reading/Literature
Read one of the novels from the following list, take an AR Quiz, and complete a written exam with Mrs. McGuire
The novels...
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Irving Washington
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defo
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Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck