Extra Credit Assignments and Rubrics:
Fourth Six Weeks Extra Credit Assignment:
Due: February 14th, 2018 by 4 PM
Feeling like your grade is a little low? Want to replace one of those quizzes that was not quite reflecting the grade which you wished it would? Complete this extra credit assignment and you can replace ONE X2 Formative/Minor Grade!
Step 1: Read the introduction to The House On Mango Street "Introduction: A House of My Own".
Step 2: Talk to or email Ms. Tuttle to schedule a time to discuss the introduction.
Step 3: Take the open-ended quiz over the introduction either at lunch or after school on February 14th, 2018 by 4 PM!
NOTE: You MUST complete ALL of these steps in order to participate in the extra credit. This means that you may NOT take the quiz unless you have discussed the introduction with Ms. Tuttle.
Grading:
100--The student shows a thorough and nuanced understanding of the introduction and how Cisneros' writing philosophy relates to The House on Mango Street as a whole. The student includes ample textual evidence and details in her/his/their response.
85-- The student shows a complete but somewhat superficial understanding of the introduction and how Cisneros' writing philosophy relates to The House on Mango Street as a whole. The student includes textual evidence and details in her/his/their response.
70-- The student shows a superficial understanding of the introduction and how Cisneros' writing philosophy relates to The House on Mango Street as a whole. The student includes little textual evidence and details in her/his/their response. The response is mostly summary.
50-- The student's response is entirely summary.
Due: February 14th, 2018 by 4 PM
Feeling like your grade is a little low? Want to replace one of those quizzes that was not quite reflecting the grade which you wished it would? Complete this extra credit assignment and you can replace ONE X2 Formative/Minor Grade!
Step 1: Read the introduction to The House On Mango Street "Introduction: A House of My Own".
Step 2: Talk to or email Ms. Tuttle to schedule a time to discuss the introduction.
Step 3: Take the open-ended quiz over the introduction either at lunch or after school on February 14th, 2018 by 4 PM!
NOTE: You MUST complete ALL of these steps in order to participate in the extra credit. This means that you may NOT take the quiz unless you have discussed the introduction with Ms. Tuttle.
Grading:
100--The student shows a thorough and nuanced understanding of the introduction and how Cisneros' writing philosophy relates to The House on Mango Street as a whole. The student includes ample textual evidence and details in her/his/their response.
85-- The student shows a complete but somewhat superficial understanding of the introduction and how Cisneros' writing philosophy relates to The House on Mango Street as a whole. The student includes textual evidence and details in her/his/their response.
70-- The student shows a superficial understanding of the introduction and how Cisneros' writing philosophy relates to The House on Mango Street as a whole. The student includes little textual evidence and details in her/his/their response. The response is mostly summary.
50-- The student's response is entirely summary.
Third Six Weeks Extra Credit Assingment:
Due: December 15th, 2016 by 11:59 PM to turnitin.com.
Feeling like you want to boost your grade a bit? Wish you could wipe out one pesky quiz grade? Complete this extra credit assignment and you can replace ONE x2 Minor Grade.
Write an essay answering the following prompt:
Consider the speaker from "Sonnet 130" and the titular characters of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. How do their ideas of love compare?
Write an essay in which you compare and contrast how the speaker from "Sonnet 130" and EITHER Romeo or Juliet feel about what makes a love true. How do they define love? Make sure you discuss both texts.
If you receive a grade of a 9 (on the SAT scale) or above, you may replace any quiz grade with a 100--8 or below, with a 75.
Good luck! And enjoy! Turn in your essay to turnitin.com!
Due: December 15th, 2016 by 11:59 PM to turnitin.com.
Feeling like you want to boost your grade a bit? Wish you could wipe out one pesky quiz grade? Complete this extra credit assignment and you can replace ONE x2 Minor Grade.
Write an essay answering the following prompt:
Consider the speaker from "Sonnet 130" and the titular characters of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. How do their ideas of love compare?
Write an essay in which you compare and contrast how the speaker from "Sonnet 130" and EITHER Romeo or Juliet feel about what makes a love true. How do they define love? Make sure you discuss both texts.
If you receive a grade of a 9 (on the SAT scale) or above, you may replace any quiz grade with a 100--8 or below, with a 75.
Good luck! And enjoy! Turn in your essay to turnitin.com!
Second Six Weeks Assignment
Due: Monday, November 6th, by 4 PM.
Need a little help with your grade? Complete the following assignment and you can replace the grade you receive on it with the minor grade (x1 or x2) of your choice!
This assignment is threefold:
1) First, you must read the chapter and consider the following prompt. Click on this LINK to read the chapter "Hands" from Winesburg Ohio by Sherwood Anderson.
2)Then you will create an artistic work (from your field or another you wish to experiment in) which answers the prompt
3) Finally, you will write a short essay (it need be no more than two well developed paragraphs) which explains your interpretation of the chapter and how your piece conveys your answer to the prompt.
Prompt: What facet of his own person does Wing Biddlebaum, formerly Adolf Meyers, blame for causing his exile from his original small Pennsylvania town?
After considering this question for yourself, create an artistic piece which conveys how a person--such as Wing Biddlebaum--can misinterpret and internalize the reason for his/her exile.
Once you have created your piece, write two paragraphs which describe first what part of his person Wing Biddlebaum blames his exile and then how your piece conveys this reaction.
Click on this LINK for the First Six Weeks Extra Credit Rubric
Still not sure what to do? Click on the EXAMPLE for some guidance or come see me and we can discuss it!
Due: Monday, November 6th, by 4 PM.
Need a little help with your grade? Complete the following assignment and you can replace the grade you receive on it with the minor grade (x1 or x2) of your choice!
This assignment is threefold:
1) First, you must read the chapter and consider the following prompt. Click on this LINK to read the chapter "Hands" from Winesburg Ohio by Sherwood Anderson.
2)Then you will create an artistic work (from your field or another you wish to experiment in) which answers the prompt
3) Finally, you will write a short essay (it need be no more than two well developed paragraphs) which explains your interpretation of the chapter and how your piece conveys your answer to the prompt.
Prompt: What facet of his own person does Wing Biddlebaum, formerly Adolf Meyers, blame for causing his exile from his original small Pennsylvania town?
After considering this question for yourself, create an artistic piece which conveys how a person--such as Wing Biddlebaum--can misinterpret and internalize the reason for his/her exile.
Once you have created your piece, write two paragraphs which describe first what part of his person Wing Biddlebaum blames his exile and then how your piece conveys this reaction.
Click on this LINK for the First Six Weeks Extra Credit Rubric
Still not sure what to do? Click on the EXAMPLE for some guidance or come see me and we can discuss it!
First Six Weeks Assignment
DUE: September 29th, 2017 at 11:59 PM to turnitin.com.
Dear English I students, since I have been delayed in posting this assignment, I have decided to ask you to complete a task which is less labor intensive than a "normal" extra credit assignment.
For this assignment, I asking that you complete the First Six Weeks Vocabulary List chart. The final column is labeled "Use in a Famous Source". What I am asking you to do is find a quote which includes the word from that row on the chart; then, you must copy/retype to quote in the "Use" column. Please make sure that you use quotation marks, bold the word, and include the original author's/orator's name. For example, if I were to give a "use" for the word amicably, I might write:
"If this bill passes, it is my deliberate opinion that it is, virtually, a dissolution of this Union, that it will free the States from their moral obligations, and that, as it will then be the right of all, so it will be the duty of some, definitively to prepare for separation, amicably if they can, violently if they must." --Josiah Quincy
For each sentence that you include which correctly uses the word, you will earn four points. This is why I ask that you choose a famous quote. However, if you so choose, you may make up your own sentences--but be forewarned, this is the far more difficult and treacherous path. If you write your own sentence, follow the same rules as above, but include your name or "self" as the author's/orator's name. For example:
"Ms. Tuttle chatted away amicably with her pets; her friendship with and love for her dogs was clear from her tone." --Self
This assignment MUST BE COMPLETED INDEPENDENTLY FROM OTHER STUDENTS. Since this is extra credit and it will replace a x2 Formative Grade, I am asking that your work reflect your own research--so while you might choose a few of the same uses as your peers, you should not have identical sources. However, you will clearly need access to the internet. You may use the web, your parents, and any text (including the class texts) as resources.
When you complete this assignment, you will turn it in to turnitin.com under the "Vocabulary EC Six Weeks 1" Assignment. Happy hunting!
DUE: September 29th, 2017 at 11:59 PM to turnitin.com.
Dear English I students, since I have been delayed in posting this assignment, I have decided to ask you to complete a task which is less labor intensive than a "normal" extra credit assignment.
For this assignment, I asking that you complete the First Six Weeks Vocabulary List chart. The final column is labeled "Use in a Famous Source". What I am asking you to do is find a quote which includes the word from that row on the chart; then, you must copy/retype to quote in the "Use" column. Please make sure that you use quotation marks, bold the word, and include the original author's/orator's name. For example, if I were to give a "use" for the word amicably, I might write:
"If this bill passes, it is my deliberate opinion that it is, virtually, a dissolution of this Union, that it will free the States from their moral obligations, and that, as it will then be the right of all, so it will be the duty of some, definitively to prepare for separation, amicably if they can, violently if they must." --Josiah Quincy
For each sentence that you include which correctly uses the word, you will earn four points. This is why I ask that you choose a famous quote. However, if you so choose, you may make up your own sentences--but be forewarned, this is the far more difficult and treacherous path. If you write your own sentence, follow the same rules as above, but include your name or "self" as the author's/orator's name. For example:
"Ms. Tuttle chatted away amicably with her pets; her friendship with and love for her dogs was clear from her tone." --Self
This assignment MUST BE COMPLETED INDEPENDENTLY FROM OTHER STUDENTS. Since this is extra credit and it will replace a x2 Formative Grade, I am asking that your work reflect your own research--so while you might choose a few of the same uses as your peers, you should not have identical sources. However, you will clearly need access to the internet. You may use the web, your parents, and any text (including the class texts) as resources.
When you complete this assignment, you will turn it in to turnitin.com under the "Vocabulary EC Six Weeks 1" Assignment. Happy hunting!
