Extra Credit Expectations
Guidelines:
All “Extra Credit” must obviously be the work of the student. The more time and effort evident, the more points the assignment will earn. Each EC assignment is worth a maximum of 15 points. The amount of credit earned is based solely on the teacher’s discretion. Extra Credit points are not calculated into the student’s grade until the END of the quarter and will only be included if the student has earned a "C" or above. Extra Credit cannot be used to move a student from failing to passing, it can only be used to boost an already passing grade. Extra credit can be turned in at any time but to be included in a specific quarter grade it MUST be received in Mrs. Williams' class before 2:40 on the Friday before the quarter ends otherwise it will be part of the following quarter's grade.
Requirements:
Student's name, period, and date must appear in the upper right hand corner of the paper. The title "Extra Credit" must be clearly listed at the top. A copy of the article, admission ticket stub etc. must be submitted along with the student's write up as validation.
Extra Credit Suggestions,
Guidelines:
All “Extra Credit” must obviously be the work of the student. The more time and effort evident, the more points the assignment will earn. Each EC assignment is worth a maximum of 15 points. The amount of credit earned is based solely on the teacher’s discretion. Extra Credit points are not calculated into the student’s grade until the END of the quarter and will only be included if the student has earned a "C" or above. Extra Credit cannot be used to move a student from failing to passing, it can only be used to boost an already passing grade. Extra credit can be turned in at any time but to be included in a specific quarter grade it MUST be received in Mrs. Williams' class before 2:40 on the Friday before the quarter ends otherwise it will be part of the following quarter's grade.
Requirements:
Student's name, period, and date must appear in the upper right hand corner of the paper. The title "Extra Credit" must be clearly listed at the top. A copy of the article, admission ticket stub etc. must be submitted along with the student's write up as validation.
Extra Credit Suggestions,
- Choose a Community Science Project and help the Natural History Museum with Data collection
- Read the book The 6 Most Important Decisions You Will Make in Your Life by Sean Covey and write a reflection on what parts were most significant to you and how you might apply the information to your own life.
- Write a song with lyrics that include vocabulary terms or concepts from the chapter or unit we are studying.
- Write a poem with words that include vocabulary terms or concepts from the chapter or unit we are studying.
- Visit a botanical garden and create a photo journal, scavenger hunt, etc. that includes information on our study of plants or conservation.
- Find a cartoon that has something to do with Biology. Copy or paste the cartoon to a single sheet of paper and staple it behind an explanation of why you choose that cartoon and what area of Biology it pertains to.
- Draw a cartoon or comic strip that relates to our current unit of study.
- Read a scientific article, write a three paragraph write-up, Students must include a paragraph summary of the article, paragraph summary of how the article relates to science, and most importantly, a paragraph summary of their own opinion of the article.
- Visit the San Diego Zoo or Wild Animal Park, make a photo journal of your visit, write a critique comparing the two facilities or compare them to the LA Zoo.
- Visit a Science Museum and create a photo journal or write a report on what you learned and found most interesting.
- Create a commercial that relates to our unit of study