Extra Credit #14

Please choose five "Would you Rathers"  and write at least three sentences in explanation for each. Have fun! This is due by the end of the school day on Monday, January 4, 2016.

Extra Credit #13

Elf on a Shelf

For this week, lets get creative!  Please think of 5 unique ideas for the Elf on a Shelf. If you are unfamiliar with the phenomenon of the Elf on a Shelf, please do some research or ask Ms. Pomaville or a friend.

This extra credit is due by the end of the school day on Monday, December 14, 2015.

Extra Credit #12

"Jingle Bells," "Silent Night," "I'm Getting Nothing for Christmas," etc.

Please think about your favorite and least favorite Christmas songs.

Then, write at least 5 sentences about your favorite Christmas song and 5 sentences about your least favorite Christmas song.  These can be traditional songs or modern songs. 

Extra Credit #11

                                                             Thanksgiving Traditions

What does your family do for Thanksgiving? Do you host a big gathering at your house? Do you travel to another city or state to visit grandparents? Is Thanksgiving a small get-together, or is the house packed with friends and family? Who does the cooking? Does your family have traditions, such as playing games, watching football, or putting puzzles together?

Please write at least 3/4 of a page about your Thanksgiving Traditions.  Your response is due by the end of the school day on Monday, November 30, 2015.

Extra Credit #10

This extra credit is due by the end of the school day on Monday, November 23.  Please choose and answer five "would you rathers" from the page below. Then, write at least three sentences explaining each of your five choices.  Thank you and have fun!

Extra Credit #9

This extra credit is due by the end of the school day on Monday, November 16, 2015.  For the last item on the list, you may instead list 10 books you are grateful for. Thanks and have Fun!

Extra Credit #8

Please write 3/4 of a page in response to one of the following topics.  Your response is due by the end of the day on Monday, November 9, 2015.



Dream Budget
Imagine someone hands you $10,000 on the day of your high school graduation, with one condition: you must spend part of it immediately, save another part for at least twenty years, and give the rest away. Where will you shop, and how will you invest? Which charity, cause, or ministry will you support? Explain your choices.

 
Two Roads Diverged
Compare and contrast two careers that interest you. What aspects of the jobs appeal to you? How will your future look if you choose one of these two paths?

Extra Credit #7

Please write 3/4 of a page in response to this popular college application essay topic. Your response will be due by the end of the school day on Monday, November 2, 2015.


The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn?

Extra Credit Prompt #6

Please write 3/4 of a page in response to one of the topics below.  Your response is due by the end of the school day on Monday, October 26, 2015.

Journal Prompts

 

 

1. Who is your favorite band and why? What is it about them? The lyrics, people,
mood, tone??
2. If you could live anywhere, where would you live, and why is that the best place
to live? Why would I want to visit it too?
3. What profession do you want to be when you grow up? Have you always wanted
to be this, or is this profession a recent development?

Extra Credit Prompt #5

FIRST LINES/LAST LINES
Think of a story that might begin or end with one of these sentences: (Your story must be at least 3/4 of a page long.)

1. Low battery. Exactly the two words I didn’t want to see right now..
2. “Have you seen this?”
3. Rain turned the narrow path into a steam of mud and dead leaves.
4. Going on this vacation had been a mistake.
5. “What do you mean, you’re out of lemons?”
6. A day at the mall. I’d agreed to spend a day at the mall. An hour was my usual limit.
7. “No. You unwrap your present first.”
8. I yanked out my ear buds. That noise had to be a scream.
9. Margot always ate her vegetables first.
10. Mondays never go well.
11. How can someone get lost twice in one day?
12. Typical Michael.

This extra credit s due by the end of the school day on Monday, October 19.

Extra Credit Prompt #4

Please choose one of the following prompts.  All response must be at least 3/4 of a page in length.  Your response is due by the end of the school day on Monday, October 12. 

Extra Credit #3

Please write at least 3/4 of a page in response to one of these prompts.  Your response is due by the end of the school day on Monday, October 5, 2015.

Extra Credit Prompt #2

Please choose one of the following topics and write at least 3/4 of a page.  This assignment is due by the end of the school day on September 28, 2015.

2015-2016 School Year: Extra Credit Prompt #1

Please create 5 original statements following the format:

It is not______________until____________________________.

Please use the picture below as inspiration.
This assignment is due by the end of the school day on September 21, 2015.

Question of the Week #23. Your respone is due by the end of the school day on Monday, June 1, 2015.

Please describe your summer plans.  Be sure to include at least one simile, one metaphor, and lots of imagery and sensory language.  Your description should be at least 3/4 of a page long.

Question of the Week #22. Your response is due by the end of the day on Tuesday, May 26.

As technology changes, how do you think the high school experience will transform in the next 10 years? 30 years? 100 years? Please write at least 3/4 of a page in response to this question. Make sure to organize your thoughts into clear paragraphs. 

Question of the Week #21. Your response is due by the end of the day on Monday, May 18.

Create a story about your ideal life 25 years from now. Include what you're doing for a living, who you live with, where you live and how well you're doing at achieving your goals. Please make sure your response is at least 3/4 of a page long.

Question of the Week #20. Your response is due by the end of the day on Monday, May 11.

While many teenagers tend to complain about what they don't have, there are people your age throughout the world with less food, money, shelter and education than you have. Write a list of things in your life that you're grateful for describe the role these things play in your life.  Your entry must be at least 3/4 of a page long.

Question of the Week #19. Your response is due by the end of the day on Tuesday, April 21.

In the movie of your high school experience, name the actors that would make up your ideal cast. Make sure to include yourself, your parents, crush, friends and favorite teacher. Your response must be at least 3/4 of a page long.

Question of the Week #18. Your response is due by the end of the school day on Monday, April 13.

Create five Earth Day slogans to promote recycling.

Question of the Week #17. Please write at least 3/4 of a page. Your response is due by the end of the day on Monday, April 6.

I know it is spring when....

Please include imagery, one metaphor, one simile, and one example of alliteration. .

Question of the Week #16. Please write at least 3/4 of a page. Your response is due by the end of the day on Monday, March 23.

Question of the week #15. Please write at least 3/4 of a page. Your responses are due at the end of the day on Monday, March 9.

Question of the Week #14. Please write 3/4 of a page in response to this prompt. This is due by the end of the day on Monday, February 23.

Question of the week #13. Your responses are due by the end of the day on Monday, February 16. Please write at least 3/4 of a page and be sure to include several examples.

"To have a big heart" means to be giving and caring. Describe someone that you know that has a big heart.

Question of the Week #12. Please have at least 3 sentences about each day. Your responses are due by the end of the day on Monday, February 9.

Question of the Week #11. Responses to this prompt are due by the end of the day of Monday, February 2.

Question of the Week #10. The responses to this question are due by the end of the day Monday, January 26.

Question of the Week #9. The answer to this prompt is due by the end of the day on Monday, January 12.