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Mr. Hurst's Class

"You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room."
Dr. Seuss

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"Wisdom thoroughly learned, will never be forgotten."
Pythagoras

"Wise men learn more from fools than fools learn from the wise."
Cato

In the unlikely event that you find yourself falling behind in my class, it may become necessary for you to complete some extra credit work. If that unlikely event should somehow occur, this is the place you need to be. I offer all students the opportunity to do two extra credit reports per month, at a value of ten points each. If you feel as though you need the points, just click on one of the links below that corresponds to the month that we are currently in. Once you reach that link, it will take you to a list of people born in that month. Your mission, should you choose to except it, is to create either a well-crafted report or an amazing PowerPoint presentation on any one of those individuals. This report, when finished, will be presented to the class. The presentation should be a minimum of three to five minutes long and as is always the case in my class, creativity pays. If your presentation is so amazing that I wet my pants, not only will I give you the ten extra credit points, but I may also throw in a number of creativity points as well. You can't beat that with a bat! Good luck!

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If you find that oral reports are not your thing, there is another option. This second option is one that will require more work on your part as you are not presenting anything to the class. Your task is to go to this fantastic website that has a number of links to short stories that you may have read in your English classes. (CLICK HERE) Pick one of the stories to read (you must actually READ the story). After reading the story, you are going to share with the world how well you know that story by creating a brief reading comprehension exercise. This exercise will be posted on another website that will connect to the short story site. There, your questions will be posted for everybody to see, AND they may even be used by other teachers (myself included) the next time they teach that story in class.

Here is the procedure for creating the reading comprehension exercise:

1) Read the story! (I'm just making sure you are paying attention)

2) Create a new document in Microsoft Word.

3) Make sure that the font you are using is "Times New Roman" and the font size is "11."

4) Put your name, period number, and date in the upper, right-hand corner.

5) Title the assignment with the same title as the short story you read. For example, if you read The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, the title of your assignment will be The Lottery by Shirley Jackson.

6) The title of the assignment should be bolded.

7) On the first page, create and list fifteen reading comprehension questions based on the story.

8) On the second page, list the answers to the fifteen questions.

9) Save the document with the title of the story and your name. For example: "TheLotteryMisterHurst.doc."

10) Either save the file to disk and give it to me, or email it to me.

11) Check your grade to make sure that I gave you ten extra credit points.

You may complete up to two extra credit assignments per month and up to five extra credit assignments per semester.

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Extra Credit Mr. Hurst's Class
"You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room." Dr. Seuss	Home Who is Mr. Hurst Grades Assignments Extra Credit Class Standings Baseball Links
"Wisdom thoroughly learned, will never be forgotten." Pythagoras "Wise men learn more from fools than fools learn from the wise." Cato		In the unlikely event that you find yourself falling behind in my class, it may become necessary for you to complete some extra credit work. If that unlikely event should somehow occur, this is the place you need to be. I offer all students the opportunity to do two extra credit reports per month, at a value of ten points each. If you feel as though you need the points, just click on one of the links below that corresponds to the month that we are currently in. Once you reach that link, it will take you to a list of people born in that month. Your mission, should you choose to except it, is to create either a well-crafted report or an amazing PowerPoint presentation on any one of those individuals. This report, when finished, will be presented to the class. The presentation should be a minimum of three to five minutes long and as is always the case in my class, creativity pays. If your presentation is so amazing that I wet my pants, not only will I give you the ten extra credit points, but I may also throw in a number of creativity points as well. You can't beat that with a bat! Good luck! JANUARY---------------FEBRUARY---------------MARCH APRIL---------------MAY---------------JUNE JULY---------------AUGUST--------------SEPTEMBER OCTOBER---------------NOVEMBER---------------DECEMBER If you find that oral reports are not your thing, there is another option. This second option is one that will require more work on your part as you are not presenting anything to the class. Your task is to go to this fantastic website that has a number of links to short stories that you may have read in your English classes. (CLICK HERE) Pick one of the stories to read (you must actually READ the story). After reading the story, you are going to share with the world how well you know that story by creating a brief reading comprehension exercise. This exercise will be posted on another website that will connect to the short story site. There, your questions will be posted for everybody to see, AND they may even be used by other teachers (myself included) the next time they teach that story in class. Here is the procedure for creating the reading comprehension exercise: 1) Read the story! (I'm just making sure you are paying attention) 2) Create a new document in Microsoft Word. 3) Make sure that the font you are using is "Times New Roman" and the font size is "11." 4) Put your name, period number, and date in the upper, right-hand corner. 5) Title the assignment with the same title as the short story you read. For example, if you read The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, the title of your assignment will be The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. 6) The title of the assignment should be bolded. 7) On the first page, create and list fifteen reading comprehension questions based on the story. 8) On the second page, list the answers to the fifteen questions. 9) Save the document with the title of the story and your name. For example: "TheLotteryMisterHurst.doc." 10) Either save the file to disk and give it to me, or email it to me. 11) Check your grade to make sure that I gave you ten extra credit points. You may complete up to two extra credit assignments per month and up to five extra credit assignments per semester.