G'Day,

 

If a 6th, 7th, or 8th grade student has a C- or below in SS (or 7th grade Religion), I am offering an extra credit opportunity.  I will be announcing this across all of my classes tomorrow (Thursday). 

 

If the student wants to take this opportunity, they must first send me an email stating such.  I will not chase them down and beg them to do extra credit.  They are to write a two-page (double space, one inch margin) paper with no less than three sources on a topic I assign them when I respond to their email.  This paper would be due by Thursday, March 5th, one day before the end of the trimester.  The paper would be worth UP TO 30 points...which would be enough to raise a grade by one letter.  Please keep in mind that in each class there is still one more test coming up before the trimester ends, so there is still opportunity to raise a grade independent of this paper. 

 

I will give them details in my response to their email.  However, roughly speaking, the 8th grade paper would be on an American historical event, the 7th grade on a government topic, the 6th grade on a state historical event, and Religion on an exploration of a specific New Testament theme.  Each student will get a different topic. 

 

Have a great day!