Students can earn extra credit throughout the year. All extra credit points will be added to your homework grade. Therefore, if you miss a homework assignment and want to make up the missed points simply complete an extra credit assignment. The criteria for extra credit are as follows: 1. ANYTHING you can connect to a unit of study in class or class discussion COULD be used for extra credit. (newspaper/magazine articles, TV programs, advertisements, vacation photographs, etc...) 2. Following the regular instructions for homework completion, write TWO paragraphs about the connection. The first paragraph should explain, using details, the overall meaning of the article, program, etc.. and how it connects to our units of study or discussions. The second paragraph should be YOUR reflection about the connection. This reflection should include some type of feeling or emotion (i.e. surprise, interest, excitement, etc...). 3. Attach the article to the written paragraphs and submit it to the homework basket in the classroom. 4. Try not to cut up your parents newspapers and magazines before they have a chance to read them:)