Extra+Credit


 * Extra Credit Opportunity: **

You may complete up to 3 extra credit assignments each semester.

**Book:** YOUR CHOICE from the following list: (*You may select a book that is not on this list. If you do, it MUST be approved by me first!*) 
 * A Lesson Before Dying
 * Life As We Knew It
 * The Dead and the Gone
 * How I Live Now
 * Into the Wild
 * Into Thin Air
 * Little Women
 * The House of the Scorpion
 * The Kite Runner
 * The Million Dollar Throw
 * Jane Eyre
 * The Great Gatsby
 * House Rules
 * Pride and Prejudice
 * The Call of the Wild
 * White Fang
 * Treasure Island
 * The Hunger Games
 * A Connecticuit Yankee in King Arthur's Court
 * Catching Fire
 * Mocking Jay
 * The Catcher in the Rye
 * The Hunt for the Seventh
 * Anne of Green Gables
 * All Quiet on the Western Front
 * The Count of Monte Cristo
 * The Christopher Killer
 * A Seperate Peace
 * Across Five Aprils
 * Sunrise Over Fallujah
 * Animal Farm
 * The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
 * Looking for Alaska
 * A Clockwork Orange
 * As I Lay Dying

**Report:** YOUR CHOICE from the following list: (*You may select a report that is not on this list. If you do, it MUST be approved by me first!*)

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 * 1) Write a letter to the main character and the character's reply.
 * 1) Write a different ending for the book.
 * 1) Pretend you are a talk show host and interview the main character.
 * 1) Create a travel brochure for the setting of the story or [|scrapbook pages] about key characters.
 * 1) Create a book jacket, including illustrations, an enticing synopsis, author bio, and favorable reviews.
 * 1) Summarize the book into a comic or story aimed for younger students or your classmates.
 * 1) Write a news article about an important event from the book.
 * 1) Write about the decisions you would make if you were the main character in the book.
 * 1) Dramatize a scene from the story with other students or using puppets.
 * 1) Post a [|book review] on [|Share What You're Reading].
 * 1) Chose two characters from the story and write a conversation they might have.
 * 1) Write a letter or email to a close friend recommending the book you have just read.
 * 1) Make a list of new, unusual, or interesting words or phrases found in your book.
 * 1) Prepare a television commercial about your book. Act out the commercial for your classmates.
 * 1) Write ten chat room-style questions that could be used to start an online discussion about the book. Or, write ten questions that test other students' understanding of the story. (Make sure you provide a list of answers.)
 * 1) Explain why you think this book will or will not be read 100 years from now. Support your opinion by stating specific events in the story.
 * 1) Discuss one particular episode in the story that you remember most. Describe why you think it remains so clear to you.
 * 1) Write a letter/email to the author of your book. Address it to the publisher and mail it. Or, see if the author has a Web site and email it.
 * 1) Write a ballad or song about the characters and events in your story. Set the words to the music of a popular song and sing it to the class.
 * 1) Give a dramatic reading of a scene in the book to your classmates.
 * 1) Describe in detail three characters from the story. List reasons why you would or wouldn't want to get to know these people.
 * 1) Design a poster or new book cover depicting the climax of the story.
 * 1) Write an acrostic poem about the book using the letters in the title of the book or the name of a character or author.
 * 1) Draw a classroom mural depicting a major scene(s) from the book.
 * 1) After reading an informational book, make a scrapbook about the topics.