Extra - Credit Social Studies
for Each Six Weeks
These are choices for extra credit opportunities each six weeks in Social Studies. Other choices may be made available throughout the school year, also. The student may choose one of the activities offered or all of them each six week period for credit. A test grade will be awarded for each assignment that is completed in a satisfactory manner.
Also the following activities from
Glencoe Online may be completed each six weeks for addtional
credit. Just print a copy of your finished work from the
self-checking quizzes and on-line tutor for each chapter or analyze
your feelings about a current event from Glencoe's Current Events
News room. Click on the links below to visit these online sites
from our textbook publisher. You may complete as many of these
activities as you wish each six weeks for extra credit.
 Self-Checking Quizzes and On-line Tutor |
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New Extra Credit Listing! Visit History Now, click on Past Issues and complete any/all of the interactive history link activities. Have your parent sign a paper stating the ones you have completed. I didn't score so well on the Constitution Quiz-see if you can beat my score!
Students may also read any book Social Studies Accelerated Reader Titles at HMS listed on Brock's BACKYARD and complete any extra link activities from Reading Stories With Social Studies Content Connections, and/or write a report (try one of these report ideas to submit) or take an Accelerated Reader test.
Presidential Election Coverage :Extra Credit- Write a BLOG (Short for Web log, a blog is a Web page that serves as a publicly accessible personal journal for an individual. Typically updated daily, blogs often reflect the personality of the author) for me about any election 2008 information and I will accept this as extra credit and post it on this website, also. Sites to use may include:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/
http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/
http://news.yahoo.com/fc/US/2008_Presidential_Election
http://www.democrats.org/page/community/post/namnguyen/CQj4
First Six Weeks
Make a papier-mache Earth or paint a pumpkin to represent the Earth. Show the seven continents, major bodies of water, the equator, prime meridian, etc.
Make a chart of 25 places you would like to visit, or NBA, NFL, OR MLB cities, or capitals, etc. Show their location by using latitude and longitude coordinates.
Pretend you are an archaeologist. You have "discovered" our classroom a thousand years in the future. Write a one page article for a history magazine explaining the artifacts you found and their possible uses and significance. Write in first person narrative.
Second Six Weeks
Watch National Geographic Explorer or other National Geographic Program , Animal Planet show , watch a History Channel program, and write a one page summary of the program's content. You may submit up to three summaries this six weeks.
Third Six Weeks
Select an historical event. Place yourself as a spectator or participant in the event . Research to find facts about the event then write a first person narrative describing the event and your role in it or observation of it.
Make a diorama of a famous scene in Europe. This may be a "man-made" feature such as Big Ben or a physical feature such as the Alps.
Fourth Six Weeks
Research various festivals, celebrations, holidays, etc. through the world. List ten and give a description of each including such things as customs, costumes, food, decorations, history, location, and time of the year celebrated.
Make a family tree. Trace your relatives' heritage back as many generations as possible.
Fifth Six Weeks
Find an international recipe then O.K. the recipe with your Social Studies teacher. Prepare the dish for your family (with supervision!) Have a parent sign a note stating that you completed this extra credit assignment and turn signed note into teacher for credit.
Reasearch to find WWI and WWII posters and make a poster in the WWI or WWII style.
Interview someone who lived during WWII but was not in the military. Have them tell you about the effects of the war on the "home front." Write, type, or tape your interview with them.
Sixth Six Weeks
Make a model of one of your favorite historical places of importance. Check your choice with your teacher for approval. Bring the model to school for display.
Write a song about any character, concept, or event we have studied in Social Studies this year. Perform your song in class, on tape, or by video.
You are campaigning for President. Write a speech that would encourage people in your country to vote for you. The speech should include a discussion of problems, possible solutions, steps you would take as president, and your "vision" for your country as its leader. Submit a copy of your written or typed speech to your teacher or video tape it for presentation to your class.
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