Extra-Credit Menu

Advanced Storytelling

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Learn the techniques that best-selling authors use to tell their stories.

Annabel Lee

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A spooky poem by Edgar Allan Poe.

Basic Reading Skills

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Practice reading "between the lines" and other reading skills.

Blogging

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Earn points by writing more blog posts.

Book Reports

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Earn points by writing a book report.

Build Your Own Website

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Build your own website!

Current Events

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Earn points by writing a current events report.

Don't Know Much

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A kid-friendly book on U.S. history, by Kenneth Davis.

Dread South

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A zombie story by Justina Ireland.

Easy Reading

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Short readings with comprehension questions.

Fascinating Facts

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A unit based on the book Fascinating Facts about Geography, by Ruth Foster.

Fasttrack to America's Past

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A high-school textbook on U.S. History, by David Burns.

GeoChallenge

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Earn points by answering questions about geography.

Grammar

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A complete course on the English sentence.

Greatest Salesman

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A unit based on the best-selling motivational book The Greatest Salesman in the World, by Og Mandino.

Literary Terms

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Learn about metaphors, similes, oxymorons, hyberbole, and more.

Narrative Tense and Point of View

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Learn about the narrative choices that every writer must make.

Mending Wall

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A famous poem by Robert Frost.

Omega Ship

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A science fiction story by Rachel Carson.

Pharaoh's Daughter

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A novel based on the bible story of Moses.

Poetic Devices

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Rhyme, rhythm, and other poetic devices.

Research Papers

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Learn how to write a research paper, formatted in MLA style.

Seterra

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This unit is based on Seterra, an online geography game that helps you memorize the countries of the world.

Show, Don't Tell

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Practice the golden rule of creative writing.

So Far from the Bamboo Grove

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An award-winning novel based on a true story. (Recommended reading).

Song out of Midian

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A romantic poem by Robert E. Howard.

Stargirl

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A novel about a boy who falls in love with quirky girl.

Tech Tips

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These tips will save you time!

Tell Me a Story

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Earn points by writing a story.

That Spot

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A classic short story by Jack London.

Tell-Tale Heart

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A classic short story by Edgar Allan Poe.

Vignettes

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Write a scene or description based on an image.

Vocabulary

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Learn 256 words that are commonly found on standardized tests.

Where the Red Fern Grows

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A novel about a boy and his two dogs. (Recommended reading).

World History

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A complete course in World History, based on the book The Student's Friend Concise World History, by Mike Maxwell.