6B- _____ Vocabulary: Extra Credit Vocabulary Directions & Example

Name: ______Date: ______

6B- _____ Vocabulary: Extra Credit Vocabulary  Directions & Example

Extra Credit Vocabulary: If you find one of our vocabulary words in print, you may submit it for extra credit. Here’s how it works.

Words That Qualify:

• Any vocabulary words that we’ve studied, starting at the beginning of the year
• Other forms of vocabulary words we’ve studied

Sources That Qualify:

• Books, short stories, textbooks, other teachers’ handouts, magazines, poems, newspaper articles, cereal boxes, matchbooks, menus, bubble gum wrappers, playing cards, board games, newsletters, packaging, etc.

Sources That Don’t Qualify:

• “Searchable” sources: dictionaries, encyclopedias, the Internet, etc.
• TV, movies, video clips, pictures you’ve taken, etc.
• Conversation

Deadlines:

• I will accept extra credit words at any time, except during the last week of a marking period.
• If you want to save words for another marking period, I suggest you store them in an envelope, either in your locker / binder or in your writing folder.

Limit:

• You may submit as many extra credit entries as you wish, but I will only credit you with 10 points, maximum, in a marking period.
• You might want to submit more than 10 words in a marking period, in case some don’t count (someone else has already submitted it; you forget to put your name on it; you submit a word that doesn’t count; etc.)

Submitting the Extra Credit Word:

• Type (single space) or photocopy 3-5 lines that surround the vocabulary word. Include the sentence before the one with your word; the sentence with your word; and the sentence after the one with your word.
• Highlight the word.
• Neatly cut out the passage in a square or rectangular shape.
• On the back of the paper, write your first & last names; the date; your class: 6B-?; the source where you found the word (book title, name of newspaper, cereal box, etc.); and the page number on which you found the word.
• Put the paper in my vocabulary mailbox.

*You will not earn credit for submitting a particular word from a particular source on a particular page that has already been submitted.

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Example: Below is a sample of a cut-out vocabulary entry. Imagine this example on a small piece of paper, either photocopied from the book itself or typed and cut from the print-out. The entry would have two sides  one with the writing, the other with your information.

Front

“But the vampets are a problem for another night,” Mike continued. “I only mention them now because it’s relevant to how I found out about their Lord. A vampaneze would die screaming before betraying his clan, but the vampets aren’t so hardened...”

Back

John Smith November 26, 2012

6B-1

Cirque Du Freak: Hunters of the Dusk

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