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If you have extra time at the end of class (or if you are told to find an Extra Time Activity), do one of the following:
If you have extra time at the end of class (or if you are told to find an Extra Time Activity), do one of the following:
These activities actually affect your grade in my class and should be considered/selected before moving on to any of the enrichment activities listed in the second group on this page:
These activities actually affect your grade in my class and should be considered/selected before moving on to any of the enrichment activities listed in the second group on this page:
1. Get out your independent reading book and spend time reading.
2. Blog any books that you haven't yet recorded for independent reading.
3. Spend a little time studying vocabulary at vocabulary.com or updating/working on your vocab/grammar unit graphic organizer.
4. Work on the Perfect Paper assignment.
5. Work on an Extra Credit Writing Assignment.
6. Work on another assignment for my class (particularly if it's one you're behind on or one that's coming due soon)
These activities are enrichment opportunities and should only be selected if you're up-to-date on the activities above:
These activities are enrichment opportunities and should only be selected if you're up-to-date on the activities above:
Check out the Daily Diversions page and compete with Mr. Fromme
Listen to an episode of the How to Love Lit podcast (especially the episodes about Beowulf, Macbeth, or A Christmas Carol)
Listen to an episode of the Grammar Girl podcast
Find out how you could read 200 books a year by reading this article.
Read this article and see what strategies you can take from it: Read to Lead: How to Digest Books Above Your "Level"
Learn how to trick yourself into reading more books.
Take one of the Copy Edit This! quizzes from the New York Times to see if you can spot errors professional journalists made.
Read a little about how to read a lot more in the future.
Log in to IXL through Clever and learn some language stuff.
Go to vocabulary.com and increase your vocabulary
Read up on how you can read 200 books a year.
Learn the difference between some Commonly Misused Phrases that Will Make You Sound Unprofessional
Play Free Rice to study vocabulary or grammar and help end hunger around the world.
Listen to a podcast about language and etymology from The Allusionist
Go to the Method Test Prep site and practice an English-related skill (English test, reading comprehension, analogies).
Practice your typing here: http://typingclub.com/typing-qwerty-en.html
Go to Grammar Monster, read and learn about one of the topics there (semicolons, conjunctions, adverbs, apostrophes, etc.) and take the tests available on those pages
Play Verb Viper
Play The Grammar Gorillas
Learn something new by reading an article at Wonderopolis
Become a Google expert and learn how to search more effectively when you're looking for information: here and here and here
Test your Google research skills by playing the Google-a-Day game (you don't have to have--or create--a Google+ account to play; just click "basic game" where it says "or continue with our new version of the basic game")
Take one of the grammar tests on this Grammar Monster page and see how you do
Go to chompchomp.com, click on one of the topics, read all about it, learn something new about grammar and writing, and become a smarter person
Look through the Common Writing Mistakes Made by Students document and learn a thing or two (or, at the very least, make sure you understand and are avoiding these mistakes)
Become a rhetoric master by learning these advanced devices for using language creatively and effectively
Play this game and learn an important thing or two about how to think and solve problems (and not be too quick to trust yourself) correctly.
Go learn some interesting facts about the origins of numerous words: Word Origins with Dr. Jacques Bailly
Go here to see what mental_floss can teach you about a cool language trick: the paraprosdokian.
Go learn about these common language/vocabulary mistakes made by smart people.
Watch this video (even if you've seen it before) and check to make sure you have the proper approach to learning (and life): the growth mindset
Learn some interesting language tips and tricks from Grammar Girl.
Think proofreading isn't important? Check out this mental_floss article detailing just how pricey typos can be.
Go learn a new language using Duolingo (as studying a different language is a great way to make you think more critically about our own and how it works).
Take this quiz to find out how highbrow you are. Then become more highbrow by signing up for the Highbrow daily e-mail service.
Learn all about eggcorns and avoid making these common mistakes.
When you think, do you think about these cognitive biases (and make attempts to keep them from clouding your judgment)?
Work on a Washington Post crossword puzzle.
Spend some time browsing The Punctuation Guide
Read about 4 Common Grammar Mistakes You Aren't Actually Making
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