6th Grade:
Final Exam Assignment
We have been studying different versions
of the “Cinderella” story from different cultures. For your final exam assignment, you are going
to take the information you have learned and the stories you have read and apply
that information in a fresh way.
Write your own “Cinderella” story. You must include the common elements that we
have so far seen in the “Cinderella” stories.
In other words, you should have a girl in hard times (be it emotionally
or financially) who eventually is rewarded because of her kindness. Your story should be set in modern times and
should take place somewhere you are familiar with, such as school, your
neighborhood, your dance class, etc.
Your story may be typed in 12-point, Times New Roman, double-spaced, and
should be at least two pages typed (which is about the front and back of a
piece of notebook paper, if you write small).
This is due NO LATER than Monday, June 2 (B) and Tuesday, June 3 (A). You may turn it in early. If you handwrite the assignment, you should
turn in a neat, revised final copy.
Extra Credit Opportunity
30
extra credit points – to be added in where needed
Due
no later than Wednesday, June 4
Write a thorough
paragraph for each of the following questions:
1.
What was your
favorite story or book that we read in ELA this year? Why?
2.
What was your
least favorite story or book that we read in ELA this year? Why?
3.
Is there
anything about ELA this year that you hope to see in ELA next year (the types
of assignments, the activities, the organization, etc.)? Why?
4.
If you could
change something (the types of assignments, the activities, the organization,
etc.) about this year in ELA, what would it be?
Why?
8th Grade:
Extra Credit Opportunity – 8th
Grade
30
extra credit points – to be added in where needed
Due
no later than Wednesday, June 4
Write a thorough
paragraph for each of the following questions:
1.
What was your
favorite story or book that we read in ELA this year? Why?
2.
What was your
least favorite story or book that we read in ELA this year? Why?
3.
What do you hope
English 1 is like? In other words, did
you like how this class was structured and the types of assignments that were
given, or would you prefer something different?
What would you prefer? Remember
that English is required for all 4 years of high school.
