Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Winter Break Extra Credit Opportunities

Below are 2 separate opportunities for students to earn some extra credit points over the break.  Each assignment will be worth up to 15 points.

The first opportunity involves typing a one page essay on what you would do if you were elected Mayor.  The best essays will be submitted to the Florida League of Mayors contest.  
  • Essays should be typed; can be no more than 250 words long; and, not be more than one page. Please adhere to the word count.
  • Essays (that are submitted by teacher) will become the property of the Florida League of Mayors and will not be returned.
  • First, second, and third place essays will be published in the Florida League of Cities Quality Cities magazine and on the Florida League of Mayors website.
  • Essays must begin with this statement, “If I were elected Mayor”
Judging/grading criteria will include:
  • Creativity, clarity, sincerity of thought, and appropriate grammar, spelling and essay construction.
  • Essays should focus on how to make your city a better place and no other levels of government (i.e. school districts, special districts, school lunches, bullying, etc.) Utilize Chapter 14 of your online textbook and the city of Jacksonville's website.
The link to the official flyer for this contest/extra credit opportunity with additional details can be found here.


The second opportunity is an Executive Branch web activity that must be hand-written.  The link to the assignment is below,  Utilize the www.USA.gov in order to complete the activity.

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