Extra Credit Mania

     With our Data Sheet now complete, and our amazing, relaxing English final just around the corner, comes the end of the semester. Most students are happy because most of the difficult work for English class is done with however, there is yet one more task to be completed before the end of the quarter: Multiple Choice Extra Credit! I'll be the first to admit it: the multiple choice AP practice is one of the highlights of English. It's always so amusing to watch how competitive the English students are when it comes down to extra credit. I mean who wouldn't be. It's extra credit for goodness sakes. With this game, however, comes a lot of stress. No one wants to be the team that is the only one to miss the point. Those dreaded words: "the point goes to everyone...except Team 4" have haunted my nightmares this weekend. Also, the fact that my team failed to agree on a couple answers last Friday has had my nerves wracking since the end of eighth period. These multiple choice tests force you to look at how you compare next to everyone else in your class, and preclude how well you will do on the future AP test, which stresses me out a little. Overall though, these multiple choice tests are a gift from God, and two class periods of stress are worth the extra credit points in the end!