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ThreePartEssay.doc

 

 

10 Honors English                                                                                     Mr. Lusk

 

Class Requirements, Regulations and Expectations

 

10 Honors English is a college-preparatory class with an emphasis on the critical analysis of literature and the development of written communication skills.  Although guided by the Virginia SOL, the curriculum is designed to prepare students for academic success at an advanced level beyond minimum standards.  Students who complete the 10 Honors curriculum successfully will be prepared for 11 Honors and Advanced Placement English in the 11^h and 12^th grades. Students will be expected to analyze and respond to literature in a sophisticated, elevated fashion.

 

Every student in Honors English must be committed to his or her own academic success and is ultimately responsible for his or her achievement. My job is to encourage and support you.  In order to facilitate your success, you will be given a detailed list of objectives and a structured course outline for each 9 weeks period.  

 

Required Texts:

Prentice Hall Literature (Purple) - This is an anthology of literature. Each student will be assigned a copy of this text on the first day.  Students must bring this text to class every day unless notified otherwise.  Sharing of texts is strictly forbidden.  Students who do not have their texts in class will receive an alternate assignment.

 

 The following Required Texts will Supplement Literature Anthology each quarter

 

1	2	3	4
Portions of: The Aeneid, Gilgamesh, Sundiata, The Iliad, Paradise Lost	Antigone Sophocles	Julius Caesar William Shakespeare	All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Remarque
The Bible as/in Literature	Inferno – (The Divine Comedy) Dante	World War One Poetry of Sassoon and Owen	A Separate Peace Jonathan Knowles
Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck			Lord of the Flies William Golding

 

 

Required Materials:

3 Ring Pocket Binder- Essential for handouts and loose leaf paper.

Loose leaf paper-.

Blue or Black Ink Pens/Pencils

Writing Portfolio- Folder to be kept in class.

 

 

 

 

Grades- (an overview)

 

Grading Scale for NNPS and MHS

A-        100-92

B-        91-83

C-        82-74

D-        73-65

F-        0-64

 

 

EVALUATION

(Class Percentages)

 

45%- Tests/Written Assignments

25%- Quizzes

20%- Daily Work – Homework

10%- 9 Weeks Test

 

 

 

 

 

POINT SYSTEM

 

Each Homework and Classwork assignment will be assigned a point value.  Most will be worth 5-10 points.  More substantial assignments may be worth up to 300 points. 

 

Quizzes are worth 100 points each.  Tests are worth from 300 to 600 points. 

 

Essays are worth up to 300 points each.

 

Rules/ Expectations

 

 

RESPECT-

Students must show respect for each other at all times.

 

BRING REQUIRED MATERIALS TO CLASS-

Without your textbook, notebook, pen and paper, you lack the tools required to be successful.

 

COME TO CLASS ON TIME, EVERY DAY-

The school’s policies on attendance and tardiness will be strictly followed.

 

INTERRUPTIONS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED-

This includes meandering around the room, skulking around the door before and after class, disproportionate and inappropriate talking, tintinnabulation of cell phones, and creating general annoyances.

 

Makeup Work-

Each student is responsible for his or her own makeup work.  After receiving the assignment, student must sign “MAKEUP ASSIGNMENT” book and turn in the assignment within 5 days.

 

Passes-

Students are expected to be in class, on time, all the time. Those who are in class will benefit in many ways. Those who constantly leave the class will not be as likely to be successful. When your leaving class becomes a distraction for you or me, you will be notified.

 

LATE ASSIGNMENTS- 

Late means- not on time. Excuses differ from reasons. Excuses for late work will not be measured. Reasons for late work will be considered on an individual basis. However, for the most part, every late day is worth a deduction of 10% of the total points for an assignment.