HONORS ENGLISH 8

HONORS ENGLISH 9What does an Honors Student look like?

An honors English class requires higher-order thinking by self-motivated students who plan to take college-level courses in high school. It is faster-paced with less scaffolding, review, and practice.

C-level percent of points = Minimal/little understanding of standards is evident in all classwork and writing assignments. There is little evidence of progress in writing.

Honors English 9B-level percent of points = Basic understanding of the standards discussed in class is evident in the classroom and in written work. Quality of work shows effort. Writing pieces show a minimal effort to use the good writing traits to improve writing skills.

Honors English 9A-level percent of points = Strong understanding of the standards is readily apparent in the classroom and in written work. Student shows an improvement in writing skills as the year progresses. As a standard is discussed, an understanding of that standard is not only apparent in one writing assignments, but in all successive writing assignments.

Honors EnglishIndependent ReadingRequirement

Students will read a minimum of 800 pages each term. Four hundred of those pages must be from books found on the book list. Students will receive a copy of the book list, and the list will be posted on Mrs. Udys web page. Students will be accountable for the pages each term the form will be posted on Mrs. Udys web page.

HONORS ENGLISH 9Students will often be expected to complete the reading assignments and the first-draft of writing assignments at home as well as weekly sentence-combining activities. Students will need to come to each class prepared to move on to the next level.HOMEWORKHONORS ENGLISH 9 -- ACADEMICSESSENTIAL QUESTIONS1st Term: Is change progress?2nd Term: What is success?3rd Term: When is it right and just to challenge authority?4th Term: What are the limits of relationships?HONORS ENGLISH 9 -- ACADEMICSANCHOR TEXTS1st Term: Fahrenheit 4512nd Term: A Tale of Two Cities3rd Term: The Odyssey4th Term: Romeo and JulietHONORS ENGLISH 9 -- ACADEMICSWRITINGNarrativeExplanatoryArgumentative the focus will be on argumentative writing, using literary and informational texts as evidence sourcesHONORS ENGLISH 9 -- ACADEMICSLANGUAGEDemonstrate command of the conventions of standard EnglishUse knowledge of language to conform to appropriate guidelinesAccurately use and interpret academic words and phrases; independently gather vocabulary knowledge for words or phrases important to comprehension.

Being in Honors English is a privilege earned by showing appropriate classroom behavior and academic skills. If a student is not able to manage his/her behavior, he/she may be asked to transfer to a different English class. Parents will be notified in time to help the student correct his/her behavior before such a drastic measure would be taken.

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