This course outline has been prepared to inform you of all expectations, contents, course requirements, policies, and any other items that will give you the opportunity to achieve and have a positive learning experience. Please consider its framework carefully and share it with your parents. If you do not understand any part of this outline or have specific questions about this course, please see me personally.
Prerequisites: Completion of English 9 Honors A/B with a grade of “B” or better, or passage of a placement test. Completion of the summer assignment is mandatory.
Honors English 10 A/B is a course that concentrates on broadening students’ critical/analytical reading, thinking, and writing skills. The Pearson myPerspectives Grade 10 textbook will present and engage the students with a variety of literature and develop effective writing skills. The study of writing will encompass unity, voice, and coherency. The study of literature will develop advanced critical reading skills through the study of fiction and non-fiction novels, short stories, plays, critical articles, and poetry. This class involves a challenging pace of reading, writing, discussion, and formative/summative assessments. This course covers California State high school standards and Common Core State Standards (http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/elaresources.asp) in grammar, mechanics, usage, composition, vocabulary, and literature for effective communication. Students will practice standards-based forms of writing as preparation for the exit-level assessments and academic collegiate preparation.
II. Course Outline
Honors English 10 students read extensively in multiple genres of world literature, learning and applying literary techniques through usage and oral/written analysis of chosen text/s (curriculum to be complemented by technology and advanced teaching techniques with related practice in test preparation, grammar, vocabulary, journal development, sustained reading, critical thinking/reading/writing, analogy application, and subjective and objective comprehension assessments).
Students are expected to bring adequate supplies to class each day: a three-ring binder (e.g., 5 dividers: agenda/homework, grammar, vocabulary, writing, and miscellaneous), paper, and pen/pencils. Please check the digital calendar daily to prepare adequately for supplies and assignments (http://www.kennethmhill.com/hon_english_10/calendar ).
Students will be graded on a standard percentage scale. The following chart will help:
A+= 98-100% A = 93-97% A- = 89.5-92%
B+= 88-89% B = 83-87% B- = 79.5-82%
C+= 78-79% C = 73-77% C- = 69.5-72%
D+= 68-69% D = 63-67% D- = 59.5-62%
F= Fail
V. Late Work and Make-up Work
Make-up work will be accepted up to the number of days the student was absent, but only if it is an excused absence. Make-up work will not be accepted for class/school suspensions or for truancies. Students must set up a time with me to make up the test either during lunch or after school. Realize that often scores that are reflecting a blank score will be calculated as a zero until the assessment is completed. The teacher elects the right to post zeros for assignments that are not completed. The blank or zero will be adjusted when the student completes the incomplete assignment. For homework not turned in the day it is due, with the above exceptions, there will be a one day grace period at 10% reduction. If the student fails to turn in the homework after this one day grace period, then the student will receive a zero for the missing assignment.
Students: Please check your infinite campus grade daily to manage your grade. It is the students RESPONSIBILITY to discuss the missed work with the teacher within two days of their returning to class. I will not remind you of your missed work.
Attendance is important and is directly related to success in this class. The school tardy lock out policy (addressed in the student handbook) and the district attendance policy will be in effect in this class. Tardy policy: 3rd offense = detention; 5th offense = Saturday school; 8th offense = opportunity room; 11th offense = Saturday school;14th offense = opportunity room
Any student found exchanging answers or plagiarizing (whether by giving or receiving) will receive a zero on that assignment. The student’s parent/s and the assistant principal may also be notified of this offense.
*In the event a student has continued problems in meeting the expectations, he/she will be placed on a disciplinary action plan leading to communication and cooperation with all stakeholders to achieve effective cooperation.
Remember that each of you starts out with a grade of an A. Your ability to maintain this grade will depend upon your willingness to work hard and your commitment to receive the best education possible. Please feel free to invest a few minutes outside of class to make contact with me if you need help or have questions. My door is open. If parents want to contact me, the easiest and most efficient way is through email. I will try to respond to emails within 24 hours.
Canyon High School “The Future Begins Here” – MISSION STATEMENT – Our mission is to develop responsible citizens who have the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary for either beginning post-secondary education or entering the workforce. – LEARNING OUTCOMES – CANYON GRADUATES WILL BE . . . I. CRITICAL THINKERS WHO: · ask essential questions, analyze multiple sources, and weigh critical evidence. II. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATORS WHO: · write using precise claims, cohesive structure, and clear points of view. III. CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVERS WHO: · approach challenges with perseverance and collaborative mindsets. IV. DILIGENT WORKERS WHO: · strategically plan and research in order to solve problems conceptually by using models, constructing explanations, and designing solutions. V. ACADEMICALLY COMPETENT INDIVIDUALS WHO: · —whether arguing claims from evidence or constructing solutions to problems—obtain, evaluate, and communicate information efficiently and effectively. VI. TECHNOLOGICALLY PROFICIENT STUDENTS WHO: · ethically use resources to organize, analyze, and present data. VII. LIFE-LONG LEARNERS: · prepared for a variety of post-secondary learning and working environments. |
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