Mrs. Ford
English 10 Honors - Course
Outline
1st Quarter
·
Introduction
to Literary Elements
·
Short
Story Unit
o
“Through
the Tunnel” Doris Lessing
o
“A White
Heron” Sarah Orne Jewett
o
“Masque
of the Red Death” Edgar Allan Poe
o
“Journey”
Joyce Carol Oates
o
“The Short
Happy Life of Francis Macomber” Ernest Hemingway
o
“An
Occurrence at
·
Non-Fiction
o
Tuesdays
with Morrie Mitch Albom
On-going activities every Tuesday
·
Of
Mice and Men by John
Steinbeck
o
“The
Chrysanthemums” John Steinbeck
2nd Quarter
·
Independent
Reading Project
·
A
Raisin in the Sun by
o
“Everyday
Use” Alice Walker
o
“Running
from Racists” from Money, 1991
Susanne Seixas
o
“
o
“Judith’s
Fancy” from The Marvelous Arithmetics of
Distance : Poems 1987 – 1992 Audre Lorde
o
“What is
o
“
·
Oral
Research Presentation
3rd Quarter
·
Debates
·
Research
Project
·
Animal
Farm by George Orwell
o
“Crow
Song” Margaret Atwood
o
“Harrison
Bergeron” Kurt Vonnegut
4th Quarter
·
Poetry
Unit
·
Final
Exam Review
Supplies Needed
Your child will need
the following supplies for English class:
·
3 ring
binder (2 to 3 inch)
·
Plenty
of loose-leaf paper (I do not accept work on paper with spiral fringes)
·
4
dividers
·
1 pack
of post-it notes
·
Pens (I
do not accept work written in pencil)
·
200 note
cards for the research paper in the 3rd quarter (3" by 5")
·
Note
card holder (optional)
·
One box
of tissues ( for extra credit!!!)
Students are
expected to come to class on a daily basis prepared with their supplies,
especially their binders. Binders must
be complete and will be checked once a quarter.
All returned and graded work will be kept in their binders, so this is
an excellent way to check their progress.
Grading Policy
Your grade in English 10 will be calculated according to the following:
25% - Homework / Class work / Participation
25% - Quizzes/Writing Assignments
50% - Tests / Projects / Essays
Essays: Students will be expected to complete 2-3 essays per quarter.
Tests: 1 - 2 major tests will be given each quarter. Students will be given at least 1 week notice to prepare. Notebook checks (one per quarter) count as a test grade.
Projects: Students
will complete at least one project per quarter.
Projects are considered major assignments which need more than one or
two nights of work to complete. Students
will have the opportunity to both work with a group and to work independently
on a variety of projects.
Quizzes: 1-3 quizzes will be given weekly. They will check for reading comprehension and test skills students have been practicing in class and on homework assignments.
Homework: Homework will be given on a nightly basis. Homework will include, but is not limited to, independent reading, reading response questions, vocabulary and grammar work, short writing assignments, essays and projects.
Late work: Late
work will be accepted for most assignments with a 5-point penalty for
each day late for a maximum of 10 school days. After ten days, assignments can be turned in
for half credit. There will be
some coursework that must be turned in on the due date or a student will
receive a zero for that assignment. No grace period will be given for major
projects or presentations. An
illegal absence on the day assigned for a presentation or project will result
in a zero.
Make up Work: Students have 2 days after returning from an absence to make arrangements to make up work missed. This means you will need to see me after school to get the work, notes and homework that was missed. You will be expected to have all work made up within one week after your return (Exceptions will be made for extended absences). Students illegally absent from class, or students removed from class for disciplinary problems, will not be given the opportunity to make up work missed from that class and will still be responsible for any homework assigned for the next day. In other words, if you choose to cut class or participate in behaviors that result in being removed from class, this does not provide you with an excuse to turn in homework late.
Research Project: When
assigned in the 3rd quarter, the research project will affect your
grade in many ways. Homework will be
graded. Quizzes will be given on
research and documentation techniques.
Deadlines to meet for research goals will be graded. Meeting a deadline provides the potential
opportunity for receiving a perfect grade, while missing these deadlines
results in a 5 point penalty for each day.
Class time will be given to work on the project, and that time will
count as a class work grade. Your
notebook, as always, needs to be maintained and up-to-date. Finally, the final paper will count as
four (4) test grades!