Books we will read this year Semester 1:                                                          Semester 2: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Silas Marner by George Eliot                A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare                Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Macbeth by William Shakespeare                       The Crucible by Arthur Miller Medea by Euripides                                         AP selection choice Our Town by Thornton Wilder                           A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines

 

Grades for each quarter include:

Homework, quizzes, tests, papers and projects, class participation, and academic planner. 

 

Absences/Make Up Work

          If a student is absent from school the day of a test or quiz, that student must be prepared to take the assigned exam upon returning to school.  Also, if a student misses school the review day before a test, that student is also expected to take the test on the day that he or she returns to class. Students need to see the instructor BEFORE or AFTER school/class (NOT DURING CLASS TIME) to obtain assignments or make arrangements to make up their work.  Students should refer to the weekly class calendar for missing assignments/grade opportunities. It is ultimately the responsibility of each individual to obtain, keep track of, and make-up assignments/tests/quizzes within the timeframe established by the Attendance Office. 

 

Late Work/Missing Assignments:

            I do not accept late work for long range assignments.  It is the student’s responsibility to keep track of assignments and turn them in on time.  Homework for the week is displayed on the board and maintained on my webpage.  Make sure you check the list daily and write it in your planner.

 

Grading Scale

A+       100-98 A         97-93 A-        92-90

B+       89-87 B          86-83 B-         82-80

C+      79-77 C         76-73 C-        72-70

D+       69-67 D         66-63 D-        62-60

F          59-0

 

Grading Procedures

 

Grades are maintained using the online grade book. However, some assignments take longer to grade than others.  Therefore, the grade posted online may not reflect your current average.  If you have a question about your current grade, please see me before or after class or before or after school.  Your assignments are kept in file folders at the front of the class for both of us to review if there are questions/concerns. 

 

English 2 Honors will be a challenging course meant to prepare students for AP Language (Junior year) and AP Literature (Senior year).  I am here to help you.  If students have a question about class or feel overwhelmed by the intensity of the course, they are encouraged to talk with me.  Students should never hesitate to discuss their progress in class.

 

 

 

Academic Dishonesty:

Plagiarism is cheating that consists of using the works of others without adequate acknowledgment.  Any idea, fact, or language borrowed from a source must be documented formally or informally.

 

Plagiarism takes a number of forms including, but not limited to the following:

1. copying any assignment, quiz, test (or part thereof) from another student or enabling someone to do so from you;

2. copying or paraphrasing passages, sentences, phrases, words, data, statistics, and visual aids without proper acknowledgment;

3. using someone else’s ideas without giving credit to that person;

4. obtaining and submitting an assignment or paper prepared by someone other than you;

5. submitting assignments which are the products of collaboration done without authorization.

 

          Each student must be prepared to prove that his/her paper is properly documented by providing notes, note cards, books, articles, other materials or by submitting papers to turn-it-in.com to verify the authenticity of documentation.

          Please remember that cheating on any assignment, quiz, test, or paper will result in a zero for a first offense, failure for the quarter on the second offense, and failure of the course for the semester on the third offense.

 

Classroom Rules:

All school rules as listed in the 2009-2010 LWN High School Parent/Student Handbook will be enforced.

…with that said, here are a few things I feel should be mentioned:

1. NO GUM CHEWING WILL BE TOLERATED!!!! (Seriously, these desks are brand new and no one wants to put their hands in gum!)

2. Cell phone use/texting is not allowed in the classroom – AT ALL.  Ladies will keep their purses on the floor and all hands should be diligently book noting their books and not typing nonsense like “lol” or “omg” or “cal”….I made that last one up.

3. Bigotry, name calling, or swearing will not be tolerated.

4. Respect yourself, your classmates, your teachers, guests, etc. 

5. Be in your assigned seat when the bell rings and stay seated until the bell rings at the end of class – do not line up at the door.

6. Bring all necessary materials to class everyday.