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Honors English Disclosure

**__Sophomore English Honors Disclosure __**

Welcome To class: **Class Goals: ** o Improve student writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills o Enhance critical thinking skills o Develop a background in classical and modern literature o Prepare for Junior Honors English and Advanced Placement English **Class Rules: ** o **Attitude: ** § Be positive. § Do not whine about assignments or class policies. o **Respect **: § Show respect to me, your fellow students, and to yourselves. § Refrain from inappropriate behavior and comments. o **Responsibility **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Be prepared and on time § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Complete the assignments and have them ready on the due date. o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Focus: ** · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Listen carefully and follow directions the first time § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Stay on task **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Class Expectations: ** o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Perfect attendance: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Not all assignments may be made up o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Tardiness **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: If you are 20 minutes late, you will be marked absent. Tardiness will also result in a grade drop as you will not allowed to do the starter. o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Be ready with materials **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: pen, paper, assignments etc. o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Show a dedication to high quality work **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- sloppy and incomplete work shows you don’t care. o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Assignments are due at the beginning of class **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">. __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">I do not accept late work! __ o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">If you are failing at midterm, you will be put on probation. ** o __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">If you fail the quarter, you will be moved to a regular class. __ o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Hall Passes **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Each student will receive 4 hall pass tickets at the beginning of each quarter. In order to go **__anywhere outside of class__**, you must present this ticket to me at that time. o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Missed work **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">If your absence is excused, you have the day you get back from your absence to get the missed work **__all class activities and assignments are posted on a daily log at the front of the class__**). From that time, you have one day to make up the work. If you fail to turn in the work at that time, I will not accept it regardless of the excuse.   o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Extra credit **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">:    § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Extra credit may be earned once a quarter and is worth a maximum of 50 points. I will give you a list of assignments you may choose from.    o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Cell Phones **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Absolutely no cell phones are allowed in this class! That means that if I see them, I will take them. It then goes to the office and stays there until your parent or guardian comes to pick it up. **__If you don’t want to lose it, do not bring it to class__**. o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Citizenship **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">I expect all honors students to perform like honors students. Therefore, respect must be given to all students, their opinions, and differences. In our class, diversity is valued, not tolerated. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Curriculum: We study poetry, short stories, novels, plays, essays, research papers, vocabulary, grammar, and world literature. The following is a list of literature that is approved by the Granite School District and will be taught in this class. o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Anthem by Ayn Rand Inherit the wind by Lawrence and Lee o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The pearl by John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Greek Mythology The Odyssey by homer o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Oedipus Rex A Separate Peace by John Knowles o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The tragedy of Julius Caesar Selected poetry for each quarter

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Portfolios **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: For your final project, you will be required to present your portfolio to the class. It will be graded once a quarter to ensure that you are keeping up with the material.