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Honors 9H - 10H Presentation. Curriculum: American Literature Love American History Puritans, Colonial Period The Enlightenment, Revolution Romanticism, The Civil War Slavery, Reconstruction WWI. Grade Scale (Mr. Lamar ’ s May Differ Slightly). Essays – 30%
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Honors 9H - 10H Presentation • Curriculum: American Literature Love American History Puritans, Colonial Period The Enlightenment, Revolution Romanticism, The Civil War Slavery, Reconstruction WWI
Grade Scale (Mr. Lamar’s May Differ Slightly) • Essays – 30% • Quizzes and Tests Including Oral Snippets – 30% • Class Participation (Discussion, Socratic) – 15% • Group Presentation 1st Semester/ Research Paper Second Semester – 10% • Homework/Practice Writings – 10% • Grammar – 5%
Curriculum – Reading Load • Students Must Read Independently! • The Scarlet Letter (Summer Reading) – 240 pages • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – 300 pages • The Great Gatsby – 190 pages • The Catcher in the Rye – 215 pages • Poetry, and some nonfictional texts and short stories
Major Assessments • 8-10 timed, in-class interpretive essays • Practice Writing Components – Thesis Statement, Topic Sentence, Paragraph, Quote Analysis Writing • Analysis of literary terminology, figurative language, diction, imagery, et. • Research Paper, MLA • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Multimedia Project • Oral Snippets (First one is on The Scarlet Letter in September!) • “Pop” reading quizzes – Details, short analysis, quote identification, vocabulary
Curriculum – Literary Devices, Figurative Language & Vocabulary • Irony – Define, 3 Types • Metaphor, different types • meretricious • hegemony • visage • Be able to analyze a term for a paragraph, and use vocabulary in your analysis
Sample Essay Prompt • Although literary critics have tended to praise the unique in literary characterizations, many authors have employed the stereotyped character successfully. Select one work of acknowledged literary merit and in a well-written essay, show how the conventional or stereotyped character or characters function to achieve the author’s purpose. Do not merely summarize the plot.
Grade Distribution 1st Semester • First Semester (2013) – 107 Students • A = 4 • B = 38 • C+ = 8 • C = 28 • C- = 15 • F = 14 • Average class grade = 77% • The English Department recommends that students earn a grade of “B” or better before continuing to the next level of honors; students who earn a C- or F are not recommended.
Further Information • Email or ask Mr. Lamar or myself • Check my webpage for syllabus, expectations (honors and writing), core literature, and homework information • There is a wiki to look at for The Scarlet Letter and there is an informational packet coming your way about it too. • Ask students who are currently enrolled in English 10 Honors