Monday, September 27, 2010

Week of Sept. 27, 2010

Homework:

Monday - Read "A Good Man is Hard to Find."
Tuesday - Read "That Evening Sun."
Wednesday - Read chapters one and two in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Thursday - Read chapters three and four in TKAM.
Friday - Read chapters five and six in TKAM.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Week of September 13, 2010

Monday - Read "The Bells" and take notes in the margins. Pay attention to literary devices.

Tuesday - Read "The Masque of the Red Death" and take notes.

Wednesday - Use Nicenet to post your favorite lines from one of Poe's pieces and explain why those lines appeal to you. Comment on another student's response.

Thursday and Friday - Work on your Gothic project. You should also read "The Cask of Amontillado" and "Alone" over the weekend.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Reading Schedule

Wednesday - "The Black Cat"
Thursday - "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Friday - "The Raven" and "Annabel Lee"

Monday, September 6, 2010

General Grading Scale and Late Work Policy

The list below covers the grading scale for almost all of the work that you will complete this year. Points will be assigned as follows:

HOMEWORK/CLASSWORK: 5 - 25 points
QUIZZES/INFORMAL WRITING: 25 - 75 points
TESTS/PROJECTS/FORMAL WRITING: 75 - 200 points
RESEARCH PAPER/RESEARCH PROJECT: 250 - 400 points

As far as late work is concerned, there will be a 10% deduction for major papers and projects that are 1 day late and a 20% deduction for major papers and projects that are 2 days late. General homework that is late will not receive any credit. Students with real, documented excuses can see me to work out individual, private arrangements to submit late work.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Homework

Each student is to bring five typed questions or comments to Tuesday's Socratic seminar. Have a passage that you would like to discuss as well as questions that connect literature to life.

You also need to remember to have a parent or a guardian sign the class expectations letter.

Welcome back!

Welcome back to High Point. I hope that you had a wonderful summer and that you are exited to begin the new academic year.

Time management is probably one of the most important skills that each high school student should acquire. Please take a realistic look at your classes and at your activities. Is there time in your schedule to thoroughly complete all of your academic tasks? Are you staying awake too late at night to effectively participate in all of your classes? Honors English 10 is tough. You need to prepare to take a college-level class next year and that takes dedication. Budget your time so that you can meet the demands of AP Literature next year.

I look forward to working with each of you. Please know that I am in room 228 before school and room 409 after school if you need any assistance.

Mrs. Porter