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Mrs. Courtney HenryEnglish 10 Honors

Major Skills of Interest• Literature: reading, comprehending, (enjoying?!),

analyzing

• Writing: literary analysis, persuasion, creative/personal, research

• Vocabulary: part of speech, definition, usage•• General: responsibility, productive problem solving,

punctuality, respect, cooperative learning

Grading• Essays/Tests: 40%• Literature Quizzes: 30%• Participation: 10%• Classwork/Homework: 10%• Vocabulary Quizzes: 10%

Essay Rewrite Policy

Every essay can be rewritten if:

1. The original essay was handed in on time.

2. The rewrite is handed in on time.

Literature Quizzes

Mostly announced

Pop quizzes possible

Mostly analysis on announced quizzes

Participation

Considers:

1. engagement in class activities2. behavior3. involvement in class discussion

Classwork/Homework• Mostly reading/writing• Not accepted late• Must be complete (not correct) to receive credit• Absent: 1week

• Teacher website: My TeacherPages (access throughschool website)

Vocabulary

Follows the lunch block scheduleConcentration on usage

B Block: Day 6 F Block: Day 5

MCAS Preparation• Concentration on the 5 paragraph essay• Practice with the open response question• Study of literary terms• Review of poetry• Work with sample tests• Discussion of test taking strategy