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 * 11 Honors English:World Literature – 2010-2011 Teacher: either Miss Shelly A. Miller or Mrs. Trudy A. Miller**

Honors English introduces students to a variety of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and thinking skills. The class includes the study of a multitude of genres from various angles. The literature studied includes short stories, myths, poetry, plays, and novels from a variety of cultures and time periods. Literary terminology will be studied as a basis for discussing the texts. Students will learn to explicate the significance of literature and to relate the text to their own lives. Students will also engage in a variety of class activities, including large and small group discussions, oral presentations, and collaborative learning. Students will work on analytical papers and timed writing pieces. Students are required to write, conference, and revise compositions and to do independent reading projects each marking period. Students are expected to read at a mature level, simultaneously analyzing both context and form, and to write with clarity, precision, and sophistication about both literature and personal experiences. 1. //Wuthering Heights// by Emily Bronte 2. //Moby Dick// by Herman Melville 3. //The Sun Also Rises// by Ernest Hemingway 4. //The Jungle// by Upton Sinclair (summer reading) 5. //As I Lay Dying// by William Faulkner 1. //Othello// by William Shakespeare • Honors Binder • Relevant Homework and Class-work • Reading of pertinent novels, short stories, essays, poems, expository prose; handouts. • Quizzes • Essays • Honors Binder/Homework 10% • Class Discussion/Behavior/Class-work 10% • Quizzes 30% • Writing Assignments/Tests 50% Available at: []
 * Policy and Procedures:**
 * Course Description:**
 * Novels for the Course: (supplied by the school)**
 * Drama**
 * Material Requirements: (to be purchased by student)**3- inch loose- leaf binder
 * 3" Binder - the binder must be this large because of the quantity of work and handouts for the course
 * 1 pack of adhesive tab markers
 * 1 pack of 50 standard weight sheet protectors – clear
 * 1 red pen
 * Academic Requirements:**
 * Grading:**
 * Class work/Homework:** Work is absolutely due on the date assigned or the student will receive a grade of a zero. If a student is tardy, leaving early, or absent from class due to a field trip or extracurricular activities or other school activities the day that an assignment is due, he or she must submit that assignment to the teacher by 3:30 of that day by placing it in the teacher's mailbox or giving it directly to the teacher. If a student has an excused absence the day that an assignment is due, the student will have the same number of days as the days of absence to make up the missing work, as per the rules in the student handbook. If this is not done, then a grade of a zero will be issued.Failure to bring class materials or homework will result in a reduction of your daily grade as well. When you are absent from school, check the current class schedule on this wiki site to keep up with your work and to check for scheduled homework, quizzes, and tests. If you are in class the day that a quiz or test is given, you are not excused from taking it because you were absent the previous day. You may reach your teacher personally by leaving a telephone message in the school office, and she will return your call as soon as possible.
 * Classwork and Homework Schedule:**


 * NOTE: Detach the top portion for your records. Detach and return the signed bottom portion.**

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