Welcome Students to 10th grade!
Course Description:
Honors English 10:
Honors English 10 is an optional level course with an in-depth study of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and plays. Students will read, analyze, discuss, and contribute to discussions on several pieces of literature. Also, students will be writing several informative, persuasive, and narrative pieces. Students will also produce three research based papers/projects. Throughout the course, concepts related to the Keystone Exam will be reinforced and vocabulary will be heavily stressed. Lastly, students will be expected to read, speak, and write at a high-level. All components of the class will help each student prepare for future honor-level English courses as well as college entrance exams and college English courses.
English 10:
Honors English 10 is a mandatory course with an in-depth study of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and plays. Students will read, analyze, discuss, and contribute to discussions on several pieces of literature. Also, students will be writing several informative, persuasive, and narrative pieces. Students will also produce two research based papers and projects. Throughout the course, concepts related to the Keystone Exam will be reinforced and vocabulary will be heavily stressed. Lastly, students will be expected to read, speak, and write at a high-level. All components of the class will help each student prepare for future English courses as well as college entrance exams, college English courses, and real-life reading, writing, and speaking situations.
Units of Study:
Honors English 10:
English 10:
Grading: 100-92 A 91-83 B 82-74 C 73-65 D 64-below F
Policies and Procedures:
2. What you say on the Wiki "can and will" be used against you if your comments or contributions are inappropriate, disrespectful, or illegal.
3. When participating in a discussion, add your comments to one discussion train only. Do not start a new discussion unless instructed by Mrs. Pauline.
4. Only current English 10 students are permitted to add to the Wiki.
5. Do not delete anything from the Wiki without getting permission from Mrs. Pauline.
6. All Wiki discussion responses should be academic in nature and typed without slang or jargon. Do not turn the Wiki into your chat room.
7. If you take information from an outside source and add it to the Wiki, cite your source or provide the hyperlink of the site the information was taken from.
8. You are not permitted to edit, manipulate or delete any files, hyperlinks, pictures or files added by Mrs. Pauline.
9. Work on text in Word or some other word processing program and copy and paste it into Wiki pages or discussion responses. This will allow you to proofread and spell check before you add it to the Wiki.
10. Please do not provide your last name on the wiki. Use only your first name and last initial when identifying yourself or your work on the wiki. Also, refrain from including you picture or any other identifying information on the wiki.
Helpful Links:
KnightCite
Laurel
Padlet
Contact Information:
Mrs. Pauline
724-658-9056 ex. 1203
npaulinelhs@gmail.com
ndowning@laurel.k12.pa.us
Course Description:
Honors English 10:
Honors English 10 is an optional level course with an in-depth study of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and plays. Students will read, analyze, discuss, and contribute to discussions on several pieces of literature. Also, students will be writing several informative, persuasive, and narrative pieces. Students will also produce three research based papers/projects. Throughout the course, concepts related to the Keystone Exam will be reinforced and vocabulary will be heavily stressed. Lastly, students will be expected to read, speak, and write at a high-level. All components of the class will help each student prepare for future honor-level English courses as well as college entrance exams and college English courses.
English 10:
Honors English 10 is a mandatory course with an in-depth study of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and plays. Students will read, analyze, discuss, and contribute to discussions on several pieces of literature. Also, students will be writing several informative, persuasive, and narrative pieces. Students will also produce two research based papers and projects. Throughout the course, concepts related to the Keystone Exam will be reinforced and vocabulary will be heavily stressed. Lastly, students will be expected to read, speak, and write at a high-level. All components of the class will help each student prepare for future English courses as well as college entrance exams, college English courses, and real-life reading, writing, and speaking situations.
Units of Study:
Honors English 10:
- Literature
- Tuesdays With_Morrie (Summer Reading)
- Romeo and Juliet
- West Side Story
- Hamlet
- Speak
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Lord of the Flies
- The Giver
- Of Mice and Men
- Writing
- Research Paper
- Grammar and Punctuation
- Keystone Review
- Short Stories
- Vocabulary
English 10:
- Literature
- Tuesdays With Morrie
- Romeo and Juliet
- Flowers for Algernon
- Speak
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Lord of the Flies
- Short Stories
- Writing
- Research Paper
- Grammar and Punctuation
- Keystone Review
- Vocabulary
Grading: 100-92 A 91-83 B 82-74 C 73-65 D 64-below F
Policies and Procedures:
- Preparation
- Each student should come to class ready to participate and learn. Binder, homework, notebook, and a writing utensil should always accompany the student. No passes will be issued to return to lockers for materials.
- Respect
- Each student is expected to respect his or her peers as well as the teacher in the classroom. Inappropriate behavior or speech will not be tolerated.
- Any type of bullying or harassment will NOT be tolerated in any form. Please alert Mrs. Pauline if you are experiencing any type of negative behavior from others or if you have knowledge of someone who is being bullied.
- Integrity
- Each student is responsible for his or her own work. Any method of cheating or plagarizing on homework assignments, tests, projects, or papers will not be tolerated and will result in immediate disciplinary actions and a "zero" for that assignment.
- Determination
- Each student is expected to comple work in a timely fashion. Setting forth a positive attitude will allow each individual to have a positive learning experience and take away knowledge from the class.
- Excellence
- Each student is expected to work at his or her learning level. Each will be held to high standards and all work incorporated in the class is challenging enough for each student. Everyone can find success; however, it will take hard work.
English 10 Wiki Rules for Contributions, Discussions, and Usage of Wikispace:
1. All Wiki contributions should be related to English 10, the class or the subject matter.2. What you say on the Wiki "can and will" be used against you if your comments or contributions are inappropriate, disrespectful, or illegal.
3. When participating in a discussion, add your comments to one discussion train only. Do not start a new discussion unless instructed by Mrs. Pauline.
4. Only current English 10 students are permitted to add to the Wiki.
5. Do not delete anything from the Wiki without getting permission from Mrs. Pauline.
6. All Wiki discussion responses should be academic in nature and typed without slang or jargon. Do not turn the Wiki into your chat room.
7. If you take information from an outside source and add it to the Wiki, cite your source or provide the hyperlink of the site the information was taken from.
8. You are not permitted to edit, manipulate or delete any files, hyperlinks, pictures or files added by Mrs. Pauline.
9. Work on text in Word or some other word processing program and copy and paste it into Wiki pages or discussion responses. This will allow you to proofread and spell check before you add it to the Wiki.
10. Please do not provide your last name on the wiki. Use only your first name and last initial when identifying yourself or your work on the wiki. Also, refrain from including you picture or any other identifying information on the wiki.
Helpful Links:
KnightCite
Laurel
Padlet
Contact Information:
Mrs. Pauline
724-658-9056 ex. 1203
npaulinelhs@gmail.com
ndowning@laurel.k12.pa.us