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Students are expected to read prolifically and critically. Reading assignments will include Othello, MuchAdo about Nothing, Jane Eyre, Tale ofTwo Cities, All Quiet on the Western Front, Animal Farm, Lord ofthe Flies, Fahrenheit 451, Night, Raisin in the Sun, The Laramie Project, a sampling of Romantic poetry, as well as a variety of informational texts connected to the literature.  \nStudents will continue to develop their expository writing skills with a focus on literary analysis and persuasive writing. Students will learn to skillfully utilize computer technology, responsibly research topics, successfully incorporate findings into their writing, and properly document their sources. Students will also develop skill at the analysis, writing and delivery of poetry. Grammar and vocabulary study will enhance oral and written communication.  \nSuccessful Completion: Meets one year of the English graduation requirement and prepares students for upper division honors and Advanced Placement coursework in English.  \nOutline of Activities  \n• Litblog: See description in the document in the Google Classroom. All litblogs will be submitted to turnitin.com at the end of each semester.  \n• Reading: It is very important to keep up with the reading. The teacher will use litblogs, essays, seminar discussions and final tests to assess reading comprehension and analysis. Warning! If you don’t do your reading, you will not do well in this class.  \n• Composition: First semester writing assignments will focus on the development of the literary analysis of both novels and poetry. Second semester’s focus will be on argumentation, persuasion and research culminating in a research-based essay of argumentation. Throughout the semester students will complete a variety of expositional, creative and business writing assignments. A benchmark writing exam each semester will monitor growth in persuasive writing. Students will write, revise, incorporate peer feedback, and produce first drafts in google docs, then download files to a pdf to submit to turnitin.com to check for plagiarism. Instructor will grade the papers in Grademark in turnitin.com and the grading function in Google Classroom.  \n• Speech: Students will participate in a variety of oral communication assignments such as impromptu speeches, formal presentations, debates, a poetry slam and collaborative discussions.  \n• Poetry: Each student will memorize one poem per quarter. The teacher will assign the first three quarters’ poems, and the students will be able to choose their fourth quarter poem. A second semester poetry-writing project will help develop the writer’s voice, culminating in a Poetry Slam competition.  \n• Vocabulary: Students will learn Tier 2 and 3 vocabulary words by doing exercises, taking weekly tests and completing a semester final using the Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Workshop, Level E and F books..  \nGrading  \n• Grades will be determined on a traditional scale:  \n90-100 = A 80-89 = B 70-79 = C 60-69 = D below 60 = F Final Exam will be approximately 20% of the grade  \nLanguage Arts Department Policies  \nLate Work Policy  \nIn Honors English 2, each student will receive four 1-day homework passes to be used at the student’s discretion within the semester. Passes may not be used to postpone tests or presentations. Unused extensions will convert to EC points at the end of each semester. Students who use up their four passes before the end of the semester and then have other late assignments will be required to attend the instructor's next office hours to complete the assignment/s. The student will be assigned to come to office hours each week until all incomplete work is turned in. For every day of excused absence, students will have one day to make up missed assignments. 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