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Composition Composition Honors Honors
WELCOMES You!WELCOMES You!
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Seventh year teachingSeventh year teachingTaught at Green Valley High Taught at Green Valley High School and Shadow Ridge School and Shadow Ridge High SchoolHigh School
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Subjects: Comp Honors, Subjects: Comp Honors, and Yearbookand YearbookGraduated from UNLVGraduated from UNLV
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Advised the yearbook at Advised the yearbook at Shadow Ridge for two yearsShadow Ridge for two yearsAdvised the newspaper at Advised the newspaper at Shadow Ridge for one yearShadow Ridge for one yearCoached track in the pastCoached track in the pastEnglish Department Chair 2008English Department Chair 2008
Class informationClass informationBooks to be Books to be coveredcovered Inherit the WindInherit the Wind
by Jerome by Jerome Lawrence and Lawrence and Robert E. LeeRobert E. Lee
Based on the Based on the Scopes Monkey Scopes Monkey TrialTrial
Scopes Monkey TrialScopes Monkey Trial
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Books to be Books to be coveredcovered FrankensteinFrankenstein
Class Information (cont’d.)Class Information (cont’d.)Midsummer Night’s DreamMidsummer Night’s Dream
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Other Possible TextOther Possible Text The Haunting of Hill HouseThe Haunting of Hill House Brave New WorldBrave New World The Street LawyerThe Street Lawyer Ordinary PeopleOrdinary People Friday Night LightsFriday Night Lights Into the WildInto the Wild
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Writing skillsWriting skills Jane Schaffer Writing MethodJane Schaffer Writing Method Timed writingsTimed writings Essays: narrative, descriptive, Essays: narrative, descriptive,
persuasive, informative, persuasive, informative, expository, style analysis.expository, style analysis.
Multi-Genre research paperMulti-Genre research paper
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Writing skillsWriting skills Style Analysis-Style Analysis-
ToneToneDictionDictionFigurative LanguageFigurative LanguageImageryImageryLanguageLanguage
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Multi-Genre research paperMulti-Genre research paper This is a non-traditional research This is a non-traditional research
paper. Students will be required paper. Students will be required to look up information on a to look up information on a specific subject, and using that specific subject, and using that information, they will create a information, they will create a report on that subject.report on that subject.
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Multi-Genre research paperMulti-Genre research paper This research paper will include This research paper will include
a written portion as well as a a written portion as well as a visual presentation. visual presentation.
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Multi-Genre research paperMulti-Genre research paper Students will be required to Students will be required to
explore different writing options explore different writing options to complete the project. I.e. short to complete the project. I.e. short story, poem, news article, story, poem, news article, narrative essay, etc.narrative essay, etc.
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Multi-Genre research paperMulti-Genre research paper The packet will be graded on the The packet will be graded on the
research and presentation of research and presentation of research as well as the creativity research as well as the creativity used in completing the project.used in completing the project.
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Outside reading booksOutside reading books Students are required to read an Students are required to read an
outside reading book every outside reading book every quarter with a minimum of 300 quarter with a minimum of 300 pages.pages.
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Outside reading booksOutside reading books Each book report will be different and Each book report will be different and
will try to cover different learning will try to cover different learning styles: visual, audio, kinesthetic.styles: visual, audio, kinesthetic.
Book reports will be given out two Book reports will be given out two weeks before the end of the quarter, weeks before the end of the quarter, and will be due one week later.and will be due one week later.
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ParticipationParticipation Part of the grade for Composition Part of the grade for Composition
Honors consists of participation. Honors consists of participation.
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ParticipationParticipation Participation is made up of four Participation is made up of four
parts:parts:Being PromptBeing PromptBeing PresentBeing PresentBeing PoliteBeing PoliteParticipating in class discussionParticipating in class discussion
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ParticipationParticipation Students who are tardy, absent, Students who are tardy, absent,
rude or show inappropriate rude or show inappropriate behavior, or those who don’t behavior, or those who don’t participate in discussions in participate in discussions in class will lose participation class will lose participation points as part of their final grade. points as part of their final grade.
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ParticipationParticipation Consists of three parts for a total Consists of three parts for a total
of 25%of 25%Absences (10%)- Each absence Absences (10%)- Each absence regardless of excused or not regardless of excused or not equals one point deduction, up to equals one point deduction, up to ten points.ten points.
Class information (cont’d.)Class information (cont’d.)ParticipationParticipation Consists of three parts for a total Consists of three parts for a total
of 25%of 25%Tardies (10%)- Each tardy equals Tardies (10%)- Each tardy equals one point deduction, up to ten one point deduction, up to ten points.points.Participation in class discussions Participation in class discussions (5%)(5%)
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