Honors Freshman English EN 0101 Full Year – 4 Credits
Honors Freshman English is designed to engage students in an intensive exploration of reading, writing, and critical thinking. Quarterly themes include: The Individual and Society, Darkness of Man’s Heart, Duty versus Desire, and Coming of Age. Students can expect to read and write daily. Students will read numerous novels (both whole class and independent choice), poetry, drama, short story, and non-fiction with increasing text
complexity. Students will write for a range of purpose including, but not limited to, narratives, argument, and informative/explanatory texts. Students can also expect to participate in various activities designed to explore artistic mediums through listening, speaking, and viewing skills. Honors Freshman English is a rigorous course requiring extensive outside of class reading, writing, and investigation.Students at this level—
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Can expect
rigorous academic work
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Easily
recognize and understand themes of literary works
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Can
analyze reading selections for literary techniques
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Express
original, insightful ideas about literary works
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Write in
an organized manner and include sufficient detail to develop their ideas
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Recognize
and correct their own errors in writing
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Accept
constructive criticism and use it to better their work
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Actively
participate in class through thoughtful discussion
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Enjoy
reading
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Manage
time well and are independent
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Seek to
challenge themselves
- Read 2 novels per quarter (8 per
year
- Read about 25 pages per night minimum
- Do about 5 hours of English homework per week
- Follows through on doing all readings independently
- No late work is accepted
- Do mandatory summer work – due the 2nd week of school
- Read approx. 25 additional novels per year
