Donaldson, Cherish / Honors World Literature and Composition

HONORS ENGLISH II

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ALL students are expected to place their cell phones in the assigned location at the front of the room and be in their seats BEFORE the tardy bell rings.

Once school begins, please join the Remind group for your specific class. Remind information is posted in our Google Classroom (for students) AND will be updated here once school begins. Simply click on the correct class period for directions.

Daily Supplies (*Optional)

Students will need the following materials for class:

A good attitude

Intellectual curiosity

Charged District-assigned Chromebook

Dark blue or black ink pens (no written work in pencil)

BINDER with paper/Folder with paper/Spiral Notebook: Students will need a way to organize their work and handouts for class. There will be no notebook checks or requirements, but students who are organized tend to be more effective.

*Highlighters (helpful)

*Colored pencils (especially if preferred for visual note taking and artsy assignments we might complet

*Sticky notes

SYLLABUS

Syllabus for the 2022-2023 School Year

OHS AP/Honors Language Handbook

Grammar

Writing Links (general information)

A Student Guide to Academic Writing (FANTASTIC RESOURCE)

SCRIBENDI: A Writing Resource for the Basics- This is a great resource!

Conclusions

MLA paper formatting

Sample format

Writing a THEME Statement

Click here to write one in three easy steps,

Click here to see a quick 4 step presentation, or

click here for advice and examples of theme statements.

How to write a theme

Theme How-to

Annotations and Level 3 Questions

How to Annotate

Elements of Style

Annotation Formats

Annotation and Level 3 questions Rubrics

Levels of questioning tutorials

Three Levels of Questions Help

Literature and Literary Devices/Information

Elements of Style

Genres

TEDtalks

Graphic Organizer

"Engaging Audiences with Universal Themes": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6T9ELL9MPc

Article- "Here's Why, How, and What You Should Doodle to Boost Your Brain Memory and Creativity" http://www.fastcocreate.com/3034356/heres-why-how-and-what-you-should-doodle-to-boost-your-memory-and-creativity