Ms. Lowthorp

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Welcome to Honors Freshman English!

• Ms. Lowthorp
• Mountain Pointe High School
• 2009-2010

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What can you expect?

• Approximately 3 to 4 hours of homework each week
• Fast paced, challenging curriculum
• Rigorous reading and writing assignments
• Stimulating conversations/debates
• High expectations from your teacher
• To learn to LOVE Shakespearewell, at least,
  appreciate him
• A bit of stresshopefully, with great rewards

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Honors A, right?

• WRONG!!
• An A on any given assignment constitutes superior
  workabove and beyond what is required. Hard
  work, diligence, and intellect will EARN you an
  A.
• A Superior work 90-100
  FABULOUS!! WOW!!
• B Above average work 80-89
  Almost phenomenal!
• C Average (met requirements) 70-79
  Good Job
• D Below Average 60-69 Not so
  good
• F Failing 59 and below What the???
  

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Necessary Materials

• MUST HAVES
• Pens- blue or black ONLY
• Pencils- 2
• 8 1/2 x 11 college ruled paper (No
  spiral notebooks)
• 2 inch binder
• 6 dividers
• USB Flash Drive
• Note cards (with ring, case, or
  baggy)
• NICE TO HAVE
• Green (colored) pens for editing
• Highlighters

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How/When/Why to Contact Me

• HOW
• Email- wlowthorp.mtp_at_tuhsd.k12.az.us
• Phone- 480-759-8449 ext. 58004
• WHEN
• I get to school at approximately
  730am and usually
• leave around 4-430pm.
• I check email more frequently than
  voicemail.
• WHY
• If you are absent and want to know
  what you missed, check my website first at
  http//staff.tuhsd.k12.az.us/wlowthorp/
• If you have questions about an assignment.
• If you are absent and would like to
  turn in an assignment via email
• (especially, if you are absent on the
  day an AIMS Quarter Project is due)

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1st Quarter-New Beginnings

• Enrichment Reading Choose a novel from the
  designated list to read outside of class.
  Evaluation will include a novel test.
• Novel Unit Discuss and analyze To Kill a
  Mockingbird
• Short Story Unit Various selections from
  Elements of Literature
• Writing Workshop Literary Analysis Essay - TKAM
• Vocabulary Prefixes, Suffixes and Roots
• Grammar Various grammar concepts (commas and
  quotations)

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2nd Quarter-Getting Into Character

• Enrichment Reading Choose a novel from the
  designated list
  Assessment will include a creative project
• Mythology Unit Introduction to Greek
  mythology. Read Homers The Odyssey
• Poetry Unit Read/analyze various poetry
  selections. Research a poet and deliver a
  multimedia presentation.
• Writing Workshop Poetry Analysis and PowerPoint
  Presentations
• Vocabulary SAT Vocabulary Words
• Grammar Various grammar concepts
  (semi-colons, colons and
  numerals)

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3rd Quarter-Reality Check

• Enrichment Reading The Picture of Dorian Gray
  by Oscar Wilde
• Novel Unit The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar
  Wilde
• Nonfiction Unit Various narrative, expository,
  persuasive, biographical and
  descriptive essays, short stories, editorials,
  and speeches
• AIMS Project Research Essay
• Vocabulary SAT Vocabulary Words
• Grammar Various grammar concepts (agreement
  subject/verb and pronoun/antecedent)

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4th Quarter- Working with Will

• Enrichment Reading Choose a novel on the life
  and/or times of Shakespeare
• Assessment will include a creative
  project
• Drama Unit The Tragedy of Hamlet
• Vocabulary Vocabulary for the College Bound
  Student Latin Roots
• Grammar Various grammar concepts (run-ons,
  fragments, and sentence combining)

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Books I suggest you purchase on your own
(for extra credit)

• The Picture of Dorian Gray
• by Oscar Wilde
• No Fear Shakespeare Hamlet
• by William Shakespeare

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Any Questions???