English Academic or English Honors? Focus: Reading, Writing, Research, Vocab SOL competencies Basic writing skills are reinforced Mastery of basic writing skills is assumed (students advance to complex writing skills) Increased rigor & faster pace More independent learning GPA Bump: N/A GPA Bump: 1.0 Homework: ~30 minutes per class Homework: ~1-1.5 hours per class Normal Summative Assessments Year-Long Honors Common Assessment Portfolio (which requires out-of-class independent research and partially impacts final exam score) Other considerations: Do you like English & reading? What is your level of motivation? How difficult is your overall course load?