Teacher Expectations: Commitment to the Course Strong Work Ethic Regular Participation Inquisitive Minds Academic Integrity No whining! Important Dates: PSAT: October 19th Quarter 1: November 4th Quarter 2: January 26th Quarter 3: April 6th Quarter 4: June 9th WEBSITES CMS Page & Phoenix Daily agendas and homework will be posted on the class CMS website. Phoenix grades will be updated regularly. It is your responsibility to check phoenix and contact me with any questions. Please note: I will not discuss grades during class. Supply List Pens & Pencils 3-Ring Binder & 5 Dividers Loose-Leaf Paper Highlighters & Post-Its Green or Red Pen Flashdrive Register for free to receive text messages and/or e-mail messages with announcements and reminders about class assignments. Remind will not share your phone number/email address. Text to: 81010 Message for Your Class: Pd. 3 - @62g2ch Pd. 7 - @ked3c Grading Codes: X = Exempt from Assignment T = Submitted / Not Yet Graded Z = Zero Until Submitted 0 = Can No Longer Be Submitted English 10 H Mrs. Popma Mpopma@lcps.org Absolutely no late homework! On major assignments, you will be penalized 10% per day (not class period) the assignment is submitted late. If a reading calendar is provided, you will be expected to keep up with reading even if you are absent. Homework and Late Work: Plagiarism is the unauthorized use of the thoughts and words of another as your own. If you plagiarize a work, either a published piece or one that your classmate has written, you will receive a zero for the assignment and you will be written up for an honor code violation.

Mrs. Popma’s Classroom Library Honors Habits of Mind It’s all about the books! I do not expect your student to possess all of the following qualities at this time, but your student should strive to achieve the following… 10 Honors Reading List We will attempt to read the following this year, please note that titles may change. Beowulf Frankenstein (Shelley) Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) A Christmas Carol (Dickens) Animal Farm (Orwell) Lord of the Flies (Golding) Macbeth (Shakespeare) Various poems and short stories Student selected outside reading Students are encouraged to purchase their own texts for annotation purposes. School copies will be provided for any student needing one. Please wait to purchase – at least a week’s notice will be given. As an Honors English Student, I Read widely and often Foster my spirit of inquiry; seek answers Make connections Reflect thoughtfully Refine my thinking Develop my capacity for analysis Write widely and often Revise deeply Demonstrate originality Work diligently Mrs. Popma’s Classroom Library Your new or used book donations are welcome and greatly appreciated! An amazon wishlist has also been created Search: Mrs. Popma English Classroom or for mpopmabwhs@gmail.com (this e-mail is NOT for school purposes) (Please DO NOT feel obligated to purchase a new book for the classroom, but feel free to use this as a suggested list of the types of titles we are looking for if you have any to donate!)