1. Mrs. Lara Alt Lara.alt@lcps.org
English 10 Honors
Mrs. Lara Alt

2. Background and Experience
UVA – B.A. English
VA Tech – M.A. Curriculum and Instruction
Indiana University: Graduate certificate in Composition Studies
13th year of teaching/7th at LCHS
Adult Night School with LCPS – 5 years

3. English 10 Honors: a typical block
Warm up: proofreading, grammar, vocabulary, or test prep (mini-lesson and/or practice)
Literature or writing lesson (i.e. read and discuss Beowulf)
Journals and writing exercises
Teacher/student conferencing
Group work or work in pairs to reinforce material
Group presentations/Whole class discussion
Writing and research in computer lab
Record homework in agendas

4. Grading/Phoenix Formative – 0 % Homework assignments
Class assignments/journals
Rough drafts
VISION forum posts – introducing a concept
Summative – 100%
Projects and presentations
Journals and VISION posts – showing mastery
Quizzes/Retakes possible
Tests (Quizlet study guides)
Final draft papers/Revisions possible

5. So far they have:
Worked in pairs to map out the hero’s journey in a movie or book of their choice.
Worked in groups to discuss and present ideas about traits a hero possesses(courage, loyalty, leadership, reputation, or generosity)
Started writing diagnostics
Selected an independent reading book. There will be one book each quarter. Please be sure your student is reading at home (20 min. each night)

6. In the next couple of weeks, we will be:
Finishing up diagnostics
Identifying clauses and phrases and using commas and end punctuation where necessary.
Working to understand the use of colons and semicolons
Reading, discussing, and analyzing Beowulf
Reading non-fiction articles that feature heroes in the world.

7. Future Assignments
Persuasive writing: Students will work to understand and analyze essays and print media and learn ways to present an organized argument.
Homework: comprehension questions, journals, and VISION posts, grammar and vocabulary practice, note taking as they read or watch video presentations
Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Canterbury Tales, Macbeth, Frankenstein
Big Question Research – third quarter
Multimedia projects: students will collaborate to organize and present literary analysis and research

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