1. Mrs. Rachel Bohenick Pre-AP English I AP Photography Cross Country
Girls' Rugby
Anime Club
Photography Club
(after hours)
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2. Power, Change, Challenge Poetry + Art Dystopia
The Odyssey (FAGLES TRANSLATION)
Romeo and Juliet
The Girl with All the Gifts
VARIOUS articles, short stories, poems, and media +
Independent Reading Assignments
Themes and Texts:
The Power of Education
Heroes and Monsters
Power, Change, Challenge
Poetry + Art
Dystopia

3. Writing:
Literary Analysis using the Jane Schaeffer method:
Topic Sentence + Concrete Detail (Evidence/Quote/Fact) + Commentary (Explain/Idea) x2 +
Opportunities for creative writing and expression

4. Grammar and Vocabulary 10% Academic Skills 15%
Grading:
Writing %
Analysis %
Grammar and Vocabulary 10%
Academic Skills %
Standards-based grading allows you to see which areas your student needs to work on.
Late Work will receive a 0 for "timely work" grade, but can be submitted for all other credit IF
the student speaks to me within a week
AND
attaches a late work slip
the work is still relevant.
After one week, the work may not be accepted and can receive no higher than a 70.
Major assignments may receive a x2 multiplier
HW/CW may receive a x.5 multiplier
Many assignments receive a grade in multiple categories.
EX: Analysis Paragraph or Essay
1. WR-- Writing (format/style)
2. GR-- Grammar(1-2 specific skills demonstrated)
3. AN-- Analysis (of literary devices)
4. TW and OP-- Academic Skills (timely work, MLA, neatness)

5. School/Life Balance:
Organization
Time Management
Resiliency
Managing/Tracking grades