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Welcome to Honors English 3 This PP is published on my web site. Look for Open House PP on the menu
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Refer to handout Also... Refer to Course Requirement document on my web site.
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Web site: http://www.northallegheny.org http://www.northallegheny.org Choose NASH under schools drop down box Click on Staff Click on Esposito
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kesposito@northallegheny.org Or call the school 724-934-7200 (On handout)
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Remind--An app that allows me to text the entire class at one time. Parents may enlist!!! (See directions for you child’s class period on the my web site.) OR... Students can stop in to see me before school (6:20 – 7:10), during homeroom period, after school, or during a time that both the student and I are free during the school day.
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Go to web site.
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Composition class American Literature class (Novel list on handout and website)
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Writing Goals Augment writing skills Create confidence in writing for any discipline or purpose at any stage of education or career. “I can do that!” Practice and prepare for… College application essay SAT essay Essay writing in other subject areas Writing at the college level Professional writing (writing in the workplace)
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Instill a desire to read and learn from a wide variety of sources and genres. “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Enhance reading comprehension (SAT, senior year, all classes, college, and beyond) Read with integrity
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Reading Comprehension quizzes (Usually a quiz after every reading assignment.) Unit tests/Vocabulary tests Group work/projects Journals--Reading with integrity THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE READING Essays
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Essays—in-class—a strong tool for assessing a student’s writing ability AND an efficient way for students to practice, improve, and implement their writing skills with increasing confidence Outside of class—encourage students to edit, revise, rewrite, polish, perfect, advance skills
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Composition Style book English/Comm. Arts Style (on line at NA web site) Classroom instruction MLA—useful now and in college
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Expository (Informational; to explain) Literary analyses compare contrast, descriptive, cause/effect, Persuasive Research Writing College Application Essay
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Poetry Power Point Presentations Creative Writing Satire Writing Contests
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Requirements handout (that you signed) 3-ring notebook with 5 tabs Assignment book Web site for HE 3 Assignment board Honors English 3 Style Book North Allegheny on line Style Manual One hour per night available to read
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Enthusiasm for reading and writing at an accelerated level. (refer to course requirements on back of handout) Willingness to discuss and question in class Willingness to ask for help Genuine interest in the coursework
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Regular activities include but are not limited to… Literature-based vocabulary Group work/presentations Socratic Seminars Mural painting based on transcendentalism College and career project=senior graduation project
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Thank you for coming!
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