1. Welcome to Honors ENGLISH 3
Welcome to Honors ENGLISH 3! The American Dream Heidi Little Please sign in!

2. My background Attended Cascade High School (go class of 2001!)
Everett CC (AA)
Western (BA in English and Teaching Certification)
UW Bothell (Master’s in Ed ~ literacy focus)
10th year full-time teaching at JHS (student taught here as well!)
Completed my Pro-Teach certification three years ago
Attended the Pre-AP institute four years ago;
Have attended the AP institute for Literature twice and for Language (rhetoric) this summer
I LOVE DISNEY!

3. How is Honors different from core?
Quicker pace
Students have strong foundation in reading/writing/communication
Higher level thinking/skills/knowledge (grammar, texts, questions)
Independent learners
Rely heavily on Socratic method (learning through questioning)
Depth and breadth

4. SpringBoard District adopted English curriculum 6-12
Pathway to AP / College Readiness
Aligned to National ‘Common Core Standards’
‘Consumable’ Student Workbooks
Students have registered for online access (‘consumable’ materials available / unit assessments taken online)
Link on my webpage!

5. Class Materials to look for…
SpringBoard Student Workbook
Composition Book with labeled sections – Writer’s Notebook (WNB)
Independent Novel

6. Additional Materials Needed
Pencils/Pens
Paper
Highlighters
Post-It / Sticky Notes
…we want students to be interactive with their SpringBoard workbooks and all reading materials.

7. SpringBoard
AP Connections:
Understanding strong relationships among author’s purpose, use of literary/stylistic devices, and desired effect.
Gleaning and synthesizing information from a variety of texts to respond to an AP prompt.
Writing in response to a synthesis prompt like those used on the AP Language Exam.
Writing to interpret, evaluate, and negotiate differing critical perspectives in literature.

8. 4 SpringBoard Units Unit 1:
How do writers use the strategies of definition to define a concept?
What is the American Dream?
Unit 2:
How can artistic expression advance social commentary?
How are the components of rhetoric applied to the creation and delivery of persuasive speeches?

9. 4 SpringBoard Units Unit 3:
How do news outlets impact public opinion or public perception?
How does a writer use tone to advance an opinion?
Unit 4:
What does it mean to pursue happiness?
How can a writer use/manipulate genre conventions for effect?

10. 4 SpringBoard Units Unit 5:
How do cultural movements such as the Harlem Renaissance reflect and create people’s attitudes and beliefs?
How is one writer’s work both a natural product of and departure from the ideas of a specific literary movement in American literature?

11. Grading 15% Formative 85% Summative
Daily class work / Class Activities
Homework
85% Summative
Embedded Assessments (essays / writing, projects, and/or presentations)
Unit Tests

12. Homework Reading every night! Responding in journal
SB Activities / Written Components with EAs
See Calendar on my webpage

13. Communication
Questions?
Thank you!