This document provides information about an honors composition class. It introduces the teacher, who has 7 years of teaching experience, a degree from UNLV, and has taught various English subjects. The class will cover books like Inherit the Wind and Frankenstein, include various writing assignments using the Jane Schaffer method, and a multi-genre research paper. Students will also read an outside book each quarter and complete book reports. Class participation, including attendance, tardiness, and discussion, counts for 25% of the grade. Contact information is provided at the end.

1. Composition
Honors
WELCOMES You!

2. Some information about
me
Seventh year teaching
Taught at Green Valley High
School and Shadow Ridge
High School

3. Some information about
me (cont’d)
Subjects: Comp Honors,
and Yearbook
Graduated from UNLV

4. Some information about
me (cont’d.)
Advised the yearbook at
Shadow Ridge for two years
Advised the newspaper at
Shadow Ridge for one year
Coached track in the past
English Department Chair 2008

5. Class information
Books to be
covered
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Inherit the Wind
by Jerome
Lawrence and
Robert E. Lee
Based on the
Scopes Monkey
Trial

6. Scopes Monkey Trial

7. Class information
(cont’d.)
Books to be
covered

Frankenstein

8. Class Information (cont’d.)
Midsummer Night’s Dream

9. Class information
(cont’d.)
Other Possible Text
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The Haunting of Hill House
Brave New World
The Street Lawyer
Ordinary People
Friday Night Lights
Into the Wild

10. Class information
(cont’d.)
Writing skills
Jane Schaffer Writing Method
 Timed writings
 Essays: narrative, descriptive,
persuasive, informative,
expository, style analysis.
 Multi-Genre research paper
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11. Class information
(cont’d.)
Writing skills

Style AnalysisTone
Diction
Figurative Language
Imagery
Language

12. Class information
(cont’d.)
Multi-Genre research paper

This is a non-traditional research
paper. Students will be required
to look up information on a
specific subject, and using that
information, they will create a
report on that subject.

13. Class information
(cont’d.)
Multi-Genre research paper

This research paper will include
a written portion as well as a
visual presentation.

14. Class information (cont’d.)
Multi-Genre research paper
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Students will be required to
explore different writing options
to complete the project. I.e. short
story, poem, news article,
narrative essay, etc.

15. Class information
(cont’d.)
Multi-Genre research paper

The packet will be graded on the
research and presentation of
research as well as the creativity
used in completing the project.

16. Class information
(cont’d.)
Outside reading books
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Students are required to read an
outside reading book every
quarter with a minimum of 300
pages.

17. Class information (cont’d.)
Outside reading books
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Each book report will be different and
will try to cover different learning
styles: visual, audio, kinesthetic.
Book reports will be given out two
weeks before the end of the quarter,
and will be due one week later.

18. Class information
(cont’d.)
Participation

Part of the grade for Composition
Honors consists of participation.

19. Class information (cont’d.)
Participation

Participation is made up of four
parts:
Being Prompt
Being Present
Being Polite
Participating in class discussion

20. Class information
(cont’d.)
Participation

Students who are tardy, absent,
rude or show inappropriate
behavior, or those who don’t
participate in discussions in
class will lose participation
points as part of their final grade.

21. Class information (cont’d.)
Participation

Consists of three parts for a total
of 25%
Absences (10%)- Each absence
regardless of excused or not
equals one point deduction, up to
ten points.

22. Class information (cont’d.)
Participation

Consists of three parts for a total
of 25%
Tardies (10%)- Each tardy equals
one point deduction, up to ten
points.
Participation in class discussions
(5%)

23. Contact Information
Address:
10200 Centennial Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89149
Phone Number
(702) 799-3440, ext. 4076

24. SAT QOTD
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25. Citations
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26. Edline
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27. Contact Information
Email Address
clworkman@interact.ccsd.net