Junior Honors Language Arts
Honors Junior Language Arts Syllabus
Summer Reading Options:
For rising juniors, we require that only ONE book be read during the summer. Books are easily found through our local libraries, online, or at most bookstores.
1.The Things They Carried* by Tim O’Brien (All levels – nonfiction)
*This selection contains violent imagery and coarse language as O’Brien recounts the lives of Vietnam era American soldiers; read only if you and your parents are comfortable with such uncensored historical narratives.
2. Hiroshima by John Hersey (All levels – nonfiction)
3. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (All Levels)
4. Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank (All Levels)
5. Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns (Honors/Gifted)
6. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (Honors/Gifted)
7. My Antonia by Willa Cather (Honors/Gifted)
Helpful Links:
Purdue Writing Lab
MLA Formatting
Citation Machine
Persuasive Speech thesis maker
Elements of Style
Grammar Help
Grading Scale:
A=100-90
B=89-80
C=79-74
D= 73-70
F=69 and Below
Late Policy:
5 days with an excused absence
1 day late= 50
Any day after the first day it is late=25
Grading Rules:
Major Grades=40%
Daily Grades=35%
Midterm=5%
EOCT=20%
Farcebook Project