Welcome to Honors English 3
This PP is published on my web site.
Look for Open House PP on the menu
What Are the Course
Requirements?
What Is the Course Content?
Refer to handout
Also...
Refer to Course Requirement
document on my web site.
You signed this…right?
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Attendance policy
Tardy policy
Cell phone policy
Grading
Etc….
• Three ring binder with 5 tabs
How can you keep up with what is
happening in Honors English 3?
Web site: http://www.northallegheny.org
Choose NASH under schools drop down box
Click on Staff
Click on Esposito
How can you contact me?
kesposito@northallegheny.org
Or call the school
724-934-7200
(On handout)
What other ways can I communicate with you
and your student?
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.
• Go to web site.
www.northallegheny.org
What is Honors English 3?
• Composition class
• American Literature class
(Novel list on handout and website)
Gain an appreciation for the writing
Understand the author’s purpose
Apply the message
How Are Students Assessed?
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
What Are Our Goals?
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)
What Are Our Reading Goals?
• 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
• 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
More about essays…
• Composition Style book
• English/Comm. Arts Style (on
line at NA web site)
• Classroom instruction
• MLA—useful now and in college
Types of essays….
• Expository (Informational; to explain)
• Literary analyses
• compare contrast, descriptive,
cause/effect, Persuasive
• Research Writing
• College Application Essay
Other writing activities…
• Poetry
• Power Point Presentations
• Creative Writing
• Satire
• Writing Contests
What Tools Are in Place to Aid in My
Student’s Success in Honors English 3?
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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
What Else Does My Child Need?
• 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
What Else Do We Do?
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
Thank you for coming!