What does an
Honors Student
look like?
An honors English
class requires
higher-order
thinking by selfmotivated
students who plan
to take collegelevel courses in
high school. It is
faster-paced with
less scaffolding,
review, and
practice.
C-level percent of points = Minimal/little understanding of
standards is evident in all classwork and writing
assignments. There is little evidence of progress in writing.
B-level percent of points =
Basic understanding of the
standards discussed in class is
evident in the classroom and in
written work. Quality of work
shows effort. Writing pieces
show a minimal effort to use
the good writing traits to
improve writing skills.
A-level percent of points = Strong
understanding of the standards is
readily apparent in the classroom
and in written work. Student
shows an improvement in writing
skills as the year progresses. As a
standard is discussed, an
understanding of that standard is
not only apparent in one writing
assignments, but in all successive
writing assignments.
Honors English
Independent Reading
Requirement
Students will read a
minimum of 800 pages
each term. Four
hundred of those pages
must be from books
found on the book list.
Students will receive a
copy of the book list,
and the list will be
posted on Mrs. Udy’s
web page. Students will
be accountable for the
pages each term – the
form will be posted on
Mrs. Udy’s web page.
HOMEWORK
Students will often be expected to complete
the reading assignments and the first-draft of
writing assignments at home as well as weekly
sentence-combining activities. Students will
need to come to each class prepared to move
on to the next level.
 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
 1st Term: Is change progress?
 2nd Term: What is success?
 3rd Term: When is it right and just to
challenge authority?
 4th Term: What are the limits of
relationships?
 ANCHOR TEXTS
st
 1 Term:
Fahrenheit 451
 2nd Term: A Tale of Two Cities
 3rd Term: The Odyssey
 4th Term: Romeo and Juliet
 WRITING
Narrative
Explanatory
Argumentative – the focus will be
on argumentative writing, using
literary and informational texts as
evidence sources
 LANGUAGE
 Demonstrate command of the
conventions of standard English
 Use knowledge of language to conform
to appropriate guidelines
 Accurately use and interpret academic
words and phrases; independently
gather vocabulary knowledge for words
or phrases important to comprehension.
Being in Honors English is a
privilege earned by showing
appropriate classroom behavior
and academic skills. If a student
is not able to manage his/her
behavior, he/she may be asked to
transfer to a different English
class. Parents will be notified in
time to help the student correct
his/her behavior before such a
drastic measure would be taken.