Hon.+Senior+English

=Welcome to Honors Senior English=

**__ Course Description: __** Honors Senior English is engineered with college preparation in mind. The course is modeled in the style of college Introduction to Literature courses, and you will be expected to think, write, speak, and act at a college level. You will read works of fiction and non-fiction from a wide selection of authors and genres, with a focus on contemporary multicultural literature. In addition to frequent short pieces of writing, longer analytical and expository papers will also be written. As part of the course, students will be required to complete a portfolio and portfolio process in which you will assess, re-evaluate, and revise previously-written work. Parts of the course will be devoted to college preparation and career-related writing.

Throughout first semester, students will be writing and revising written work for their Senior Writing Portfolio. Failure to turn in a portfolio by deadline will result in a //failing condition// for quarter 2. The portfolio must contain at least four of the required entries, one being the preface. Click here for more information regarding the Senior Writing Portfolio. __ **Course Calendar:**  __ Below is an overview of the topics and readings we will be studying throughout the semester. (Bulleted items indicate major writing assignments and projects).
 * __2nd Quarter Portfolio--DUE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2008:__**

**Semester I:**
**Unit One:** College Applications and Work-Related Writing · //Personal Statements// · // Professional Letter // **Unit Three:** Short Stories—Epiphanies & Coming-of-Age Tales · // Precis and Reaction // **Unit Four:** Short Stories—Customs, Cultures, Themes · // Critical Analysis // **Unit Five:** Short Stories/ Storyteaching · // Storyteaching group project // **Semester II:**
 * Unit Two:** Non-Fiction—Politics, Global Issues, Bias, and Media
 * Unit Six:** [|The Novel—The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon Unit Seven:] The Research Essay
 * Unit Eight:** Poetry
 * Unit Nine:** Drama

[|SeeDebate.org] [|Library Resources]: Click “American Government,” “SIRS,” or “Opposing Viewpoints” [|WisconsinPolitics.tv] [|ABC News] (for convention speeches) [|PBS Vote]
 * __Election Unit Links __**

**__Writing Resources__** [|The Owl at Purdue: Basic Business Letter]  1st Quarter [|HSE Journal 2nd quarter PDF.pdf] (Updated 12/14/08) [|HSE Journals 3rd quarter.pdf]
 * __Journal Entries__**

[|Second Semester Table of Contents P2_08-09 PDF.pdf] [|Explanation of Portfolio Components Quarters 3-4.pdf]
 * __PORTFOLIO RESOURCES__**: