Hello, Students and Parents!

Welcome to English Studies.

Mrs. Walker's Schedule Spring Semester 2010:

1st-English 4

2nd-Honors English 3

3rd-English 4

All students have the opportunity to exempt final exams in this course IF they have an A average with no more than three absences, a B average with no more than two absences, or a C average and no more than one absence.  Make this your goal this semester!

Honors English requires several readings outside of class. Students are given a few weeks notice prior to the date these readings should be completed for class assignments.

Juniors will focus on permission forms and research components of the Graduation Project. Seniors will finalize portfolios and prepare for presentation of projects. This IS a graduation requirement for the RSS system.

February 11-19:

 English 4 completes  the epic, BEOWULF, with a test on Feb. 11, hero essays due Feb. 12, and video projects due Feb. 24. On Feb. 12 we begin studying the legends of King Arthur with two short stories and the film, FIRST KNIGHT. Honors English 3 refines the approach to writing a literary analysis, studies Nathaniel Hawthorne's short stories and novel, THE SCARLET LETTER. We also begin work toward the required graduation project, defining our topic for the research paper, submitting letters of intent, and completing parent/mentor forms.