Re: Pacing for Honors English

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Teri, I'm so glad you're getting such great use from the ERW units!
Even though I only use of them with my seventh graders, it is truly
the most beneficial (and most engaging!) unit I do with my students
all year. :)

On 1/02/11, jo wrote:
> I was thinking the same thing, curiositycat.
>
> Also, how prepared are your honors kids going to be. Based on
> your description of the other students, OP, it might be dicy if
> honors is not an application class. Some local schools have
> open enrollment so not all of the kids in honors should really
> be there.
>
> On 1/01/11, curiositycat wrote:
>> Hi Teri,
>>
>> Don't forget about the short pieces, too--short stories,
>> poetry, and nonfiction articles. You can get a ton of mileage
>> from them teaching critical reading and analytical/persuasive
>> writing skills, and you won't need to burden your students
>> with a ton of reading outside of class. If they are in an
>> honors English class, it's pretty likely that they're getting
>> a ton of homework in their other classes, too. The short
>> pieces also present more frequent writing opportunities.
>>
>> On 12/31/10, Teri wrote:
>>> Hurray! I will actually have an honors English III class
>>> second semester.
>>>
>>> My problem is that I have never taught honors at the high
>>> school level before, just intensive and on-level. We have
>>> a block schedule where each class meets everyday for 90
>>> minutes for one semester.
>>>
>>> I've been investigating course syllabi online and have
>>> found several, however, they were all for year-long
>>> courses. I cannot imagine that a one semester class could
>>> cover all of the material. There just wouldn't be time to
>>> read it all.
>>>
>>> My question--how much could I realistically expect my
>>> honors students to do at home? How many pages of reading
>>> per night (not every night, of course)? Could I expect them
>>> to write an essay at home? If so, how many days should I
>>> give them to accomplish this?
>>>
>>> The on-level kids I've had in the past would do very little
>>> homework and no reading at home. My intensive students
>>> won't do any homework unless it is a major grade (like a
>>> project worth 3-4 test grades), so, as you can imagine, I
>>> have no frame of reference here.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any input you can give me.
 

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