Mrs. Powell’s Honors English I General Course Information Grade Level Offered: 9th School # 474-7702, ext. 3358 Web Access: Lemon Bay Home Page- Staff- Bonnie Powell- Honors English I Course Description: Honors English I is a rigorous course designed to prepare students for success in their future honors and dual credit courses. Our focus this year will be on close reading; identifying, articulating, analyzing, and supporting claims in a variety of genres; rhetorical terminology; argumentative and informational writing; and ACT preparation. Work hard; always do your best. Most of all- have fun. Materials: Please come prepared with these materials and the applicable texts EACH day. I will not provide you with the forgotten class materials. 1) A three-ring binder filled with LOTS of loose leaf for English ONLY divided into six (6) sections: a) Course Materials (general miscellany and study skills) b) Collection 2- for “The Struggle Freedom” c) Collection 6- and “Heroes Quests” d) Collection 3- of “A Matter Life or Death” e) Collection 4- “Sweet Sorrow” f) Indie Reads 2) A supply of blue or black pens 3) Pencils 4) Highlighters 5) Sticky notes 6) Index cards 7) A flash drive 8) An agenda book 9) Know your google account Texts: Florida Collections 9 Advantage SAT: Critical Reading and Writing Recommended Resources: Diana Hacker (We recommend that each 9th grade A Pocket Style Manual, (Fifth (+) Edition), honors student purchase this book, for it will be useful for the remainder of high school and into college.) An ACT prep book LBHS Media Center site, especially the Noodle Tools, Symbaloo, Online Research Resources, Writing and Citation Help, The Manta Writing Handbook, and the Lemon Bay Study Skills Appendix. The appendix in the text, starting with page R1 at the back of the book and the Collections 9 Digital Overview in the ebook version between pages i- xviii.
Mrs. Powell’s Honors English I General Course Information Grade Level Offered: 9th School # 474-7702, ext. 3358 Web Access: Lemon Bay Home Page- Staff- Bonnie Powell- Honors English I Course Description: Honors English I is a rigorous course designed to prepare students for success in their future honors and dual credit courses. Our focus this year will be on close reading; identifying, articulating, analyzing, and supporting claims in a variety of genres; rhetorical terminology; argumentative and informational writing; and ACT preparation. Work hard; always do your best. Most of all- have fun. Materials: Please come prepared with these materials and the applicable texts EACH day. I will not provide you with the forgotten class materials. 1) A three-ring binder filled with LOTS of loose leaf for English ONLY divided into six (6) sections: a) Course Materials (general miscellany and study skills) b) Collection 2- “The Struggle for Freedom” c) Collection 6- “Heroes and Quests” d) Collection 3- “A Matter of Life or Death” e) Collection 4- “Sweet Sorrow” f) Indie Reads 2) A supply of blue or black pens 3) Pencils 4) Highlighters 5) Sticky notes 6) Index cards 7) A flash drive 8) An agenda book 9) Know your google account Texts: Florida Collections 9 Advantage SAT: Critical Reading and Writing Recommended Resources: A Pocket Style Manual, (Fifth (+) Edition), Diana Hacker (We recommend that each 9th grade honors student purchase this book, for it will be useful for the remainder of high school and into college.) An ACT prep book LBHS Media Center site, especially the Noodle Tools, Symbaloo, Online Research Resources, Writing and Citation Help, The Manta Writing Handbook, and the Lemon Bay Study Skills Appendix. The appendix in the Collections 9 text, starting with page R1 at the back of the book and the Digital Overview in the ebook version between pages i- xviii.
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