Honors
World Literature
Expectations
Mrs.
Suellentrop
Welcome
to Honors World Literature!
In order to be successful in this class, you must first abide by the following
expectations:
* Please be
prepared for every class period. You must have:
* the text we are currently studying
* a writing utensil
* a notebook
* your tablet PC (which may replace
the above two items)
* a folder or binder for handouts
* your journal (may be a notebook or
on your tablet PC)
* Please be ON
TIME to class and be ready to get down to business. Tardiness will affect your
participation grade and warrants a pink slip.
* Please
participate in class discussion. Participation points will be based on your
contribution to discussion. I care about what you have to say about the topics
at hand, so SPEAK UP!
* Please respect
the opinions and comments of others.
* Please turn in
all assignments ON TIME! One letter grade will be deducted for each DAY (not
class) it is late. Compositions are due by
* Please do your
own work! This includes tests, quizzes, compositions, and homework. Neither
cheating nor plagiarism (intentional or unintentional) will be tolerated. You will receive a zero on any work that is
not your own.
* All revisions must be turned in with the original composition stapled
behind it.
* Please attend
and be on time to your composition conferences with me. Only one make-up conference
will be allowed, and a student will receive a pink slip for the missed
conference.
* Please make up
missed work. If you are legitimately
absent from class, please see me immediately upon your return to school to
discuss make-up work (do not simply rely on the syllabus). You will be
responsible for all assignments on the syllabus during your absence, and any
written work that is on the syllabus needs to be turned in no later than two
days after your return to school.
Students who skip class will receive a zero for any work missed or due
that day, including tests, compositions, and quizzes.
* Special testing
circumstances and extensions must be requested in advance. Assignment
extensions will only be given in the case of serious circumstances. Computer
failure is not an acceptable excuse.
* Your tablet PC
is meant to aid you in your learning process, not distract. Any misuse of the
tablet, such as internet searching or game playing, will warrant a pink slip on
the first offense, and an automatic detention for any repeat offenses. I ask
that if you take notes on your PC, please use the handwriting function in
Windows Journal (even though this is the age of the computer, it is still good
to maintain legible handwriting!).
* Pink slips will
be given for the following reasons:
* failure to be prepared for class
* missing assignments
*
tardiness
* disrespectful behavior
* out of uniform
* misuse of the tablet PC
Repeat offenses will warrant detentions
* This is how the
grading works:
Compositions = 35% of your grade
Tests = 35% of your grade
Quizzes = 15% of your grade
Homework = 10% of your grade
Participation = 5% of your grade
The grading scale can be found in
your Villa Duchesne Handbook.
If you find that
you can not follow these expectations, I’m a sucker for brownies!!!!
Above all, my
hope is that you learn and have fun in this class. If you ever have any
concerns, questions, problems, or just want to chat, PLEASE come see me. I can
not help you if I do not know you’re having trouble, and I can’t read minds. My
office is located in Room 204, and my email is ksuellentrop@vdoh.org.
Texts for this
class:
Vocabulary
Workshop, Level E
Mythology by Edith Hamilton
The Iliad by Homer (provided in class)
Antigone by Sophocles (provided in class)
A Gentle
Creature and Other Stories
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (Folger’s Edition)
The Stranger by Albert Camus
The House of
the Spirits by Isabel
Allende