About Honors Humanities
The honors experience is intended for students to make the most of this class and to learn as much as possible during our time together. Honors students will read challenging texts, write for a variety of audiences and take on crucial roles in class projects. Honors assignments are graded and have the potential to have a significant impact on a student's final grade. Honors credit can positively impact a student's grade point average.
Required Honors Activities: Maintain an honors portfolio, complete all honors reading, writing and project-based assignments, attend all honors meetings, assume a leadership role in class projects, and manage personal honors assignments & schedules.
Honors Reading: One major novel, one major non-fiction selection, one major work of your choice, such as a collection of poetry, a biography, or a subscription to a publication, etc.
Writing: Honors students will create and follow a plan to help them grow towards their personal goals as writers. Progress and work towards these goals will be documented in class and in student portfolios.
Portfolios: The main purpose for honors in this class is to create avenues for exceptional growth. This may mean that we offer credit and recognition for those who take on significant challenges or show remarkable progress. It may mean that we help students succeed in academic risks and we foster creativity. This may also mean that we create opportunities for students to go beyond ordinary class expectations in a variety of ways.
Students must explain, showcase and curate evidence of their growth, progress and challenges in a portfolio. This is led by the students and must be user-friendly and understandable to someone who is not in this class (or inside of the student's mind). Student should curate their work so it is clear and easy for a parent, teacher, advisor (or really anyone) to understand.
Students may do some or all of the following: Showcase their work in the context of their personal goals, showcase their work in the context of personal reflections, showcase their work in comparison to previous attempts, drafts or examples, showcase their work in comparison to professional or other high-quality examples.
I took honors Humanities all year and am very proud that I stepped up and fulfilled the challenges that came along with it. For the second semester we created a class sticker chart to help us set goals and follow through with them. The day that this system was introduced, I selected my books, dates and assignments. Everyone had different assignments to fit their passions. I was most interested in applying for a scholarship essay and improving my reading comprehension and writing skills by writing a book review and doing QCCQ's on the three books that I read. I put up my stickers weekly and I am proud to say that I have completed honors with even adding to my goals. On top of my original assignments I also was a leader in the exhibition planning process and putting together Tagature, our class book. Taking honors was challenging but I am very thankful that I had the freedom to do what I thought would benefit me most as a student.
Required Honors Activities: Maintain an honors portfolio, complete all honors reading, writing and project-based assignments, attend all honors meetings, assume a leadership role in class projects, and manage personal honors assignments & schedules.
Honors Reading: One major novel, one major non-fiction selection, one major work of your choice, such as a collection of poetry, a biography, or a subscription to a publication, etc.
Writing: Honors students will create and follow a plan to help them grow towards their personal goals as writers. Progress and work towards these goals will be documented in class and in student portfolios.
Portfolios: The main purpose for honors in this class is to create avenues for exceptional growth. This may mean that we offer credit and recognition for those who take on significant challenges or show remarkable progress. It may mean that we help students succeed in academic risks and we foster creativity. This may also mean that we create opportunities for students to go beyond ordinary class expectations in a variety of ways.
Students must explain, showcase and curate evidence of their growth, progress and challenges in a portfolio. This is led by the students and must be user-friendly and understandable to someone who is not in this class (or inside of the student's mind). Student should curate their work so it is clear and easy for a parent, teacher, advisor (or really anyone) to understand.
Students may do some or all of the following: Showcase their work in the context of their personal goals, showcase their work in the context of personal reflections, showcase their work in comparison to previous attempts, drafts or examples, showcase their work in comparison to professional or other high-quality examples.
I took honors Humanities all year and am very proud that I stepped up and fulfilled the challenges that came along with it. For the second semester we created a class sticker chart to help us set goals and follow through with them. The day that this system was introduced, I selected my books, dates and assignments. Everyone had different assignments to fit their passions. I was most interested in applying for a scholarship essay and improving my reading comprehension and writing skills by writing a book review and doing QCCQ's on the three books that I read. I put up my stickers weekly and I am proud to say that I have completed honors with even adding to my goals. On top of my original assignments I also was a leader in the exhibition planning process and putting together Tagature, our class book. Taking honors was challenging but I am very thankful that I had the freedom to do what I thought would benefit me most as a student.