Kings Mountain High School

Fall 2016

Honors English II
Room 117

Mrs. Jenny L. Robinson

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Course Description

Students in English II read, discuss, and write about both

classical and contemporary world literature (excluding
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British and American authors) through which students will
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identify cultural significance. They will examine pieces of
world literature in a cultural context to appreciate the
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diversity and complexity of world issues and to connect
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global ideas to their own experiences. Students will
continue to explore language for expressive, explanatory,
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critical, argumentative and literary purposes, although
emphasis will be placed on informational contexts. In
Extra credit will be given for theseaddition to literature study, students will examine
items, accepted through 3rd week nonliterary texts related to cultural studies and research
material to use primarily in clarifying their own explanatory
of school.
responses to situations and literary-based issues. Students
will critically interpret and evaluate experiences, literature,
language, and ideas and use standard grammatical
conventions and select features of language appropriate to
purpose, audience, and context of the work. An English II
'The man who does not read has no
EOC is required for course completion; it counts 20%

advantage over the man who cannot

read.
--Mark Twain

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Materials/Text Pairings
Study of language use and structure (daily)
Study of voice through Voice Lessons (daily)
Study of writing and comprehension
Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (in class) with Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe (outside of class)
Julius Caesar by Shakespeare with related texts (in class)
Night by Elie Wiesel (in class) with A Long Way Gone by
Ishmael Beah (outside of class)
A Dolls House by Henrik Ibsen (in class) with Cyrano de
Bergerac by Edmond Rostand (outside of class)
A Dolls House by Henrik Ibsen

Required Materials

Pencils/black pens/highlighters
One 2 inch binder for English only
5 dividers labeled: vocabulary, grammar, classwork,
homework, notes
One composition book
college ruled notebook paper
computer/Internet access at home

 Independent reading novels will be assigned.

Students may purchase own copy of the novel to
annotate directly

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Important Policies

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Grading Policy
As a general rule, homework/classwork will be counted once,
quizzes twice, & tests/projects two-three times (depending on
the rigor of the assignment). These weights may be
applied/adjusted at the discretion of the grade-level English
teachers, and students will be informed of changes.
We will use the new 10-point grading scale.
100-90=A 89-80=B 79-70=C 69-60=D 59below=F

Cheating and
Plagiarism

In order to receive the greatest benefit

from this class, students should turn in
their work on time as assigned.
Homework assignments WILL NOT be
accepted late, unless the student was
absent the day before. Other late
assignments will have fifteen points per
day deducted and will not be accepted
after 5 days. If a student is absent, it is
his or her responsibility to get any
assignments given during the absence.
Students will have one day per day

Students who participate in

the act of cheating, copying
others work, or plagiarizing
assignments that should
represent original work will
receive a zero on the
assignment and an office
referral. DO YOUR
OWN
Behavior
Expectations
WORK!
Students are expected to follow all KMHS rules, in addition

to rules posted by the teacher. KMHSs cell phone and dress code
policies will be strictly enforced!
Be on time and in your seat when the bell rings; remain seated until
dismissed by Mrs. Robinson.
Be respectful of peers and the teacher in both language and actions.
No restroom breaks unless you have a true EMERGENCYutilize the 7
minute class change.
Follow all directions and classroom proceduresdo not disrupt
instruction.
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Fall 2016

Meet Your Teacher

Jenny L. Robinson, M. Ed.has lived in Kings
Mountain since she was four years old. She
graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of
Arts in Middle Grades Social Studies Education. She
then continued her education at Appalachian State
University, receiving her Masters degree in
Language Arts Education. Since 2011, Mrs. Robinson
has been employed by Cleveland County Schools as
an English teacher. She taught at Burns High School
for five years before returning to her alma mater this
year.
Mrs. Robinson has been married to Trey, also a
teacher in CCS, since 2012, and they have two
children, Brooks (2) and Quinn (3 months). Most of
her spare time is spent playing with her sweet
babies, but you may see her running around town as
she is training for a half marathon in November. She
is also in the middle of obtaining her National Board
Certification for Young Adult Literacy. Prayers are

Need help? Do you have a question?

Jenny L. Robinson
Kings Mountain High School
500 Phifer Road
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Phone: 704-476-8330 ext. 3025
Email:
jlrobinson@clevelandcountyschools.org
**Mrs. Robinson does her best to send
weekly
updates to parents through email.
Website:
http://jrobinsonenglish.weebly.com/
**Check for an updated weekly class

Smart Lunch
Tutorials
Tutorials are designed to
help your student
achieve success. If a
students grade is a D or
below, he/she is required
to attend tutorial until
the grade rises to a C or
higher. Failing to attend
an assigned tutorial will
result in an office referral
and lunch detention.
Please keep in mind that
you should attend
English tutorial even if it
isnt assigned! English
tutorials are Tuesday
A and Friday B.