Hello class of 2016.
If you took Honors English at Hemet High last year then you are already signed up to take AP Language and Composition with me next year. If you did not take Honors English last year then you should have gotten a recommendation from your English teacher to be added to the class list.
Here are some of the requirements for staying on the list:
1. DO THE SUMMER WORK
If you choose not to read The Scarlet Letter and do the dialectical journal assignment you will not be allowed to stay in the class. If you choose not to look up, find examples of, and explain the examples for each of the 75 rhetorical terms you will not be allowed to stay in the class. You will receive credit for the journals on the first day of class; and you will be tested on both The Scarlet Letter and the terms during the first week of class.
2. HAVE A GPA THAT SHOWS SUCCESS IN HONORS AND/OR AP CLASSES
I want everyone to be able to take any class they like. I also believe that you have the right to fail; however, if you have not been successful in Honors or AP classes in the past, and continue to be unsuccessful in my class, you run the risk of not graduating from high school. If you have a low GPA, you will be dropped from the class.
Do you have questions about the summer work or the class? Email me over the summer. I will check email frequently.
Have a great summer and see you in August!
M Smith
