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Welcome to Honors! (Please Read This)

    Welcome to Honors! My name is Abbie Hedden and I serve as President of Honors. Jamie Peters is our Vice President, and Caroline Tucker is our Secretary. I look forward to getting to know all of you in class during this upcoming year! There are a few things you need to know about Honors.

    There are no quizzes or tests in Honors. Grades are provided based on attendance/class participation, blogs, explication papers, and the research paper. The papers will be addressed at a later date, as they aren't due until later in the semester. However, there is a blog post due every week. Bearing that in mind, here are the requirements!

Criteria
  • Blog posts are due Monday at 11:59PM, and comments are due Tuesday at 9:29AM. DO NOT BE LATE ON ASSIGNMENTS. Points WILL be deducted from late assignments!
  • Be sure to have your name in your Blogger profile
  • Blog posts should include at least one to two paragraphs on that week’s reading assignment. 
  • Blog posts should NOT be a summary or recap of the reading, but rather an application or observation from that week's assigned reading!
  • Do not include grammatical errors, slang, inappropriate language, or emojis/emoticons. Jokes and informal language are allowed as long as they are relevant.
  • If you quote the reading (you should), be sure to have a short in-text citation in the format (Last name, page number).
  • Include your name in title of post: “Blog Title Example - Abbie Hedden” “Blog Title Example 2 // Abbie Hedden”
  • You are required to comment on two of your peers' posts per week, though encouraged to comment on more! Comments should be engaging and not bland. THEY WILL BE PART OF YOUR WEEKLY BLOG GRADE. Once you leave your comments, edit your blog post to say whose blog posts you commented on. 
  • Be creative! As long as your content is relevant to the reading, your blog can be about anything you want. Be sure to have a fun title! At the end of each week, we will vote on the most creative titles. At the end of the semester, we will have a reward for the student with the best titles!
I know that that's a lot, but I promise you'll get the swing of it after a few posts. If you have any issues or concerns, please reach out to any of us on the Honor Council! We are more than happy to help.
    -Abbie Hedden

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