Honors Challenge Literature Classes
Most high school literature classes (with the exception of Introduction to Literature) offer an Honors Challenge option. While the content of the honors challenge class is not necessarily more difficult, the workload will be increased by approximately .5 of the normal class workload. For example, most classes will have your student reading 7 classics, writing 6 papers, and completing either an oral presentation or multimedia presentation. Therefore, the honors challenge class will take on an additional 3.5 books (often two regular class-sized books and one lengthier work), complete 3 additional papers and/or presentations, and participate in an online classroom throughout the year. Oftentimes, this will require the student to be reading one book (from the honors class, for example) while simultaneously writing a paper from a different book (from the standard class) and/or reading two different books at the same time.
Managing an increased workload, where you are reading one book, while working on an assignment for another book, is exactly the type of situation students will encounter in a college setting. The Honors Challenge classes offer students an excellent opportunity to learn to balance a more challenging workload, with the added benefit of bumping up their GPA.
Honors challenge students will be graded on a slightly different scale from those students in the standard class. All graded assignments in both classes (the standard class and the honors class) will be given an “honors challenge bump” of 1.05. For example, if your student scores an 88% on a writing assignment (in either class), that score will be multiplied by 1.05, resulting in a recorded score of 92.4%. This gives a normal “B” student the opportunity to not only potentially end up with an “A” on their transcript, but also have that “A” received in an Honors class.
Students must mainting a B average in the regular class in order to remain enrolled in the Honors section.
The cost for any Honors Challenge class is $100, in addition to the standard class fee.
Most high school literature classes (with the exception of Introduction to Literature) offer an Honors Challenge option. While the content of the honors challenge class is not necessarily more difficult, the workload will be increased by approximately .5 of the normal class workload. For example, most classes will have your student reading 7 classics, writing 6 papers, and completing either an oral presentation or multimedia presentation. Therefore, the honors challenge class will take on an additional 3.5 books (often two regular class-sized books and one lengthier work), complete 3 additional papers and/or presentations, and participate in an online classroom throughout the year. Oftentimes, this will require the student to be reading one book (from the honors class, for example) while simultaneously writing a paper from a different book (from the standard class) and/or reading two different books at the same time.
Managing an increased workload, where you are reading one book, while working on an assignment for another book, is exactly the type of situation students will encounter in a college setting. The Honors Challenge classes offer students an excellent opportunity to learn to balance a more challenging workload, with the added benefit of bumping up their GPA.
Honors challenge students will be graded on a slightly different scale from those students in the standard class. All graded assignments in both classes (the standard class and the honors class) will be given an “honors challenge bump” of 1.05. For example, if your student scores an 88% on a writing assignment (in either class), that score will be multiplied by 1.05, resulting in a recorded score of 92.4%. This gives a normal “B” student the opportunity to not only potentially end up with an “A” on their transcript, but also have that “A” received in an Honors class.
Students must mainting a B average in the regular class in order to remain enrolled in the Honors section.
The cost for any Honors Challenge class is $100, in addition to the standard class fee.