Welcome to Honors Advanced Composition. This class is taught by myself and Mrs. Barringer GRADING: Summative Grades (Tests, Major Writing, Seminars) = 50% Formative Grades (Vocab, Quizzes, Minor Writings) = 35% Final Exam = 15% UNITS/READINGS/WRITINGS FIRST SEMESTER: 1. Narrative/Memoir--The Road--College Essay 2. Synthesis/Social Issues--Just Mercy --Synthesis Paper 3. Graphic Novel -- American Born Chinese 3. Literary Analysis--Othello LATE WORK: All unexcused late work will be docked 25% per day. ALL OTHER QUESTIONS: Please see your classroom contract provided with the summer reading information.