The "Open Honors" designation carries with it specific responsibilities.
It is the responsibility of the Honors Student to bring additional expertise to the classroom. This designation requires specific leadership and mentoring skills. In addition to the translation of grades below, each Open Honors student will be required to read and report back to the class about specified knowledge gained through reading peer-reviewed, scholarly research connected to that week's lesson.
For the purposes of grades, the "Open Honors" designation is as follows:
Daily Assignments 20% [mastery deducted @10% ratio]
Quizzes 10%[mastery deducted @10% ratio]
Three Reflection Papers 30% (total) [mastery deducted @10% ratio]
Comprehensive Exam: 20% (end of term three)[mastery deducted @10% ratio]
Research Project 20% (end of term four) [mastery deducted @10% ratio]
Final Exam (exempt for students with A- average or above) [mastery deducted @10% ratio]
Please download the open honors contract (Word file). The contracts are due no later than Friday, January 17, 2012. Thanks!