Im scared for honors classes in highschool?

Question

Okay so i am in honors english, global studies, algebra/geometry, and the rest of my classes are regular.

however, i was never ever good in social studies and i really scared for english.

whatt is the difference between english and english honors? how much harder is it!

and especially social studies too, same question. im afraid ill fail both. in class last week i said russia was in asia, for example!

Answer 1

i'm not in AP class but A level and its not hard at all.

      if you feel like your falling behind in class, dont understand, and feel like your not  learning within the first two weeks of class. Go to  guildence and they will help you out and put you in a lower class quickly.

Answer 2

The only actual difference is the pace and that you're not going to get comments on your english papers (you'll have to ask).

Russia is in Asia!

Answer 3

hahaha wow! i wish i was u! i took 5 AP classes last year and i'm taking 6 next year...

Answer 4

In my school, English regulars entailed reading shorter novels and answering question bank after question bank of straightforward plot/archetype questions. On a multiple choice test, there were 5 choices, and 4 of them were distinctly wrong.

In English honors, you read longer novels that are more open to interpretation. There are a heck lot more essays to right, but the rubric is more fluid; your score depends on how well you support your interpretations, rather than your grammar, syntax, and dictation. It's basically and do or die situation (or at least, that's how I felt. I would either make 98's or 76's on my essays). As for multiple choice tests..../suicide. The test itself is open to interpretation. You get 5 choices, and all 5 of them are correct answers. You just have to pick the MOST correct answer, and you always get at least 2-3 choices that are very close is "rightness." I averaged a low A on my MC tests, BUT there was ALWAYS, without fail, a 5-15 point curve on each test, plus more straightforward bonus questions.

So in nutshell...English honors involves intensive interpretation, and English regulars involves "can you read better than a babboon on a unicycle?" type of work.

Answer 5

i'm a sophomore and in honors everything too

honors: english, history, spanish, math, AP bio

and i'm also taking a sport and two other classes

and i'll tell you what i learned this yr

don't overload yourself if you KNOW you can't handle it. colleges would rather you have a higher gpa than take 4 honors classes instead of 3

and wtf? russia is in asia. the majority of it is in asia. but it's still considered as part of europe. it's strange. don't worry, that doesn't prove anything

in history world honors you need to remember to do the readings and turn in all your hmwk! and read all the readings again the night before the test. it's not too bad in my opinion though. hist was never a really difficult subject. just terribly boring

english honors depends on writing. writing and reading comprehension of literature. no more little grammar lessons, it's time to start really interpreting things. and if you can't write, you can take it, but you're not going to do well because you don't really learn anything. it's based on

how you write already, for the most part.

and do you mean literally fail or asian fail? b/c if literally, don't take them

Answer 6

It really depends on your school. If you are smart, regular classes will really hold you back. However, a lot of people in honors classes aren't the smartest people. I believe that 75% of my honors English class is getting in the B's this quarter.

Don't get ahead of yourself- but there are also AP classes, which are pretty much college-level courses. Of course, you don't need to take these. But they are (usually) the hardest classes in the school.