English 11
Rosemary Dibben
(707) 965-6759, PrepEnglish@yahoo.com
English Department
PUC Preparatory School
McKibbin Hall, 1 Angwin Ave.
Angwin, CA 94508
Office Hours: Periods 2, 8 & 9. Other times by appointment.

Syllabus | Second Quarter's AssignmentsRevised: Feb. 4, 2010
[First Quarter's Assignments] [Second Quarter's Assignment]
Week of January 18 to 22 (Beginning of Third Quarter)
MonNo School: MLK, Jr. Day
Tues[Week of Prayer] Go over semester final exam. Check grades on RENweb. Read Learning Styles Intro. Take Learning Styles Survey. Print results, read them, and file them in the "Handouts" section of your English binder. Read Four Learning Styles. How can you use this information to advocate for your own academic success?
Hmwk: If not completed in class, take Learning Styles Survey.
Wed[Week of Prayer] [Academy Day] No class.
Thurs[Week of Prayer] Continue work on learning styles. [Four Learning Styles] Map and box illustrations about learning styles. If you are in a class where the teacher is not your learning style, what can you do? Pick the learning style that seems to be your weakness: how do you get around situations where the info comes in that form? Journal Writing #12 (How can you use this learning styles info to advocate for your own academic success?
Hmwk: Complete Journal Writing #12, if not completed in class.
Fri B [Week of Prayer] No class.
Week of January 25 to 29
MonGive out semester grade printouts. Return graded papers. Discuss proofreading errors (examples on board), and discuss proofreading strategies for different learning styles. Return essay re-writes. No hmwk.
TuesBegin Evangeline, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Research the historical background of Evangeline. What countries were involved? What happened? What was the result for the people? Write at least one page of research notes: in your own handwriting, in your own words, and with all sources.
Hmwk: Complete Evangeline historical background research notes--if not completed in class. Due at the beginning of class tomorrow.
WedDue: Historical background research notes. Evangeline. Share research results. Distribute copies of the poem. Begin work on vocabulary. Define bolded words as they are used in the context of the poem.
Hmwk: Complete vocab through Part the First, II (middle of p. 7).
Thurs[Late "away" game tonight] Evangeline. Check off vocab definitions. Begin reading poem. Work on vocab through p. 9. No hmwk (as long as you've completed vocab through p. 9).
Fri A Evangeline. Continue working on vocab through end of Part the First, p. 16. Conference survey. No hmwk.
Week of February 1 to 5
MonEvangeline. Continue reading the poem to the end of Part the First, p. 16.
Hmwk: Work on vocab definitions through second break on p. 21.
TuesEvangeline. Continue reading the poem through second break on p. 21.
Hmwk: Work on vocab definitions through break at top of p. 28.
WedEvangeline. Check off hmwk definitions. Continue reading the poem through break at top of p. 28.
Hmwk: Work on vocab definitions through end of poem.
ThursEvangeline. Finish reading poem. Journal Writing #13 (Untimed: Plot summary; react to the story). No hmwk.
Fri B No class.
Week of February 8 to 12
MonNo School: Teacher In-Service
TuesEvangeline. Begin literary terms and figurative language worksheet.
Hmwk: Continue learning vocab word meanings and usages.
WedContinue working on literary terms and figurative language worksheet. Continue working on definitions and identifying examples in Evangeline.
Hmwk: Continue working on vocab and finding examples of figurative language.
ThursContinue working on literary terms and figurative language worksheet. Continue working on definitions and identifying examples in Evangeline.
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Week of February 15 to 19
MonNo School: Presidents' Day
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Fri B No class.
Week of February 22 to 26
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Week of March 1 to 5
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Week of March 8 to 12
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Week of March 15 to 19 (End of Third Quarter)
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Fri B No class.

Syllabus | Assignments