English Department Overview

The four-year English Language Arts curriculum is designed to focus on the development of analytical, critical thinking and writing skills. Students read and think critically about themselves, literature and the world around them. In an innovative and collaborative learning environment, students are encouraged to clearly and effectively express ideas. They are taught to articulate well-developed theses that are logically supported by relevant evidence. Through the development of sound writing skills, students prepare for the technical and communication challenges of the 21st century.

Read our course descriptions here.

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Diman English Course Descriptions

Read about all our courses here.

https://www.dimanregional.org/Page/90

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Vocabulary.com

We're #1 two years in a row. Let's go for a three-peat!

http://www.vocabulary.com

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Accelerated Reader

https://global-zone08.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/9596

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Bartleby

“Publishes the classics of literature, non-fiction, and reference free of charge for the home, classroom, and desktop of each and every participant.”

http://www.bartleby.com/references

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Ibiblio, the public's library and digital archive: Poetry and Reading

One of the largest online collections of collections," a conservancy of freely available information, including software, music, literature, art, history, science, politics, and cultural studies. Links include Project Gutenburg, a collection’s index, Wikinfo, also known as the Internet-Encyclopedia, & a search feature.

http://www.ibiblio.org/

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My Shakespeare

An excellent resource for Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, and Julius Caesar, full of performances, analyses, and additional multi-media enhancements.

https://myshakespeare.com/

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Nancy Keane's Booktalks

A searchable collection of booktalks suitable for K-12.

http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/

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Award-winning author to visit Diman

On Friday, September 20th, 2019, award-winning author Padma Venkatraman will be speaking with our freshmen students about her 2010 novel, Climbing the Stairs. The story, set during World War II and British-occupied India, follows Vidya, a fifteen-year-old girl from India who dreams of attending college during a time where her culture frowns upon this behavior from young women. Political events unfolding in her country also lead to a deep internal struggle as she wrestles with who she is and what defines her. (9/11/19)

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Diman Bengal Education Foundation funds Chromebooks at Diman

The Diman Bengal Education Foundation presented $14,300 to the school for the 100% purchase price of 55 Chromebooks. This technology has become a resourceful tool within the English Language Arts Department and helps prepare sophomore students for MCAS 2.0 testing. (3/28/19)

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Literature letter contest success by Diman students

Congratulations to the following students, who were recognized for their submissions to the 2017 Letters About Literature Writing Contest, sponsored by The United States Library of Congress. (6/14/17)

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Diman's journey from boys-only to coed was gradual, but destined

FALL RIVER - When the Girls’ Vocational High School opened in a brick building on Morgan Street in the 1940s, course offerings were — not surprisingly — female-oriented. (5/23/2012)

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