English Department Overview
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The English Language Arts curricula are integrated literature based courses in which students of all four years are grouped heterogeneously. All four levels concentrate on reading comprehension through strategies for active readers, literary analysis, critical thinking skills, vocabulary development, and the writing process. In addition, for enhancement and enjoyment all four levels are supplemented with novels that correspond to each year of study.
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Diman English Course Descriptions
Read about all our courses here.
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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.”
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CIESE - Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
Projects using primary sources and archived collections: “Historical Treasure Chests,” “Movie in the Making,” “Population Growth”.
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High School Hub
Free online learning center that features subject guides for English, foreign languages, math, science, and social studies.
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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.
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Linda's Links to Literature
Free links to reading resources – hundreds of links to websites that provide general information about children’s and young adults’ literature, authors and illustrators, etc. Lesson plans and activities for books are available by subscription.
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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.
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Nancy Keane's Booktalks
A searchable collection of booktalks suitable for K-12.
