English 10 Rosemary Dibben (707) 965-6759, rdibben@puc.edu English Department PUC Preparatory School McKibbin Hall, 1 Angwin Ave. Angwin, CA 94508 Office Hours: Periods 2, 8 & 9. Other times by appointment. Syllabus | Fourth Quarter's Assignments Revised: May 16, 2008 [First Quarter's Assignments] [Second Quarter's Assignments] [Third Quarter's Assignments] Week of March 31 to April 4 (Beginning of Fourth Quarter) Mon [No Class: Week of Prayer] Tues [Short class period] Spelling pre-test. No hmwk. Wed Examine test essays written before spring break. Review of writing pointers: supporting the main point. Explaining your answer. Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz and complete re-write of Cyrano test essay. Due Thurs. Thurs Due: Cyrano essay re-write.Journal #15 (On a beautiful spring day like today, I . . .). Spelling quiz. Short story: "The Story-Teller," Saki. No hmwk. Week of April 7 to 11 Mon Spelling pre-test. Begin The Princess and Curdie, by George MacDonald. Hmwk: Read through p. 60 by Thursday's quiz. [Listen to The Princess and Curdie @ Librivox.org] Tues Continue with The Princess and Curdie, by George MacDonald. Research on George MacDonald. Hmwk: Read through p. 60 by Thursday's quiz. [Listen to The Princess and Curdie @ Librivox.org] Wed The Princess and Curdie, by George MacDonald. Research George MacDonald. Write a page of notes: in your own handwriting, in your own words. Include complete source/s. Due by end of class. Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. Read through p. 60 for tomorrow's reading quiz. [Listen to The Princess and Curdie @ Librivox.org] Thurs [Mrs. Dibben on Senior Trip] Spelling quiz. Reading quiz (The Princess and Curdie through p. 60). Illustrate an aspect of the novel through p. 60. No hmwk. [Listen to The Princess and Curdie @ Librivox.org] Week of April 14 to 18 Mon [Biology Trip to Albion] Tues [Biology Trip to Albion] Wed [Biology Trip to Albion] Thurs [Biology Trip to Albion] Week of April 21 to 25 Mon Spelling pre-test (usage pairs). For the pre-test, write a note for each word to remind you how/when to use it correctly. (Due by end of class today.) Review first section of The Princess and Curdie by completing illustration assignment of 4/10. Continue with The Princess and Curdie. Hmwk: Complete illustration assignment. Due Tuesday. Read through p. 130 for Thursday's reading quiz. [Listen to The Princess and Curdie @ Librivox.org] Tues Due: Illustration assignment (see 4/10). Continue with The Princess and Curdie. Hmwk: Read through p. 130 for Thursday's reading quiz. [Listen to The Princess and Curdie @ Librivox.org] Wed Continue with The Princess and Curdie. Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. Finish reading through p. 130. [Listen to The Princess and Curdie @ Librivox.org] Thurs Spelling quiz. Reading quiz (The Princess and Curdie through p. 130). Pass back graded papers. Continue reading. No hmwk. [Listen to The Princess and Curdie @ Librivox.org] Week of April 28 to May 2 Mon No Class: Special Assembly. Tues Spelling pre-test (usage pairs). Continue with The Princess and Curdie. Hmwk: Read through p. 199 by Thursday's reading quiz. [Listen to The Princess and Curdie @ Librivox.org] Wed [Midterm] Continue with The Princess and Curdie. Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. Finish reading through p. 199 of The Princess and Curdie. Thurs Spelling quiz. Reading quiz (The Princess and Curdie through p. 199). No hmwk. Week of May 5 to 9 Mon Spelling pre-test (usage pairs). Continue with The Princess and Curdie. Hmwk: Read to end of book by reading quiz on Wednesday. [Listen to The Princess and Curdie @ Librivox.org] Tues [Listen to The Princess and Curdie @ Librivox.org} Hmwk: Finish The Princess and Curdie. Reading quiz tomorrow. Wed Reading quiz (The Princess and Curdie through end of book). The Princess and Curdie quotes for discussion. The Princess and Curdie as Allegory. Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. Thurs Spelling quiz. The Princess and Curdie quotes for discussion. The Princess and Curdie as Allegory. Journal #16 (Your answers for qstns #1-3). No hmwk. Week of May 12 to 16 Mon Spelling pre-test (usage pairs). Journal #17 (Your answers for qstns #4-5). Hmwk: Prepare for The Princess and Curdie test. Tues Test review. Journal #18 (Your answers for qstns #6-7). Discussion. Hmwk: Study for The Princess and Curdie test. Wed Test: The Princess and Curdie, MacDonald Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. [Project Options] Thurs Spelling quiz. No hmwk. [Project Options] Week of May 19 to 23 Mon Spelling pre-test (usage pairs). Work period for projects. Hmwk: Continue with project. [Project Options] Tues Work period for projects. [Project Options] Hmwk: Complete The Princess and Curdie project. Due at beginning of class tomorrow. Wed Due: The Princess and Curdie project. Share projects in class. Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. Thurs Spelling quiz. No hmwk. Week of May 26 to 30 Mon No School: Memorial Day Tues Spelling pre-test (first half of semester list). Wed Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. Thurs Spelling quiz (first half of semester list. No hmwk. Week of June 2 to 6 (End of Fourth Quarter and Second Semester) Mon Spelling pre-test (second half of semester list). Tues Hmwk: Study for test and second half of semester spelling quiz. Wed Semester Exams Thurs Semester Exams Syllabus | Assignments