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Archive for January 11th, 2008

Period 6B

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 11th January 2008

We discussed “Walden” and how the ideas apply to the 21st Century.  After that, we began to discuss the concept of unjust and unfair laws to begin our study of “Civil Disobedience”.

HOMEWORK:  Read Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” (or “Resistance to Civil Government”) and answer the reading check questions which follow.

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Period 5B

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 11th January 2008

Macbeth presentations took place today. After that, we began our review for the Unified Content Exams. Students were working together to create a Review Game or Presentation.

HOMEWORK: Work on projects.

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Period 2

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 11th January 2008

We continued our discussion of unjust laws and began to talk about Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience”.

HOMEWORK:  Begin review for the Unified Content Exams.

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