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Tyngsborough High School – English Department

Archive for March, 2008

Journalism

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 20th March 2008

We continued with layout today.  Story Generators were due.

HOMEWORK:  Next two articles due on March 27.

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Period 3

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 20th March 2008

We continued watching Moby Dick.

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Period 6B

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 19th March 2008

We continued with our Dickinson presentations today.  Sadly, we were interrupted by the madness of March.

HOMEWORK:  Begin reading The Great Gatsby.

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Period 5B

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 19th March 2008

Students took the Romanticism Quiz.

HOMEWORK:  Read 783-800 and answer the “Quickwrite” on page 800 with a Type II, 20 line writing.

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Period 3

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 19th March 2008

Students took the quiz on Vocabulary Unit 7.  Following that, we continued watching Moby Dick.

HOMEWORK:  Review notes on Moby Dick.

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Period 6A

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 18th March 2008

We did a Type II writing (20 lines) on the most significant lesson learned in high school.

HOMEWORK:  Prepare for the Romanticism quiz on Thursday.

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Journalism

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 18th March 2008

We continued with layout.

HOMEWORK:  Story Generators are due on 3/20.  New articles and stringbooks are due on 3/27.

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Period 3

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 18th March 2008

We lost the period to March Madness activities.

HOMEWORK:  Study for unit 7 vocabulary quiz tomorrow.

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Period 6B

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 17th March 2008

We began the Dickinson poem presentations today.

HOMEWORK:  Review information from presentations.

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Period 5B

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 17th March 2008

We finished The Quiet Man.

After that, the students completed a type II writing assignment on the biggest lesson they learned in high school.

HOMEWORK:  The final novel project is due on Monday, March 24.

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