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Tyngsborough High School – English Department

Archive for November 14th, 2008

Great Books B

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 14th November 2008

We had an outstanding discussion about Pride and Prejudice today.  We focused on Elizabeth and Darcy and discussed their strengths and weaknesses as characters.

HOMEWORK:  Continue reading in the novel.

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War Literature

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 14th November 2008

We discussed the first seven stories in The Things They Carried, focusing on the concept of truth in war and what emotional baggage the characters carried with them.

HOMEWORK:  Continue reading the novel.

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American Lit

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 14th November 2008

We took a quiz on “Thanatopsis” and began inputting our essays into Google Docs.

HOMEWORK:  Continue working on essays.

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Journalism

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 14th November 2008

Articles were due today.  We worked on copy editing and layout.

HOMEWORK:  Revise articles.

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