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Tyngsborough High School – English Department

Archive for November 17th, 2008

Great Books A

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 17th November 2008

We did another one minute drill on Pride and Prejudice.  We focused on Darcy’s proposal and Elizabeth’s rejection of it.

HOMEWORK;  Continue reading.

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War Literature

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 17th November 2008

We continued discussing The Things They Carried, focusing on the role of truth in the war and the irony of war.

HOMEWORK:  Read “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong” for tomorrow.

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Journalism

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 17th November 2008

We began by setting deadlines for term 2.  Click here to see them.

Then, we continued by looking at the latest round of articles and suggesting revisions.  The layout editors continued with layout.

HOMEWORK:  Story generators due on Friday.

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American Lit

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 17th November 2008

We began by reviewing what we should see in the intro paragraph of our American Romanticism essay.

After that, we wrote stories using the vocabulary words in preparation for the quiz tomorrow.

HOMEWORK:  Study for vocabulary quiz.

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