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Tyngsborough High School – English Department

Archive for January 6th, 2009

Great Books A

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 6th January 2009

We did some prep for the UCE (Tuesday, period 1) and did our one minute drill on the last part of 1984.

HOMEWORK:  Prepare for test on 1984 on Thursday.

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War Literature

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 6th January 2009

We continued to review for the test on Flags of Our Fathers. We will resume our discussion tomorrow.

HOMEWORK:  Complete questions for test if you have not already.

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Journalism

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 6th January 2009

We looked at the columns that were written before vacation and talked about the qualities we look for in columns.

HOMEWORK:  Continue working on articles and story generators.

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American Lit

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 6th January 2009

We continued our review of the first two terms to get ready for the UCE.

We also discussed the beginning of Emerson’s “Self-Reliance”, particularly how it applies to high school students.

HOMEWORK:  Add five things to your list on Romanticism and Transcendentalism.  This will be a quiz grade.

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