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Tyngsborough High School – English Department

Archive for February 11th, 2009

War Lit

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 11th February 2009

Portrait of Gen. Robert E.Image via Wikipedia

We continued our discussion of The Killer Angels today, focusing on the relationship between Robert E. Lee and James Longstreet.

HOMEWORK:  Continue reading the novel.

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Great Books B

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 11th February 2009

Invisible ManImage via Wikipedia

We spent the period working on the websites for Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man. I showed the students how to put audio files and links on the websites.

HOMEWORK:  Continue reading the novel.

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American Lit

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 11th February 2009

We continued to work on Huck’s facebook page.

HOMEWORK:  Vocab quiz on Friday.  Continue to work on the facebook page.

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Journalism

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 11th February 2009

We began a project on “Teens and Technology”.  We are conducting polls in homerooms on Friday on how teens use technology.  We plan to make this a center spread for our next issue.

HOMEWORK:  Articles due on Friday.

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