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Tyngsborough High School – English Department

Archive for February 12th, 2009

Great Books A

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 12th February 2009

Ralph EllisonImage via Wikipedia

We looked at the progress people had made on our Ralph Ellison/Invisible Man websites.  Students spent the rest of the period continuing to work on the sites.

HOMEWORK:  Check the Invisible Man Reading Schedule for the next deadlines.

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War Literature

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 12th February 2009

Map of battle, July 1.Image via Wikipedia

We watched episode 5 of Ken Burns’s The Civil War.  The episode dealt with the Battle of Gettysburg.

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American Lit

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 12th February 2009

Drawing of Huckleberry finn with a rabbit and ...Image via Wikipedia

Students wrote stories using their vocabulary words today in preparation for the quiz tomorrow.  After they finished, they continued working on their The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn facebook projects.  Click the link here to see the assignment.

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Journalism

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 12th February 2009

We continued working on our “Teens and Technology” polls and printed out the forms to be distributed tomorrow.

HOMEWORK:  Articles are due tomorrow.

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