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Tyngsborough High School – English Department

Archive for March 17th, 2009

Great Books B

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 17th March 2009

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We had our one minute drill on the last section of Invisible Man today.  We discussed the significance of the items in the briefcase, Rinehart and the motif of vision in the novel.

HOMEWORK:  Re-read the Prologue and Epilogue.

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War Literature

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 17th March 2009

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Students used the period to begin working on their American Revolution projects.  One of the novels chosen was April Morning by Howard Fast.

HOMEWORK:  Begin reading the novel.

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American Lit

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 17th March 2009

We wrote a type II essay on our poems today, checking to see how much we’ve learned so far.  After that, we continued working on the projects.

HOMEWORK:  Continue working on the poems.

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Journalism

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 17th March 2009

We finished the layout for the second issue today.  Other students worked on their poll articles and their articles for Friday.

HOMEWORK:  Articles due on Friday.

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