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Archive for April 7th, 2009

Great Books B

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 7th April 2009

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We read the Pygmalion myth from Ovid and then read Act I of Pygmalion by Shaw.

After we finished reading, we watched the first part of My Fair Lady.

HOMEWORK:  Continue reading in your novel.

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War Literature

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 7th April 2009

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We finished listening to the second act of Henry V.

HOMEWORK:  Prepare for quiz on Act II and continue reading your novel.

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Journalism

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 7th April 2009

We looked at the recent article submissions on the projector today.

HOMEWORK:  Story Generators due on Thursday.

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American Lit

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 7th April 2009

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Since nobody did the homework, we began reading “The Mystery of Heroism” by Stephen Crane in class and talked about the literary movements of realism and naturalism.

HOMEWORK:  Finish reading the story and prepare for quiz tomorrow.  Vocabulary quiz tomorrow.

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