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Archive for April 28th, 2009

Great Books A

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 28th April 2009

Maya Angelou 1993 Bill Clinton Inauguration

We held a poetry reading “al fresco” today.  We found a shady spot outside and read poems by Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Maya Angelou, Eddie Vedder and others.  Students commented briefly about their chosen poems.  Overall, an excellent class.  Freshmen orientation speeches were due today.

HOMEWORK:  Continue reading the novel and working on the paper.

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War Literature

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 28th April 2009

Students used the time to work on their web sites.

HOMEWORK:  Web sites due on Friday.

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Journalism

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 28th April 2009

We shared story generator ideas and declared our story topics for Friday’s deadline.

HOMEWORK:  Articles due on Friday, May 1.

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American Lit

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 28th April 2009

We reviewed the words for Vocab unit 12 and finished working on the “Completing the Sentence” section.

HOMEWORK:  Study vocab words for quiz on Friday.

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