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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Archive for April, 2009
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War Literature
Posted by Mr. Varnum on 16th April 2009
Image via WikipediaWe continued with Act III of Henry V today. We finished reading through scene 6.
HOMEWORK: Continue working on websites and novels.
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Journalism
Posted by Mr. Varnum on 16th April 2009
We continued watching The Paper.
HOMEWORK: Articles due tomorrow.
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American Lit
Posted by Mr. Varnum on 16th April 2009
We talked about all the significant historical events which took place during the 20th Century and how those things might affect the literature of the time. After that, we did a type II essay on the following:
Based on the three tenets of the American Dream found in the textbook, does that dream still exist in 2009?
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Great Books A
Posted by Mr. Varnum on 15th April 2009
We read the second act of Pygmalion in class today.
HOMEWORK: Read in your novels.
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War Literature
Posted by Mr. Varnum on 15th April 2009
We continued on with the third Act of Henry V. We discussed Henry’s speech in scene two at length.
HOMEWORK: Continue reading novels.
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Journalism
Posted by Mr. Varnum on 15th April 2009
Cover of The PaperWe began watching The Paper, a Ron Howard film about a day in the life of a New York City daily paper.
HOMEWORK: Articles due on Friday.
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American Lit
Posted by Mr. Varnum on 15th April 2009
We took the quiz on “To Build a Fire” today.
HOMEWORK: Read “The Moderns” introduction section in your textbook and take 10 notes.
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Great Books B
Posted by Mr. Varnum on 14th April 2009
I presented the students with the following assignment:
You have been selected to speak at the freshman orientation for Tyngsborough High School this fall. You have 10 minutes to speak to the students on the following topic: How to make your high school years the most productive. Write the speech that you would give to this audience.
The rubric for this assignment can be found here. The final copy of this assignment is due on Friday, April 17.
HOMEWORK: Work on speech or reading your novel.
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