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Tyngsborough High School – English Department

Archive for May 7th, 2009

Great Books A

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 7th May 2009

We took some time to work on essays and speeches and listened to other Freshman Orientation speeches.

HOMEWORK:  Grad speech due on Monday.

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War Literature

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 7th May 2009

We continued listening to Henry V, Act IV.  Today we heard the “St. Crispian’s Day” speech from Henry and discussed how Shakespeare contrasts the French with the English.

HOMEWORK:  Continue to work on speeches.

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Journalism

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 7th May 2009

We continued to work on layout today.

HOMEWORK:  Story Generators due tomorrow.

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American Lit

Posted by Mr. Varnum on 7th May 2009

We listened to chapter two from The Great Gatsby today.  Following that, students chose two quotes from the chapter where the narrator reveals something about the characters he meets in that chapter.

HOMEWORK:  Study for the vocabulary quiz.

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