Posted by Mr. Varnum on 19th November 2009
Reviewed vocabulary exercises to begin the period.
We discussed “The Rear Guard” and “Dulce et Decorum Est”
HOMEWORK: Study for vocabulary quiz.
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Posted by Mr. Varnum on 16th November 2009
Students received the words for Vocabulary Unit 5.
Students also received the poems for the World War I unit. We read the poems and broke into partners to answer the questions which followed.
HOMEWORK: Answer the “Completing the Sentence” questions with words of your choosing and underline the context clues. You do not need to use the actual vocabulary words.
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Posted by Mr. Varnum on 9th November 2009
Students took the quiz on Vocab unit 4 and the quiz on “Soldier’s Home”.
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Posted by Mr. Varnum on 5th November 2009
First, we watched a few minutes of the movie version of “All Quiet on the Western Front” to show students trench warfare.
Next, we reviewed “Soldier’s Home” by Ernest Hemingway and discussed the study questions.
Finally, we did some work with the vocabulary words.
HOMEWORK: Prepare for quizzes on the story and the vocab words on Monday.
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Posted by Mr. Varnum on 3rd November 2009
I distributed new vocabulary lists today. We also had a brief discussion on World War I and began reading “Soldier’s Home” by Ernest Hemingway. Click here for a copy of the story.
HOMEWORK: Finish reading the story and answer the Making Meanings questions at the end of the story.
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Posted by Mr. Varnum on 28th October 2009
I offered students an extra credit assignment: Childrens Book Project.
We continued watching The Kite Runner.
HOMEWORK: Continue to work on essay revisions and prepare for end of term retakes.
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Posted by Mr. Varnum on 27th October 2009
HOMEWORK: Study for retake tests.
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Posted by Mr. Varnum on 23rd October 2009
Students took the test on The Kite Runner.
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Posted by Mr. Varnum on 21st October 2009
I was not in school today.
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Posted by Mr. Varnum on 19th October 2009
Students took the vocabulary quiz today.
Following that, we began to review for the test on The Kite Runner on Friday.
HOMEWORK: Prepare for test.
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