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English II
Read the selections from the Exeter Book, and answer the following questions, using complete sentences and citing from the text:
  • #1-4 on p89
  • #1-4 on p93
  • Comp Check, 2-3, and 7 on p96
Try to guess these Anglo-Saxon riddles without looking at the answers...
English IV
This week, we are working on the "problem" portion of your research paper. Your topic should be a typical problem that is solved by a person in your profession.

For example, if I were writing this about being a high school English teacher, I could write about the problem of plagiarism. I would research the problem thoroughly and present statistics and examples.

Next week, we will write the "solution" portion of the paper. Until you fully understand the problem (whatever it is), you cannot hope to solve it. In fact, most of your education will consist of these two sides of every issues - the existence and prevalence of various "problems" and the methods and strategies to "solve" them.

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