1. What are British public schools (equivalent to our private schools) like today?

Who attends them and why? What are the advantages and disadvantages of all girls or all boys schools? How do these schools compare to private schools in the United States? To our public schools?

2. Study the history of slang. Where does it come from, and how does it spread?

What does it contribute to language?

Interview several of your peers, and find out what their favorite slang expressions are and why.

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3. Why does Rennison use the diary form?

Compare her novels to one or two other novels which use this form.

4. What impact do popular TV shows and movies have on Georgia? How do these media affect American teens? How do American teens relate to popular culture?

5. Historically, British...