Oct 17, 2025

 Hello! Here's what we're up to today:

• Checking in
• Student presentation(s)
• Teacher notes
• Student reaction
• Time for A5 - Due Monday
• For Monday, read the next two chapters

Oct 16, 2025

 Hello! Here's what we're up to today:

• Checking in
• Student presentation(s)
• Teacher notes
• Student reaction
• Time for A5
• Tomorrow, read the next two chapters

Oct 15, 2025

 Hello! Here's what we're up to today:

• Checking in
• Reminders
• Anyone who needs to do the quiz should come during FIT tomorrow
• It's time to start booking your Independent Novel interviews. 
• I'm happy to do them during my FIT times off, but you'll need to plan ahead
• Student presentation(s)
• Teacher notes
• Student reaction
• Time for A5
• Tomorrow, read the next two chapters

Oct 14, 2025

 Hello! Here's what we're up to today:

• Checking in
• A note on going to the bathroom
• How'd it go on Thursday/Friday? My apologies for not posting the Thursday lesson
• Student presentation(s)
• Teacher notes
• Student reaction
• Distributing quiz results
• Reminder: challenges and redos
• Feedback on plans for A5 and A6
• For Wednesday, read chapters 12 and 13

Oct 10, 2025

 Hello! Sorry I can't be there today! Here's the plan.

• All presentations have now been moved back by a day, so today's presenters can wait until Tuesday. This now means:
• Tuesday is Chapters 10-11 (Simone, Victoria, Jose) and Anya's Chapter 8/9 presentation
• Wednesday is Chapters 12-13 (Estelle, Bronwen, Seb)
• Thursday is Chapters 14-15 (Cohen, Samuel, Conor)
• Silent reading for 15-20 minutes
• Complete your answers from yesterday's lesson:
• Assignment 5 - Visual response
• Brainstorm, and write down an answer for these two questions.
• (1) What communities will you focus on?
• (2) How will you depict this relationship visually?
• Assignment 6 - Essay
• Brainstorm, and write down an answer for these two questions. 
• (3) What topic do you want to focus on for your essay?
• (4) What question might you ask yourself?
• Begin working on Assignment 5 - there is paper and drawing supplies in class

Oct 9, 2025

 Hello! Sorry I can't be there today. Here's what you're up to:

• Tomorrow, we'll continue on schedule:
• Chapters 8/9 presented by Anya, Costa, and Jayden
• Chapters 10/11 presented by Simone, Victoria and Jose
• Silent reading - 15 minutes
• Assignment 5 - Visual response
• Brainstorm, and write down an answer for these two questions. You'll need to show me your answers tomorrow.
• (1) What communities will you focus on?
• (2) How will you depict this relationship visually?
• Assignment 6 - Essay
• Brainstorm, and write down an answer for these two questions. You'll need to show me your answers tomorrow.
• (3) What topic do you want to focus on for your essay?
• (4) What question might you ask yourself?

Thanks folks!

Oct 8, 2025

 Hello! Here's what we're up to today:

• Checking in
• Nigel returns!
• Tomorrow, read chapter 9