Friday, 17 October 2025

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

Thursday, 16 October 2025

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

Wednesday, 15 October 2025

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

Tuesday, 14 October 2025

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

Friday, 10 October 2025

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

Thursday, 9 October 2025

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!

Wednesday, 8 October 2025

Oct 8, 2025

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

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