Monday, 1 December 2025

Dec 1, 2025

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

  • Checking in
  • Note: I mildly rejigged the schedule
  • Recapping the story
  • 3.4-5
    • Read aloud
      • We'll be skipping 3.4
    • Film
    • Student presentation (none in AM)
    • Reaction
    • Reading ahead
  • Time to fine tune your comics
  • Hand in your comics!
  • Turning our attention to the next two assignments
    • What groups do you want? Video or live? Preference for scenes and characters?
    • For the paragraph, we'll be doing more freewrites in the coming days

Friday, 28 November 2025

Nov 28, 2025

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

  • Checking in
  • Mr. Gummow
  • Time for your comic!

Thursday, 27 November 2025

Nov 27, 2025

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

  • Checking in
  • Recap of the story
  • 3.3
    • Discussion
    • Read aloud
    • Film
    • Student presentation
    • Reaction
  • Time to work on your comic strip

Wednesday, 26 November 2025

Nov 26, 2025

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

  • Checking in
  • To the shock of everyone, the comic will be delayed until Monday. Some reminders:
    • It should be done by hand
    • Humans are hard - use other forms if you'd like
    • The main points are: show a villain, do five acts
  • A look ahead at all three assignments, which are coming up
  • Blocks 1 and 4
    • Time to work on your comic
  • Block 3
    • Discussion
    • 3.2 (and a bit of 3.3)
    • Student presentation
    • Film
    • Reaction
    • Time for your comic

Tuesday, 25 November 2025

Nov 25, 2025

 Hello! Here's what we're up to:

  • Checking in
  • Recapping the story
  • Blocks 1 and 4
    • Reading 3.2 (and a bit of 3.3, to introduce Dogberry)
    • Film
    • Student presentation
    • Reaction
  • Block 3
    • Lockdown drill
    • Discussion
    • Reading 3.1
    • Film
    • Student presentation
    • Reaction
  • Time for your comic strip. Your goal is to have a rough draft done before tomorrow's lesson

Monday, 24 November 2025

Nov 24, 2025

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

  • Checking in
  • Recapping the story
  • Blocks 1 and 4
    • Discussion: "Opposites attract." Is this true?
    • Reading 3.1
    • Film?
    • Student presentation
    • Reaction
  • Block 3
    • Discussion: would finding out someone likes you change your perception of them?
    • Reading 2.3
    • Film
    • Student presentation
    • Reaction
  • Time to work on your comic strip
    • Tell me the villain
    • Tell me the story
    • Tell me the structure

Thursday, 20 November 2025

Nov 20, 2025

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

  • Checking in
  • PM: Reading 2.2
  • (Student presentations)
  • (Film)
  • Time for your comic book assignment! Tell me your idea, and how you'll structure it