Jan 23, 2026

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

• Check in
• A goodbye!
• List of missing assignments
• My schedule on Monday and Tuesday:
• I'll be in 214 from 10-1130, and 1220 to 310
• Missing speeches
• Film!
• Student interviews
• Take down your drawings

Jan 22, 2026

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

• Checking in
• In the news: Museum of Personal Failures
• List of missing assignments
• AM: 
• Missing speeches
• Shrek 2 Rigorous Academic Analysis of Symbolism in Film
• Report card interviews
• PM:
• Speeches!
• Winner?

Jan 21, 2026

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

• Checking in
• Handing back Unpacking responses
• Please take down your visuals!
• Reminder about report card comment sheet, due tomorrow
• Time to prep
• Speeches!
• Deciding on a winner?

Jan 20, 2026

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

• Checking in
• Returning quizzes
• Update on Unpacking Response
• Report card comment sheets
• Time to prep
• Speeches!

Jan 19, 2026

 Hello! Here's what we're up to:

• Checking in
• Recapping the rubric
• Time to prepare
• The worst poem of all time
• Speeches!
• Silence during speeches
• How the timer works
• Discussion after

Jan 16, 2026

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

• Checking in
• Recapping the project
• Your goal today is to practice the speech several times. Check your body language, voice and timing
• We start on Monday! Good luck!

Jan 15, 2026

 Hello! Here's what we're up to:

• Checking in
• Update: FIT on Monday will be a session for all grade 9s in the theater, about course selection
• List of missing assignments
• Anyone missing work is expected to come for the Turnaround days
• Handing back Much Ado Paragraphs
• Limited feedback on this one
• Right to challenge
• Right to redo
• Recapping Speech instructions
• Example of the beginning of a speech
• Time to work. Your goal is to walk in tomorrow with a rough draft complete, so that you can practice
• Typically, students at your level neglect to practice meaningfully in front of peers. HOW you do this is just as important as WHAT you say
• If in doubt, follow a loose essay structure:
• Hook to start
• Clear argument
• 2-3 points
• Concluding sentence