Nov 28, 2024

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

EFP10

• Checking in
• In the news, and in the news!
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Time to work on your creative response
• A heads up on today's FIT - you'll recognize the speaker!
• Tomorrow, read the next section

ENG 8

• Checking in
• Student Forum tomorrow morning!
• Recapping flash fiction assignment
• Time to work. I'll call each of you up so you can tell me what your plan is
• Tomorrow, read the next section

Nov 27, 2024

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

EFP 10

• Checking in
• Reminder of Friday's Student Forum
• Student presentation(s?)
• Teacher notes
• Freewrite
• For tomorrow, read the next chapter

Eng 8

• Checking in
• Reminder of Friday's Student Forum (and Thursday for PM)
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Freewrite
• Time to work on the short story. Come tell me your plan!
• For tomorrow, read the next chapter

Nov 26, 2024

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

EFP 10

• Checking in
• Writing exercise
• Walk
• Time to work on your short story - a rough draft should be complete by Monday. Our goal next week is to focus on how to revise creative writing
• By tomorrow, read the next chapter

ENG 8

• Checking in
• Update on assignment
• Writing exercise
• Walk
• Time to work on your short story - a rough draft should be complete by Monday
• By tomorrow, read the next chapter

Nov 25, 2024

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

EFP10

• Checking in
• A pitch to come to Student Forum on Friday
• Looking at the schedule
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Time to prepare for your short story - I'll check with each of you about your plans
• For Wednesday, read the next section. Tomorrow will be time to write

Eng 8

• Checking in
• A pitch to come to Student Forum on Friday
• Looking at the schedule
• Silent reading
• Discussion
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Walk
• Freewrite
• For Wednesday, read the next section

Nov 21, 2024

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

Eng 8

• Checking in
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Freewrite
• For Monday, read the next section

EFP10

• Checking in
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Time to plan story - checking in with each of you
• For Monday, read the next section

Nov 20, 2024

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

Eng 8

• Checking in
• Silent reading
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• (AM) Writing lesson - tone vs atmosphere
• Freewrite
• Tomorrow, read the next section

EFP10

• Checking in
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Recapping the story before
• Voices to start the chapters
• Vague wording
• Vague timeline
• Discussion
• Reaction
• Thoughts on allegory
• Time to brainstorm your story
• Setting: where and when is it?
• Characters: who is in it?
• Point of View: How will it be told?
• Plot: What's the dilemma?
• Tomorrow, read the next section

November 19, 2024

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

Eng 8

• Checking in
• Reminder about taking notes for the in-class paragraph
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Initial reaction 
• Writing lesson - tone vs atmosphere
• Freewrite
• Time to read

EFP 10

• Checking in
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Recapping the creative writing rubric - anything you'd like to clarify?
• What is a prologue and an epilogue?
• Example of a prologue
• Time to brainstorm
• Setting: where and when is it?
• Characters: who is in it?
• Point of View: How will it be told?
• Plot: What's the dilemma?
• For tomorrow, read Chapter 10