Oct 14, 2026

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

• Eng 9
• Checking in
• Switching seats
• Silent reading
• Student presentation(s)
• Teacher notes
• Class discussion
• Recapping A5
• Time to work on A5 - your goal is to get started on your good copy tomorrow
• Eng 12
• Checking in
• Switching seats
• Recapping A5 and A6
• The bracket! Which one is most powerful?
• Example of logical fallacies in the media
• Identify logical fallacies
• What Overton window is being shifted?
• Time to plan for your A6
• Tomorrow, we'll do the cognitive biases, but quicker, and then I'll show you an example of A5

Oct 13, 2026

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

• Eng 9
• Checking in
• Update on interim report cards
• How'd Friday go?
• Silent reading
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Class discussion
• Checking in on A7
• Turning attention to A5
• Tomorrow, read the next two chapters
• Eng 12
• Checking in
• Update on interim report cards
• How'd Friday go?
• Hand in your A4. It needs:
• A good copy
• A properly formatted MLA works cited
• A rough copy with evidence of three peers having provided feedback
• A brainstorm/plan
• A note on peer editing, which I forgot to update you on
• Returning A3
• Reminder: you have the right to challenge (especially for a subjective one like this) and to redo
• Also, note that two assignments is enough to start to project some (very very limited) patterns. If you're concerned, start talking to me now
• Freewrite: What is an opinion you have the makes you an outlier? Explain.
• Reminder about A5 and A6, and a look ahead at the week
• What is the Overton Window?
• Article
• Video (a heads up on the video's biases - their funding, their belief about politicians, and about guns)
• Examples
• Introducing Cognitive Biases and Logical Fallacies, and THE BRACKET

Oct 9, 2026

 Hello! Sorry I couldn't be there!

• English 9 - you may work on any of the following:
• Make a plan for Assignment 5 (Visual) by answering:
• Which communities will you choose?
• What symbol will you create?
• How will you depict it?
• Read ahead in The Hate U Give (Chapter 5 should be read before Tuesday's class)
• English 12 - you may work on any of the following:
• Edit your Assignment 4 (paragraph) - Consider asking the teacher to provide feedback on your work. For Tuesday, you'll need to include:
• A good copy
• A rough copy with evidence of three peer reviews
• A works cited
• A rough copy and/or plan
• Brainstorm a response for Assignment 6 (Overton Window Video)

Oct 8, 2026

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

• Eng 9
• Checking in
• Silent reading
• Student presentation on Chapter 2-3
• Note on class expectations
• Note on how assessment happens
• Recapping A5
• Examples
• Rubric
• Brainstorm
• Tomorrow, there will be a TOC. You'll be expected to use that time to (a) create a plan for A5 and/or (b) read ahead in THUG
• Eng 12
• Checking in
• Time to work on A4
• Introducing A5 and A6
• Introducing The Overton Window and Logical Fallacies
• Activity: The voting age should be changed
• Handout
• Video explaining the Overton Window (background on the makers of the video)
• Example
• Initial reaction and plans

Oct 7, 2026

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

• Eng 9
• Checking in
• Recapping A3
• Time to work - Due tomorrow everyone
• Good copy
• Works Cited
• Rough copy with review from three peers
• Original brainstorm/plan
• Collecting book numbers
• Introducing Assignments 5, 6 and 7
• Historical background on THUG (image generated by Gemini)

• Before tomorrow's lesson, read chapter 2 and 3 (this will help the first presenter)
• Time to read/work on your A3
• Eng 12
• Checking in
• Recapping A4 - I'm moving the due date back to Tuesday
• I'm changing the plan for the upcoming couple of weeks, to focus on media briefly. This is to both give Life of Pi some extra time to arrive, and also because it will provide effective tools for the novel units
• How to quote and cite
• Walk
• Time to work
• Your goal is to finish a rough draft before tomorrow's lesson. On Friday I won't be here, and the TOC is pretty great at writing, so can help you with your writing

Oct 6, 2026

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

• Eng 9
• Checking in
• Recapping A3 instructions - I'm delaying the assignment by one day, and giving time tomorrow
• How to peer review
• Evidence of three peers
• Commas and spelling
• Mr. McLean's Writing tips
• Paragraph structure
• Compliment sandwich
• Collecting book numbers for THUG
• Reviewing A4 in detail
• Presentation on Ch 1 of THUG
• Tomorrow, hand in A3, and I'll be giving a lesson on the background of THUG
• Read Chapters 2 and 3 before Thursday
• Eng 12
• Checking in
• Time to collect late A3
• Recapping A4 instructions and rubric
• A note on upcoming in-class paragraph and plagiarism: if your writing on A4 doesn't match your writing for the two in-class writes, you'll be getting a retroactive 0 on A4, and will have to redo it entirely in class. You'll also lose the right to complete any other written assignment at home.
• Mr. McLean's writing tips
• Time to write. Your goal is to complete a half of a rough draft before tomorrow's lesson, for peer review.

October 5, 2026

 Hello! Here's what we're up to:

• Eng 9
• Checking in
• Reminder of A3 details and rubric
• Quoting and Citing
• Time to write!
• Tomorrow, we'll do peer editing
• Teacher reading the first chapter
• Before tomorrow, finish the first chapter - I'll be doing a presentation to model it
• Eng 12
• Hand in A3
• Reminder: your response should be a clear reaction to the question
• For anyone who used software, walk me through what you did
• Recapping A4 and the texts
• How to write a paragraph, and an example
• Time to brainstorm (save your notes)
• Your goal is to walk in tomorrow with:
• The literary term you're using
• The argument you're making
• The two or three examples you'll be using
• Tomorrow, we'll write the rough draft