Here's what we're up to!
- Checking in
- Recapping last week, including upcoming reading schedule and assignments
- AM: Teacher reads a bit
- Silent reading
- Grammar lesson:
- Commas
- Periods
- Semi-colons
- Activity
- Freewrite
Monday, 23 February 2026
Feb 23, 2026
Friday, 20 February 2026
Feb 20, 2026
Hello! Here's what we're up to today:
- Checking in
- Heads up - today is what I call a "pivot" day, so there's lots of information, but not a lot to do
- People missing A1
- Hand in A3! Please note: I don't mark assignments that come to my email. Put it on the Teams assignment (Word document - not a PDF or Pages or Image), or hand it in in person.
- A warning on plagiarism
- So many assignments! Here's what's coming up on the calendar:
- Circling back to A2: make sure you're on the same page
- Recapping A4
- Introducing A5 (visual), A6 (quiz) and A7 (essay)
- Eng 8: Introducing A8 (freewrites)
- Distributing the novel
- Collecting numbers
- Introduction to the novel
- Background on The Hate U Give
- Angie Thomas and her goals
- Background
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- 1619 Project
- Slavery and racism in Canada
- Emmet Till
- Rodney King
- Ferguson Riots and the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement
- George Floyd Protests
- Background on Dry
- Discussion: where do we get our water?
- Headline: Sunshine Coast reservoirs
- Neal Shusterman
- Reading the novel aloud
- Freewrite
- Looking ahead at next week
- Eng 9, read Chapters 2-3 by Thursday
- Eng 8, read to page 53 by Thursday
Thursday, 19 February 2026
Feb 19, 2026
Hello! Here's what we're up to today:
- Checking in
- Let's take a pause to talk about books!
- Assignment 2
- How's the progress? What's your timeline? Checking in with each group.
- Introducing Assignment 4 - Literature Presentation
- Describing both books
- Establishing an order of presentations
- Working on Assignment 3
- Your goal today is to finish your rough draft, and show me for feedback. It is due tomorrow.
- When I check in, I'll be focusing on the Writing Tips, to make sure it's formatted properly
- Reviewing Writing Tips
- Reviewing Academic Writing Rubric
- Tomorrow, we'll start talking about the novel study, and do some reading and writing
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Feb 18, 2026
Hello! Here's what we're up to today:
- Checking in
- Eng 8: How to integrate quotes
- Recap of key resources
- Paragraph structure
- Academic Writing Rubric
- Writing tips
- Lesson Notes
- Time to write
- Your goal today is to write the first half of your paragraph, and show me
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Feb 17, 2026
Hello! Here's what we're up to today:
- Checking in
- Returning Assignment 1
- Reminder: this is the start of a conversation we'll be having about marks. If you're disappointed, or feeling shame, it's best to tell me and work together. This is often a chance for students to adjust course early.
- All your comments and your mark for this is on Teams - both for clarity and for my own need to write interim report cards. In the future, all comments will be written, but the mark will still be on Teams
- This is also my first chance to say: I'm sorry about my writing.
- Reminder:
- Review of rubrics
- Right to challenge
- Right to redo
- Please return them (feel free to take a picture). This is the only assignment I'll be keeping
- Use this feedback for your next assignment
- Recapping last week
- Recapping assignment 3, and each assignment
- Circling back to our final text
- Tone
- Thematic Statement
- Writing guidelines
- How to write a paragraph
- How to integrate quotes (tomorrow for Eng 8)
- Mr. McLean's Writing Tips
- Teacher example
- Time to write
- Your goal today: write down a plan. It should include
- Eng 9
- Texts you'll use
- Literary term you've chosen
- Specific examples (2 or 3)
- Eng 8
- Texts you'll use
- Thematic Statement
- Specific examples (2 or 3)
- Checking in on assignment 2
- Progress in book
- Timeline
- Plan
Thursday, 12 February 2026
Feb 12, 2026
Hello! Here's what we're up to today:
- Checking in
- Recapping yesterday
- Recapping Assignment 3 - delayed by at least one day
- Analysis of story:
- Examples of characterization
- Examples of symbolism
- Identify tone
- Identify thematic statement
- Connect to first text
- Discussion: First Peoples Principles of Learning. What do we do well? What are we bad at?
- English 9
- Discussion: When you think of Indigenous Art, what do you think of?
- Background on Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun (pass around the book)
- Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun - video from MOA
- Ovoids
- Red Man Watching White Man Try to Fix Hole in the Sky
- Activity
- What do you see?
- What are some possible symbols?
- Offer a thematic statement
- Offer your opinion
- Connect to other two texts
- English 8
- Recap of geography of Coast Salish Peoples
- Literary term:
- Myth
- Discussion: What myths do you know?
- Background on E Pauline Johnson
- Intro to "Legends of the Capilano"
- "The Two Sisters"
- Opinion
- Tone
- Thematic Statement
- Connect to other two texts
Wednesday, 11 February 2026
Feb 11, 2026
Hello! Here's what we're up to today:
- Checking in
- Reminder of Assignment 3
- English 9
- Literary term:
- Characterization
- Activity
- Freewrite: Tomorrow, all satellites crash, and cell phones are useless forever. Is the world better or worse?
- Reading "The Veldt
- Reaction:
- Opinion
- What did you think of the story?
- How accurate a prediction is it?
- Analysis
- Find examples of characterization
- Find symbols
- Identify tone
- Identify Thematic Statement
- Connect the two texts - how might they relate for Assignment 3
- English 8
- Literary terms:
- Characterization
- Activity
- Freewrite: Should young people be treated equally to adults in court?
- Background on Langston Hughes, and a note on vocabulary
- Reading "Thank You M'am"
- Reaction:
- Opinion
- Characterization
- Symbols
- Tone
- Thematic Statement
- How might this connect to Assignment 3?
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