Tuesday, 7 April 2026

April 7, 2026

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

  • Checking in
  • I won't be here tomorrow. You'll be using the time to read, work on your essay plan, and prepare for your Independent Novel Study (if it's not done)
  • Students missing work list - you have less than one week
  • Reminder: Monday is the quiz redo (or your first one if you haven't done it)
  • Eng 9: A2 meeting list
  • Student presentation
  • Teacher notes
  • Walk?
  • Eng 9: Film
  • Eng 8: Time for A2

Thursday, 2 April 2026

April 2, 2026

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

  • Checking in
  • Scheduling A2 for Eng 9
  • PM: Silent reading
  • Student presentation
  • Teacher notes
  • Eng 9: Film
  • Eng 8: Time for A2

Tuesday, 31 March 2026

April 1, 2026

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

  • Checking in
  • Quiz
  • List of missing work - April 13th deadline for midterms
  • (AM: Student presentation)
  • Writing practice - interjections! 
    • Footnotes, em dashes, colons and parentheses
  • Freewrite
  • Eng 9: Film
    • Start at the beginning, or from where we stopped?
  • Eng 8: 
    • Checking back in on Freewrite assignment
    • Time to work on A2

March 31, 2026

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

  • Checking in
  • Rearranging seats
  • List of students missing work
    • Reminder: for redone, missing or challenged work to count towards the midterm, the deadline is April 13th
    • Tip: This is often the window when students who want to turn around their grades get to work
  • Updated reading schedule - Shakespeare is ready
  • Silent reading
  • Student presentation
  • Teacher notes
  • Reviewing essay structure
  • Practicing a thesis statement
    • Specific
    • Debatable
  • Freewrite to practice
  • Checking on the essay plan

Monday, 30 March 2026

March 30, 2026

 Hello! Welcome back! Here's what we're up to:

  • Checking in
  • Recapping where we've been, where we're going
  • Eng 9: Scheduling your A2 interview
  • Eng 8: Reminding you about your A2 video
  • Silent reading
  • Returning assignments!
    • Quiz
      • How I marked it
      • Right to redo - there will be a redo quiz schedule for April 13th. It will be on the entire novel, and will be more challenging
      • Right to challenge, but it is unlikely
    • Visual
      • How I marked it
      • Please consider putting it on the wall!
      • Right to redo and challenge
    • Update on where your mark stands
  • Reviewing Essay project
  • Structure of an essay document
  • Freewrite - getting back in the swing of things with an argument
  • Tomorrow, we carry on with presentations (who's presenting?)

Friday, 13 March 2026

March 13, 2026

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

  • Checking in
  • Student presentation
  • Teacher notes
  • Prep for quiz
  • Quiz
  • Last minute check in:
    • Write notes on your plan
    • Check with A2 group members
  • Eng 9: Film
  • Eng 8: Freewrite

Thursday, 12 March 2026

March 12, 2026

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

  • Checking in
  • How did yesterday go?
  • Change of plans: we'll do the quiz tomorrow 
  • Silent reading 
  • Student presentation 
  • Teacher notes
  • Handing back A3
    • Right to redo
    • Right to challenge
    • Connection to essay
  • Checking all plans - be sure to save them in whatever form you prefer 
  • Eng 9: watching the film
  • Eng 8: free write
  • Tomorrow, we'll do a presentation, then the quiz