May 20, 2026

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

• Checking in
• Student presentation
• Finishing the play!
• Reminder:
• Comedy = marriage and the continuity of life
• Tragedy = the inevitability of death
• What do you think of the ending?
• Reminder of performance criteria
• Form groups, and select the scenes you want
• Wheel of names?
• Film?

May 19, 2026

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

• Checking in
• Hand in your creative responses!
• Reading ahead
• Student presentation(s)
• Planning for in-class paragraph
• Film

May 15, 2026

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

• Checking in
• How'd yesterday go?
• Reading ahead
• Student presentation
• Fine print for Creative Assignment
• Looking ahead to schedule next two weeks
• Time for Creative Assignment
• Film?

May 14, 2026

 Hello! Sorry I can't be there today:

• Eng 9 - time to work on your Assignment 8 (comic strip villain). We'll check in a bit about it tomorrow, but this is the last class time you'll have before it is due on Tuesday
• Eng 8 - earthquake drill!

May 13, 2026

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

• Checking in
• A note on the grade 7s in the building
• Student presentation
• Reading ahead
• Eng 8 - What is your answer to the in-class paragraph so far?
• Time for Creative Response
• Tomorrow will still be the entire block for the creative response
• Earthquake Drill in PM - reminder of how they work

May 12, 2026

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

• Checking in
• Eng 8: Garbage on the floor
• Update: I'm delaying the creative response to Tuesday
• Student Presentation
• Reading ahead
• Eng 9: we'll dabble in 3.4 and 3.5, but let's get to 4.1 - it's the good stuff
• Time for your creative response

May 11, 2026

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

• Checking in
• Missing works list
• Student presentation(s)
• Reading ahead
• Time for creative response