June 17, 2026

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

• Checking in
• Report card comment sheet is due by Friday morning at the latest (but I'll be starting interviews tomorrow)
• Time to prepare
• Speeches!

June 16, 2026

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

• Checking in
• Reminder: tomorrow is the soft deadline for missing work. Emails will go out to parents on Thursday if anything is missing.
• Eng 9: Returning Unpacking Assignments
• Time to practice
• Speeches!

June 15, 2026

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

• Checking in
• Missing work list
• As of Thursday (after the soft deadline) I'm sending emails home
• Eng 8: handing back ads
• Handing back in-class paragraphs!
• Right to challenge
• Right to redo
• Last chance to get the boxes ticked
• Reminder of the schedule for the next two weeks
• The worst poem ever written
• Rules for when speeches are happening, and after speeches happen
• Speeches!

June 12, 2026

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

• Checking in
• Missing projects
• Reminder of deadlines:
• Soft deadline: Wednesday the 17th
• Hard deadline: Wednesday the 24th
• Going over fine print and how Monday will look
• Your goal is that by the end of the lesson today, you have had all of the boxes complete.
• Practice over and over again today
• Feel free to use the podium

June 11, 2026

 Hello! Here's what we're up to:

• Checking in
• Missing projects
• Reminder of deadlines:
• Soft deadline: Wednesday June 17th
• Hard deadline: Wednesday, June 24th
• Advice: lean into who you are
• Political speech example
• Checking the first half of each of your speeches
• Time to write: your goal is to complete your rough draft before tomorrow's lesson
• If you're done early, start practicing!
• I need to see your handwritten speech tomorrow for it to be ready for Monday
• Walk once I've checked in with everyone

June 10, 2026

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

• Checking in
• Missing projects
• Recapping where we're at with the speech
• Example speech from a film
• Time to work
• Everyone's "evidence" section should be complete
• By the end of today, you should have half of your speech written
• Note: if any of the boxes are incomplete by the time it's your turn to go up, I'll be bringing your mark for the project down a grade
• Walk
• Time to work

June 9, 2026

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

• Checking in
• Leftover presentations and performances
• Revisiting the speech criteria
• Your goal today is establish
• What your argument is
• What evidence will you use
• What gimmicks you might use
• Speech from teacher
• Note my body language and voice
• Tomorrow I'll show a Hollywood one, and the next day a political one
• Time to work