Oct 16, 2026

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

• Eng 9
• Checking in
• Silent reading
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Class discussion
• Freewrite
• Time to work on A5
• Eng 12
• Checking in
• List of missing work!
• Returning A4 (for those who handed it in)
• Recapping assignment instructions and rubric
• You have the right to challenge and redo
• Recapping A5 and A6
• We are shocked, SHOCKED, to announce I've pushed back the due date for A6, as the 23rd is a Pro D day
• Explanation of expository paragraph
• The rubric will be the same as your A3 - this is meant to solidify your paragraph skills
• Returning to the Fox News article:
• What Overton Window are they shifting?
• Teacher example of the structure of a response
• Time to complete your own response
• Building a response together
• Time to work - either on A5 or A6
• I have copies of an extra article to practice on, for those who would like it
• For A6, by Monday, I would like to know:
• Who is in your group?
• What will the medium of your video be?
• What Overton Window are you trying to shift?
• Consider which category you want to aim for:
• Unthinkable
• Radical
• Acceptable
• Sensible
• Popular
• Monday will be a work period: you may prepare for A5, or get going on A6. The best way to get ready to is to write a practice response using either of the articles, and then give it to me for feedback during class or during FIT.
• A reminder about leaving room at the end of class

Oct 15, 2026

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

• Eng 9
• Checking in
• (PM - earthquake drill)
• Silent reading
• Recapping A5
• Time to work - your job is to show me initial plans today
• Tomorrow, have chapters 8 and 9 complete
• Eng 12
• Recapping yesterday
• Difference between logical fallacies and cognitive biases
• Cognitive biases - group activity
• Example of a news article - note inverted pyramid structure
• Identify logical fallacies
• Identify cognitive biases
• Identify the overton window being shifted
• Example of an expository response to the news article

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