Nov 12, 2026

 Hello! Sorry I couldn't be there today. Here's what you're up to:

• Eng 9
• This is time for you to finish your rough draft of the essay on The Hate U Give
• Tomorrow, come to class with a complete rough draft. We'll work on peer editing and citations
• Eng 12
• This is a work period. Three things you might work on today:
• Begin brainstorming your topic and question for Assignment 10 - the essay (note: if you haven't finished the novel, you're not expected to get very far, but it's worth writing some beginning ideas)
• Begin brainstorming ideas for your Assignment 9 - the tall tale
• Read the novel

Nov 10, 2026

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

• Eng 9
• Checking in
• Recapping assignment instructions
• How to write a paragraph
• How to write a conclusion
• Examples
• Time to write
• Distributing Much Ado About Nothing
• Eng 12
• Checking in
• It's possible I won't be here on Thursday - if that's the case, start turning your attention to Assignment 9 and 10
• Time to gather your wits
• In-class paragraph time!
• Tips:
• Make your argument specific and debatable
• Use varied, integrated quotes for support
• Spend as much time as you can analysing the quotes: if the basic writing foundation is set, this is where the points are

Nov 9, 2026

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

• Eng 9
• Checking in
• Recapping essay instructions
• How to write an introduction
• Example of an introduction
• Time to work: your goal today is to complete your plan and your introduction
• Tomorrow, we'll work on body paragraphs 1 and 2
• Eng 12
• Checking in
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Time to prepare for your in-class paragraph tomorrow. You may:
• Read
• Prepare your page of notes
• Practice writing a paragraph
• Show me your paragraph response

Nov 6, 2026

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

• Eng 9
• Checking in
• Reminder about independent novel project
• Missing work list
• Student presentation
• Finishing the film
• Recapping essay instructions
• Time to work - your goal is to complete the plan
• Eng 12
• Checking in
• Reminder about independent novel project
• Missing work list
• Silent reading - I'll be phasing this out soon
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Note the sudden shift in book style
• Changes from importance of theme to imagery and tone
• Freewrite - trying out imagery
• Time to prep for Tuesday's in class paragraph
• Reminder of paragraph structure and example
• Mr. McLean's writing tips
• Practice writing a response
• Teacher example of a paragraph response to class example
• Reminder: notes have to be individual

Nov 5, 2026

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

• Eng 9
• Checking in
• (AM: Immunization forms)
• Would you like an explanation of the US Midterms?
• Student presentation(s)
• Teacher notes
• Discussion: what did you think of the book?
• Returning quizzes - right to challenge and redo (a different quiz)
• Film
• Reaction
• Start on plan - tomorrow our job is to complete it by the end of the lesson
• Eng 12
• Checking in
• Returning some late assignments
• Silent reading
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Freewrite

Nov 4, 2026

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

• Eng 9 - Take your kids to work day
• Eng 12
• Checking in
• Silent reading
• Did you want an explanation of the US Midterms last night?
• Writing lesson - sentence structure
• If in doubt, keep things simple.
• Other than that, this will be an activity to make complex sentences
• Reviewing basics of sentence structures
• Activity - slowly building a complex sentence
• In-class paragraph details and practice
• Reviewing paragraph structure
• Reviewing literary terms
• Best things to have on your notes:
• Literary term meanings and examples
• My feedback for your writing so far
• Notes from the novel

Nov 3, 2026

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

• Eng 9
• Checking in
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Discussion
• Film
• Reaction
• Eng 12
• Checking in
• Life mirrors English 12
• A5 for those who missed it
• Silent reading
• Returning to yesterday's discussion - freewrite
• Returning A6
• The right to challenge remains, but I won't be accepting redos for this one.
• Writing practice - vocabulary
• In-class paragraph details and practice
• Reviewing paragraph structure
• Reviewing literary terms
• Best things to have on your notes:
• Literary term meanings and examples
• My feedback for your writing so far
• Notes from the novel