April 1, 2026

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

• Checking in
• Quiz
• List of missing work
• Writing practice - em dashes and parentheses
• Freewrite
• Eng 9: Film
• 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

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?)

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

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

March 11, 2026

 Hello! Sorry I couldn't make it there today!

• Today is a work period
• Presentations that are scheduled for today will go tomorrow instead 
• Tomorrow, the quiz is still happening
• Tomorrow, I'll be checking everyone's essay plans. Today, please complete:
• Your topic
• Your question
• Your thesis statement
• 2 of the quotes
• Once that's complete, you may work on any of the following:
• Reading ahead in the class novel
• Reading ahead in your own novel
• Working with your partner(s) for Assignment 2 (the Independent Novel project)
• Preparing for your quiz tomorrow

Thanks everyone!

March 10, 2026

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

• Checking in
• List of missing assignments - get them done before Spring Break
• Reminder: tomorrow is Collab (PM)
• Silent reading
• Eng 8: Returning Assignment 3
• Right to redo
• Right to challenge
• Eng 8: Checking in on Assignment 2 - plan for Spring Break
• (Missing student presentation)
• Recapping comprehension quiz - chance to ask questions
• Recapping essay
• Structure of an essay document
• Reviewing plan
• Topic to Question to Thesis
• Activity (debate) - how to make a strong argument from a question and back it up with specific evidence
• Freewrite
• Time to read ahead / plan for essay
• Eng 9: Watching The Hate U Give