Oct 29, 2026

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

• Eng 9
• Checking in
• Student presentation (AM)
• Teacher notes
• Class discussion
• Freewrite
• Pivot to essay
• Recapping criteria
• Structure of an essay
• How to make a plan
• Time to brainstorm
• Movie, if time
• Eng 12
• Checking in
• Silent reading
• Recapping upcoming assignments
• Teacher presentation
• Religion is hard to talk about!
• Heads up on Wikipedia - I'm a big fan
• Religious make up of the world
• Hinduism
• Islam
• Christianity
• Atheism
• Agnosticism
• Discussion: 
• What role does religion play in your life? Or: how do you feel about religion's role in your world?
• Teacher notes from yesterday
• Freewrite
• Handing back A5! 
• Right to challenge
• Right to redo
• Missing Overton videos!
• Tomorrow, anyone missing A5 can do their response

Oct 28, 2026

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

• Eng 9
• Checking in
• Rejigging the next few days, for a student teacher lesson
• List of missing work
• Returning A5
• Right to challenge
• Right to redo
• Please put them up!
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Class discussion
• Freewrite
• Film and reaction
• Eng 12
• Checking in
• We have a bit of time in tomorrow's lesson - what writing skill would you like to practice
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Class discussion (if time)
• Freewrite (if time)
• First reactions to the novel

Oct 27, 2026

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

• Eng 9
• Check in
• Reminder: tomorrow is Collab PM
• Time to prepare
• Quiz!
• If time, we'll watch part of the movie
• Eng 12
• Check in
• Checking on A5 redo
• Reminder: tomorrow is Collab PM
• Time to get your videos in, and prepare your written response
• Overton window videos!
• After each one, we'll have a discussion on your idea
• I'll be marking as we go, and I'll hand back the marks tomorrow
• Life of Pi
• Upcoming assignments
• A heads up: religion is hard to talk about!
• Discussion: what place does religion have in your life?
• Primer on religions
• Pi connects with the three most popular religions in the world
• Hinduism
• Christianity
• Islam
• Time to read

Oct 26, 2026

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

• Eng 9
• Checking in
• Debriefing Provincial Election Results
• Student presentation(s)
• Teacher notes
• Class discussion
• Freewrite
• Returning A3
• Sorry about my handwriting
• Right to redo
• Right to challenge
• Part of the film
• Reaction
• Reminder: quiz tomorrow! To prepare:
• Read up to and including Chapter 17
• Understand:
• Thematic statement
• Symbolism
• Characterization
• Tone
• Conflict
• Eng 12
• Checking in
• Debriefing Provincial Election Results
• Recapping presentation criteria
• Structure for each lesson:
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Class discussion
• Freewrite
• Teacher presentation
• Class discussion
• Initial thoughts on the novel
• Time for A6
• Coming up
• Tomorrow, we'll show the videos. Please send them before the lesson. We'll discuss everyone's ideas
• Tomorrow, anyone who didn't complete A5 can
• Wednesday, read the next section

Oct 22, 2026

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

• Eng 9
• Checking in
• Reminder about the Independent Novel Study - if you want it to count on your midterm, it's time to start planning
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Class discussion
• Freewrite
• There will be a quiz next week on Tuesday
• Make sure you're reading up to the proper moment
• Review literary terms:
• Characterization
• Thematic Statement
• Tone
• Symbolism
• Conflict (new)
• Part of the film
• Eng 12
• Checking in
• Reminder about the Independent Novel Study - if you want it to count on your midterm, it's time to start planning
• Life of Pi
• Background and reception
• Major themes
• Heads up about structure: this has a long exposition - it takes awhile to get going, but the themes its laying down are part of the whole book
• Reading first part aloud - don't skip the author's note, it matters in this one
• Quick philosophical point: why we read books
• Recapping A6
• Time to work
• Reminder: read chapters 1-5 by Monday

Oct 21, 2026

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

• Eng 9
• Checking in
• Hand in A5!
• I'll be deciding whether to keep A6 by tomorrow
• Student presentation
• Teacher notes
• Class discussion
• Reminder of A7
• Freewrite - What is your reaction to Maverick meeting Chris?
• Introducing the movie
• Eng 12
• Checking in
• I assume no one would be upset with me delaying A6 by one day?
• Anyone who didn't complete A5 yesterday can do it again on Tuesday
• Looking ahead to novel unit
• Distributing Life of Pi
• Vote on second book
• Born a Crime
• Adrift
• 1984
• Looking at the reading schedule (roughly 25 pages, 3 times a week)
• A7 - Literature presentation
• Determining the order
• A8 - Something creative
• A9 - Something in class
• A10 - Essay
• Recapping A6
• Time to work

Oct 20, 2026

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

• Eng 9
• Checking in
• Recapping of A5 instructions
• Recapping of reading plan
• Looking ahead: we'll be leaning into freewrites and watching the film
• Time to work on A5 - due tomorrow
• Eng 12
• Checking in
• Time to prepare for A5
• A5
• Post that inspired the article
• You have the right to dictionaries and thesaurus
• No talking or communicating