May 28, 2026

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

• Checking in
• Update on final two assignments
• Recapping performance rubric
• Time to work
• By the end of class tomorrow, you should be comfortable enough to perform it if you're doing it live
• Eng 8:
• Thoughts on mini-unit. Options:
• Persuasive techniques and advertisements
• On a Sunbeam and comics
• "Twelve Angry Men" and performance

May 27, 2026

 Hello! Sorry I couldn't be there today. 

Your goal is to work on your assignment 10 - the Shakespeare performance. By the end of tomorrow's lesson, you should be largely ready to perform, and use Friday to tweak it.

May 26, 2026

 Hello! Here's what we're up to:

• Time to prepare for the in-class paragraph
• The in-class paragraph
• No headphones, smart watches, or phones permitted
• Access to dictionaries and thesauri
• You have the whole class to complete this
• Notes have to be unique
• Reminder that tomorrow is a collab

May 25, 2026

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

• Checking in
• Missing work list, and the end of the year
• (Student presentations in PM)
• Recapping next two assignments
• Review of paragraph structure
• Returning essays!
• Right to redo, right to challenge
• Time to work
• Rules around leaving the class
• I'll come around and give guidance on each section

May 22, 2026

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

• Checking in
• Student presentation(s)
• (Eng 8: film)
• Recapping quiz details
• Practice in-class paragraph
• Time for the performance and/or preparing notes
• Prepare for Monday: bring whatever props are needed

May 21, 2026

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

• Checking in
• (Missing presentation(s))
• Steps towards completing the performance
• Film!
• Reaction to the play

May 20, 2026

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

• Checking in
• Student presentation
• Finishing the play!
• Reminder:
• Comedy = marriage and the continuity of life
• Tragedy = the inevitability of death
• What do you think of the ending?
• Reminder of performance criteria
• Form groups, and select the scenes you want
• Wheel of names?
• Film?