September 17, 2026

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

• Checking in
• English 9
• In the news: sharks!
• Review of A2 instructions and rubric, as well as advice on persuasive and narrative writing
• Writing lesson!
• Periods and commas
• Practice for tomorrow's in-class paragraph
• The best thing you can do is show me some of your writing
• English 12
• Assignment 2
• Review of A2 instructions and rubric, as well as advice on persuasive and narrative writing
• Circling back to grammar: structure
• Take some time to plan, and show me any work. Once people are feeling ready, we're going to get started on the next two assignments
• Short texts
• Taking a look at the schedule
• Introducing A3 and A4
• Literary devices
• Denotation
• Connotation
• Metaphor
• Symbolism
• Onomatopoeia
• Introducing critical lenses
• These will come in handy in your Assignment 1, Assignment 4, and in your literature presentations (later in the course)
• Example: The film Pocahontas 
• "APESHIT"
• Background
• Beyonce and Jay Z
• The Louvre
• Heads up on language
• Video
• Initial reaction
• Distributing optional worksheet, due for Monday
• Reminder: tomorrow is the in-class paragraph