What should I do on a Wednesday?

Block A: We continued discussing imagery devices, and looking for examples in "Dreams Deferred" and "Hope is a thing with feathers." If you did not finish the questions for those two poems in class - please have them completed for a homework check tomorrow. You have 1 more day to try out your novel - you will need to sign up on Friday.

Blocks B&D: Today we finished putting together the storyline of "Ordeal by Cheque" you came up with some hilarious and plausible interpretations of this story! We did not have time to get started on your own unconventional short story - hopefully tomorrow! There is no homework tonight - other than choosing your novel for silent reading.

Take that, Tuesday!

Block A: We started our journey towards great poetry today, with an in-class write and an exploration of imagery. Use the notes we took on simile, metaphor, personification and imagery to answer the 4 questions for "Dreams" and "The Eagle" we'll continue the rest tomorrow. Silent reading novels need to be chosen by Friday!

Blocks B&D: There is no homework tonight! We'll continue our work with "Ordeal by Cheque" in class tomorrow. Make sure you are thinking of your silent reading novel, you have until Friday to make your choice.

Here we go again!

Hard to believe that it's been a year - but here we are and we're ready to go!

Make sure you bookmark this blog and check it regularly in order to keep up to date about what has happened in class.

Block A: Please take some time to choose a silent reading novel that you are interested in reading over the course of this semester - you have until Friday to sign up your book with me. There is no homework tonight!

Blocks B&D: You have until Friday to choose your silent reading novel and sign up your book with me. There is no homework tonight - we'll continue Ordeal by Cheque tomorrow.

See you all in 1 year!!!

Happy Spring Break Sharks!!!

Thank you all for the lovely wishes for me and the new little one I'll be having in April!  I will see you all after Spring Break 2017!!!

Best of luck to all of you!!!!

Wonderful Wednesday:

Block A: Thank you for the thoughtful responses to the Nature of Things documentary "Surviving the Teenage Brain." Hopefully you got a lot out of the experience. One more day, and we'll wrap up before Spring Break!

Block B: We will have time in class tomorrow to finish Iron Will and the making connections practice chart. Don't forget that for each event you need to explain what you are connecting to and clearly explain how making this connections helps to increase your understanding. There is no homework tonight!

Block D: Impressive work today crew! If you did not finish your double-spaced rough draft of the theme analysis paragraph in class today, please have it done for tomorrow. I will also be collecting your short story textbooks so make sure you have that with you too!

Take Away Tuesday:

Block A: Thank you for the reflections on the project! We'll continue the work on the teenage brain tomorrow.

Block B: If you did not finish your THIEVES, Text-coding, and Linear Notes assignment in class today - please make sure it is done tonight - I'm collecting it first thing tomorrow.

Block D: Work continues today on the graphic organizer for your theme analysis paragraph. If you did not finish the graphic organizer in class, please make sure it is done for tomorrow!

Monday Musings

Block A: We are SO proud of you guys!!! Your Top 10s were so fun today!!! Thank you all for your hard work. We'll wrap up this unit together tomorrow!!

Block B: We're half-way through the THIEVES, text-coding and Linear Notes CLS assignment. One more work block tomorrow - they are due on Wednesday!

Block D: Day one in the books of our responding to literature formal theme analysis paragraph. By tomorrow you should choose your story, decide on your theme and start thinking of the proofs/evidence from the story. Planning starts tomorrow!