Work on a Wednesday!

Block A: We will write our good copies of our great poetry essays in class tomorrow. If you need extra time - I'll be here by 8:00.

Blocks B&D: Make sure you are on-track with your project - the time is tight to finish!

Tell us about Tuesday!

Block A: There will be some time tomorrow to finish the rough draft of your great poetry essay, along with your self and possibly some peer editing. Good copy to follow!

Blocks B&D: You should now have a pretty good handle on the overall analysis of your story. Tasks are divided up and you will be coming to class tomorrow ready to start inputting your analysis into the Explain Everything app. You are essentially screen casting your presentation - so make sure that you have the most important information represented!

Made for Mondays!

Block A: Some good progress has been made on your outlines and rough drafts!!! We will have time tomorrow in class to work on our rough drafts and to do some self-editing. If you have a laptop and would like to bring it to class on Wednesday to type your good copy you may do that. However - you will need to disable wi-fi while we are working on it, then reenable wi-fi to email me the final copy at the end of class. We have had problems in the past with academic dishonesty - so all writing must be done in class.

Blocks B&D: You are now in your groups for your short story analysis project. Homework tonight is to read your chosen short story and come to class tomorrow ready to discuss it. You will have limited time to work on this project - so make sure you're focused and on task.

Fun-times Friday!

Block A: Thank you poetry performers for taking such big risks and reading your poems for the class! Homework this weekend is to finish your point-form outlines of the great poetry composition.

Block B: Homework this weekend is to finish your micro-fiction stories if you didn't finish them in class - we'll talk metaphors for life on Monday.

Block D: If you didn't finish the plot diagram for "The Rules of the Game" please do so for homework this weekend.

Thoroughly on Thursday!

Block A: Finally - tomorrow we finally get to hear your poetry recitations - and I'm super excited!!!! We will draw numbers to choose the order of presentations. If you did not finish the first bubble (thesis statement) on your graphic organizer it is for homework tonight - we'll continue the rest tomorrow after presentations - if we have time.

Blocks B&D: If you did not finish the plot diagram for "Saturday Climbing" in class today - please complete it tonight. Also tonight is to brainstorm a list of activities, sports and hobbies that can be seen as having the same symbolic quality as the rock climbing metaphor.

Walk Around on a Wednesday

Block A: Due to a field trip tomorrow - we are now going to perform our poems on FRIDAY. Those of you attending class tomorrow will have the opportunity to get some peer feedback on your poem so please bring your original poem, and the script of things you are planning to say about your poem to class tomorrow. Additionally, you need to complete the yellow S.I.F.T.T. sheet that provides a guideline for analysis of your "great" poem. Please be as detailed as you can be.

Blocks B&D: Homework for tonight is to complete the 4 theme statements for "Saturday Climbing" and the questions for further analysis 1-6 on the same sheet. I will be collecting these tomorrow to check your progress.

Terrific Tuesday:

Block A: Thank you for your good behaviour during our opportunity to listen to 2 authors speak in the library today. If you did not fully label your chosen poem for the great poetry multi-paragraph composition please do so tonight.

Blocks B&D: We didn't get to finish the story "Saturday Climbing" in class today so we'll pick up where we left off tomorrow! No homework tonight.