Block 1 English 9 25/26

 We marked that old comma quiz, and students spent the rest of the block planning their "Veldt" paragraphs. If students want more planning time, they will need to pop into tutorial prior to their next block. Have a fabulous weekend!

 Students had a brief read of their personal novels today - we then did a quick seat change.  Students spent the block working on their paragraph outlines - many were not able to get a clear topic sentence on the page ( and did not follow up with a trip to the Writing Lab at lunch) - If this is the case, students should be popping into tutorial. Next block will be all about planning their paragraphs, and they will do their rough-draft writing in the subsequent block.

 Today students watched a scary "Veldt" video, by Deadmau5. We talked about what makes an effective hook - and looked at their "Seven Snappy Starters" homework. We discussed theme in "The Veldt" - and students set about planning their upcoming paragraph work. All writing will take place in class, or in the Writing Lab - NO WRITING WILL HAPPEN AT HOME.