Hello, ENG1D – Grade 9 students! As we start Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”, I want to turn your attention to a some resources that will probably make your life easier: SparkNotes – “The Merchant of Venice” – This website has summaries,…
I have flowers in my yard, the sun is shining, and my barbeque is heating up. It’s finally (legitimately) Spring in Greenstone. All but the last bits of snow have disappeared. It’s a happy time. That also means we’re nearing…
As part of Growing Success, I am using Learning Goals, Success Criteria, Peer Review, and Descriptive Feedback with my students. Today, grade 9s began peer reviewing rough copy argumentative essays. This started out with the class co-constructing success criteria. Here’s what we…