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  1. I have a class that was fine and was able to create characters but when we moved to stories, it didn’t work. So I told them we’ll go back to characters until they’re ready. I told them this calmly, almost lovingly. It’s ok they’re not ready yet because I know they will be soon. They didn’t feel in trouble but they know they need to change in order to do stories.

    1. I have them all over the map right now.
      Period One: We are doing OWIs but they are SO FAR from being ready for stories…it is wild in that class. Some Serious Talks at the End of Which You Will Not Be Smiling are on deck for two kids in particular.
      Period Two: They made that amazing video of the story of the Presidents. Such a great, focused class. I am so happy I get to teach this group for two years.
      Period Three: They have done proto-acting. Readers’ Theatre. They are on the edge. They also have two OWIs, a nice happy taco named Burrito with a drivers license and an evil smart crazy burrito named Taco, that I cannot WAIT to see go on some adventures. (Unfortunately Burrito is so dumb he locked his keys in the car so we will have to see how that pans out…)
      Period Four: After we get over the Nazi Salute Incident (which will bring us closer together by the grace of God!!) we will get back to OWIs. They have a gret imagination but management is an issue. My favorite one they have made is a microscopic 19-year-old backpack (OF COURSE he is 19…that meme…gawd…) that used to be big, for a baby, but it belonged to an irresponsible kid who spilled coffee on it every day and washed it in hot water and lost all their school supplies, so the backpack shrank. But we have bigger fish to fry with the restorative justice and the classroom management and the blurting (which literally I had to be like You guys, the chanting “Vachement gris! Vachement gris!” when we discuss the calendar cannot take longer than a minute, I swear people.)
      And in French Two they are eager to do stories but I do not let ’em, cause I want them to be DROOLING for stories. We are studying up on geography and they keep looking at the first-years’ OWIs and wanting to get back to them…but I’m all like, nope, that’s a first year thing, we will do it one day but not now. Gotta keep the gold, gold.
      Another note, I put last year’s OWIs in the hall and the kids are going batshit crazy over them. On their way into Spanish Two they are talking about them and reminiscing. They LOVE them.
      I noticed all summer that adults love their Invisibles as much as the kids do.
      Last night at Back to School Night, the French Two parents remembered the purple hat we made last year at BTSN! They all had a moment of actual bonding and smiling, remembering it.
      The Invisibles – Bringing People together Since 2016.

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