Through a miracle of inadvertently advantageous planning, all classes — first, second, fourth, and fifth periods — worked on the same thing today. It happens about twice or three times a year. How lovely.

The topic? The Schaffer model, probably one of the most useful writing templates ever invented. We used Frayer diagrams — one per component — to make notes that students will refer to throughout the year. Below are some examples:

Of course we ended with SSR during flex time.

Homework

• First and fifth periods: none.
• Second and fourth periods: study for parts of speech test on Tuesday.