MR. SALSICH’S LESSON PLAN
Date: Monday, 9.22
Class: 9th grade

Refreshments and casual quiet reading (7) … VOLUNTEERS FOR JOBS? .... SET TIMER … Laugh of the Day (LOD) (1) … POD (1) … homework assignment (4) … GET DAILY CLASS NOTES READY … stickers to the TA (1) … RETURN ESSAYS (3) ….Reminder: saying thanks ... POEM BY EMILY

LESSON FOR THE DAY (26) ... SOMETHING STRANGE (TO GET YOU INTERESTED): on the Vineyard, listen for the call of the English bird ... OBJECTIVE OF THE LESSON: to study a model of tonight's essay assignment… REASON FOR THE LESSON: because we can often learn how to do something best by studying how other people did it… CONNECTION TO EARLIER LESSONS: we wrote lots of similar essays last year… DIRECT INSTRUCTION: let's study the model very carefully … CLOSURE: listen for the song of the bird of success.

Thanks to one and all!