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DATE: Tuesday, December 2
MR. SALSICH’S LESSON PLAN

THANKS for always being kind to your English teacher. Always. 

1. Refreshments and casual quiet reading (7)
2. Reminder: saying thanks
3. Get daily class notes ready
*** 9th grade: substitute admissions essays for any of my assignments (1)
4. Set timer (1)
5. Reminder about job assignments (1)
6. Stickers to the TA (1)
* Don’t forget to keep your mugs clean!
7. Joke of the day: Patient: Nurse I keep seeing spots in front of my eyes!

Nurse: Have you ever seen a doctor? Patient: 

9. Homework assignment (2)
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11. Class forum topic: Same as last week's. 
12. Wordsworth poem (2) …

13. DISCUSSION OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL ... check those cool SRJs (10)

LESSON FOR THE DAY (20)
1. something strange (to get you interested): the story of the choo-choo who had no friends, and the kids who were journeying to Exam City. 

2. objective of the lesson: to become familiar with the material for the first semester exam

3. reason for the lesson:because exams are right around the corner

4. connection to earlier lessons or to life in general: good preparation is almost always the key to success

THANKS. I'M A VERY LUCKY TEACHER!