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MR. SALSICH’S Thursday LESSON PLAN: 9th GRADE
1) WRITING: Using participle phrases
2) LITERATURE: Caliban's confinement and servitude
DATE: Thursday, January 29
THANKS FOR TRYING TO GET TO CLASS ON TIME. I KNOW IT'S SOMETIMES A RUSH.
1. Refreshments and casual quiet reading
2. Reminder: pause a moment as you leave to say thanks to at least two people
3. Get daily class notes ready(quiz on Friday)
4. Set timer
5. Reminder about job assignments ...
* * * CELL PHONE FOR THE TA. (I think we all would love a call today!) * * *
6. Stickers to the TA
* Don’t forget to keep your mugs clean!
7. Joke of the day: WHAT DID THE HORSE SAY WHEN IT FELL?
8. Picture of the day
++ TRAVEL ESSAYS (like you will write) +++
9. Homework assignment , INCLUDING Scarlet's stanza for the class renga
1. something strange (to get you interested): the confinement umbrellas
2. objective of the FIRST lesson: to learn how to use participle phrases to ENHANCE your writing (not just to fulfill a requirement)
3. reason for the lesson: because serious writers are serious about using sophisticated writing tools
4. connection to earlier lessons or to life in general: this is perhaps the 10th special writing tool we've learned over the past two years
THANKS FOR BEING A VERY EASY CLASS TO TEACH.
