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MR. SALSICH’S  LESSON PLAN: 9th GRADE

DATE: Wednesday, February 18


THANKS FOR MAKING IT EASY FOR RASHAD AND TRISTAN TO DO THEIR JOBS. 

1. Refreshments and casual quiet reading

2. Reminder: saying thanks

** DO ONE THING AT A TIME (it’s called uni-tasking) **

3. Get daily class notes ready

4. Set timer

+ + + SLANTS + + +

** HERE THE T.A. COULD READ A FEW OF LAST NIGHT'S PARAGRAPHS FROM STUDENT BLOGS -- perhaps for 5 minutes. LOOK FOR GOOD USE OF SHORT SENTENCES, APPOSITIVES, OR PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES, ESPECIALLY TWO OR MORE PARALLEL ONES  **

5. Reminder about job assignments  ...

CELL PHONE FOR THE TA (Let's get a phone call today!) 

6. Stickers to the TA  

*  Don’t forget to keep your mugs clean!

7. Joke of the day: by Rashad or Tristan!

 ****  collect tributes for Lydia  ****

8. Picture of the day

9. Homework assignment , including the renga. 

NOTE: FOR THIS WEEK'S ESSAY, CHANGE THE APPOSITIVE REQUIREMENT TO "AN APPOSITIVE NOUN". IT CAN BE AN OPENER, AN S-V SPLIT, OR A CLOSER. CLICK ON "THE BIG FOUR" FOR HELP.

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LESSON FOR THE DAY : TAKING NOTES ON A LECTURE

1. something strange (to get you interested): BY  RASHAD AND TRISTAN

2. objective of the lesson: TO GET MORE PRACTICE IN TAKING NOTES

3. reason for the lesson: BECAUSE IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT SKILL FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

THE T.A. CAN CLICK ON "WILLIAM WORDSWORTH", THEN CLICK "TINTERN ABBEY". NEXT, REDUCE THE SIZE OF THAT PAGE, OPEN A NEW FILE, UNDER "HISTORY" CLICK THE WORDSWORTH PAGE AGAIN, PLACE IT BESIDE THE "TINTERN ABBEY" PAGE, AND BEGIN THE "LECTURE" WHEN STUDENTS ARE READY. 

 Thanks for YOUR CONTINUED GOOD WORK.