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MR. SALSICH’S LESSON PLAN: 9th GRADE  
DATE: Tuesday, April 7

THANKS FOR BEING PATIENT WHEN I MAKE A MISTAKE. I APPRECIATE IT. 

1. Refreshments and casual quiet reading

    REMEMBER S.L.A.N.T.S -- ESPECIALLY "TRACK THE SPEAKER"

2. Get daily class notes ready

Zack's speech? rehearsal time? 

3. Set timer

4. LET'S DO JOB ASSIGNMENTS WITH CARE AND DIGNITY

5. Stickers to the TA  

NEW POEM FOR STUDY

6. Joke of the day: A polar bear in McDonald's:  "I'll have a coke ....  and fries." Girl at counter: How come the big pause? Polar bear: .............

Collect portfolio homework

7. Picture of the day

*** poetry madness tournament ***

8. Homework assignment (SEE "LESSON" BELOW)

LESSON FOR THE DAY : THE WRITING ASSIGNMENT FOR THE WEEK

1. something strange (to get you interested):  an unusual hat for an unusual writer

2. objective of the lesson: to present the homework assignment in a clear and orderly manner