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MR. SALSICH’S LESSON PLAN: 9th GRADE

DATE: Monday, April 20, 2009

 THANKS FOR SAYING THANKS AS OFTEN AS YOU DO.

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

1. CLASS NOTES QUIZ

2. Set timer

3. Reminder about NEW job assignments  ...

THREE SAT WORDS

4. Stickers to the TA   

*  Don’t forget LEMONADE

5. Joke of the day: A WOMAN SAID, “I WENT TO BUY SOME CAMOUFLAGE, BUT …”

** NEW CLASS FORUM TOPIC**

6. Picture of the day

7. Homework assignment. INCLUDING RENGA

LESSON FOR THE DAY : NEW WRITING ASSIGNMENT … 8-SENTENCE FORMULA … GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS … POEM ON THE TRAVELING ONION … POETRY MADNESS

1. something strange (to get you interested): THE SWORD OF THE WRITER

2. objective of the lesson: TO REVIEW THE BASIC WAYS OF STRUCTURING AND WRITING AN ESSAY

3. reason for the lesson: BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, IT’S IMPORTANT TO REVIEW THE MOST BASIC STUFF