OH MY GOODNESS! Oh my goodness! We have begun the first week of the new school year.

BE SURE TO READ TO THE END OF THIS LESSON PLAN SO YOU MAY DO THE EXTRA CREDIT.



UPDATED FOR THE WEEK OF August 17-August 21, 2009
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Writing is the best way to talk without being interrupted --Jules Renard

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.” ---- Dr. Haim Ginott

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You don't write because you want to say something; You write because you have something to say -- F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Lesson Plans: 9th GRADE Regular and Summit English
M. Boyes
Week of August 17, 2009


Mon., Aug. 17, 2009

*Welcome Back
*Please bring photos, quotes, stickers, etc. by Friday.
*Classroom Procedures/Travel Brochure
*CHANGE: If You’re Out There
*Throw away failures
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Tues., Aug. 18, 2009

*Turn up the Heat – 212 degrees
*Please bring photos, quotes, stickers, etc. by Friday.
*Classroom procedures continued:
*True/False “Test” (All about Ms. B);
*Create own with TWO truths and one lie.
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Wed., Aug. 19, 2009
*The Paper Airplane
*Please bring photos, quotes, stickers, etc. by Friday.
*ACTIVITY: Microsope, Puppy, Clipboard, or Beachball
**“How Do I Learn?” -- MIT – Multiple Intelligences Test (Color in graphs)
Share results
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Thurs., Aug. 20, 2009
*The Push
*Please bring photos, quotes, stickers, etc. by Friday.
*Complete Multiple Intellgences/Learning Syles lesson
*Tickets for drawings; assignment board; reading two books/qtr.; turn-in tray
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Fri., Aug. 21, 2009
*The Power of Attitude
*Layout objectives for next week
*Dirt Roads
*First writing task: Who Am I Really?
*Decorate English Journal covers
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EXTRA CREDIT:

WRITE DOWN OR EMAIL WHAT WE ARE DOING IN CLASS FRIDAY, then write three or four sentences explaining what you believe each task entails or reflect on how you feel about the idea of each task. DO THIS AND YOU WILL EARN FIVE EXTRA CREDIT POINTS.

IT'S THAT EASY. HAVE A GREAT WEEK.