March 2 - 6

Assignments listed here represent the "Plan" for the week.  Plans of course are subject to change as needed, so this should not be considered the last word on what will take place in class or will be assigned for homework.  When plans do change however, the changes will be reflected here (hopefully by the evening of the day in which they are known to exist).

Week 25 - Book Projects are Next Week.

Ott Class Help Pass
clip and use for the week of 3/02

Students who need extra help or assistance may see me
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday after school.

Extra Help is available this week.

Students simply need to let me know if they are planning to stay after school and should make sure they have a way to get home.  I will be available until 4:00 daily.

 

All 8th Grade ELA Classes  (7th Grade - scroll down)

Monday

  • Students will  begin the class with 15 minutes of independent reading.

  • We will then be introduced to this week's Academic Vocabulary as part of their weekly Word Work.  Students will be given time to work on the academic words and should have them finished during that time leaving only the 2 words they need to complete from their reading of The Devil's Arithmetic.

  • Students will then have the remaining time to work on an identified IXL skill.  Students may also use remaining time to work on details related to next week's book project and presentation.

Homework: Students will continue working on their Book Projects this week.  Students have 4 word work words to complete by Friday, two academic words given today and two more that they select from their reading of The Devil's Arithmetic.

Tuesday

  • Students begin with 10 minutes of Independent Reading.

  • Students will then take the Quiz for our reading of Chapters 1-4 of The Devil's Arithmetic.

  • Once students have completed the quiz, they may choose to work on either their Word Work for the week, their IXL skills, or their book projects.

Homework: Students will continue working on their Book Projects this week.  Students have 4 word work words to complete by Friday, two academic words given today and two more that they select from their reading of The Devil's Arithmetic.

Wednesday - Early Release Day.

  • Students will  begin the class with 10 minutes of independent reading.

  • Students will then continue their reading of The Devil's Arithmetic.  Today we will complete the reading, response, and discussion of Chapter 5.

  • Students will then have the remaining time to work on their word work, IXL skills, or their projects and presentations.

Homework: Students will continue working on their Book Projects this week.  Students have 4 word work words to complete by Friday, two academic words given today and two more that they select from their reading of The Devil's Arithmetic.

Thursday

  • Students will  begin the class with 10 minutes of independent reading.

  • Students will then continue their reading of The Devil's Arithmetic.  Today we will complete the reading, response, and discussion of Chapter 6.

  • Students will then have the remaining time to work on their word work, IXL skills, or their projects and presentations.

Homework: Students will continue working on their Book Projects this week.  Students have 4 word work words to complete by Friday, two academic words given today and two more that they select from their reading of The Devil's Arithmetic.

Friday

  • Students will  begin the class with 10 minutes of independent reading.

  • We will then complete the Week in Review formative assessment, reflecting on what we learned this week using the Academic Vocabulary.

  • Students will then have the remaining time to work on their word work, IXL skills, or their projects and presentations.

Homework: Students should be done with their Book Project this week.  Students who have let themselves get behind should be making progress over the weekend in order to get caught up.  Projects are due on Monday.
All 7th Grade ELA Classes

Monday

  • Students will  begin the class with 15 minutes of independent reading.

  • We will then be introduced to this week's Academic Vocabulary as part of their weekly Word Work.  Students will be given time to work on the academic words and should have them finished during that time leaving only the 2 words they need to complete from their Phineas Gage Unit.

  • Students will then have the remaining time to work on an identified IXL skill.  Students may also use remaining time to work on details related to next week's book project and presentation.

Homework: Students will continue working on their Book Projects this week.  Students have 4 word work words to complete by Friday, two academic words given today and two more that they select from their reading of The Devil's Arithmetic.

Tuesday

  • Students will  begin the class with 10 minutes of independent reading.

  • Students will then begin the 7C Brain Science, SU 1 L7 "Whole Brainers vs. Localizers," where students will read map competing models of the brain and to determine ways in which each model was valid.  Students will complete activities 1-3.

  • Students will then have the remaining time to work on an identified IXL skill.  Students may also use remaining time to work on details related to next week's book project and presentation.

Homework: Students will continue working on their Book Projects this week.  Students have 4 word work words to complete by Friday, two academic words given today and two more that they select from their reading of The Devil's Arithmetic.

Wednesday - Early Release Day.

  • Students will  begin the class with 15 minutes of independent reading.

  • Students will then continue the 7C Brain Science, SU 1 L7 "Whole Brainers vs. Localizers," where students will read map competing models of the brain and to determine ways in which each model was valid.  Students will complete and present the Brain Maps they began yesterday illustrating the difference between how the Whole Brainers and the Phrenologists believed the brain functioned.

  • Students will then have the remaining time to work on the planning and development of their projects and presentations.

Homework: Students will continue working on their Book Projects this week.  Students have 4 word work words to complete by Friday, two academic words given today and two more that they select from their reading of The Devil's Arithmetic.

Thursday

  • Students will  begin the class with 10 minutes of independent reading.

  • Students will then continue the 7C Brain Science, SU 1 L5 "Diagnosing Phineas," where students will map out specific parts of the brain and their functions.  Students will develop an evidence based claim about the region of Phineas's injury, discuss their ideas, and amend their responses as necessary.  Students will complete activities 4-7.

Homework: Students will continue working on their Book Projects this week.  Students have 4 word work words to complete by Friday, two academic words given today and two more that they select from their reading of The Devil's Arithmetic.

Friday

  • Students will  begin the class with 10 minutes of independent reading.

  • We will then complete the Week in Review formative assessment, reflecting on what we learned this week using the Academic Vocabulary.

  • Students will then have the remaining time to work on their word work, IXL skills, or their projects and presentations.

Homework: Students should be done with their Book Project this week.  Students who have let themselves get behind should be making progress over the weekend in order to get caught up.  Projects are due on Monday.