December 16 - 20

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 17

Ott Class Help Pass
clip and use for the week of 12/16

Students who need extra help or assistance may see me Monday - Friday after school.

Extra Help is available this week.

Students may use this pass to get help with assigned work .

Students without passes may not be permitted
to enter the building before school.

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

Monday

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

  • Students will then collaboratively complete Grammar Lesson SU6 L4 "Finding and Fixing Common Errors." Student teams will work their way through the activities and examples using a structure called Numbered Heads Together, where they discuss each question as a team and come to consensus on a answer ensuring that all team mates can defend their choice.

  • Activity will then be reviewed selecting teams and members randomly.  Students that correctly answer questions earn points for their team.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight. Although Daily Reading Logs will be optional, students are encouraged to complete them to take more control over their grades.  2 Word Work words will be due by the end of the week.

Tuesday

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

  • Students will begin Amplify Lesson: 8C: Scienc & Sci Fi SU1 L2 "Victor's Scientific Passions."  Students will begin with an examination of vocabulary from the unit before beginning activities 2-4.  Students will skip Chapter 2 and Read and paraphrase selected quotes from Chapter 3.  Results will be discussed.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight. Although Daily Reading Logs will be optional, students are encouraged to complete them to take more control over their grades.  2 Word Work words will be due by the end of the week.

Wednesday

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

  • Students will continue Amplify Lesson: 8C: Scienc & Sci Fi SU1 L2 "Victor's Scientific Passions."  Students will continue the reading of Chapter 3 examining Victor Frankestein's efforts to create his creation and the fallout he experiences when it comes alive.

  • Students will also examine a movie clip based on the story that focuses on a scientists advice to the young Victor Frankenstein and speculate on what that scientist would tell the protagonist of our version of the story.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight. Although Daily Reading Logs will be optional, students are encouraged to complete them to take more control over their grades.  2 Word Work words will be due by the end of the week.

Thursday

  • Students begin the class with independent reading.

  • Students will complet Amplify Lesson: 8C: Scienc & Sci Fi SU1 L2 "Victor's Scientific Passions."  Students will draft a constructed response examining whether Victor is more concerned with Death or with Life.  Responses will be shared and discussed.

  • Students will then wrap up the lesson completing the Solo independently.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight. Although Daily Reading Logs will be optional, students are encouraged to complete them to take more control over their grades.  2 Word Work words will be due by the end of the week.

Friday

  • Today, studens will view "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.  We will discuss the influence of this story on several elements of Western Literature and it's influence on the various media students experience during this time of year.

  • Students who elect to do so, may work on any make-up work they'd like to get completed before they go home for the 2 week vacation.

Homework: Have a great Holiday!  I'll see you next year!
All 7th Grade ELA Classes

Monday

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

  • Students will then collaboratively complete Grammar Lesson SU2 L4, "Expanding and Fixing Complete Sentences."  Student teams will work their way through the activities and examples using a structure called Numbered Heads Together, where they discuss each question as a team and come to consensus on a answer ensuring that all team mates can defend their choice.

  • Activity will then be reviewed selecting teams and members randomly.  Students that correctly answer questions earn points for their team.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight.  Four reading logs and 2 Word Work Words are due by the end of the week.

Tuesday

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

  • Students will then continue the 7C Brain Science, SU 1 L2 "Phineas Should Have been Dead."  Student pairs will discuss their response to the question they ended last Friday's class where they examinied the factors that enabled Phineas to survive his injury.  Students will discuss their responses, listen to each other's perspective and respond to their own perspective and whether it was influenced by their discussion.

  • Students will then draft a constructed response based on whether they felt that Phineas was "Lucky or Not Lucky."  Responses will be shared and discussed.  If time permits, students will Wrap up the lesson and complete the Solo.  It is possible that the solo will be completed tomorow if we run short of time.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight.  Four reading logs and 2 Word Work Words are due by the end of the week.

Wednesday

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

  • Students will then begin the 7C Brain Science, SU 1 L3 "Microscopic Invaders," which examines the emerging science of infection that impacted Phineas Gage's injury.  We will begin with the lesson vocabulary prior to continuing the reading.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight.  Four reading logs and 2 Word Work Words are due by the end of the week.

Thursday

  • Students will begin the class with independent reading.

  • Students will then complete the 7C Brain Science, SU 1 L3 "Microscopic Invaders," which examines the emerging science of infection that impacted Phineas Gage's injury.  We will begin with the lesson vocabulary prior to continuing the reading and discussion of the text.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight.  Four reading logs and 2 Word Work Words are due by the end of the week.

Friday

  • Today, studens will view "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.  We will discuss the influence of this story on several elements of Western Literature and it's influence on the various media students experience during this time of year.

  • Students who elect to do so, may work on any make-up work they'd like to get completed before they go home for the 2 week vacation.

 Homework: Have a great Holiday!  I'll see you next year!