November 3 - 7

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 11

Ott Class Help Pass
clip and use for the week of 11/03

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 be collaboroatively completing Grammar 8 SU 1 L4 Identifying and Fixing Complete Sentences I.

  • Students will then be given any remaining time time to work on independent reading work, master a skill in IXL.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight and document their reading on their reading log.  Students also have two new Word Work words taken from their independent reading that are due by Friday.

Tuesday

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

  • Students will begin SU 3 - L4: Moments in Time where they will examine strategies for slowing down the text.  We will read two passages that use these strategies before attempting to use them ourselves.

  • Students will then be given any remaining time time to work on independent reading work, master a skill in IXL.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight and document their reading on their reading log.  Students also have two new Word Work words taken from their independent reading that are due by Friday.

Wednesday

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

  • Students will complete SU 3 - L4: Moments in Time where they will examine strategies for speeding up the text.  We will read two passages that use these strategies before attempting to use them ourselves.

  • Students will then be given any remaining time time to work on independent reading work, master a skill in IXL.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight and document their reading on their reading log.  Students also have two new Word Work words taken from their independent reading that are due by Friday.

Thursday

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

  • Students will then begin Amplify Lesson Perspectives and Narrative SU 3 L5 "A Strange Menu" Focusing on the writer's use of sensory detail in order to reflect her feelings on a family dining experience.  Students will  examine specific passages that reflect those details.
  • Students will then be given any remaining time time to work on independent reading work, master a skill in IXL.
Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight and document their reading on their reading log.  Students also have two new Word Work words taken from their independent reading that are due by tomorrow.

Friday

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

  • Students will then complete Amplify Lesson Perspectives and Narrative SU 3 L5 "A Strange Menu" Focusing on the writer's use of sensory detail in order to reflect her feelings on a family dining experience.  Students will  attempt to apply the strategies used by the author to their own writing. They will then share their writing, getting feedback from a partner before they wrap up the lesson taking another look at Amy Tan's essay.

  • Students will then be given any remaining time time to work on independent reading work, master a skill in IXL.

Homework: Students who are current on their assignments do not have homework.
All 7th Grade ELA Classes

Monday

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

  • Students will be collaboroatively completing Grammar 7 SU 1 L4 Identifying and Fixing Complete Sentences I.

  • Studentes will then complete the Solo reading for SU3 L3 "Destroy the Four Olds."

  • Students will then be given any remaining time time to work on independent reading work, master a skill in IXL.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight and document their reading on their reading log.  Students also have two new Word Work words taken from their independent reading that are due by Friday.

Tuesday

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

  • Students will then begin Amplify Lesson 7A Red Scarf Girl SU3 L4 "The Pull of Compassion"   Students will break the scene into four sections and explore the narrator's feelings at each point in the scene as she and her classmates begin experiences in the Cultural Revolution.  We will likely work through activity 4.
  • Students will then be given any remaining time time to work on independent reading work, master a skill in IXL.
Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight and document their reading on their reading log.  Students also have two new Word Work words taken from their independent reading that are due by Friday.

Wednesday

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

  • Students will then complete Amplify Lesson 7A Red Scarf Girl SU3 L4 "The Pull of Compassion"   We will review exemplary written responses from Tuesday's Writing assignment before collaboratively completing the Solo activity for the lesson.

  • Students will then be given any remaining time time to work on independent reading work, master a skill in IXL.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight and document their reading on their reading log.  Students also have two new Word Work words taken from their independent reading that are due by Friday.

Thursday

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

  • Students will Begin Amplify Lesson 7A Red Scarf Girl SU3 L5 "Revolution in the Classroom"   Students will reread the text and examine the change that has come to their school as a result of the Cultural Revolution.

  • Students will then be given any remaining time time to work on independent reading work, master a skill in IXL.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight and document their reading on their reading log.  Students also have two new Word Work words taken from their independent reading that are due by tomorrow.

Friday

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

  • Students will complete Amplify Lesson 7A Red Scarf Girl SU3 L5 "Revolution in the Classroom"   Students will write examining why Ji-Li has difficulty completing the days assignment of critisizing their teachers when most of her classmates had no trouble with it.

  • Students will then be given any remaining time time to work on independent reading work, master a skill in IXL.

Homework: Students who are current on their assignments do not have homework.