February 23 - 27

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 24 - Book Projects are 2 Weeks Away.

Ott Class Help Pass
clip and use for the week of 2/23

Students who need extra help or assistance may see me Monday - 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 review the timeline for the completion of the book project and presentation, examine the checklist of parts that need to be completed, and examine a sample project.

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

Homework: Students should be working on their Book Project this week.  Students who are still reading their books at this time have let themselves get seriously behind and need to be putting in overtime to get their books read so they can catch up.

Tuesday

  • Students begin with 15 minutes of Independent Reading.

  • Students review the events of Chapters 1-2 of The Devil's Arithmetic before reading and responding to Chapter 3 of the novel.  Students will be attempting to make sense out of what has happened to Hannah, the main character of the novel.

  • Results will be shared and discussed.

Homework: Students should be working on their Book Project this week.  Students who are still reading their books at this time have let themselves get seriously behind and need to be putting in overtime to get their books read so they can catch up.

Wednesday

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

  • We will then review the timeline for the completion of the book project and presentation, examine the checklist of parts that need to be completed, and examine a sample project.

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

Homework: Students should be working on their Book Project this week.  Students who are still reading their books at this time have let themselves get seriously behind and need to be putting in overtime to get their books read so they can catch up.

Thursday

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

  • Students will read and respond to Chapter 4 of The Devil's Arithmetic.

  • If time permits, additional book project examples will be discussed and related questions answered.

Homework: Students should be working on their Book Project this week.  Students who are still reading their books at this time have let themselves get seriously behind and need to be putting in overtime to get their books read so they can catch up.

Friday

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

  • We will then review the timeline for the completion of the book project and presentation, examine the checklist of parts that need to be completed, and examine a sample project.

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

Homework: Students should be working on 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.
All 7th Grade ELA Classes

Monday

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

  • We will then review the timeline for the completion of the book project and presentation, examine the checklist of parts that need to be completed, and examine a sample project.

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

Homework: Students should be working on their Book Project this week.  Students who are still reading their books at this time have let themselves get seriously behind and need to be putting in overtime to get their books read so they can catch up.

Tuesday

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

  • Students will then begin the 7C Brain Science, SU 1 L5 "Diagnosing Phineas," where students will map out specific parts of the brain and their functions.  We will begin with the lesson vocabulary prior to continuing the reading and student response to the reading.  Students will complete activities 1-4.

  • If time permits, additional book project examples will be discussed and related questions answered.

Homework: Students should be working on their Book Project this week.  Students who are still reading their books at this time have let themselves get seriously behind and need to be putting in overtime to get their books read so they can catch up.

Wednesday

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

  • We will then review the timeline for the completion of the book project and presentation, examine the checklist of parts that need to be completed, and examine a sample project.

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

Homework: Students should be working on their Book Project this week.  Students who are still reading their books at this time have let themselves get seriously behind and need to be putting in overtime to get their books read so they can catch up.

Thursday

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

  • Students will then complete 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 5-7.

Homework: Students should be working on their Book Project this week.  Students who are still reading their books at this time have let themselves get seriously behind and need to be putting in overtime to get their books read so they can catch up.

Friday

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

  • We will then review the timeline for the completion of the book project and presentation, examine the checklist of parts that need to be completed, and examine a sample project.

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

Homework: Students should be working on 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.