December 8 - 12

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 16

Ott Class Help Pass
clip and use for the week of 12/8

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 8, Identifying and Fixing Complete Sentences II.  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.  There is no Word Work this week in an effort to give students time to work on their Personal Narratives.  1st Draft is due by the end of class on Friday.

Tuesday

  • Students will begin the class with independent reading.

  • Students will will take their Kernel from Friday's class and expand areas that are essential to telling the complete story they have started.  I will be modeling this process with my own story and students will use that to identify and plan for the development of the parts of their own stories, which we will begin drafting tomorrow.

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.  There is no Word Work this week in an effort to give students time to work on their Personal Narratives.  1st Draft is due by the end of class on Friday.

Wednesday

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

  • Students will review the planning process before getting out their own Personal Narrative plans.  We will discuss the Writer's Techniques chart along with the Checklist and then students will identify techniques they want to use in their own stories and begin drafting their narratives.  Students will get the majority of class time to work on their stories.  1st Drafts are due by the beginning of class on Thursday.

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.  There is no Word Work this week in an effort to give students time to work on their Personal Narratives.  1st Draft is due by the end of class on Friday.

Thursday

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

  • Students will then examine Mr. Ott's Personal Narrative 1st Draft.  Student teams will drop suggestions onto the draft pointing out areas where specific writer's techniques might improve the content. They will then apply the evaluation rubric to the draft to illustrate the current state of the score.  Results will be shared and 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.  There is no Word Work this week in an effort to give students time to work on their Personal Narratives.  1st Draft is due by the end of class on Friday.

Friday

  • Students begin the class with independent reading.

  • Students will complete the peer evaluation process for their personal narratives and discuss their observations on each other's stories.  Students will then complete self assessment comentary in preparation for making their revisions.

Homework: If students are caught up with the completion of their 1st Drafts, they have no additional homework over the weekend.
All 7th Grade ELA Classes

Monday

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

  • Students will then collaboratively complete Grammar Lesson 8, Identifying and Fixing Complete Sentences II.  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 independent reading.

  • Students will continue Amplify Lesson 7A Red Scarf Girl SU3 L9 "The Revolution Hits Home."   Students will use text evidence to defend a claim relating to yesterday's reading.  Students will complete activities 3-5.

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 independent reading.

  • Students will complete Amplify Lesson 7A Red Scarf Girl SU3 L9 "The Revolution Hits Home."   Students will use text evidence to defend a claim relating to yesterday's reading.  Students will collaboratively complete activity 9.

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 begin Amplify Lesson 7A Red Scarf Girl SU3 L10 "The Moves a Writer Makes."   Students will examine the details that the writer emphasizes to control the mood of the selected reading.  Students will complete activities 1-4.

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

  • Students begin the class with independent reading.

  • Students will complete Amplify Lesson 7A Red Scarf Girl SU3 L10 "The Moves a Writer Makes"   Students will use text evidence to defend a claim relating to yesterday's reading.  Students will complete activities 5-9.

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.