November 10 - 14

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 12

Ott Class Help Pass
clip and use for the week of 11/10

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 L5 Defining the Complete Sentences II.

  • 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 Perspectives and Narrative SU 3 L6 "Looking Back" Focusing on Amy Tan's "Fish Cheeks" essay.  They will examine how the writer's perspective changes from the time the event takes place to the time they are looking back on the experience as an adult.  Students will  examine specific passages that reflect those changes, and defend a claim based on how Amy Tan's perspective of that dinner changes when looking back at it as an adult.

  • 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 - PLC schedule

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

  • Students will then begin Amplify Lesson Perspectives and Narrative SU 3 L7 "The Garden"where we will complete activities 1-4 examining Kaitlyn Greenridge's narrative, "My Mother's Garden."  Students will begin with a vocabulary warm-up in activity 1 and collaboratively work their way 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.

Thursday

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

  • Students will then complete Amplify Lesson Perspectives and Narrative SU 3 L7 "The Garden"where we will complete activities 1-4 examining Kaitlyn Greenridge's narrative, "My Mother's Garden."  Students will begin with activity 5 where they will write their own narrative about a moment in time at a place where they feel particularly comfortable or uncomfortable.  They will use Greenridge's narrative as inspiration for thier own.  Students will then work their way through activity 8.
  • 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 be introduced to the game  "Last Word" where they will write down as many words as they can think of that begin with a randomly selected prefix.  The student with the most words will be recognized as the winner.  Students will then be able to play the game with their team when they have finished their work on any given day.  The game ties into the skills they should be building with IXL.

  • 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 Honors Classes

Monday

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

  • Students will be collaboroatively completing Grammar 7 SU 1 L5 Defining the Complete Sentences II.

  • 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 Amplify Lesson 7A Red Scarf Girl SU3 L6 "Revising to Go Deeper"   Students will reread their writing from the previous lesson and select an area to revise for increased use of specific evidence.  They will then make their revision.
  • 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 - PLC schedule

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

  • Students will Complete Amplify Lesson 7A Red Scarf Girl SU3 L6 "Revising to Go Deeper"   Students will reread their writing from the previous lesson and select an area to revise for increased use of specific evidence.  Volunteers will share their work and receive feedback before we complete the remaining activities in the lesson examining Ji-Li's experiences in the Cultural revolution and the conflict she begins to experience with her other classmates.

  • 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 L7 "The Election of the Red Successors"   Student teams will act out sections of the text and discuss the shift in power that is taking place among Ji-Li and her classmates.

  • 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 be introduced to the game  "Last Word" where they will write down as many words as they can think of that begin with a randomly selected prefix.  The student with the most words will be recognized as the winner.  Students will then be able to play the game with their team when they have finished their work on any given day.  The game ties into the skills they should be building with IXL.

  • 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.