November 21 - 23

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).

Book Projects and Presentations are due in four weeks,  Monday December 21st. 

Any Late Assignments for this term need to be turned in by Wednesday of this week if they are to receive credit.

Ott Class Help Pass
clip and use for the week of 11/21

Students who need extra assistance or need to discuss their projects may clip this pass and use it to see me Tuesday - Wednesday in the morning before school.

Extra Help is available this week.

Students may use this pass to get help with assigned work
or to discuss Book Projects and Presentations.

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

All 7th Grade ELA Classes

Monday

  • Students will begin the day revisit to Mr. Ott's Personal Narrative 1st Draft.  Students will reread it to prepare to examine the feedback that contributed to the resulting 2nd Draft of the Story.  Mr. Ott will read the revised version orally as students follow along looking out for differences that reflect the changes made by the writer.

  • Student teams will then collaborately identify writing strategies that were employed in the revision of the paper.   They will note those strategies on their copy of the revision and use the evaluation rubric to reassess the story.  Student teams will then report their findings.

  • Mr. Ott will then reveal the feedback and the strategies that were intentionally employed to the revision.  The assessment of the story will be discussed.

  • Students will use remaining time to read over their feedback from last weeks peer evaluation acitivity and begin planning their revisions to their own stories.

  • WIN Time

Homework: Students should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight and document their reading on their reading log. There is no Word Work or Dialectical Response due this week.

Tuesday

  • Students will begin the day with an examinatin of the use of verbs in Mr. Ott's personal narrative.  We will discuss how the use of a consistent verb tense will make their story easier to follow by their readers.

  • We will then look at the use of paragraphing to control the flow and pace of the story.  Students will draw conclusions about how Mr. Ott attempts to do that with his use of paragraphing in the 2nd half of his narrative.

  • Remaining time will be committed to give students an opportunity to apply these approaches to their own stories.

  • WIN Time

Homework: Students should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight and document their reading on their reading log. There is no Word Work or Dialectical Response due this week.

Wednesday - 1/2 Day

  • We will be having a 7th Grade Team function.

Homework: Have a great Thankgiving Holiday

Thursday - Friday  Thanksgiving Holiday

  • Have a great weekend with family and friends.  If you watch the parade, look for me in the stands in front of Macy's.  I'll be waiving to you!