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November 14 - 18 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 December 21.
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 Ott Class Help Pass
clip and use for the week of
11/14 Students who need extra assistance or
need to discuss their projects may clip this pass and use it to see me
Tuesday - Thursday 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
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7th Grade ELA Classes |
 Monday
- Students will then be introduced to
The Independent Reading Project that is due December 21st.
This is a project students will complete with their chosen and
approved independent reading novel. Students with a book in
progress need to discuss the book with me prior to assuming that it
will be appropriate for their project. Students who begin new
novels with this project in mind should also get approval from me
for their selection. This is not a project that can
satisfactorily be completed at the last minute, so students who have
difficulty managing long term projects should use their calendar to
establish some target dates for the competion of the parts.
Students are encouraged to get feedback from Mr. Ott as they work on
the development of their project as he will give them as much
feedback as they request along the way. Students who begin
reading and planning for the completion of the project early will
limit the amount of stress that can be experienced when one pushes a
deadline to the limit.
- WIN Time - Students will use WIN
time to focus on targeted reading and writing weekly work.
Homework: Students
should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight and
document their reading on their reading log. Progress on their
book project book is essential.
Students also have 2 Word Work words due by the end of the
week.
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Tuesday
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Students will begin class with a review some of the
writer's techniques they using to create an
engaging version of their personal narrative.
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Students will
then be given time to use the plan they created last week to begin the first draft of their stories.
Students will be encouraged to push for the 1/2 way point of the
draft before moving on to finishing up their weekly work. I
will be drafting my story right along with the kids as they will see
me struggle to get my own tale effectively told.
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WIN Time - Students will use WIN time
to focus on targeted reading and writing weekly work.
Homework: Students
should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight and
document their reading on their reading log. Progress on their
book project book is essential.
Students also have 2 Word Work words due by the end of the
week.
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Wednesday
- Students will begin class with a
mini-lesson focusing on the positive attributes of a classmate's
personal narrative. We will examine the student work and
discuss what this student is doing well.
- Students will then be
given time to complete the first drafts of their personal narratives
and attempt to integrate the noted strategies into their own work.
Students who have completed their narratives will be encouraged to
look for opportunities to apply these strategies to improve their
work.
Homework: Students
should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight and
document their reading on their reading log. Progress on their
book project book is essential.
Students also have 2 Word Work words due by the end of
the week.
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Thursday
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Students will begin the day with a
look at the evaluation rubric and checklist for the personal
narrative.
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They will then use these tools to
collaboratively evaluate Mr. Ott's 1st Draft and to give him
feedback in an effort to help him improve his story. They will
be completing this same process with their own drafts tomorrow.
Results will be reviewed and discussed.
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WIN Time - Students will use WIN time
to focus on targeted reading and writing weekly work.
Homework: Students
should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight and
document their reading on their reading log. Progress on their
book project book is essential.
Students also have 2 Word Work words due by the end of the
week.
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Friday
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Students will begin class the Friday Funny Bone
activity. This is an inferential activity where students
examine a Gary Larson cartoon, draw conclusions about it, and
construct a possible caption that attempts to not only make sense
out of the image, but also make it funny.
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Students will then review
the process for peer evaluation and feedback of the Personal
Narrative.
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Students will share a copy of their
narrative and their evaluation rubric with two classmates, who will
then collaboratively read, evaluate, and give constructive feedback
to the writer. Studets will discuss their interaction with
each other's papers. Students who wish to get additional
feedback from a classmate from another team may do so once thie
process has been completed within the team.
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WIN Time - Students will use WIN time
to focus on targeted reading and writing weekly work.
Homework: Students
should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight and
document their reading on their reading log. Progress on their
book project book is essential.
Students also have 2 Word Work words due by the end of the
week.
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