Nov. 28 - Dec. 2 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. See
Planning Guide in daily plan for where your progress should be.
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Ott Class Help Pass clip and use for the week of
11/28 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 to enter the building before school. |
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All
7th Grade ELA Classes |
Monday
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Students will begin class with an
introduction to the new unit and a
studysyc lesson on Figurative Language and how it can be used by
writers to add vivid description and sensory language to their
writing.
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Students will then examine the use of
figurative language and it's impact on the poem "Dreams" by
Langston Hughes.
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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 4 Word Work words due by the end of the week.
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Tuesday
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Students will begin the day
with a StudySync lesson on Poetic Elements and Structure.
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Student teams will then collaborately
examine "Some People" by Rachel Field. Student teams will
paraphrase the poem, note and discuss the rhyme scheme, mark-up and
label the use of figurative language, and then complete a section of
the Analysis Pyramid
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Student teams will then share their
contribution to the Analysis of the poem as the rest of the class
takes notes on that particular aspect.
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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 4 Word Work words due by the end of the week.
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Wednesday
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Students will begin the day finishing
up any notes or discussion from yesterday's lesson.
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Students will then read and complete
a brief analysis of "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes.
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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 4 Word Work words due by the end of the week.
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Thursday
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 4 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 view and evaluate a
book project presentation made by Mr. Ott. Students will use
the evalaution rubric to assess both the oral presentation and the
project presented during the presentation. The assessment will
be discussed and additional considerations clarified.
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WIN Time - Students will use WIN time
to finish up their independent reading & writing work
for the week.
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 4 Word Work words due by the end of the
week.
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