Feb. 27 - Mar 3 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).
 
This week we Conitnue Unit 3: Chasing The Impossible:
Machines, Not People, Should Be Exploring the Stars for Now.
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Tuesday - Thursday in the morning before school.
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All
7th Grade ELA Classes |
Monday
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Students will begin class with an
overview of the week's direction and expectations.
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Students will then consider their
own knowledge about space exploration and consider whether we
should be pursuing manned space exploration. They will
view two brief videos on the subject that express differing
pionts of view and reflect on which one influened their
perspective the most. Responses to the videos will be
discussed.
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Students will then read
"Machines, Not People, Should Be Exploring the Stars for Now"
and finish the class with a collaborative discussion focusing on
7 Text Talk Questions. Results will be shared and
discussed.
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WIN time will be committed to
book clubs.
Homework:
Students have four Word Work Words due this week along with documentation of 5 nights of
independent reading (at least 30 minutes).
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Tuesday
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Students will begin class with
a review of the responses from yesterdays reading of "Machines, Not People, Should Be Exploring the Stars for
Now"
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Students will then
complete responses to the "Think" questions on their own.
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WIN time will be committed to book
clubs.
Homework:
Students have four Word Work Words due this week along with documentation of 5 nights of
independent reading (at least 30 minutes).
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Wednesday
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Students will begin class with
discussion of some of the "Think" questions they anwered the
previous day.
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We will then read a Blast titled "I
Post, Therefore I Am. Students will discuss and respond to the
text answering several questions responding to the driving question
for this text, "How has technology changed the art of argument."
Studens will respond with a 140 character Blast and respond to a
quick poll on the subject.
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Students will then be introduced to
the Infographic assignment they will complete based on yesterday's
reading and the responses to that reading they will read tomorrow.
Any additional time will be comitted to independent research on
infographics to get ideas on how to organize their own.
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WIN time will be committed to book
clubs.
Homework:
Students have four Word Work Words due this week along with documentation of 5 nights of
independent reading (at least 30 minutes).
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Thursday
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Students will begin class with a look
at the sample infographic and the rubric that will be used to
evaluate their work.
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Students will then reread "Responses
to Machines, Not People, Should Be Exploring the Stars for Now" to
get some ideas on what side of the argument they wish to defend.
They will then continue independent research looking for credible
facts to support their argument and work on the Infographic they
will present at tomorrows Congressional Budget meeting where they
will have to decide to eitheri fund manned space exploration or
robotic space exploration.
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WIN time will be committed to book
clubs.
Homework:
Students have four Word Work Words due this week along with documentation of 5 nights of
independent reading (at least 30 minutes).
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Friday
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Students will begin class reviewing
their infographic to the shared site so they can be posted during
today's congressional hearing.
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Students will then debate the
question of whether to fund manned space exploration or non-manned
space exploration as part of the NASA budget. Studens will use
the facts presented on their Infographics to make their case.
The issue will be discussed and students will finally vote on the
issue. The future of space exploration is in their hands.
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WIN time will be committed to book
clubs.
Homework:
Students who have completed their work for the week have no
additional homework.
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