September 4 - 8

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).

Hey! You survived the first week of 7th Grade!  Good to see you back for the second.

Ott Class Help Pass
clip and use for the week of 9/4

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.

All 7th Grade ELAR Classes

Monday

Labor Day Holiday
Enjoy the last official day of summer.

Homework: If for some reason you didn't get your partents to sign the class syllabus, get that done.

Tuesday

  • Students will begin class with a look at last week's interactive notebook and discuss expectations for turning in their work and for accessing Mr. Ott's feedback on their work.

  • Students will then experience a read-aloud of "The Lorax" by Dr. Seuss.

  • Students will then begin using the terms from their word cloud to help them examine the literary characteristics of this narrative poem.

Homework: Students should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight.  We begin documenting that routine next week.

Wednesday

  • Students will begin class with a look breif review of our work from yesterday examining "The Lorax" by Dr. Seuss.

  • Students will then examine the elements of the plot, the types of conflict, the use of symbolism, and finally the use of figurative Language in the story.

  • If we have time, students will begin collaboratively filling out a plot diagram for the story.

Homework: Students should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight.  We begin documenting that routine next week.

Thursday

  • Students will take the 1st i-Ready reading diagnostic.  This will take the majority of the class.  Students who finish early may continue reading their independent reading novel or continue organizing the terms in their word cloud or plot diagram.

Homework: Students should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight.  We begin documenting that routine next week. 

Friday

  • Students will begin class with independent reading, which may be extended to enable everyone to finish the reading diagnostic if they didn't finish it yesterday.

  • They will then exercise their inferential skills on 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.

  • If we have time, we will have a brief lesson reviewing the elements of the plot and continuing our work on the Plot Diagram for "The Lorax."

  • Students will finish the class wrapping up their work for the week and reflecting on The Week in Review Slide, which students will complete reflecting on what they gained from this week in Language Arts.  Students will then be given remaining time to wrap up any unfinishe business  and to read their books.

Homework: Students should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight.