September 25 - 29

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).

 

Ott Class Help Pass
clip and use for the week of 9/25

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 ELA Classes

Monday

  • Students will begin the day with the Monday Grammar Warm-Up focusing on the difference between There, Their, and They're.  This week will focus on the use and proof of "Their"  Students will be introduced to the proof and attempt to use and prove their use of the word in a brief writing response.  Volunteers will share sentences from their writing.  Students will then document their understanding in their Writer's and Reader's Notebooks.

  • Studens will then complete a pre-reading activity to prepare for our reading of "Rikki-tikki-tavi" by Rudyard Kipling.  The activity is called Probable Passage.  Students will examine a group of words related to the story and attempt to determine some aspects of the story.  Results will be shared and discussed.

  • We will then log in to Studysync, the online text resource for language arts and look over the navigation features students will experience with assignments and readings from this resource.  Students will view a video introduction to the story, then read and discuss the opening scene of the story.

  • Students will then begin WIN time to work on their independent reading work or to complete an i-Ready lesson.

Homework: Students should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight and document their reading on their reading log.  Students also have 4 Word Work words that are due by the end of the week.

Tuesday

  • Students will begin the class with a brief warm-up on using context clues to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words that they encounter in their reading.

  • Students will then experience a brief lesson on strategies for annotating a text.  We will examine a question that students will be answering and annotate supporting text to generate support for their answers.  This will involve the previous day's reading of "Rikki-tikki-tavi."

  • We will then preview the remaining "Think" questions to give help identify other relevant parts of the text that may warrant annotation.  We will then continue the reading and annotation of "Rikki-tikki-tavi."

  • Students will then begin WIN time to work on their independent reading work or to complete an i-Ready lesson.

Homework: Students should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight and document their reading on their reading log.  Students also have 4 Word Work words that are due by the end of the week.

Wednesday- Early Release

  • If we have finished the reading and annotation of "Rikki-tikki-tavi,"  students will begin the class with a reading comprehension quiz where they will use the text answer a series of questions.  The thought process I'd like the students to employ will be modeled with the first question.  Students will then take on the remaining questions on their own.

  • If we have not finished the text, we will begin the class with that mission.  We will then move on to the quiz.

  • Following the quiz, students will answer the "Think" constructed response questions.

Homework: Students should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight and document their reading on their reading log.  Students also have 4 Word Work words that are due by the end of the week.

Thursday

  • The Thursday Poetry Warm-Up will involve a reading and analysis of "Point of View" by Shell Silverstein.  Students will then complete a 7 minute FreeWrite in response to the poem examining the role of point-of-view in their daily lives.  Volunteers will share their thoughts.

  • Students will then use the text of "Rikki-tikki-tavi" to complete a plot diagram for the story.

  • Students who finish early will have time to work on the rest of their weekly assignments.

  • Students will then begin WIN time to work on their independent reading work or to complete an i-Ready lesson.

Homework: Students should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight and document their reading on their reading log. Students who have not completed their Word Work for the week may want to commit some time to it tonight.

Friday

  • 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.

  • Students will then complete the "There, Their, and They're" Quiz reflecting their understanding of the use of these three problematic words.

  • We will use any remaining time to complete their "The Week in Review" along with the completion of any additional unfinished business.

  • Students will then begin WIN time to work on their independent reading work or to complete an i-Ready lesson.

Homework: Students who have completed all of thier idependent reading work this week do not have any additional homework over the weekend.