December  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).

Book Projects and Presentations are due in TWO weeks,  Wednesday December 18th.  See Calendar on Monday for details on where you should be with the project by now.

Ott Class Help Pass
clip and use for the week of 12/04

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 viewing a video giving them some background on Edgar Allan Poe, the author of the poem we will be examining today.

  • Students will then complete a first reading of the poem noting questions and observations.  Students will then read the poem a second time along with an audio reading of the poem.  They will again note questions and observations.

  • Students will then join their collaborative team where they will share and discuss their questions and observations before discussing 5 questions that they come to consensus on.  They will note their findings and prepare to share their observations with the class.   Full class discussion will follow, and finally students will independently answer the "On Your Own" question.

  • WIN Time

Homework: Students should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight and document their reading on their reading log. There is no Dialectic Response due this week, but students should complete two new Word Work words by the end of the week.  Students should also be working steadily to complete their book projects and presentations, which are due in two weeks.

Tuesday

  • Students will begin class with a brief lesson on poetic structure.

  • Students will then independently read "Second Estrangement" by Aracelis Girmay noting questions and observations.  Volunteers will then be requested to read the poem aloud as the rest of the class follows along.  Students will again note questions and observations.

  • Students will then join their collaborative teams where they will share and discuss their questions and observations before attempting statments analyzing both craft and structure.  Results will be shared and discussed.

  • WIN Time

Homework: Students should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight and document their reading on their reading log. There is no Dialectic Response due this week, but students should complete two new Word Work words by the end of the week.  Students should also be working steadily to complete their book projects and presentations, which are due in two weeks.

Wednesday

  • Students will begin class exploring the possiblity of Temperature being used symbolically in literature and in life.  We will look at several examples of of its use in song and cinima and discuss.

  • Students will then apply a re-reading strategy to the James Patrick Kinney poem, "The Cold Within."  Students will read the poem three times ranking their perceived understanding after each reading.  We will then view a multimedia reading of the poem where visual imagery will be added to supplement their understanding.

  • Students will then collaboratively complete an analysis of an assigned aspect of the text and prepare to share their findings with the class.  As this will likely take two days to complete, this will be finished during tomorrow's class.

  • WIN Time

Homework: Students should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight and document their reading on their reading log. There is no Dialectic Response due this week, but students should complete two new Word Work words by the end of the week.  Students should also be working steadily to complete their book projects and presentations, which are due in two weeks.

Thursday

  • Students will begin class examining the terms on the back side of the poetry foldable that they began constructing last week.

  • Students will then be led through the collection of definitions and resources that are available on the Sound Devices page of their interactive notebook.  Students will work in pairs examining the definitions and examples and add that information to their foldable.

  • Students will then listen to music clips that reflect these devices and test their ability to recognize their use in popular music on the "More Sound Device Practice" page in their interactive notebook..

  • WIN Time

Homework: Students should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight and document their reading on their reading log. There is no Dialectic Response due this week, but students should complete two new Word Work words by the end of the week.  Students should also be working steadily to complete their book projects and presentations, which are due in two weeks.

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 teams will then present their analysis of "The Cold Within" if they did not get a chance to complete this on Wednesday's class.

  • They will then use remaining time to finish up their independent reading work for the week and make some progress on the book project that is quickly coming due.

  • Students will finish the day completing their independent reading and writing work and reflecting on the Week in Review.

  • WIN Time

Homework: Students should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight and document their reading on their reading log. There is no Dialectic Response due this week, but students should complete two new Word Work words by the end of the week.  Students should also be working steadily to complete their book projects and presentations, which are due in two weeks.