March 18 - 22

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 continue Unit 4: Moment of Truth

Ott Class Help Pass
clip and use for the week of 3/18

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 class with a look at the objectives for the week and a look at the Spring Book Projecti Calendar.

  • The day's reading will then be introduced.  Students will view a video and then read the article, Hitting the Big League Fastball: "clearly impossible."  Students will complete a collaborative discussion and then respond to the "Think" questions from StudySync.  Results to the discussion questions will be shared by selected teams.

  • Intervention time will be committed to to  Book Club time.

Homework:  Students should be reading at least 30 minutes per night.

Tuesday

  • Students will begin class with an overview of the objectives for the day.

  • Students will then be introduced to the mini-project based on this week's readings.  Students will choose between two options.  Option one is a short analysis essay examining how the informational article reflects the central message of "Casey at the Bat."  Option 2 is an infographic making the case that a particular athletic skill or accomplishment is the most difficult in all of sports.  Projects are due on Monday of next week and students will have Wednesday through Friday to work on them in class.

  • Intervention time will be committed to Book Club time.

Homework:  Students should be reading at least 30 minutes per night and documenting their reading daily on their reading logs.     Mini-Projects are Due tomorrow.

Wednesday - Early Release Day

  • Students will review the resources for the mini-project, continue their research, and begin designing their projects.

Homework:  Students should be reading at least 30 minutes per night and documenting their reading daily on their reading logs. 

Thursday

  • Students will begin class with a look at the objectives for the day and the expectations for independent reading work.

  • Students will then examine a model 1st draft of the Mini-Project and apply the Rubric to it.  The score and the contributing attributes will be discussed.  The second draft of the project will then be examined and the revisions that contribute to a stronger project discussed.

  • Students will then continue the work and research on their own projects, which are due by Monday.

  • WIN time will enable students to continue their work on their projects or work on their independent reading work.

Homework:  Students should be reading at least 30 minutes per night and documenting their reading daily on their reading logs.  They should also complete four Word Work words taken their independent reading by Friday. 

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 discuss project concerns that were noticed during yesterday's class.

  • Students will then take another look at the 2nd draft of the model project and the evaluation rubric.  Students who feel they would benefit from feedback on their work will share a copy of their project with a classmate who will use the rubric to evaluate their work and give them feedback to help them improve it.

  • WIN time will be committed to book clubs.

Homework:  Students who have completed their work for the week have no additional homework.