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
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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. |
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All
7th Grade ELA Classes |
Monday
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Students will begin class with a
look at the objectives for the week and a look at the Spring Book
Projecti Calendar.
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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.
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Intervention time will be committed
to to Book Club time.
Homework:
Students should be reading at least 30 minutes per night.
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Tuesday
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Students will begin class with an
overview of the objectives for the day.
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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.
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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.
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Wednesday - Early Release Day
Homework:
Students should be reading at least 30 minutes per night and documenting
their reading daily on their reading logs.
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Thursday
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Students will begin class with a
look at the objectives for the day and the expectations for
independent reading work.
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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.
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Students will then continue the
work and research on their own projects, which are due by
Monday.
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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.
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Friday
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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.
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Students will then discuss project concerns that were noticed during yesterday's class.
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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.
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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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