October 7 - 11

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).

Week 7

Ott Class Help Pass
clip and use for the week of 10/11

Students who need extra help or assistance may see me Monday - Friday after school.

Extra Help is available this week.

Students may use this pass to get help with assigned work .

Students without passes may not be permitted
to enter the building before school.

All 8th Grade ELA Classes  (7th Grade - scroll down)

Monday

  • Students will  begin the class with 10 minutes of independent reading.

  • Students will then invest the rest of the period in Grammar Lesson 4 focusing on the identification and repair of Complete sentences.  Students will work through all activities in the lesson which we will review before ending the class for the day.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight and use their reading log to document their reading.  They also have 2 Word Work words due by Friday.

Tuesday

  • Students will begin the class with independent reading.

  • Students will then take Quiz #2. 

  • Following the Quiz, students will use the remaining time to make up missing assignments or complete Extra Credit Word Work to replace Missing Assignments.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight and use their reading log to document their reading. They also have 2 Word Work words due by Friday.

Wednesday - PLC Early Release

  • Students will begin class with 10 minutes of independent reading.

  • Students will then Begin Amplify Lesson Perspectives and Narrative SU 3 L4 "Moments in Time" Focusing on the techniques writers use to speed up and slow down time in a moment of action.  Students will begin with the vocabulary for the lesson, and then compare two passages that apply different techniques for slowing down a moment.

  • Students will then attempt to use those techniques in their own writing.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight and use their reading log to document their reading. They also have 2 Word Work words due by Friday.

Thursday

  • Students begin the class with independent reading.

  • Students will then continue Amplify Lesson Perspectives and Narrative SU 3 L4 "Moments in Time" Focusing on the techniques writers use to speed up and slow down time in a moment of action.  Students will  compare two passages that apply different techniques for speeding up a moment of action.

  • They will then attempt to use those techniques in their own writing.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight and use their reading log to document their reading. They also have 2 Word Work words due by Friday.

Friday

  • Students will begin class 10 minutes of independent reading.

  • Students will then complete Amplify Lesson Perspectives and Narrative SU 3 L4 "Moments in Time" Focusing on the techniques writers use to speed up and slow down time in a moment of action. 

  • Students will share one of thier writings from the last 2 classes with a partner and recieve feedback on their work.  They will then revise the shared passage reflecting the feedback they got from their partner.

  • Class will wrap up with an Exit Ticket.

Homework: Students who have completed their reading documentation and word work for the week have no homework over the weekend.
All 7th Grade ELA Classes

Monday

  • Students will begin the class with 10 minutes of independent reading.

  • Students will then complete Step 1 of DOG #5 before moving into Grammar Lesson #4

  • Students will then invest the rest of the period in Grammar Lesson 4 focusing on the Identification and Repair of Complete sentences.  Students will work through all activities in the lesson which we will review before ending the class for the day.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight and use their reading log to document their reading.  They also have 2 Word Work words due by Friday.

Tuesday

  • Students will begin the class with 10 minutes of independent reading.

  • Students will them complete Step 2 of DOG #5 before moving in to the vocabulary for the next Amplify lesson.

  • Following the DOG, students will Take Quiz #2.

  • After they finish their quiz, students will use remaining time to get a jump on their Word Work and Independent reading for the week.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight and use their reading log to document their reading. They also have 2 Word Work words due by Friday.

Wednesday

  • Students will review routines and expectations for class before they begin the class with 10 minutes of independent reading.

  • Students will them complete Step 3 of DOG #5 before moving in to the current Amplify lesson.

  • Students will then complete Amplify Lesson 7A Red Scarf Girl SU3 L4 "The Pull of Compassion"   We will review exemplary written responses from Friday's Writing assignment before collaboratively completing the Solo activity for the lesson.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight and use their reading log to document their reading. They also have 2 Word Work words due by Friday.

Thursday

  • Students will begin class with a brief review of classroom expectations and go directly into their independent reading.

  • Class will continue as students comlete Step 4 of DOG #5.

  • Students will Begin Amplify Lesson 7A Red Scarf Girl SU3 L5 "Revolution in the Classroom"   Students will reread the text and examine the change that has come to their school as a result of the Cultural Revolution.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight and use their reading log to document their reading. They also have 2 Word Work words due by Friday.

Friday

  • Students will begin class with a brief review of classroom expectations and go directly into their independent reading.

  • Class will continue as students comlete Step 5 of DOG #5.

  • Students will complete Amplify Lesson 7A Red Scarf Girl SU3 L5 "Revolution in the Classroom"   Students will write examining why Ji-Li has difficulty completing the days assignment of critisizing their teachers when most of her classmates had no trouble with it.

Homework: Students who have completed their independent reading minutes, documentation and Word Work do not have homework over the weekend.