January 6 - 10

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 18

Ott Class Help Pass
clip and use for the week of 1/6

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 are introduced to the independent reading project for Semester 2.  This is known as The Book Project and is not due until March 10.  It involves the reading of a self-selected novel, the production of a project and presentation that reflects the student's understanding of the novel on a thematic level.  Students will view several student presentations and discuss the guidelines of the project.  We will continue this discussion throughout the week taking some time in each class to look at exemplary projects produced by previous students.

  • Students will be challenged to select and get approval for their reading choice by the end of next week.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight. Although Daily Reading Logs will be optional, students are encouraged to complete them to take more control over their grades.  Extra credit Word Work is due by the end of the week.

Tuesday

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

  • Students will read a newspaper editorial by a Washington Post syndicated writer and complete a Dialectical Response responding to one of the pieces of wisdom that resonates with them.  The process will be modeled and students will be given time to complete their responses.

  • Once students have finished, additional book project examples will be discussed and related questions answered.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight. Although Daily Reading Logs will be optional, students are encouraged to complete them to take more control over their grades.  Extra credit Word Work is due by the end of the week.

Wednesday

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

  • Students will read a Dr. Seuss text which will be discussed and then be used as the basis or our Semester Exam Review.

  • Students will collaboratively respond to multiple choice questions that reflect the types of questions they should expect to see on next weeks Semester Exam.  This process will be continued tomorrow as we will likely not complete it in class today.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight. Although Daily Reading Logs will be optional, students are encouraged to complete them to take more control over their grades.  Extra credit Word Work is due by the end of the week.

Thursday

  • Students begin the class with independent reading.

  • Students will continue the Semester Exam review we began yesterday.

  • Any remaining time after the review will be committed to the discussion of Book Project sample projects.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight. Although Daily Reading Logs will be optional, students are encouraged to complete them to take more control over their grades.  Extra credit Word Work is due by the end of the week.

Friday

  • Students begin the class with independent reading.

  • Students will be given time today to work on any make-up or recovery work they'd like to complete to exercise control over their grades.

  • If time is available, we will examine a few more book project sample projects along with additional resources students may find useful.

Homework: Students who are caught up on their work do not have homework over the weekend.
All 7th Grade ELA Classes

Monday

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

  • Students are introduced to the independent reading project for Semester 2.  This is known as The Book Project and is not due until March 10.  It involves the reading of a self-selected novel, the production of a project and presentation that reflects the student's understanding of the novel on a thematic level.  Students will view several student presentations and discuss the guidelines of the project.  We will continue this discussion throughout the week taking some time in each class to look at exemplary projects produced by previous students.

  • Students will be challenged to select and get approval for their reading choice by the end of next week.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight.  Four reading logs are due by the end of the week.  Students may also complete Extra Credit Word work if they could use the extra credit.

Tuesday

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

  • Students will read a newspaper editorial by a Washington Post syndicated writer and complete a Dialectical Response responding to one of the pieces of wisdom that resonates with them.  The process will be modeled and students will be given time to complete their responses.

  • Once students have finished, additional book project examples will be discussed and related questions answered.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight.  Four reading logs are due by the end of the week.  Students may also complete Extra Credit Word work if they could use the extra credit.

Wednesday

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

  • Students will then begin the 7C Brain Science, SU 1 L4 "Something Odd about Phineas," which examines changes in Phineas's behavior following his recovery from his injury.  We will begin with the lesson vocabulary prior to continuing the reading.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight.  Four reading logs are due by the end of the week.  Students may also complete Extra Credit Word work if they could use the extra credit.

Thursday

  • Students will begin the class with independent reading.

  • Students will then complete the 7C Brain Science, SU 1 L4 "Something Odd about Phineas," which examines changes in Phineas's behavior following his recovery from his injury.  We will wrap up our reading and response to this week's lesson.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight.  Four reading logs are due by the end of the week.  Students may also complete Extra Credit Word work if they could use the extra credit.

Friday

  • Students begin the class with independent reading.

  • Students will be given time today to work on any make-up or recovery work they'd like to complete to exercise control over their grades.

  • If time is available, we will examine a few more book project sample projects along with additional resources students may find useful.

 Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight.  Four reading logs are due by the end of the week.  Students may also complete Extra Credit Word work if they could use the extra credit.