February 3 - 7

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 22 - Book Projects are 5 Weeks Away.

Ott Class Help Pass
clip and use for the week of 2/7

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 15 minutes of independent reading.

  • After we begin the class with reading, students complete the Monday Grammar Lesson focusing on the difference between Two, Too, and Too  This week, will focus on the use and proof of "Two"  Students will be introduced to the proof and attempt to use and prove their use of the word in a brief writing response.  Volunteers will share sentences from their writing. 

  • Students will then view and discuss several sample projects, discuss the calendar, and look at the Checklist of Items to be completed.

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. 2 Word Work words are due by the end of the week.

Tuesday

  • STudents begin with 10 minutes of Independent Reading.

  • Students review the teambuilding process along with consensus decistion making.  They then begin using Uncommon Commonalities to find some things they have in common with their new teammates before attempting to define their team identity.

  • Results will be presented to the class.

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. 2 Word Work words are due by the end of the week.

Wednesday

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

  • Students will begin 8C Science & Science Fiction SU1 L5  "The Creature Speaks."  Students will complete activities 1-4 examining Victor's first conversation with his creation and attempting to paraphrase some of the dialogue shared between them.

  • If time permits, 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. 2 Word Work words are due by the end of the week.

Thursday

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

  • Students will continue 8C Science & Science Fiction SU1 L5  "The Creature Speaks."  Students will complete activities 5-8 examining Victor's first conversation with his creation and work with their new teammates to paraphrase and present part of their conversation.

  • If time permits, 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. 2 Word Work words are due by the end of the week.

Friday

  • Students will complete 8C Science & Science Fiction SU1 L5  "The Creature Speaks."  Students will complete activities 9-10 examining writing about the significance of the end of Victor's conversation with his creation.  Students will share their responses with their teamates and receive feedback on their efforts.  Each team will select a representative to share their response with the class.

  • If time permits, additional book project examples will be discussed and related questions answered.

Homework: Students should be pushing to finish up their book project novel over the weekend if they didn't finish it already.
All 7th Grade ELA Classes

Monday

  • Students will  not meet today due to the "No Suspensions" reward taking place during class.

  • If we do have some time to meet, we will view and discuss  several sample projects

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight.  Four reading logs and two word work words are due by the end of the week. 

Tuesday

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

  • Students will then begin the 7C Brain Science, SU 1 L7 "Whole Brainers vs. Localizers," where students will read map competing models of the brain and to determine ways in which each model was valid.  We will begin with the lesson vocabulary prior to continuing the reading and student response to the reading.  Students will complete activities 1-4.

  • If time permits, 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 and two word work words are due by the end of the week. 

Wednesday

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

  • Students will then complete the 7C Brain Science, SU 1 L7 "Whole Brainers vs. Localizers," where students will examine a specific task and map out how the two competing models illustrate this task in the brain.  Students will complete activities 5-8.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight.  Four reading logs and two word work words are due by the end of the week. 

Thursday

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

  • Students will then begin the 7C Brain Science, SU 1 L8 "The Life and Death of  Phineas Gage," where students distinguish between reliable and less realiable information.  We will begin with the lesson vocabulary prior to continuing the reading and student response to the reading.  Students will complete activities 1-4.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight.  Four reading logs and two word work words are due by the end of the week. 

Friday

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

  • Students will then complete the 7C Brain Science, SU 1 L8 "The Life and Death of  Phineas Gage," where students will write and share narratives based on some of the stories of Phineas Gage's life after leaving Boston.   Students will complete activities 5-9.

Homework: Students should complete their 1/2 hour of independent reading tonight.  Four reading logs and two word work words are due by today.