February 10 - 14

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 23 - Book Projects are 4 Weeks Away.

Ott Class Help Pass
clip and use for the week of 2/10

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.

  • 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 "Too"  Students will be introduced to the proof and attempt to use and prove their use of the word in a brief writing response.

  • Students will then share their writing in their colaborative team where they will be challenged by their teammates.  One teammate is selected to share with the class.

  • Students will be given time to finish up the teambuilding activity we began last 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. There is no Word Work this week.

Tuesday

  • 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 2-5 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. There is no Word Work this week.

Wednesday

  • 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 6-8 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. There is no Word Work this week.

Thursday

  • 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 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. There is no Word Work this week.

Friday

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

  • Students will use the evaluation rubric to score a sample oral presentation and project delivered by Mr. Ott.  Both the presentation and project will be collaboratively scored and discussed so kids can see how the rubric will be applied to their own efforts.

  • 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  begin the class with 10 minutes of independent reading.

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

  • Students will share that response in their collaborative team where they will be challenged by their teammates as they defend their usage.  One teammate will be selected to share with the class.

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 continue 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 4-5.

  • 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 15 minutes of independent reading.

  • Students will then be given the remaining time to work on their upcoming book project and presentation.  Students should be finished reading their books and working on their oral presentations.  Students who complete their oral presentations before going home for the Winter Break are on schedule.

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 class with 10 minutes of independent reading.

  • Students will use the evaluation rubric to score a sample oral presentation and project delivered by Mr. Ott.  Both the presentation and project will be collaboratively scored and discussed so kids can see how the rubric will be applied to their own efforts.

  • 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 today.