February 24 - 28

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 24 - Book Project
Presentations are 2 Weeks Away.

Ott Class Help Pass
clip and use for the week of 2/24

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 - the schedule will vary this week depending on the hour 8th Graders meet with me.

  • 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 "To"  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.

  • Class will end with a look at the rest of the 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. 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 begin a two day introduction to the Holocaust that Mrs. Verhines will lead them through.

  • 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. 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 complete Mrs. Verhines's introduction to the Holocaust.

  • 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. Two Word Work words are due by the end of the week.

Thursday

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

  • Students will begin the first day of "The Devil's Arithmetic" WebQuest.  This is a web based exploration into curated resources to help provide additional historical and cultural context for our upcoming novel unit.

  • Students will share adn discuss some of their discoveries from the WebQuest.

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. 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 be pushing to finish up their book projects & presentations if they haven't yet completed their work.
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 "ffect"  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 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.

  • 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 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 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 to finish their oral presentations and working on their 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. 

Friday

  • Students will begin class with 10 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 to finish their oral presentations and working on their projects.

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