September 22 - 26 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 #5
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Ott Class Help Pass clip and use for the week of
9/22 Students who need extra help or
assistance may see me
Tuesday - Friday in the morning before or after school.
Extra Help is available this week. Students may use this pass to get help with assigned work
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All
8th Grade ELA Classes (7th Grade -
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Monday
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Students will begin class with 10
minutes of independent reading.
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Students will then review the
expectations for the two weekly routine assingments that are
dependent on their daily independent reading. Students will
navigate to Mr. Ott's Virtual classroom on the classroom Website to
view student samples of these assignments. Students are
encouraged to go here if they wonder if they are doing their work
correctly.
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Mr. Ott will once again model the
daily reading log and take students through another Word Work word
to help those who need reinforcment for this assignment.
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Students will will be given remaining
time to either finish up their Amplify Lesson 2 revision from last
week, or they may use the time to get some additional reading time
completed to meet the daily 30 minutes that is expected.
Homework: Students should take home
their novel and begin their nightly 30 minutes of independent
reading. Four Reading Logs and 2 Word Work words are due
by Friday.
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Tuesday
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Students will begin class with 10
minutes of indpendent reading.
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Students will then begin 8A Perspectives and Narrative SU2 L3. In this
lesson students will be focusing their writing on adding details
that reflect emotion.
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Students will then reexamine a painting
of by Peter Bruegel, focussing on the various emotions reflected in
specific scenes. Their observations will be discussed.
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We will then examine two differnt
versions of a description of a canoe trip to see which one more
clearly reflects the narrator's feelings about this experience.
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Finally, students finish class
reviewing the process they will complete tomorrow turning one of
their table-mate's writings into a script that can be emotionally
reinacted by the students at that table. Students will begin
sharing their latest writing zooming in on a specific moment from an
enjoyable experience. We will complete the process tomorrow
and act out one experience from each table.
Homework: Students should take home
their novel and begin their nightly 30 minutes of independent
reading. Four Reading Logs and 2 Word Work words are due
by Friday.
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Wednesday
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Students will begin class with 10
minutes of independent reading.
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Students will then review their work
from Tuesday before continuing Activity 5 from 8A SU2 L3 Focusing on
the Moment.
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Students select one student writing
from their table and adapt a skit to act out that moment.
Three groups will act out their work before we individually complete
Activities 6-8.
Homework: Students should take home
their novel and begin their nightly 30 minutes of independent
reading. Four Reading Logs and 2 Word Work words are due
by Friday.
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Thursday
Homework: Students should take home
their novel and begin their nightly 30 minutes of independent
reading. Four Reading Logs and 2 Word Work words are due
by Friday.
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Friday
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Students will begin class with 10
minutes of independent reading.
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Students will reflect on their
revisions from yesterday's writing before continuing the lesson.
Students will then complete a timed writing on one awful moment they
experienced recently at school or one terrific moment (if they
cannot think of a terrible moment). Their objective will be to
clearly communicate the emotion of that moment. Student volunteers
willl share their writing with their table and received feedback.
Volunteers will be encouraged to share their experiences with the
class.
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Students will wrap up the lesson with
the solo activity adding emotion to another student's writing.
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Students will be given the rest of
time to finish up their assignments for the week.
Homework: Students who are current on
their assignments do not have homework this weekend.
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7th Grade Honors ELA |
Monday
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Students will begin class with 10
minutes of independent reading.
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Students will be introduced to The
DOG, a weekly grammar supplement to their Amplify lessons. WE
will go through the entire 5 step process breaking down the given
sentence into all of its grammatical parts.
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Students will then review
expectations for the routine assignments each week. Word Work
and Reading logs will be modeled and students will examine how to
view student exemplars for these assignments from Mr. Ott's Virtual
Classroom.
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We will finish the period with a
model of another Word Work Word for students who need reinforcement.
Homework: Students should take home
their novel and begin their nightly 30 minutes of independent
reading. Four Reading Logs and 2 Word Work words are due
by Friday.
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Tuesday
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Students will begin class with 10
minutes of
independent reading.
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Students will then begin the
Vocabulary lesson for 7A SU2 L2.
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Student will then examine some of the
exemplary writing from the previous lesson to identify the details
which bring those responses to life. We will then move on to
Activity 4 reading a brief passage and examining the types of detail
used to help the reader understand the writer's point of view.
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Students then prepare to use the
previously discussed types of details in a response examining the
brief moment they realized they were able to do something that they
had never been able to do before. Students will write for at
least 10 minutes before handing in their work.
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Remaining time may be used for
independent reading.
Homework: Students should take home
their novel and begin their nightly 30 minutes of independent
reading. Four Reading Logs and 2 Word Work words are due
by Friday.
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Wednesday
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Students will begin class with 10
minutes of independent reading.
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Students will then complete the
vocabulary lesson for Red Scarf Girl 7A SU2
L3 Vocabulary. Following the vocabulary activity students will
complete Activities 2-4 examining how an author can zoom into a
particular moment.
Homework: Students should take home
their novel and begin their nightly 30 minutes of independent
reading. Four Reading Logs and 2 Word Work words are due
by Friday.
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Thursday
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Students will begin class with 10
minutes of
independent reading.
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Students will then complete SU2 L3
Writing about a moment that they were able to accomplish something
they have never been able to do before.
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Student volunteers will be encouraged
to share with the class and receive feedback from their peers.
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Remaining time may be used for
independent reading.
Homework: Students should
complete their 30 minutes of independent reading for the day.
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Friday
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Students will begin class with 10
minutes of independent reading.
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We will then begin the vocabulary
lesson for Red Scarf Girl 7A SU2 L4 Choosing Your Moment.
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Students will be selecting a boring
moment and zooming in on details that make the moment interesting to
the reader. We will push to comlete Activities 2-5 and finish
the day describing our most boring moment.
Homework: Students who are current on
their assignments do not have homework this weekend.
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