Monday

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

• Students will then construct their Grammar & Writing Notebook and begin the "Walk the DOG" process examining a sentence we will use to break down into all of its grammatical components.  Step One involves identifying the parts of speech for all of the words in the sentence.

• Students will then review the expectations for the weekly Word Work.  Students will navigate to Mr. Ott's Virtual classroom on the classroom Website to view student exemplars of this assignment.  Students are encouraged to go here if they wonder if they are doing their work correctly.  A model word will be noted and students will be given remaining time to work on the remaining 3 Word Work words they need to complete by Friday.

Homework: Students should take home their novel and begin their nightly 30 minutes of independent reading.  Four Word Work words are due by Friday since one was given as a model, they only have three left.

Tuesday

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

• Students will continue the "Walk the DOG" process examining a sentence we will use to break down into all of its grammatical components.  Step Two involves identifying the sentence parts represented by this sentence.

• Students will then begin 8A Perspectives and Narrative SU2 L2.  Students will review the process we took with the image we examined from last Thursday's class to demonstrate how one of them extablishes a stronger focus for writing.

• Students will then examine several examples of exeplary writing from Thursday's writing.  We will discuss how the writer of each example effectively used detail to focus on a particular moment.  We will then go back to our own writing to look for opportunities to further develop the details of their chosen moment.

• Students will then take some time to add those details in a revision that aims to further focus the chosen moment.

Wednesday

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

• Students will then continue the "Walk the DOG" process examining a sentence we will use to break down into all of its grammatical components.  Step three involves identifying the type and purpose of the sentence along with the clauses present in the sentence.

• 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.

• Students will then reexamine a painting of by Peter Bruegel, focussing on the various emotions reflected in specific scenes.  Their observations will be discussed.

• 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.

• 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.

Thursday

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

• Students will then continue the "Walk the DOG" process examining a sentence we will use to break down into all of its grammatical components.  Step four involves proplerly capitalizing and punctuating the sentence.

• Students will then review their  work from Tuesday before continuing Activity 5 from 8A SU2 L3 Focusing on the Moment.

• 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.

Friday

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

• Students will then Walk the DOG and complete Step 5 for the sentence we have been breaking down this week.  Today, they will diagram the sentence exposing the relationships between all of the given parts.

• Students will then take the Objective / Subjective Quiz.

• Students will make final preparations and present their skits.  The audience will respond and give feedback.

• 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.

Monday

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

• Students will then construct their Grammar & Writing Notebook and begin the "Walk the DOG" process examining a sentence we will use to break down into all of its grammatical components.  Step One involves identifying the parts of speech for all of the words in the sentence.

• Students will then review the expectations for the weekly Word Work.  Students will navigate to Mr. Ott's Virtual classroom on the classroom Website to view student exemplars of this assignment.  Students are encouraged to go here if they wonder if they are doing their work correctly.  A model word will be noted and students will be given remaining time to work on the remaining 3 Word Work words they need to complete by Friday.

Homework: Students should take home their novel and begin their nightly 30 minutes of independent reading.  Four Word Work words are due by Friday since one was given as a model, they only have three left.

Tuesday

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

• Students will continue the "Walk the DOG" process examining a sentence we will use to break down into all of its grammatical components.  Step Two involves identifying the sentence parts represented by this sentence.

• Students will then begin the Vocabulary lesson for 7A SU2 L2.

• 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.

• 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.

• Remaining time may be used for independent reading.

Wednesday

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

• Students will then continue the "Walk the DOG" process examining a sentence we will use to break down into all of its grammatical components.  Step three involves identifying the type and purpose of the sentence along with the clauses present in the sentence.

• 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.

Thursday

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

• Students will then continue the "Walk the DOG" process examining a sentence we will use to break down into all of its grammatical components.  Step four involves proplerly capitalizing and punctuating the sentence.

• 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.

• Student volunteers will be encouraged to share with the class and receive feedback from their peers.

• Remaining time may be used for independent reading.

Friday

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

• Students will then Walk the DOG and complete Step 5 for the sentence we have been breaking down this week.  Today, they will diagram the sentence exposing the relationships between all of the given parts.

• We will then begin the vocabulary lesson for Red Scarf Girl 7A SU2 L4 Choosing Your Moment.

• 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.