As stated earlier, October was POE and POETRY. We are still learning about different types of poems.

Our vocabulary for last week and this week include poetic terms. Students have a handout.

The 7th grade will be taking their 1st state writing test the first week of November.

7A Vocabualary words for the week

myriad

perspective

perturb

prodigious

relevant

skittish

tether

unison

vie

willful



7B if you scored below a 92%, you will have the same words as last week. Grades were not good-retest Thursday.



6B

believe

calendar

category

cemetery

collectible

conscience

conscientious

conscious

definitely

discipline

embarrass

equipment

exhilarate

existence

experience

Recently, we have been learning the elements of short stories. As we continue to read and discuss them, we inevitably come into contact with Edgar Allan Poe-the Father of the Short Story. During the month of October we will discuss mood, tone, style and setting while reading some of Poe's works.

After that we will be learning about some of the many types of poetry-news to follow.

Your child has a nightly reading log. Please verify their reading times by signing each night.