November 25 - November 29

ELA 7

Students will take the "Danger!  This Mission to Mars Could Bore You to Death!" selection test on Monday.  After that, we will just be tying up some loose ends before Thanksgiving break.

Please note that mid marking period is on Tuesday, December 3rd.  If your student would like to improve upon his or her grade, he/she can redo some of the Study Islands to earn a 100%.  This helps greatly.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Fowler

November 18 - November 22

ELA 7

This week we will be wrapping up "Danger!  This Mission to Mars Could Bore You to Death!"  We will focus on comprehension, analysis, conventions, and craft and structure.

We started working on action and linking verbs last week and will continue to practice this week.  This can be quite difficult for a lot of students.  The corresponding Study Island assignment is due by the end of the day on Monday.  I highly recommend having your student do the conventions additional practice at home this week to better prepare for the next selection test.

Students have been doing a lot of work with the ICE method (introduce, cite, explain). In order to demonstrate mastery of this method for providing textual evidence, students will complete a written analysis of the text using ICE.

I'm going to schedule the next selection test for Monday, November 25th.  Please make sure that your student studies throughout the week and on Sunday.  The time of year between now and Christmas is often referred to as "silly season," and some students need an extra push to keep them going in the right direction.  I started to notice the start of "silly season" last week. 

Please note that students will miss their morning classes on Thursday in order to watch a performance of Macbeth in the high school auditorium.

Have a great week!
Mrs. Fowler

November 11 - November 15

ELA 7

Monday- Act 80 Day

On Tuesday, students will review for the Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed  selection test.  Students will take the test on Wednesday.  I had originally hoped to have the test last week; however, it just wasn't possible because of repeated disruptions to the schedule.


On Thursday, students will read/annotate Danger! This Mission to Mars Could Bore You to Death!. Our next test will be on this selection.  I am not going to set a date for the test yet; however, students will receive the the study guide on Thursday and may begin preparing for the selection test.  We will spend the end of the week working through action and linking verbs, vocabulary, analysis, comprehension, and text structure.

"Verbs Individual Session" is due on November 18th.  Please encourage your student to redo the session if he/she does not earn a 100%.  These sessions help increase their grades and help master the content that they will be faced with on the test.

"Danger! This Mission to Mars Could Bore You to Death!" Study Guide
Craft and Structure Additional Practice
Word Study Additional Practice
Conventions Additional Practice
Additional Practice Answer Key

Have a great week!
Mrs. Fowler

"The Landlady" Escape Room

"The Landlady" Escape Room- Input answers here
"The Landlady" PDF

November 4 - November 8

ELA 7

This week is a bit difficult in terms of planning because we have quite a few disruptions to the schedule.  I'm going to tentatively schedule the Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed selection test for Friday.  Students received a copy of the study guide last week.  You can obtain an extra copy on an earlier homework blog post or in a previously sent weekly update email.

Students missed first period today for a vaping assembly.  Students will miss first and most of second period on Tuesday for a Veteran's Day assembly.  Ms. Prushinski, our guidance counselor, will be coming to speak with students during periods 2, 5, and 7 on Wednesday. 

We will be wrapping up  Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed this week.  Students will continue to practice with craft and structure, conventions, analysis, comprehension, and comparing media to text.


Last week's Edgar Allan Poe escape room was a huge success!  As per student request, we will be doing another one at the end of the week.

Have a great week!
Mrs. Fowler