ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Please pass in Homework Records for weeks 5 & 6!
2. Have your LA grade sheet signed and returned by Tuesday, Oct. 16

THE MAINE COURSE
"Is Maine the way life SHOULD be?"

WRITING - what is a ballad? an ode? a ritual poem?
Read Longfellow's -"The Wreck of the Hesperus"
Write your own Maine Poem - due Tuesday, October 16

READING -  30 minutes daily
Required to read 1 book set in Maine (or by a Maine author)
Maine Book Evaluation will be due Thursday, October 25th

LITERARY TERMS
Here's a reference to the 36 literary terms you need to know in grade 7

Homework Week #7  October 2007
Monday   15	Tuesday   16	Late Start Wednesday  17	Thursday   18	Friday  19
HW due today DAY 1 Read Maine Book	HW due today DAY 2 Read Maine Book Maine Poem Due LA Grade sheet due (signed)	HW due today DAY 3: Read Maine Book Complete Q1 on book evaluation STUDY GROUP	HW due today DAY 4: FIELD TRIP TO PORTLAND TODAY!	HW due today DAY 5: Read Maine Book - FINISH it by Monday Work on literary terms on book evaluation