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Welcome 7th Graders!

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Hi kids! My name is Mrs. Gress, and I teach 7th grade Language Arts. This is the start of my 29th year teaching. I live in Wooster with my husband Greg, our son Landan, our dog Westin, and many cats! Landan is a Hiland senior and enjoys snowboarding and hanging out with friends. My husband works as a designer for Luk Inc. in Wooster. We all enjoy traveling, hiking at state parks (esp. Hocking Hills), and visiting with friends and family. This summer we enjoyed a beach vacation and trips to the Lake Erie Islands!

I'm really looking forward to another great year!

Teaching Schedule:

Periods 1-2: Language Arts

Periods 3-4: Language Arts

Periods 5 & 8: Language Arts

Period 6: Study Hall

Period 7: Planning

7th Grade Language Arts

This year you will be improving your skills in writing, reading, speaking, and listening. We will read and discuss short stories, poems, plays, and a wide variety of novels. You will be keeping a weekly writing log that you will share with the class on a regular basis. We will also work on essay structure, narratives, grammar, vocabulary skills, spelling, and research projects while we engage in a variety of cooperative learning formats.

**Required Materials:

  1. A one-subject notebook for weekly journal writing.

  2. One additional spiral notebook or loose-leaf notebook paper (your choice) will be needed for notes, class assignments, activities, quizzes, etc.

  3. One pocket folder

  4. You will need blue or black pens and pencils daily in class.

  5. You will also need EARBUDS, colored pencils or markers, highlighters, and index cards. Many students also like to have white out.

  6. *Bring your charged Chromebook daily to class.

  7. *BONUS OPPORTUNITY - Please bring a box of tissues and/or wipes/hand sanitizer to share with the class as well. **Put your name on each item for BONUS POINTS :)

We will be reading a variety of novels this year that are anchored in different themes. Included in the theme are short stories, vocabulary, poems, grammar, spelling, and writing activities. Samples of the novels we may read are listed below:

Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

The Cay by Theodore Taylor

The Miracle Worker by William Gibson

The Pearl by John Steinbeck

A Christmas Carol: Scrooge & Marley (from the Literature Book)