Poe-etic
Short and Somewhat Sweet
We haven't learned that yet
Real-life skills
True Facts about Mr. Northam
100
This author is our most studied writer in 7 ELA

Edgar Allen Poe

100

This short story uses lions as a metaphor for the dangers of technology

The Veldt

100

The novel study for this year in ELA 7

The Hound of the Baskervilles

100
This mnemonic device helps you remember how to remove or tighten a bolt

Lefty Loosy Righty Righty

100

Mr. Northam has two of these furry friends

Cats

200

The Tell-Tale Heart has this many characters

2

200

The title "The Black Veil" refers to traditional western mourning dress, but the wearing of this veil in the story is ironic for this reason.

The guy isn't dead yet

200

This is the genre of our upcoming novel study

Mystery

200
Applying this substance to your sidewalk can clear ice and snow faster

Salt

200

Mr. Northam rides this two-wheeled machine to work in the summer

A motorcycle

300

The Raven might be the most commonly associated Poe bird, but this carrion-feeder is a key element in The Tell-Tale Heart

Vulture

300

This work is the shortest we will cover in terms of word count

Take My Hand

300
This year will be the first opportunity for the grade 7 class to practice this famous writing genre

Essay

300

When in a survival situation, this common Canadian plants can provide a bitter tea, so long as you boil it well first

Pine needles

300

Mr. Northam has crashed his bicycle into this local geographic location

North Saskatchewan River

400

Though it might not be a planet anymore, this shore is where the Narrator of the Raven assumes the raven has come from

Plutonian

400

This work is the only writing that fits into two different units in ELA 7

The Raven

400

Mr. Northam has spent the last 2 months teaching the grade 11s this famous play.

Hamlet

400

The phrase "one collar and two sleeves" can help you spell this word

Necessary

400

Mr. Northam's favourite sci-fi book.

Dune

500

Edgar Allen Poe had this famous contemporary sci-fi writer as a fan, much to his confusion

Jules Verne

500

These smell producing devices play a key role in developing immersion in "The Veldt"

Odorophonics

500

This is the film study that Mr. Northam does in Grade 11

Arrival

500

When jumpstarting a car using another car, you always apply this cable first

Red onto positive

500

Mr. Northam is going to Amsterdam on saturday, but this state was the last place he visited in 2024

Arkansas