All grades:

Vocabulary Lesson 26 is due April 13, so there is no vocabulary until after exams.

All Quarter 3 independent reading books should be completed over the break. Be prepared to be tested on your book on Tuesday, April 6.

8th: Complete the NJASK practice. Explore research topics and get informed about 3 topics from the list provided in class. Fill in the worksheet. Choose one. Also, be prepared for the TKAM Socratic Seminar on Wednesday, April 7. Learnia is scheduled for April 8.

7th: Congratulations on an amazing Wax Museum! You brought personality, enthusiasm, and knowledge to the entire Cranbury School community. Bravo! NJASK practice over break. Read pp. 203-243 in TANGERINE.

6th: NJASK practice packet. Read Ch. 7-12 in HOOT. Complete the next 3 areas of research for your endangered species: Habitat, Behavior & Diet. Fill in all pages for these sections.

8th: Complete the NJASK practice.

7th: Complete the NJASK practice, finalize your costume and rehearse once again for Wax Museum! Great job so far!

6th: Read "All Gold Canyon" and complete the questions. Continue your research and complete the description of your selected species.

8th: TKAM Literary Portfolios are due Wed March 24. Also, the Socratic Seminar will be held on Friday. Please prepare a notecard with your support and evidence for the seminar questions.

7th: Prepare for your role play performance in class tomorrow. This is your final "rehearsal". All the parents will be viewing your performances on Thursday night at 7pm. Complete the NJASK practice "Lost and Found".

6th: Complete the first page of the notetaking packet for your "endangered species" research paper. Paraphrase, don't copy!!!!

8th: Study for the TKAM test on Monday. Complete the TKAM Literary Portfolio by Wednesday March 24.

7th: Wax Museum posters are due on Tues., March 23. Memorized speeches will be assessed in class this week. Be ready! NJASK practice worksheets due Tuesday. We meet in the LGR on Monday morning!

6th: NJASK practice worksheet. Read Ch. 1-4 in Hoot.

6, 7, & 8: Study for vocabulary test on Lessons 23 & 24 tomorrow!

8th: Work on your literary portfolios for TKAM. Deadline: Tuesday March 23.

7th: Wax Museum memorization !!! Role play your famous person and make him/her come alive!

A well-rehearsed role play will reduce stage fright.

6th: second page of "Sentence Combining" practice packet. We will complete the Big Yellow Taxi handout in class tomorrow.

I still have 2 copies of Ms. Sherman's book for sale $15. !!!

8th: finish reading TKAM by Wednesday March 17. Complete conflict analysis worksheet on assigned character by tomorrow.

7th: Finish final draft by Wednesday. We will begin to hear rehearsed speeches on Friday for all the students who are ready to present their role plays to the class.

6th: Complete p. 1 of the "sentence combining" practice packet, and the "Not all Lockers are Created Equal" reading comprehension practice worksheet.

8th: Read Ch 24-27 in TKAM.

7th: Final drafts due Wed March 17. Wax Museum posters due Tuesday Mar 23, Memorize speeches by Monday, Mar 22. Finish reading "Tangerine, part 2" by Monday, Mar 15

6th: Complete the "How Smart are Dogs" worksheet. NJASK "positive attitude" award certificates and prizes will be given out on Monday! All EPA environmental research worksheets are also due Monday!

8th: Read Ch. 20-24, reading quiz tomorrow on Ch. 12-24.

7th: Work on completing your final draft. Read Tangerine Part 2 by Monday, Mar 15.

6th: Complete the NJASK practice sheets!! Hurray!!

7th GRADE WAX MUSEUM: Final drafts due 3/17, Memorized speeches: 3/ 22, Poster: 3/ 23..

Required: attach first draft, peer editor's sheet, preliminary outline, teacher comment sheet, cover sheet and Works Cited page.

8th: Read Ch. 20-24 in TKAM. We will review trial scenes and advance our discussion tomorrow.

7th: Complete your Wax Museum speeches. Follow the directions carefully on the handout.

Part 2 in Tangerine will be due Monday.

6th: No HW tonite. However, I need pix of Cranbury School, the lake, downtown, your playgrounds around town, stuff for the book we are sending to Lungulu, Uganda - our sister school. Enjoy the spring weather! :)

VOCABULARY 23 due tomorrow!

8th: Read Ch. 20-24 in TKAM by Wednesday.

7th: Complete the "Character Class: 101" handout tonight.

6th: Print out or bring in pictures of Cranbury. We need these to send to our sister school in Uganda. We will create our "Introduction to Cranbury" scrapbook and send it this week. Also, finalize your projects and be ready to present your projects in class tomorrow. You will need your music on a CD in you are in the "Watsons" music groups.

8th: Read TKAM Ch. 16-20 over the weekend.

7th: Read pp. 97-124 in Tangerine over the weekend.

6th: Continue working on your projects due Tuesday.

6 & 7th: Final Black History Month assignments are due tomorrow!

8th: Read Ch. 13- 15 in TKAM. Diary entry due tomorrow (Scottsboro Trial). Please edit your work carefully. This assignment is 50 pts.

7th: print an encyclopedia article on the assigned "science" topic for Tangerine.

6th: Please review your packets to prepare for the reading unit test on African American novel: either "Watsons" or "Roll of Thunder" reading groups. Projects are due Tuesday March 9.

6, 7 & 8: Vocabulary 21/22 Test tomorrow.

6th: Study for Unit Test on Friday on the African American novel (Watsons/Roll of Thunder)

7th: The "Works Cited" page is due tomorrow. Use the checklist to review all formatting rules. This is a separate graded assignment.

8th: Read Ch. 13-17 by Monday March 8. Diary Entry for Scottsboro Trial is due Thurs March 4. Holocaust Survivor, Judith Sherman will be talking to our classes on Friday, March 5.

ALL Black History Assignments for grades 6 & 7 are due on Friday, March 5. A final grade will be given for these assignments.

8th: Read Ch. 10-12 in TKAM. Possible reading quiz tomorrow. Diary Entry on the Scottsboro Trial will be due on Thursday, Mar 4.

7th: Read Part One in Tangerine. Complete the "Sibling Rivalry" worksheet.

6th: Finish reading the African American novel. Work on your study guide questions in preparation for the final unit test on Friday. The projects will be due Monday, Mar 8.

6,7,8: Vocabulary 22 due Tuesday, March 2.
8th: Read Ch. 10 -12 by Wednesday.
7th: First draft of Wax Museum paper due tomorrow. Include 2 quotations with internal citations. Review opening and closing strategies, include thesis statement in both.
6th: Finish reading your novel by Wednesday. Read the "Early Struggles" packet by tomorrow. Highlight important dates and facts as you are reading.