8th--Discuss Website, Google Classroom for Early Finishers, Introduce Warmup using TEDTalk, Set up Saavas Textbook (Pearson), History Beginning of the Year Rap video (discuss), History of Colonial America video (discuss), Set up of Interactive Notebook, KWLA, (Cornell Notes--if time).
7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “evaluate the qualities of grit and determination through a TED Talks warmup activity,” they will “examine the transition from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire through collaborative talk,” and they will “analyze the Roman Empire through a KWLA activity, and Cornell Notes--if time."
8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will analyze the main idea of the TEDTalk video through a warmup, they will "evaluate the history of Colonial America through a discussion," and they will "examine the 13 Original Colonies through KWLA and Cornell Notes--if time."
HW for tonight: 7th and 8th--None.