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Thursday's Learning Objectives

10/31/2017

7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “discuss advancements in science and technology and geography and navigation,” they will “continue Majorca and Iberia Sites of Encounter assignment,” and they will “begin Islam Webquest assignment.”

8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “engage in Winter at Valley forge DBQs,” they will “view and discuss the rap between King George III and George Washington,” they will “engage in Reading Like a Historian Slavery in the Constitution lesson,” and they will “complete Story of the Move Towards Independence activity.”

HW for Thursday Night: 7th and 8th--None.

Tuesday's Learning Objectives

10/30/2017

7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “discuss the city of Baghdad and Scholarship and Learning,” they will “engage in and discuss Contributions of Islam Rap,” they will “complete Islam background Close Read,” and they will “continue Majorca and Iberia Sites of Encounter assignment.”

8th Grade Learning Objectives--Students will "engage in Loyalists Reading Like a Historian Lesson," they will "engage in the Winter at Valley Forge reading assignment,” and they will continue/complete the Story of the Move Towards Independence."

HW for Tuesday Night: 7th and 8th--No HW.

Monday's Learning Objectives

10/27/2017

7th Grade Learning Objectives--Students will "discuss Muslim influences to other parts of the world and the spread of Islamic civilization,' they will "view and discuss 1001 Inventions: The Library of Secret," they will "continue Islam background Close Read," and they will "continue Majorca and Iberia Sites of Encounter assignment."

8th Grade Learning Objectives--Students will "engage in Loyalists Reading Like a Historian Lesson," they will "engage in the Winter at Valley Forge Reading," and they will "continue/complete the Story of the Move Towards Independence."

HW for Monday Night: 7th and 8th--None.

Friday's Learning Objectives

10/26/2017

7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “discuss the Five Pillars of Islam and Shari’ah Law,” they will “engage in Islam Background Close Read activity,” and they will “continue Majorca and Iberia Sites of Encounter activity.”

8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “discuss the surrender of Cornwallis and the Treaty of Paris,” they will “engage in Declaration of Independence Brainpop with quiz,” they will “engage in Winter at Valley Forge reading/DBQ,” and they will “engage in Story of the Move Towards Independence (if time).”

HW for Friday Night: 7th--None, 8th--None.

Thursday's Learning Objectives

10/25/2017

7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “discuss and define Hajj and jihad,” they will “engage in Illuminated Manuscript Assignment,” and they will “describe the rule of Muslims in Al-Andalus through the Majorca and Iberia Sites of Encounter activity (if time).”

8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “discuss the movement of the war to the South and the trap at Yorktown,” they will “engage in Declaration of Independence Brainpop,” they will “engage in Winter at Valley Forge Background Reading,” and they will “engage in the Story of the Move Towards Independence (if time).”

HW for Thursday Night: 7th--Illuminated Manuscript due tomorrow, ISN page 56 (9.3 #1-4) due tomorrow, 8th--ISN page 42 (7.5 #1-3) due tomorrow.

Wednesday's Learning Objectives

10/24/2017

7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “discuss and define Zakat and Siyam,” they will “engage in Illuminated Manuscript Assignment,” and they will “describe the rule of Muslims in Al-Andalus through the Majorca and Iberia Sites of Encounter activity (if time).”

8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “discuss the Winter at Valley Forge and the Battle of Monmouth,” they will “engage in and discuss George Washington’s take on the Winter at Valley Forge through Voki,” they will “view and discuss America: the Story of Us video on the difficulties of Valley Forge,” they will “complete Declaration of Independence Close Read assignment (if necessary),” and they will “engage in the Story of the Move Towards Independence (if time).”

HW for Wednesday Night: 7th--Illuminated Manuscript due tomorrow, ISN page 56 (9.3 #1-4) due Friday. 8th--ISN page 42 (7.5 #1-3) due Friday.

Tuesday's Learning Objectives

10/23/2017

7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “discuss and define Shahadah and Salat,” they will “engage in The Last Word Islam: Empire of Faith activity,” they will “describe the rule of Muslims in Al-Andalus through the Majorca and Iberia Sites of Encounter activity,” and they will “engage in Islam Close Read (if time).”

8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will "discuss the problem with Johnny Burgoyne’s Plan and British defeat at Saratoga Springs," they will “engage in and discuss George Washington’s view of Johnny Burgoyne’s plan through Voki,” they will "analyze the Declaration of Independence through a Close Read assignment," and they will "engage in Story of the Move Towards Independence assignment (if time)."

HW for Tuesday Night: 7th--Illuminated Manuscript due Thursday, ISN page 56 (9.3 #1-4) due Friday, 8th--ISN page 42 (7.5 #1-3) due Friday.

Monday's Learning Objectives

10/20/2017

7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will "discuss background of Islam and the Qur'an and the Sunnah," they will "engage in The Last Word Islam: Empire of Faith activity," they will "engage in "Majorca and Iberia Sites of Encounter Activity," and they will "engage in Illuminated Manuscript (if time)."

8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will "discuss difficulties for the Americans in the early part of the war and Thomas Paine's The Crisis," they will "engage in Declaration of Independence Close Read assignment," and they will "engage in Story of the Move Towards Independence assignment."

HW for Monday Night: 7th--Illuminated Manuscript due Thursday, ISN page 56 (9.3 #1-4) . 8th--ISN page 42 (7.5 #1-3).

Friday's Learning Objectives

10/19/2017

7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “discuss Muhammad’s early life and the Umayyad Dynasty,” they will “engage in the Last Word activity with Islam: Empire of Faith video,” they will “complete Decline of Feudalism Thinking Maps Essays,” and they will “engage in Illuminated Manuscript Assignments.”

8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “discuss African Americans and the Revolutionary War,” they will “complete viewing of Liberty’s Kids video on the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere,” they will “complete Boston Massacre Primary Sources assignment,” they will “engage in FlySwat Review game,” and they will “engage in the Story of the Move Towards Independence.”

HW for Friday Night: 7th--Illuminated Manuscripts due Thursday, 10/26. 8th--Boston Massacre Primary Sources Assignment due today.

Thursday's Learning Objectives

10/18/2017

7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “discuss the later years of Muhammad’s life and the four rightly guided Caliphs,” they will “compete Chapter 7 Foldables,” they will “complete Decline of Feudalism Thinking Maps Essays,” and they will “begin/continue Illuminated Manuscript assignments.”

8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “discuss strengths and weaknesses of Americans vs. the British,” they will "view Liberty's Kids video on the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere," they will “engage in/complete Boston Massacre Primary Sources Assignment,” and they will “engage in the Story of the Move Towards Independence.”

HW for Thursday Night: 7th--Chapter 7 Foldables due today, Illuminated Manuscripts due Thursday, 10/26, 8th--Boston Massacre Primary Sources Assignment due tomorrow.