7th: Topic 1, Lesson 7: Byzantine Religion and Culture with Thinking Map (finish if necessary), Topic 1 Review and Test (if time).
8th: Boston Massacre Performance Task: Answer Questions and Constructed Response, Topic 1, Lesson 3: Taking Up Arms, Causes of the American Revolution Brainpop.
7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “evaluate the differences that arose between Christians during this period,” they will “analyze the ways the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church differ,” they will “determine the ways in which the culture of the Byzantines was unique,” and they will “contrast the differences in leadership between the Eastern and Western churches.”
8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “evaluate the ways that the British Parliament punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party,” they will “explain actions the First and Second Continental Congress enacted to address the crisis with Britain,” and they will “analyze the advantages and disadvantages of Britain and the colonists as the war began.”
HW for Friday Night: 7th--None, 8th--Active Journal Practice Vocabulary page 30 due Friday, 10/04.