8th--Complete Topic 2, Lesson 4: Federalists, Antifederalists, and the Bill of Rights, Begin Topic 2, Lesson 5: Understanding the Constitution, Quiz, Quiz, Trade, Bill of Rights Comic Strip.
7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “understand how Spain’s Muslim conquerors built a sophisticated culture,” they will “describe how Christians, Muslims, and Jews interacted in Iberia,” and they will “explain how powerful new rulers drove Muslims and Jews from Spain in the late Middle Ages.”
8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “explain the basic goals of the Constitution as defined by the Preamble,” they will “identify the powers and duties of each branch of government, as set forth by the Constitution,” they will “summarize the seven basic principles of American government,” and they will “identify the powers and duties of the legislative branch, executive branch, and judicial branch of the American government.”
HW for Friday Night: 7th--None, 8th--Bill of Rights Comic Strip due Thursday, 11/15.