7th: Topic 4, Lesson 1 Origins of Islam (finish), Islam DBQ #5, Topic 4, Lesson 3: Expansion of the Muslim World (begin) .
8th: Socratic Seminar Question with Source, Topic 1, Lesson 4: The Move Toward Independence.
7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “determine why the Muslim empire was able to expand rapidly,” they will “evaluate how Islam developed and changed after the death of Muhammad,” and they will “analyze the spread of Islam to multiple cultures and diverse empires.”
8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “analyze the main ideas of the Declaration of Independence,” they will “evaluate the challenges faced by the Continental Army at the beginning of the war,” they will “determine what helped turn the tide of the war,” and they will “examine the impact of Thomas Paine’s pamphlet, Common Sense.”
HW for Friday Night: 7th and 8th--None.