8th--Topic 4, Lesson 2: Political Conflict and Economic Crisis (with Reading Support).
7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will "analyze the impact that Chinese technology and trade had on the world," they will "explain how the arts flourished in China under the Tang, Song, and Ming," they will "describe the effects that Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism had on China," and they will "explain why some might believe that the invention of gunpowder is the most important Chinese technological advancement."
8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will "analyze how Andrew Jackson changed the country," they will "describe how Jackson and his opponents clashed over the issues of nullification and states' rights," they will "explain why Americans disagreed about the banking system," and they will "identify how economic issues impacted the election of 1840."
Homework for Friday Night: None.