8th--Topic 5 Society and Culture Before the Civil War, Lesson 4: Abolitionism with Reading Support (finish), Lesson 5: Reform and Women's Rights with Reading Support (begin).
7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will "describe how kinship and caste shaped African society," they will "compare and contrast African religions," and they will "summarize the importance of written and oral traditions in African culture."
8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will "describe how people worked to end slavery," they will "discuss what opposition those people faced," they will "explain how the Underground Railroad functioned," and they will "describe the different points of view of interest groups on abolition."
8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will "discuss how political and religious trends sparked reform movements," they will "analyze how family life changed during the first half of the 1800s," they will "summarize how the women's rights movement began," and they will "identify what effect the women's rights movement had on opportunities for women."
Homework for Friday Night: None.