7th: Finish Topic 1, Lesson 6: The Byzantine Empire Rises, The Byzantine Empire Falls Constructed Response, Topic 1, Lesson 7: Byzantine Religion and Culture.
8th-- Boston Massacre Reenactment Video with Notes (Performance Task), Topic 1, Lesson 2: Growing Resentment Against Britain, The Proclamation of 1763 is issued Constructed Response, Begin Topic 1, Lesson 3: Taking Up Arms (if time).
7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “analyze the ways in which the Byzantine empire differed from the Roman empire,” they will “examine Justinian’s achievements,” they will “determine what caused the Byzantine empire to decline,” and they will “determine how the Byzantine empire influenced the cultures around it, including early Russia.”
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 fairness of the Proclamation of 1763,” they will “analyze colonial opposition to the Stamp Act,” they will “determine if British tax policy was truly oppressive,” they will "analyze the importance of the right to protection from unreasonable search and seizure, "and they will "evaluate the events surrounding the Boston Massacre."
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 Monday Night: 7th--Legacies of Rome Collage due today, Active Journal Practice Vocabulary page 27 due Friday, 8th--Active Journal Practice Vocabulary page 30 due Friday.