7th: Finish DBQ #9, 1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets Video, Topic 4, Lesson 4: Achievements of Islamic Civilization.
8th: Topic 1, Lesson 5: Winning Independence Finish with Thinking Map (Voki, America: The Story of Us Video Valley Forge), FlySwat Review, Unit 1 Test (if time).
7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will "analyze the impact of trade and the growth of cities on Islamic civilization," they will "determine the main characteristics of Muslim arts and literatures," and they will "identify how Muslim rulers encouraged learning, science, and mathematics."
8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “identify the roles of women and African Americans in the war," they will "determine how the war progressed until it ended at Yorktown," they will "summarize
what the American colonists gained from winning the war," and they will "evaluate the war in the South, including the American victory at Yorktown.”
HW for Monday Night: 7th--Active Journal Practice Vocabulary pg 96 due Friday., 8th--Active Journal Practice Vocabulary pg 49 due Friday.