8th--Finish Topic 4, Lesson 7: Manifest Destiny in California and the Southwest, Topic 4 Test (take and grade--if time), Begin Topic 5, Lesson 1: The Industrial Revolution (if time).
7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will "discuss how the environment affected the expansion of agriculture, population, cities, and empires in the Andean region," they will "explain how the Incan empire gained an maintained power over people and territories," and they will "describe the chief Incan achievements in engineering and the arts."
8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “describe how Manifest Destiny contributed to American expansion,” they will “identify the causes and consequences of the Mexican-American War,” they will “describe how Utah and California grew,” and they will “explain how the gold rush and migration affected life in California.”
8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will "explain how work changed between 1800 and 1850," they will "compare what family life was like in different regions of the country between 1800 and 1850," they will "identify the impact of the Industrial Revolution on working conditions, social class, and daily life," and they will "describe how technological change affected the economy of the North."
Homework for Monday Night: 7th--Topic 6, Lesson 3: Active Journal Quick Activity Write a Song page 149 due Friday, 8th--Topic 5 Active Journal Society and Culture Before the Civil War Preview #1 page 120 due Friday.