7th: Mansa Musa Reading Like A Historian Activity (finish?), Lesson 4: African Traditions, Mixed Pair Share (Timed Pair Share).
8th: The Electoral College Explained TED Talks Video, Topic 2, Lesson 5: Understanding the Constitution, Electoral College Rally Coach Activity (if time).
7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will "determine how kinship and caste shaped African society," they will "compare and contrast African religions," and they will "evaluate the importance of written and oral traditions in African culture."
8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will "explain how the Constitution can be amended," they will "identify the rights that the Bill of Rights protects," they will "determine why additional amendments to the Constitution have been needed," and they will "determine how state constitutions can be amended."
HW for Thursday Night: 7th--Active Journal Practice Vocabulary page 168 due tomorrow, 8th--Active Journal Practice Vocabulary page 58 due tomorrow.