7th: Topic 5: Civilizations of East Asia and Southeast Asia, Lesson 1: Tang and Song China with Reading Support, Empress Wu Assignment, Mixed Pair Share (Timed Pair Share)--if time.
8th: Mixed Pair Share (Timed Pair Share), Topic 2, Lesson 6: Federalism and Amendments with Reading Support, U.S. Constitution Questions/Bill of Rights Comic Strip.
7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will "analyze the legacy of the rule of Empress Wu through partner pair-share Accountable Talk and through written expression" and they will "use Accountable Talk to evaluate how the civil service system strengthened China's government through a Mixed Pair Share (Timed Pair Share) activity."
8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will "use Accountable Talk to evaluate the Bill of Rights through a Mixed Pair Share (Timed Pair Share) activity," they will "identify the rights that the Bill of Rights protects with the creation of a Bill of Rights Comic Strip," and they will "analyze the makeup of the Constitution through partner/group collaborative talk and writing."
HW for Thursday Night: 7th--Active Journal Practice Vocabulary page 115 due tomorrow, 8th--Active Journal Practice Vocabulary page 60 due tomorrow.