7th--Finish Topic 1, Lesson 6: The Byzantine Empire Rises with Thinking Map and Constructed Response, Begin Topic 1, Lesson 7: Byzantine Religion and Culture.
8th-- Finish Topic 1, Lesson 2: Growing Resentment Against Britain with Thinking Map and Constructed Response, Boston Massacre Reenactment Video with discussion, Causes of the American Revolution Brainpop (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.”
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."
HW for Thursday Night: 7th--Legacies of Rome Collage due Monday,
8th--None.