7th: Finish Islam Webquest Presentations, Mansa Musa Video, Topic 7, Lesson 2: Mali and Songhai, Cultural Exchange Takes Place in Mali Thinking Map, Mixed Pair Share (Timed Pair Share).
8th: Warmups, Federalist Papers Song, Topic 2, Lesson 5: Understanding the Constitution, The Bill of Rights is Added to the Constitution C.R. (finish), U.S. Constitution Questions.
7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will "sequence events in the rise of the Mali empire," they will "determine what made Mali a site of encounter," they will "analyze the effects of cultural exchange in Mali," and they will "determine how the Songhai empire encouraged the spread of Islam."
8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will "describe the main arguments for and against ratifying the Constitution," they will "determine why Antifederalists insisted on adding a bill of rights to the Constitution," and they will "identify the difficulties encountered during the process of ratification."
HW for Thursday Night: 7th--Active Journal Practice Vocabulary page 168 due tomorrow, 8th--Active Journal Practice Vocabulary page 56 due tomorrow.