8th-- Topic 3, Lesson 5: Madison and the War of 1812 (with Reading Support)--finish, Begin Topic 4, Lesson 1: Jackson Wins the Presidency (with Reading Support).
7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will "describe how the Tang and Song dynasties gained and maintained power over people and territories," they will "explain how the civil service system strengthened China's government," they will "understand the causes and effects of China's economic revolution," and they will "identify why paper money was an improvement over coins."
8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will ""explain how changes in suffrage affected political parties and elections,” they will “compare how individual regions of the United States became both more similar and more different,” they will “identify compromises made after the 1824 election, including the roles of Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams,” and they will “describe the causes and effects of Jacksonian democracy.”
Homework for Tuesday Night: 7th--Topic 5, Lesson 1: Active Journal page 115 Practice Vocabulary due Friday, 8th--Topic 5, Lesson 6 Monroe's Presidency Lesson Summary Reading and Questions due Friday.