7th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will “identify the effects of the Renaissance,” they will “describe how the printing press spread new ideas,” they will “discuss how the Renaissance changed daily life,” and they will “analyze why the Catholic Church tried to censor books.”
8th Agenda-- Topic 6 Sectionalism and Civil War and Lesson 2: Growing Tensions, Causes of the Civil War Online Activity (Part II), Lesson 3: Division and the Outbreak of War (if time), ABC's of Sectionalism and Civil War, the Abolitionists Movie (Chapter 1, Part 3 if time).
8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will "identify the goals and outcomes of the Kansas-Nebraska Act," they will "summarize the impact of the Dred Scott case on the nation," they will "explain why the Republican Party was founded," they will "explain the rapid emergence of Abraham Lincoln as a Republican Party leader," and they will "describe the reaction to John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry."
8th Grade Learning Objectives: Students will "identify how the 1860 election reflected sectional differences," they will "explain why Southern states seceded from the Union following the election of 1860," they will "describe the strengths and weaknesses of the North and South as the war began," and they will "identify the leaders of each side in the war."
HW for Wednesday Night: 7th--All late work in by Friday, 8th--All late work in by Friday.