Middle School Social Studies and 7&8 Literature Update – Voyages, Empires, and New Worlds

Another fantastic week!  Please check FACTS for grades and copies of assignments/rubrics.

This Week Social Studies Covered – 
5th – Continuing: Our Planet, Earth; Climates and Ecosystems
6^th – Developing Complex Cultures; New Ways of Life
7^th – The Republic Struggles; Chapter 7 Test 9/15; Byzantium
8^th – Early Europe, Africa, and Asia; European Exploration in the Americas

Next Week in Social Studies –
5th – People and the Environment (Vocabulary Homework Assigned 9/21)
6^th – The Rise of Civilizations (Vocabulary Homework Assigned 9/21)
7^th – Origins of Christianity
8^th –  Spanish Colonization and New Spain

This Week Literature Covered – 
7th – Dawn Treader Chapters 7-9 (Homework due 9/14)
8th – Magicians Nephew Chapters 8-11 (Homework due 9/15)

Next Week in Literature –
7th – Dawn Treader Chapters 10-12 (Homework due 9/21)
8th – Magicians Nephew Chapters 12-15 (Homework due 9/22) We will be starting Oliver Twist