Week of September 15
6th Grade - Early Hominins
- Identify when and where various hominin groups lived.
- Describe the physical and cultural adaptations of each hominin group.
- Analyze how the capabilities of each hominin group—development of tools, use of fire, and living in groups—helped them survive.
7th Grade - Comparing the English Colonies
- Identify the various reasons for the settlement of the British colonies.
- Compare religious practices and the different government systems—including the system set up in the Mayflower Compact—among the colonies.
8th Grade - The Civil War
- Identify the views of leaders on both sides and compare and contrast the experiences of white and black Union soldiers.
- Examine critical battles and events of the war and connect them to the Union’s Anaconda Plan.