6th Grade: This week in 6th-grade, we will continue our study of the history of Mesopotamia's four great empires. This week, we'll focus on the Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Empires, and we'll also discuss their cultural achievements. Finally, at the end of the week, students will have a self-reflection session to evaluate their performance in the first trimester of social studies.

 

7th Grade: This week, 7th-grade students will continue their study of the events that led up to the American Revolution. Our focus for the entire week will be on the Boston Massacre, which will be a lead-up to the first Mock Trial of 7th Grade: The State of Massachusetts vs. Captain Thomas Preston. The students from 7F and 7K will get the opportunity to take on different roles such as prosecutors, defense attorneys, witnesses, jury members, and one student who will act as a judge. They will work together to decide the fate of Captain Preston, the British commander from the night of the Boston Massacre, and determine whether he is guilty of Manslaughter under Massachusetts law.

 

8th Grade: Last week, 8th-grade students just finished up their discussions on territorial expansion during the 1800s. This week, they will take their final summative test for Trimester 1 on the concept of Manifest Destiny and Territorial Expansion. On Monday, they will receive a study guide to work on, and on Tuesday, they will have an opportunity to review and ask questions about the material. The test will take place on Wednesday. After the test, the 8th graders will move on to Unit #3: Shifting Tides, where they will learn about the Era of Reform, the worlds of North and South, and the experiences of African Americans in the mid-1800s.