Brevity is the spice to life... or at least to this blog.

I received much in way of positive feedback about the brief and concise nature of last week's blog. In the spirit of giving the public what it wants, here's another one.

For this week's nightly work and assignments in 7/8.3 Social Studies, please click here!

All best.
Mr. Kannan

The Week of 4/25- 4/29

If you are interested in what will be due this week and what must be done for this week, please click here!

All best.
Mr. Kannan

All grades have been updated as of today, 4/24.

Any eighth grader interested in examining the prosecution of Nazi officials for war crimes can click here.

For seventh graders, if you need additional copies of the Chapter 14 work given out this week, please click here.
Once chapter 15 is done, the Final Assessment for seventh graders will await. This will be uploaded late next week, if students want to develop a head start on working on this series of tasks.

Short week with a short entry

With this week being a shortened week, I thought I would keep it the same with this week's blog entry:
7th Grade
Monday- Students will take their assessment on Chapter 13. Students should read Chapter 14, section 1 and complete the Check Your Progress Questions for Homework.
Tuesday and Wednesday- Students will be watching a bag of websites introducing the Civil War. Students will be required to keep running notes and email these off to me at the end of Wednesday's class.

8th Grade
Monday- Students will be submitting their World War II and Casablanca essays before 9:00 on Monday morning. Monday's night homework will be to reflect on who is to blame for Hitler's rise to power.
Tuesday- After reading a speech from Elie Wiesel in class, students will have to link much of what he says to current events or life at Julian.
Wednesday- Students will have to come up with multiple ways to represent Hitler's ascendancy to power.

Hoping all is well.
Mr. Kannan

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Advancement Through the Fires of Struggle

ATTENTION ALL 8TH GRADERS! START POSTING YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE ESSAYS ON EDMODO. LAUREN M. FROM 6TH PERIOD WAS COMPLETELY RIGHT. IF EVERYONE MAKES THE TIME TO POST, EVERYONE WINS. I HAVE ALREADY SET UP A THREAD FOR DISCUSSIONS, SO MAKE THE COMMITMENT AND EVERYONE WINS! GREAT CALL BY LAUREN ON THIS ONE!

The role of fire has always been something that has fascinated me from an intellectual standpoint. From being something that was coveted by the Gods, to something that was given out of noble sacrifice, to the spirit of divinity that must accompany all sacred ceremonies, to the life force that lights millions of people's lives across the world, to the destructive end that ends life, fire has been something that has represented so much in my mind. This week, both sets of students will be examining how progress was advanced through the fires that represent what it means to be human.

7th Grade Social Studies
The focus this week is Chapter 13, which will be pursued through Outcome Sentences. Section 1 will commence our journey Monday, followed by each subsequent section each night. Students must keep up with their composition of Outcome Sentences each night. These will pile up immensely if left unattended. When students receive their packets on Monday, there will be a suggested checklist of where each student needs to be at each night. Following this progression will increase the chances of academic success. The hope would be that by next Monday, students will be able to develop over 75 ways to express their understanding of Western Expansion.

8th Grade Social Studies
It's real simple: Multiple essays on World War II and Casablanca. Students will receive their take home exam on Monday. By Friday, they will need to submit their essays. All essays are due to me by Friday at 5:00 PM. There will be many to do because the topic demands it. Like the seventh graders, nightly completion of these essays in the manner outlined is going to be critical. We start the Holocaust on Thursday.

I can only hope that the fires of scholarship intensity fuel the attempts of our students.
All best.
Mr. Kannan

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