The hamster on the side bar has been getting a great deal of publicity. The strangest thing happened while I was individually conferencing with students.
They were transfixed by him.
Students from all different narratives found common ground. They all enjoyed the little guy. Some liked how he follows the curser, others liked how he ran on his "treadmill," while a couple remarked that they wouldn't take their seats until they saw him get water. The one lesson evident here is that the hamster is relentless in what he does. He eats with vigor, drinks with zeal, and cares enough to run on the treadmill with passion. There is a lesson here for our students, indeed. Greatness becomes evident when passion is part of the calculus. We live in a cynical world, a world without values at times, and one in which there is manipulation in abundance. Yet, the transcendent element to all of this is that of passion, zeal, and love for one's work. In the end, we are what we love and the hamster knows this.
It is up to all of us to learn this from the hamster. Final point: To the student, one of my most endearing, who claims to "think" that the hamster is "too fat," I can only offer that the hamster knows where to drop off electronic assignments.... Ouch! :)
7.3 Students:
* Please make sure you are making progress in both the packet and in your individual task (technology or notetaking guides.) Notetaking guides and packets are due on Monday, 4.16. Technology tasks are due on Sunday, 4.15.
8.3 Students:
* World War II Papers are due on Friday, along with notetaking guides and station rotation work. Please keep pace with the elements of thought homework assigned this week.
They were transfixed by him.
Students from all different narratives found common ground. They all enjoyed the little guy. Some liked how he follows the curser, others liked how he ran on his "treadmill," while a couple remarked that they wouldn't take their seats until they saw him get water. The one lesson evident here is that the hamster is relentless in what he does. He eats with vigor, drinks with zeal, and cares enough to run on the treadmill with passion. There is a lesson here for our students, indeed. Greatness becomes evident when passion is part of the calculus. We live in a cynical world, a world without values at times, and one in which there is manipulation in abundance. Yet, the transcendent element to all of this is that of passion, zeal, and love for one's work. In the end, we are what we love and the hamster knows this.
It is up to all of us to learn this from the hamster. Final point: To the student, one of my most endearing, who claims to "think" that the hamster is "too fat," I can only offer that the hamster knows where to drop off electronic assignments.... Ouch! :)
7.3 Students:
* Please make sure you are making progress in both the packet and in your individual task (technology or notetaking guides.) Notetaking guides and packets are due on Monday, 4.16. Technology tasks are due on Sunday, 4.15.
8.3 Students:
* World War II Papers are due on Friday, along with notetaking guides and station rotation work. Please keep pace with the elements of thought homework assigned this week.
For the introductory bag of websites on Night by Elie Wiesel, please click here!
Syllabus for 7.3 Social Studies
Week of 4.9 - 4.13
Mr. Kannan- Email: akannan@op97.org
Blog Address: http://op97-kannan783.blogspot.com/
Monday:
In class work on Chapter 12.
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HW:
Keep pace with reading and requirements in Chapter 12. See packet.
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Tuesday: In class work on Chapter 12. Student conferences.
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HW:
Keep pace with reading and requirements in Chapter 12. See packet.
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Wednesday: In class work on Chapter 12. Student conferences.
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HW:
Keep pace with reading and requirements in Chapter 12. See packet.
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Thursday: In
class work on Chapter 12. Student
conferences.
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HW:
Keep pace with reading and
requirements in Chapter 12. See
packet.
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Friday:
Start Chapter 13. Introduce Outcome Sentence Assessment.
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HW:
Keep pace with reading and requirements in Chapter 13. See packet.
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Syllabus for 8.3 Social Studies
Week of 4.9- 4.13
Mr. Kannan- Email: akannan@op97.org
Blog Address: http://op97-kannan783.blogspot.com/
Monday: Introduce the in- class essay…
that you will be doing out of class. What beautiful irony!
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HW:
Complete one in- class essay out of
class. Due at the start of class
Friday. Print it out. Do not email it. Do not share it. Print it out and have it ready to be turned
in at the start of Friday’s class.
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Tuesday: The
Holocaust: From the Text. Examine the issues present as the textbook
depicts it.
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HW:
In class essay due Friday.
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Wednesday: Introduce the Holocaust with film clip, and
discuss emotional appropriateness in terms of responding to literature, the
use of poetry as a means to assess art and history, and outline the basic
elements of the unit.
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HW: In class essay due
Friday. Reflect on the meaning of the
following quote: “The Holocaust was a
moment in time when the lights of the world were both extinguished and
lit.” In
class essay due Friday.
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Thursday: Outline and discuss themes for the Holocaust
Unit.
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HW: Identify the themes in
opening poems. In class essay due Friday.
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Friday: Collect Papers. Finish Background for Holocaust Unit.
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HW: Finish assigned background
pages from Holocaust Packet.
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