Zinn Projects Are on the Way!

This week is where the Howard Zinn Assessments take hold. Please remember that all projects and the add- on sheets are due on Tuesday, December 4.


Week of 11.26- 11.30
8.2 Social Studies
Mr. Kannan

Monday:  Introduce Zinn Assessments.	HW:  Be ready to declare your Zinn Assessment choice tomorrow.
Tuesday: Questions on Zinn Assessments.  Declare and begin working on Zinn Assessment.	HW:  Zinn Assessment and Add on Zinn Assessment due on December 4.
Wednesday:   In class work time on Zinn Assessment and Add on Zinn Assessment.	HW:  Zinn Assessment and Add on Zinn Assessment due on December 4.
Thursday:    In class work time on Zinn Assessment and Add on Zinn Assessment.  Conference time with individual students.	HW:  Zinn Assessment and Add on Zinn Assessment due on December 4.
Friday:     In class work time on Zinn Assessment and Add on Zinn Assessment.  Conference time with individual students.	HW:  Zinn Assessment and Add on Zinn Assessment due on December 4.

Possible questions for stakeholders to ask students:

1)  Why have you chosen the task you have?  What about it interested you?

2)  How are you going to "work backwards" in completing the task by Tuesday September 4?  How are you going to make sure that both the Add- On  and the project will be due by Tuesday?

• A schedule might work here.  It could look like this:
• Wednesday, November 28-_________________________ (What will be done)
• Thursday, November 29- ___________________________ (What will be done)
• Friday, November 30- _____________________________ (What will be done)
• Saturday, 12.1 and Sunday 12.2 ______________________ (What will be done- Keeping in mind that Saturday is the placement exam at OPRFHS.)
• Monday, 12.3_________________________ (Final touches added)

3)  Are you working on your own?  (If they give you a name of a student that they are going to be working with, ask yourself- and them- if this collaboration will actually work and work well.)

4)  Are you taking a project to get you the grade or to challenge your abilities?  It's important for students to start distilling between both, if there is a collision between the two.  It's really important for them to talk to you about these things.  Next year, many of your discussions will revolve around grades and risk taking in terms of classes and so on.  It's not a bad dialogue to begin appropriating now.

5)  How can you "like" our work?  What can you do to add something distinctly "you" in it?

These are topics that I will be broaching with your students.  It might not be a bad idea for you to do so, as well.  Greater chances of success lie when they hear both of us speaking the same words, engaging them in the same discussion.

If I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Mr. Kannan