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about the class, the teachers, and the grading & work policies
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Humanities at Southern Hills is an integrated class combining 8th grade social studies and language arts. In Humanities, students will engage in a wide variety of authentic projects and activities that focus on students learning the critical skills of reading, writing, speaking, research, and collaboration.
As a result of this year in Humanities, students will be better equipped to solve problems, communicate, and participate in our democratic society as responsible and thoughtful citizens.
The class will be organized through two thematic units that ask students to explore American history (early America - 1890s), while writing in a variety of styles (analytical, poetic, narrative, etc.) and reading novels, short stories, and shorter, nonfiction pieces.
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About Mr. Crandall
zach.crandall@bvsd.org
About Mr. Sanders
jeffrey.sanders@bvsd.org
Mr. Crandall was born and raised in Fort Collins, Colorado. Mr. Crandall attended Bennett Elementary, Blevins Jr. High, and Rocky Mountain High School before going to college at the University of Colorado to study American History. Mr. Crandall has been teaching social studies in various forms and fashions for 14 years, 11 at the middle school level, where he loves every minute of being in 8th grade year after year. Mr. Crandall enjoys spending time with his wife and three kids, preferably in the mountains or at CU football games. He is also an accomplished opera singer, and is currently practicing break dancing. Before teaching Humanities, Mr. Crandall worked with Mr. Sanders in the plumbing and electric business.
Mr. Sanders was born and raised in Shreveport, LA. Mr. Sanders attended Sunshine Elementary, Pioneer Middle School, and Olathe East High School before going to college at Kansas State University to become a vet. It turns out that Mr. Sanders gets squeamish around animals and changed his major to physics. He soon found out that he did not like doing math all day and decided to give English education a shot. Mr. Sanders has been teaching language arts in various forms and fashions for ten years. Mr. Sanders loves to spend time with his wife, skiing, bass fishing, hiking and playing tennis, and jamming with his garage band. Before teaching Humanities, Mr. Sanders worked with Mr. Crandall in the plumbing and electric business.
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