Today we played paragraph football with our first quarter paragraphs and prepared for our second quarter assignments.
AIM: I will learn the MEAL format for paragraphs and rewrite mine for 100% accuracy.
Standard: 7.W.E.3 Write content based reports that frame a key question and group details and explanations in a logical order.
Do Now:
1) Vocabulary term: "A guess."
2) Vocabulary term: "too small to see with the naked eye."
3) Who created the Continental Drift Theory?
4) Who created the theory of evolution?
Lesson Steps:
Today we played a game of Paragraph Football with our first quarter paragraphs. Students debated the amount of yardage that each paragraph earned and also called fouls on lack of indentation and subject verb agreement.
Homework:
Study for Wednesday's final exam and write the 2nd quarter paragraph on the question of "How did the Earth become our home?"
About Me
- Mr. Magnuson
- I have been teaching at Paul Public Charter School for seven years and I love it! I earned my Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology from American University in 1997 and my Masters in Teaching Social Studies from Brown University in 2002. I also have a certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and I used this training to teach English as a Second Language in DC, New York City and also in Puebla, Mexico. I am looking forward to using my extensive teaching experience to have another high performing school year for everyone. Contact me at cmagnuson @paulcharter.org