Today we continued playing paragraph football and received our assignment for the next game.
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)What paragraph football foul will take away 20 yards?
2)What is one thing that will give you 20 yards?
3)What does the “E” stand for in MEAL?
4)What paragraph football foul is an "incomplete pass?"
Lesson Steps: We reviewed the rules of Paragraph Football in third period and played a game while in second and seventh period we started a new paragraph which asks the question: "Do you think humans evolved from primitive apes?"
I modeled how to fill out the graphic organizer and coached students on completing this paragraph.
Homework:
1st Quarter Paragraph due tomorrow. We will play one round of paragraph football.
Final Exam is next Wednesday!
Handout: Here is the graphic organizer for tonight's paragraph assignment.
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