Today we had a compressed schedule due to the two hour delay. We reviewed the election coverage in class.
AIM: I will highlight the Electoral College total and explain two challenges ahead for President Obama.
Lesson Steps:
We jumped right into class by going over our Electoral Maps and also reviewing the timeline of the night that students created. We reviewed the history of past elections by looking at http://www.270towin.com and compared and contrasted the Democratic and Republican states for the past 16 years. We also looked at the 1984 landslide by Reagan and also the 1964 victory by Johnson.
We ended class by reviewing the challenges Obama has to face as he leads a nation in which 47% or the people voted against him.
There is no homework tonight.
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