Today Mr. Leslie took over the class as he is completing his internship with his teaching program at American University.
AIM: I will define Mesopotamia and label it and its surrounding physical features.
Standard: 7.3.1 Locate and describe the major river systems and the physical settings that supported permanent settlement and early civilization.
Do Now:
1) What are two aspects of civilizations?
2) What are two things needed to grow food?
3) Where did hominids move from?
Lesson Steps:
We started with the Do Nows and then went into a discussion of the Greek roots of Mesopotamia. Then we discussed the meaning of "between two rivers" as it relates to DC.
We then did an activity using the textbook to label the location of Mesopotamia and to discuss the possible advantages and disadvantage of living in such an area.
We closed class with a review of the meaning and importance of Mesopotamia.
Homework: One vocabulary connection card for Mesopotamia.
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