Name:
November 6, 2013
Skill Building
7B, 8B, 8C
Do Now – Learning Style Tips
OBJECTIVE/GOAL:
 Scholars will review their learning style tips for their preferred learning style.
 Scholars will master the TAG3 strategy.
 Scholars will learn how to utilize the learning style tips in their everyday learning
experience.
 Scholars will learn how to utilize their preferred learning style with selecting a high
school.
DIRECTIONS:
 Sit with your preferred learning style classmates.
 On a separate sheet of paper or on your laptop, head your paper correctly.
 Using your Preferred Learning Style Packet, answer the following questions using the
TAG3 strategy (T= turn the question into a statement, A= answer the question, G= give
three examples).
 Use your time wisely. You have 15 minutes to complete this assignment.
 If you are completing this assignment on your laptop, please email it when asked to do
so, because no assignments will be accepted after class.
 Remember, this is a graded assignment.
Do Now – My Preferred Learning Style Tips
1. Today in class, Mr. Corbie announced that he is giving a test in science on plant life next
Friday. List three tips you can use to ensure you will receive a pleasing grade on this
science test.
2. Mr. Connor is teaching a new math concept in class today, what tips can you use to
ensure that you learn this new concept in class today?
3. Miss Mancini is assigning a project on identifying the parts of speech. You can present
an oral presentation, write a poem or rap, make a poster, or make a video. How will you
approach this project with consideration of your preferred learning style?
4. In Skill Building class, you have the choice of taking an oral test where you have to listen
and respond, a reading and comprehension test, a fill in the blanks and multiple choice
test, or an open ended essay test. Which would you chose based on your preferred
learning style and why?
HW: 8C
 Type a one page essay of your understanding of your preferred learning style.
 This assignment should contain the following: size 12 font, Times New Roman, double
spaced.
 Due Wednesday, November 13, 2013 BY 1PM – NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE
ACCEPTED! This will count as a test grade.
IN YOUR OWN WORDS, your essay should answer a minimum of 10 of the following
questions:
1. What is a learning style?
2. Why is it important for me to understand how my brain receives and processes
information?
3. What is my preferred learning style?
4. Is this the only way I can learn? Why or why not? Explain. Give an example.
5. Is there a right or wrong way to learn? Explain.
6. What things need to take place in a classroom for me to learn best?
7. What percentage of people learns the same way as me? Do you find that to be
interesting? Why or why not?
8. What are three academic advantages of knowing how my brain receives and processes
information? What does this mean for me?
9. What academic goals have I set for myself this 2013-14 school year?
10.How can I use the knowledge of knowing how my brain receives and processes
information to help me accomplish these goals?
11.What is one personal advantage of knowing how my brain receives and processes
information? What does this mean for me?
12.List and explain three characteristics of my preferred learning style.
13.What three high schools would be a good fit for my preferred learning style? Why?
14.How do I feel about knowing how my brain receives and processes information?
15.What career or profession do I plan to acquire as an adult? How does knowing how my
brain receives and processes information help me be successful in that career or
profession?
Check out how to write an essay below.
Parts of an Essay:
Think of the parts of an essay as building a sandwich.
1. Creative title – appetizer
2. Introduction paragraph – top slice of bread – the introduction opens the essay. It is a
short paragraph usually about three sentences long.
3. Supporting paragraphs – the meat – the main part of the essay. Each paragraph in the
body is five or seven sentences long.
4. Conclusion: Summary paragraph – bottom slice of bread – the end of the essay.
The Introduction and Conclusion are the bread, and the Body is the filling in the center. If the
introduction looks good, people will carry on to the body. Hopefully, the conclusion will leave
them with a nice taste in their mouth… yum, yum!
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