The goal of Paragraph Practice is to instill in students the following habits. The topics for Paragraph Practice are meant to be of high interest (Lionel Messi, rap music, etc). This ensures students have background knowledge or interest in the subject they are reading.  The paragraphs are designed to be short. This allows students to focus on just one topic and one set of vocabulary words. The paragraphs are created to be bursting with academic … Continue reading The History of Rap (Vocabulary-Building Activity)