Mr. Danoff's FWE 8A Lesson 4

Focuses

 * Set Skill = "B" Text orientation and identifying context
 * Curriculum Statement = "4" Orientation to text
 * Specific Skill = "a" Familiarise students wit various exercises/evaluations.

Learning Outcome

 * Students will be able to complete the written exercises by listening for the answers.

1 Greeting

 * Me "Hello"
 * "How are you?" to select students who usually aren't talkative
 * Me "What are you going to do for the national holiday?"
 * Me "What are you going to do for the mid-autumn festival?
 * Me "Do you have any questions for me?"

2 Page 10 Exercise A

 * Walk around the room, make sure everyone is working.
 * Go over the answers.
 * For part A
 * "What letter is number __?"
 * "What sport is number __?"
 * "[sport name] is what number?"

3 P 10 E B

 * Call on students and ask them why they make their selections.

4 P 11 E A

 * Get volunteers, have the reporter run around the room asking questions.
 * Ask questions like "which is blank for helen?"

6 P 12 E A & B

 * Boys, girls split then switch.

8 P 13 E A

 * I will be reporter.
 * Boys, girls split then switch.

9 P 13 EB

 * I read only one time.

10 Journal Assignment
[depending on time and energy]
 * I think English is important to study, because ...
 * I don't think English is important to study, because ...

11 Telephone

 * Introduce the race element. Tell them there will be two kinds of winners - race and accuracy.
 * Tell the kids they only have 10 seconds to explain to the next person in line.
 * Use diagram on the board to explain the game.
 * They can only tell the next person at the front of the room.
 * Only two teams, have students who are done leave the room.
 * Secret messages
 * Spicy sausages are most delicious on Saturdays.
 * Mr. Orange ordered two omelets for dinner.

Extra Time

 * Hangman
 * Simon Says

Lesson Review Notes

 * If I'm gonna do the seating chart, I need to remember faces with names, I cannot expect them to be honest with me.
 * Doing the seating chart to start class wasted a lot of time.
 * I chose to raise my voice and be a little combative with the kids. With this sort of class where almost everyone is pushing that's sorta necessary.
 * These two young ladie would be too of my best students, but slowing down the pace has caused them not to be interested, and speak to eachother.

What I did well

 * Keeping the class moving.

What I could improve upon

 * Not being properly prepared with a seating chart before class began.

Next Week

 * Before class starts, ask the kids if they have their pens?
 * Before class, have a better idea of seating charts and things, so I don't waste time.
 * Make sure to play a game.