Fun Five: Putting It All Together - UPDATE
So, this week I tried my lesson that I posted in the last Fun Five post. It was fairly successful! I had some issues I will address before I do it again, but all in all - pretty good.
One issue I would like to address was the FSGPT after viewing the still images. I think that I should have been more purposeful in which images I showed before posing the question. Instead, I flipped through the slide show in the order in which they came up. This caused some confusion on the part of students who were being introduced this topic. They had a hard time understanding that the pictures of the migrant families were the after effect of the storm pictures. As soon as I realized how is wasn't quite working, I was able to regroup but it reinforces the the idea that everything must be purposeful!
As well, my pacing could have been better. By the time we got to the lyrics, I was feeling rushed. There was so much more that I could have delved into! Again, I might have been more purposeful with our focus, and gained a few more minutes to grab those things that we missed.
Overall, I was impressed with our Critical Writes - my students seemed to miss the idea that they were writing from the point of view of someone experiencing the storm, but they did show understanding. Here are a few of my favorites. What do you think?
This week I will be testing out various Critical Write ideas. Next week, I will let you know what I loved and what I loathed! Until next time!
One issue I would like to address was the FSGPT after viewing the still images. I think that I should have been more purposeful in which images I showed before posing the question. Instead, I flipped through the slide show in the order in which they came up. This caused some confusion on the part of students who were being introduced this topic. They had a hard time understanding that the pictures of the migrant families were the after effect of the storm pictures. As soon as I realized how is wasn't quite working, I was able to regroup but it reinforces the the idea that everything must be purposeful!
As well, my pacing could have been better. By the time we got to the lyrics, I was feeling rushed. There was so much more that I could have delved into! Again, I might have been more purposeful with our focus, and gained a few more minutes to grab those things that we missed.
Overall, I was impressed with our Critical Writes - my students seemed to miss the idea that they were writing from the point of view of someone experiencing the storm, but they did show understanding. Here are a few of my favorites. What do you think?
This week I will be testing out various Critical Write ideas. Next week, I will let you know what I loved and what I loathed! Until next time!
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