Update on my final project

Here is what I did with my class last week. I always write a little refelction under "comments" and usually add specific names, but I omitted them for this blog posting. I have been documenting my progress exactly like this each week for each of my three classes (this is just one class), so sending an "update" on my progress would be so long! Please let me know if there is anything I should be doing differently.

Tutorial 1.51

Materials: movie (or any object), wrapping paper, rubber band, towel, shoe with laces

·         We began with the idiom from last week “to steal my/you/his/her thunder”

·         We then went over the homework which was to bring in five examples of requests heard throughout the week. They were to write these down as well as the setting and the relationship of the speakers.

·         We went around the room and each student read one of their requests. We then discussed if each one was direct or indirect. On a select few I asked the students to change the requests to the opposite (if they were direct, I said change them to indirect).

·         We then began the activity of describing “how to” do things. I had each student pick a number 1-6.

·         Then the student had to describe one of the actions below in great detail and I did the actions by listening only to what they said (despite my prior knowledge)

-          Tying a shoe

-          Wrapping a present

-          Brushing your teeth

-          Putting your hair in a pony tail

-          Folding a towel

-          Flinging a rubber band

·         For homework students are to come back ready to go with a “how to” description

·         Their idiom for next week is “once in a blue moon”

Comments:

This class did a solid job with this activity once again. I felt that (name) had a difficult time, but she did her best. She often struggled with the vocabulary needed to explain how to tie a shoe, but she took notes when I would tell her and write it on the board. (name) did wonderful. Even his prepositions were all correct and I remember telling him that he really had zero grammatical problems. He was clear and I was very impressed. (name) was in between. He had a lot of vocabulary needed but still struggled with how to form his thoughts. I will be interested to see how he does when he has a chance to go home and really think about it.

I feel very prepared for my other two classes for next week, but not this one! I am not entirely sure where this class needs the most work. I spent a while on pronunciation this week with my Friday class, and I think (name) and definitely (name) would benefit from some of that, but (name) would be bored. As of right now, I feel like I may go to another role play in a certain context (perhaps talking with an advisor from ISU) because I think role plays work for this group. However, I am very open to other ideas.