The first day of
class. Lana and I met at 4:00 and we briefly went over my lesson
plan. We readied all of the materials needed for the day's lesson
prior to the students arrival. When they (15 students) sat down, we
introduced ourselves and stated what we were studying for. We laid
the ground rule of treating others the way we wanted to be treated
ourselves.
I handed out the
pre-assessment warmup “Music and the Brain” sheet and pointed out
the interesting facts. I explained that we wanted to get to know
each other and described how one could do that through music. I
explained what
a playlist was and how we were going to incorporate that in today's
lesson. Lana and I identify
examples of moments or feelings that the students could use on the
board. After the students grasped the concept I demonstrated how to
construct a word web and later I corresponded my example, on the
board, with a particular song. Students were required to demonstrate
their understanding of this assignment by listing 10 examples with 6
to 8 word webs on the sheets of paper provided.
Just about all of
the students were very excited to participate in this lesson. Most
could start the task and Lana and I prompted the students who had
difficulties. For those students who were still having difficulty, I
left the number of examples up to them. I didn't want them to feel
like it was “school,” but after the first attempts, they were
able to produce five to six examples. This part of the lesson took
the entire class period and the students handed in their works in
progress.
I believe that I
adapted to the students abilities and willingness to learn. The only
thing that hindered us was time, which Sam, Lana, and myself agreed
that this lesson may take more than one day. The students were
excited to learn and we shared their enthusiasm for the final
product.
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