Post - Observation #2

My second observation went as well as I hoped. It was the second half of a Friday afternoon class. I was concerned the students would be tired and ready to get started with their weekend, but they were attentive and engaged. They were interested in the movie pictures from the minute they walked in the door and were chatting about the movies before class even started. The dictation portion of the lesson also went well. One thing I could have focused on more was the use of capitals. Usually when I have them write sentences on the board, I only focus on their grammar and spelling mistakes. I don't take the time to look at capitalization, but I should and will in the future. Also, I need to make sure I do not answer their questions for them, but let their peers do it. During the last exercise of the day, the students were to choose which movie they would go see from the movies that are currently playing at the theater. I thought this was a nice way to bring realia into the classroom and make the lesson meaningful for the students. Luckily, one student had already seen one of the movies, which gave him an opportunity to share with the class. Also, most of them had seen previews for the movies, which helped in their decision making. Overall, I thought the class went well.