Monday, April 14, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
Topic and Standards
The topic of my lesson plan is "Folktales Around the World". My fifth grade ELL students will first listen to an example of a cultural folktale from the teacher. Next, they will be given the task of researching online for a folktale from their own culture. Then they must write a summary of the folktale they choose, state the moral of the story, and create a picture (relating to the story) using a drawing program on the computer. They will be given time to peer edit and rewrite their drafts. Finally, the students will orally present their summary and picture to the class.
HCPS III Standards:
Grade 5 Language Arts
Standard 1: Reading: CONVENTIONS AND SKILLS: Use knowledge of the conventions of language and texts to construct meaning for a range of literary and informational texts for a variety of purposes
Standard 4: Writing: CONVENTIONS AND SKILLS: Use the writing process and conventions of language and research to construct meaning and communicate effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences using a range of forms
Standard 6: Oral Communication: CONVENTIONS AND SKILLS: Apply knowledge of verbal and nonverbal language to communicate effectively in various situations: interpersonal, group, and public: for a variety of purposes
Grade 5 Visual Arts
HCPS III Standards:
Grade 5 Language Arts
Standard 1: Reading: CONVENTIONS AND SKILLS: Use knowledge of the conventions of language and texts to construct meaning for a range of literary and informational texts for a variety of purposes
Standard 4: Writing: CONVENTIONS AND SKILLS: Use the writing process and conventions of language and research to construct meaning and communicate effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences using a range of forms
Standard 6: Oral Communication: CONVENTIONS AND SKILLS: Apply knowledge of verbal and nonverbal language to communicate effectively in various situations: interpersonal, group, and public: for a variety of purposes
Grade 5 Visual Arts
Standard 1: VISUAL ARTS: Understand and apply art materials, techniques, and processes in the creation of works of art and understand how the visual arts communicate a variety of ideas, feelings, and experiences
Technology Standards:
1: Basic operations and concepts
Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
Students are proficient in the use of technology.
2: Technology research tools
Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.
Students use technology tools to process data and report results.
Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness for specific tasks.
3: Technology productivity tools
Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
ESL Blog
Today, I found a blog for ESL students and teachers that I think is great. It is called "Ron's ESL Blogs" and the address is: http://rong-chang.com/blogs/. The teacher, Ron, posts topics about English language learning issues for students to discuss. I really liked reading the posts on the topic of how American culture is different from the students' cultures. It gives everyone insight into other cultures, and it gives students a chance to practice their writing skills when they make posts. Ron also posts tips on teaching ESL. For example, one of his tips is to teach sentences using the "subject+predicate" format instead of "subject+verb" because he finds his students are less confused this way. It is less confusing because "subject+predicate" incorporates other parts of speech (verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc.) and "subject+verb" only talks about subjects and verbs. There can be more to a sentence than just a subject and verb.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Why Comment?
Some people spend a lot of time reading and posting comments on blogs. But... Why is this such a popular activity? I searched the web for blogs and read the comments left by their readers. I found that most people left comments to give their opinions. Sometimes they would express opposition to the blogger's view and sometimes agree with them. Also, they would often praise or criticize the blogs. But above all, it seemed that the main purpose of leaving comments was to interact with people. Blogs make it easy to find people with the same interest, therefore having a common ground to discuss things.
Marit's hobby blog is about a woman named Marit who likes to make crafts. She posts pictures of things she has made. People commented on her blog about how nice her crafts were and the kinds of crafts they made. A New York Times politics blog called "The Caucus" talked about how ballots were still being counted in New Mexico to determine the winner of Tuesday's caucuses. A lot of comments left on that blog were complaints about how long it was taking and that there should be a better process. The last blog I looked at was Jamie's blog. Jamie is my classmate in Etec 414. I left a comment on her blog basically to respond to the comment she left on my blog, and to reconnect with someone who went to my high school. The address of my comment on her blog is https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5098819903369020196&postID=3882181688707807522.
Marit's hobby blog is about a woman named Marit who likes to make crafts. She posts pictures of things she has made. People commented on her blog about how nice her crafts were and the kinds of crafts they made. A New York Times politics blog called "The Caucus" talked about how ballots were still being counted in New Mexico to determine the winner of Tuesday's caucuses. A lot of comments left on that blog were complaints about how long it was taking and that there should be a better process. The last blog I looked at was Jamie's blog. Jamie is my classmate in Etec 414. I left a comment on her blog basically to respond to the comment she left on my blog, and to reconnect with someone who went to my high school. The address of my comment on her blog is https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5098819903369020196&postID=3882181688707807522.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Useful Sites for Teaching
Copyrighted material like writing taken from books, tv shows, movies, music, etc. are all over the internet. We've all probably done it at one time or another... Especially teachers! Yikes! So here is a site that is great for learning about copyright law. Don't you think that little c with the circle around it is kind of cute?
The other site I'd like talk about is http://www.esl-lesson-plan.com/. I teach ELL (better known as ESL, or English as a second language), so this site is great for me. Carol Rueckert, the ESL teacher who writes this blog, frequently updates her site with lesson planning ideas. Lesson planning can be difficult for me, so I really like reading about her activities and selecting ones that I would like to use. In my favorite one so far, she holds up pictures of celebrity couples who have broken up and asks the students why they think they have split up. Then, they are given the task of writing a dialogue for the couple.
Not only is this lesson plan fun and creative, it also gives the students motivation to write dialogue. If I had the chance, I would like to ask the students to use the written dialogue to role-play the breakup in front of the class. This gives the students a chance to practice writing and speaking, and I get to laugh!
The other site I'd like talk about is http://www.esl-lesson-plan.com/. I teach ELL (better known as ESL, or English as a second language), so this site is great for me. Carol Rueckert, the ESL teacher who writes this blog, frequently updates her site with lesson planning ideas. Lesson planning can be difficult for me, so I really like reading about her activities and selecting ones that I would like to use. In my favorite one so far, she holds up pictures of celebrity couples who have broken up and asks the students why they think they have split up. Then, they are given the task of writing a dialogue for the couple.
Not only is this lesson plan fun and creative, it also gives the students motivation to write dialogue. If I had the chance, I would like to ask the students to use the written dialogue to role-play the breakup in front of the class. This gives the students a chance to practice writing and speaking, and I get to laugh!
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