Day 196 as an Oklahoma Teacher
I hate Monday; I rather start
school on a Tuesday. It seems like every year, the weekends get shorter and
shorter. I guess I have too much to do and too little time to get it done!
Well, it's time to get ready for my students, so I have to come up with my plan
to use Harry Potter as a way to review grammar and vocabulary. Since students
sit in groups of four, they were either from Slytherin, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff,
or Raven Claw. Each group has two grammar rules, two punctuation rules, and
five vocabulary words. Students have to read about the grammar and punctuation
rules, write examples, define the vocabulary words, and give examples for the
words. They have to come up with a way to teach these ideas to the whole class.
The presentations are scheduled for Thursday.
Each week, the groups will be given a
challenge to complete, while reviewing what was learned the week before in
class. Next week, they will be given a reading assignment, create questions and
answers, and then conduct a Socratic discussion on Thursday. The winning house
(group of students) will receive a day to play games. One student request that
I make cookies or brownies for the winning group. I think my other units will
include the districts from Hunger Games, something from Twilight, something
from Divergent, and something using knights. If I relate vocabulary and
grammar to ideas that students already know, then a connection can be built.
Also, reading, writing, speaking, listening, vocabulary, and grammar should not
be taught as separate entities. All of these concepts should be integrated
within the curriculum units so that students can see the connections between
what they learn, what they read, what they write, and what they say.
Results of the Harry Potter idea will be posted on
Thursday!
Audios, goodbye, and adieu!
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