January 12, 2016
Day 199 as an Oklahoma Teacher
Today, the students gave their presentations. Some groups just discussed the rules and the vocabulary words. I want to say that it is difficult for some of them to speak in front of a group, so they need lots of practice. However, some of the groups came up with unique ideas because they want to win the prize at the end. In second hour, one group created a story using Canvas; their story contained the vocabulary words and the grammar/punctuation rules. In third hour, students created a matching game for the vocabulary words and puzzle pieces for the grammar rules. In fifth hour, a group wrote a mystery story that did not have a definite ending. The other students wanted to know what happened next. For the last two hours, one group created a Family Feud game that everyone in class enjoyed playing, and another group came up with a matching game with questions.
However, the best effort came from three students who created a play about a student at a spelling bee. The characters were the announcer, the student, and the person in charge of the spelling bee. In their skit, the person in charge with the spelling bee would give the vocabulary word, the part of speech, the definition, and a sentence. The student would spell the word, and the announcer would interrupt when there was a major grammar/punctuation mistake and make the correction. They wore costumes to help them act out their parts. Now, I didn't give any groups major guidelines; I just told them to be creative and demonstrate the words and rules for their classmates. These students are in my AP class, and when they were in 9th and 10th grades, I required them to act out poetry and to create stories. I wasn't surprised by their creativity and willingness to do something different. Next time, I will require a digital component for the lesson. All the vocabulary words and grammar/punctuation rules will be discussed in class for the next three weeks.
Choosing the road not taken!
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