Diving Board Reflection Essay

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The assessment I used to check my students’ understanding of the lesson was a persuasive letter to Farmer Brown, which was written by the students as if they were the ducks in the barnyard community who had the right to a diving board. The students were supposed to advocate for the ducks to get a diving board while explaining how the diving board could help the community. If the students finished early, they had another writing assignment to work on. The students had to write a letter to their teacher explaining an issue or concern they have and how they can help fix it to better the classroom community. If the students also finished that letter I had one more writing activity available where the students had to write a letter, as their pet …show more content…

One of the students who advocated for the ducks to get a diving board said that the ducks were bored and needed a diving board so that they could invite friends to come play, and those friends could invite new friends to come and play. This made me think that the student realized that the ducks should have had a right to have a diving board at their pond so that their community could grow. Which made me connect this letter to a community getting a recreation center in which citizens can relax, exercise, and meet new people. So the student saw that the diving board was a great opportunity for the community to grow. I saw many students advocating for the ducks explain how it was beneficial to the barnyard …show more content…

I used a writing activity to get the students to think about an issue in their classroom that is affecting their right to a safe learning environment and the students have to come up with possible solutions to help better the community. I used a Read Aloud with the book Click, Clack, Moo to show children how standing up for your rights can be a tough, but rewarding. The book showed the students that by using the cow’s and hen’s civil rights to assemble, and petition, caused the farmer to hear their problem and help solve the cows and hens’ problem so that the barnyard community can be a happy and functioning society. The book also got the students to think about demands and if all demands should be met that are asked

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