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This was the first lesson I have taught at CMS and I think it went reasonably well for a first attempt and considering my nervousness. There are, of course, things I would do differently or things that I would have implemented if I had the luxury of a follow up lesson the next day. I felt relieved to have taught this first lesson and now know what to expect for my second lesson with regard to how willing the students are to respond and participate in the lesson and how to pace myself. The first part of my lesson was presented as a whole group direct instruction and then I dismissed the students to practice independently. The third-grade classroom is extremely small and the space for group instruction is limited. In order to get ready for …show more content…

This is the area which is hard to plan for, as so much depends on the connections the students are making with the text and how they are interpreting it. In this respect I had to make small adjustments to the places I had planned to stop in the text based upon what the students were inferring. I also realized that they were thinking at a higher level than I had anticipated and had to make my questions to them more challenging in order to raise the bar. Once I had finished reading the mentor text, I reviewed with the students what they had already learned about finding a thesis statement. This was done by asking the students to explain the process in their own words, and where necessary I made adjustments to their comments to make sure the points they were making were clear. I wrote their responses on the chart paper. When they were clear on what the objectives were, I explained what their writing task would be during independent practice and I modeled how they should use the graphic organizer I had …show more content…

I would use a document camera, as the illustrations in the text were as important as the words for exploring ideas for a thesis statement. It was hard for the students to see all the detail in the illustrations.
My cooperating teacher’s feedback gave me a confidence boost. She was pleased with how my lesson had proceeded and did not suggest any changes. I would, however, make some changes based on the work I took up from the students. Some of them did not follow the directions and so I would be sure to go over any instructions possibly twice next time, or have the students repeat back to me what the directions are.
My contribution to academic standards was accomplished through modeling how I wanted the students to complete the work I had prepared for them. Academic standards were also presented through group discussion that was carried out following questions I asked of the students regarding the text. My questions allowed for the students to make inferences, to apply what they had heard in the story to that point and make connections. Intellectual discourse raised the level at which the students

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