thoughts on demo lesson please
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 6:13 pm
Hello all, I was hoping you wouldn't mind giving me some advice.
I'm interviewing for a job. I've been told I have to give a 20 minute demo lesson to ESL students WIDA levels 3-4. The lesson must be on inferring vocabulary meaning from context.
What I've decided to do is present a short paragraph with five related words. They would be words that described a range of states between two points/concepts. I'm thinking either right/wrong or love/hate. The students would read the paragraph, arrange the words on a given visual line (with for example right/wrong written on either side.) I would then have them write their own definition of two or three of the target words. I might include keywords/hints to help them with this part.
I'm not sure if that's the best lesson, but I have 20 minutes and also must include a Do Now and Exit Ticket, so time's a factor.
My questions are these:
What are your general thoughts on this lesson? Any insight on what an administrator would think of it?
What are the most likely mistakes I can expect from the students? I want to have a few scripted redirects handy.
Thank you very much!
I'm interviewing for a job. I've been told I have to give a 20 minute demo lesson to ESL students WIDA levels 3-4. The lesson must be on inferring vocabulary meaning from context.
What I've decided to do is present a short paragraph with five related words. They would be words that described a range of states between two points/concepts. I'm thinking either right/wrong or love/hate. The students would read the paragraph, arrange the words on a given visual line (with for example right/wrong written on either side.) I would then have them write their own definition of two or three of the target words. I might include keywords/hints to help them with this part.
I'm not sure if that's the best lesson, but I have 20 minutes and also must include a Do Now and Exit Ticket, so time's a factor.
My questions are these:
What are your general thoughts on this lesson? Any insight on what an administrator would think of it?
What are the most likely mistakes I can expect from the students? I want to have a few scripted redirects handy.
Thank you very much!