My following class observation was very different from the first! At the beginning of the reading class, the teacher came in and was in a very energetic mood! As students began filing in the room one student took notice to me being a visitor and decided to point out that I was "very handsome" in a welcoming manner. The teacher at first was not sure how to respond but later made it clear that typically in the US it is not common for males to tell one another that they are handsome, especially in public. I honestly had no problem with it, but it allowed for a break in the ice from the get go in the class and opened the door for a good environment. The English teacher made sure to include me in the class right off the bat and introduced me and sat me with a group of students.
As class started, a quiz from the following meeting was handed back and an uneasy reception was met. Apparently the class had not done so well and were asked to complete it at home and turn the quiz in, completed, the following class time. Homework was also passed out from the former reading class. and as indicated they had identified food that was seen at the grocery store or in their house. This seemed to be highly received by the students.
The students then broke into groups for a class activity where they were to look at pictures and match vocab words to pictures while discussing with a partner. The lesson was really entertaining and worked very well with some students and others leaned on one another to come at a consensus of the answer.
Overall, the lesson was very effective and the students in the class were very interactive and highly entertaining. I especially liked how at the end of the class they all played 20 questions and every student participated in trying to figure out the topic that the teacher had selected.
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