The Lady in the Wolf Mask: Ashilla

Ashilla is ready for school. Her lesson was beautifully conducted. She gave a new version of three little pigs. the idioms were interesting to her sts esp 'kick the bucket' i wonder why...she gave the passage part by part n asked the sts to write to a newspaper. This makes her lesson easy to follow n meaningful. her explanations were clear n teacherly. she knew who wasnt paying attention-wendy (tummy ache). the only thing i could think of to improve her lesson is for her to make her instructions for essay writing clearer. Anything else?

Impressive!

I have to admit. Im deeply impressed today! I was moderating the newer comments and I see that some of you have improved in your writing of the comments. Your writing is good, clear, provides reasoning, and argues for very good ideas in support of your friends' work! I bet you edited and proofread your written comments before publishing! See what you can do with more focus and proofreading! Your ideas and arguments were brilliant! I'm a happy cookie! You should be too!

Ting Ting: A Serious Bar

Ting Ting needs to open her mouth wider when speaking. She mumbles....and mfmhgfbblles. The poem she chose 'Health is wealth' was related to the topic and meaningful to her students BUT had caused 'serious' confusion among us in class. Remember to adapt what you get from the web. Always check, edit and adapt your metairls to suit your students. In this case, it was the 'serious bar' issue which nobody really understood. For the higher proficiency students, they could discuss and guess as well as bring in their background knowledge: for example, musical notes/bar, or a bar that serves alcohol etc etc/ Get students to argue for their opinion. Weaker students, however, would find it tough to provide their opinion on the meaning of 'serious bar'. Keep that in mind.

Glasses, Ting Ting!

Shahrul: Continuity is key

Well done on your presentation. It was clear and you presented passion in your teaching. The roleplay was fun but try connecting the activity with the previous pre-speaking activity on adjectives. Get students to use adjectives in the roleplay. You asked the students to write about the effects of smoking for the Post stage. You should therefore connect the roleplay to the effects of smoking. Get students to include the effects in the roleplay. You kept asking if the students could follow what you were teaching. Good.

Wang Yi: Puzzled

I like the fruit pic for the Pre stage but I think it shud be used for Set Induction stage. P53 and the isowhatchamacallit are scarying the students. Unless you have a fun game using the words. The worksheets were too difficult and should be made easier. Remember do not cut the sheets in different sizes as the students were piecing the puzzle pieces instead of reading to rearrange the paragraphs given. Check your sheets. Ensure that there are no mistakes in task sheets.

Jia Xin: Roaring loud

Must be louder and more confident in front of the class. The cartoon clip on deforestation is very attractive. Her activity where words were shown and read in chorus by the students left me wondering though. Secondary school students might think that the activity is a lil too childish. Please think about this when you visit the school for observation. Remember also to arrange answer choices for MCQs in order of shortest to longest or vice versa. we dont want students to pick the odd one out. Also, your friends and I were wondering whether the persona was a tree or an animal or others. You need to have extensive discussions of the poem you gave.

Alwana: Taste You

love the clip from the King and I. The exposure to the English from the clip is refreshing. Be careful of your pronunciation of some words. Taste vs test you. Alwana's presence as usual, is comforting and pleasant. Her instructions can be improved though. Remember. When you have a new game which might be too complex to explain, you use demonstration. It gets easier for you n your students. Ashilla suggested that Alwana should ask students to write a description of a lost friend or pet rather than to describe a friend without a reason. Good. It's all about making lessons meaningful to the students.