ELD+308+Reflection+on+Cooperative+Teacher's+Lesson


 * Reflection on Literacy Lesson Taught by Mrs. Hyer**


 * When was the lesson taught?** The lesson was taught on October 25 right before lunch.


 * What was the objective (goal) of the lesson?** The students will learn how to express dialogue instead of using said by identifying all the different words used in //Chicken Little// by Steven Kellogg that is read aloud to them.

The students did meet the goal of the lesson because they wrote down almost all of the different words used instead of said in their writers’ notebook. They even have the words in their writers’ notebook and on a chart so they can refer back to them when writing. They learned that using other words makes the dialogue come to life in their writing pieces. The students also learned that just using said isn't a good way to express dialogue and opened their minds to so many other words they can use when writing dialogue.
 * Did the students meet the goals and what did they learn?**

The lesson succeeded because the students met the objectives of the lesson as well as being engaged the whole time. The students understood that using different words in writing pieces to express dialogue is better than just using said. The lesson did not succeed because although they learned other words to use instead of said Mrs. Hyer did not go over the words that the students did not know. Therefore the students will not be able to use some of them or will use them incorrectly because they don’t know the definition.
 * Where did the lesson succeed and not succeed?**

Yes, the students were engaged throughout the whole lesson. They loved the story of //Chicken Little// and paid attention closely to hear all the words that were used in dialogue instead of said. Also at the end of the lesson when Mrs. Hyer wrote the chart “Put Said to Bed,” all the students were raising their hands and giving the words they found in the book.
 * Were the students engaged?**

If this were my classroom I would have the students go back to a writing piece they were working on and see if they could change some of their "saids" in dialogue to the other words we found in //Chicken Little//. This would be a good follow up activity to put what they just learned about in this lesson to use.
 * What would you do next if this were your classroom?**

By reflecting on Mrs. Hyer’s lesson I learned a lot about effective ways to teach a literacy lesson. She allowed the students to enjoy the book first then read it for the second time so the students could focus on the purpose of the lesson. This was a great approach for this literacy lesson because she wanted the students to focus on the words used in dialogue other than said. If she read through it just once and had the students do that, they would either be distracted by the story or be so focused on finding the words that they wouldn't comprehend the story. I also learned that it is important to make visual representations of the information you are trying to teach. Mrs. Hyer made a list of all the other words to use instead of said which is important so students can refer back to it as well as understand the purpose of the lesson. Visually seeing all of the different words on the list showed students that they can express their dialogue in so many ways and just using said isn't a good way to express it.
 * Have you learned anything else by reflecting upon this lesson?**