Carolyn Wilhelm has prepared four outstanding lesson plans! Each
objective is so clear and thought out, with a real purpose and goal. The
sessions include many different important aspects of running an organized and
productive classroom. The teacher clearly wants her students to gain from each
lesson and learn new skills in reading, writing, and sharing what they learned,
which all fall under ELA instruction. The sessions include working on their
own, and also together as a class, which gets the students to learn how to work
together, share what they have to say, and listen to others.
This is
the first time I heard the concept of “Found Poems,” and I find it to be
extremely educational and creative at the same time. The idea of found poetry
gets the students to use multiple skills all for one activity. Students need to
listen to the carefully story that was read, and then use what they learned
into creating a poem with words and phrases mentioned in the story they just
read. The teacher slowly introduces the idea of found poems by giving them an
already written one and reading it as a class. She then explains to them the
difference between a poem and found poem so that the children can clearly
understand what will be expected of them in the next few lessons. In session 2
and on the teacher takes a small step back to let the students try and come up
with their own lines, which gives each child a chance to use their own creativity
and skills help create their own found poem.
The
lessons are all designed in a way that the teacher can clearly monitor each
individual student to see if they properly understood and followed the
instruction. Students are also tested to use proper vocabulary and use of words
when they create their line of the poem.
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