DH350 Mini Lesson

When I completed this lesson I actually felt I should re-think my decision to become an educator. Mrs. Anderson makes this job look easy. I had prepared my science lesson plan Monday and scheduled to start a 3-day lesson on Wednesday. I tried to keep my lesson close to the basal/textbook. I feel as though the students responded positively. They were responsible in raising their hands to answer questions. I had a note to “slow down” in my notes. This helped me pace my lesson appropriately. I felt confident….and then I did not! HOWEVER, this time I did not speed up my speaking and rush through the lesson as quickly as possible. I added a few examples that were not on my plan with the hopes to explain matter to the students and I believe that helped one or two students. I felt, as a class, we stayed on topic the entire class. There were a

3. Writing big paragraphs will help students focus on exercising on their thinking and imagining to the limit.

These are the automatically computed results of your exam. Grades for essay questions, and comments from your instructor, are in the "Details" section below.

Look to see how many journal entries are required for your grade level on the page where your book is listed. Journal entry requirements are per book. You are all reading different books, of different lengths, and of different levels of potential analysis. The more you converse and analyze the text, the more you will be prepared with the essay assignment and test to follow in September.

the appropriate length depends on the journal to which you are submitting, but they are typically

| Markers: record grade for each question answered. Each of the 3 Section B answers is marked out of 10

Maximum Possible Points: The maximum number of points you may earn for this assignment is 50.

Points:  5 questions at 40 points each for 200 points for 25% of your grade (all will be sliding scale).

This should not be written in essay format—no introduction and conclusion are necessary. You need all the space possible to be able to analyze all of them in two pages, which is the maximum number of pages allowed.

Section A: Answer all questions. Total 42 points – each question in this section carries 3.5 points. Write the responses to ALL questions in your answer sheet.

1. Write a composition using one of the topics listed below. Your composition should be three to five paragraphs long. It should contain an introduction, a body, and a conclusion.

Remember to always indent the first line of a paragraph (use the tab key). The introduction should be short (2-3 sentences). The margins, font size, spacing, and font type (italics or plain) are set

* The first two assignments (Stages I and II of the project) are worth 100 points each.

Please complete these questions in groups of 2, to hand in. The grade is calculated as part of your participation grade, so participation, as with the last case, can improve your score substantially, even if your calculations aren’t all perfect!

General Suggestions: • • • Get everything verified from a peer or someone else before you submit your answers. It’s always better to have a second perspective. Please stick to the word limit. Neat handwriting and clarity of thought: very important. Sometimes the way you write matters more than what you write.