Presentations Day #3

So today, the presentations again were pretty well done. The first group, Write like this Book Club did a pretty good job explaining their topic pretty well in the ignite talk. It was kind of hard to keep up with it a little and they didn't seem very prepared as far as the powerpoint presentation goes since it was not timed like an ignite talk. You could kind of tell in their presentation that they needed to rehearse more... but they still effectively explained their book to me. As far as their activity, I think they could have been more engaging, but it was still crazy to see how when you read things more than once, you can get something completely different the second time, like how the poem was read backwards. Overall they did a great job, and I would use this in my class. The second group that went was the Non Fiction Book Club. Their presentation was very well done as well... again just needed a bit more practice. As far as the activity, I think it would be good for all ages. It helps people like me when organizing their thoughts, like the KWL chart. I could also see myself using the KWL chart in a classroom. Maybe not all the time, but to get students to do that on their own. Again, great job.

20 Key Words

1. Literacy
2. Ethnography
3. Learning
4. Context
5. Textual
6. Co-Construction
7. Modeling
8. Social-Context
9. Identities
10. Culture
11. Education
12. Standards
13. Knowledge
14. Connection
15. Collaberative
16. Academic
17. Literature
18. Passion
19. Success
20. Syntax

Presentations Day 2

Today, my group was able to teach the class about the book we read, Wondrous Words. We quickly highlighted the different elements of how students can be good readers and writers. It was interesting being up in front of the class, not so much for the ignite talk but for the class activity. Having to explain in great detail the assignment that was given to the group made me realize that if you are not very clear with directions, things can get easily confusing, not saying our group didn't do a great job. It was fun walking around listening to the groups come up with different was to formulate short snippets of sentences they thought were important from the reading. I had a great time acting as the "teacher" from this assignment and look forward to doing the same in the future.

Presentations Day 1

So for the first day of presentations, it was poetry. I think they did a great job explaining how to understand poetry a little bit better. I was kind of confused at some points but I thought I  got an overall understanding of their presentation better. During their activity, they broke down, and told us to write words that we think of when we are about to take a bath. This helped me to look at poetry in a different way, a much more simple way than I have been usually taught. Overall, this first presentation was pretty good.
For the second group of the day, they were almost perfect. The group talked about creative writing, and preventing writers block, within the classroom. Their ignite talk was really well thought out, clear, and did a great job explaining their topic. The activity they did was by far my favortie, going on a vacation. Each group was given a different climate and we had specific questions we had to answer while going on the trip. I found it to be an extremely fun and creative way to help creative writing. I cannot wait until I can use this in a classroom for my own students. It is a fun and easy way you can get students brain flowing, and prevents any potential writing struggles.