The Last Entry (3rd period)

Describe What I could notice in this slice of the lesson is that students were bored at the beginning of the class, but the warm-up (sharks are coming) helped me to cheer them up. The environment was really awesome. The materials used were markers, flashcards, a chart, and a handout.
(Analyze)		Plan Action
Interpret	Generalize
To give a lesson with help of visual material is easier for the teacher. I used the visual aid this time for teaching clothing vocabulary. The students get easily the idea of what the teacher is giving during the lesson. The use of visual aid is important to catch the students’ attention and help for a better explanation of the topic. However, if the teacher does not make the appropriate use of them, the purpose of using that material will be in vain.	Based on what I already know about the clothing vocabulary, I think is not easy to guess the meaning of the words without help of the visual aids. Based on what I observed, I think students generally memorize easily the new vocabulary when seeing a picture that represents the meaning of the word. Also this help to avoid problems to get the meaning, and help the teacher to save time when giving new vocabulary.	So, in the future, I will include visual aid when giving new topics. In future lessons I will make use of great warm-up for the students to motivate them. The next time I teach this lesson, I will include more flashcards about the clothing items.

Third Period (second class)

Describe What I could notice is that basic English students like kinesthetic activites since I started the class with warm-up in which they had to move. The environment was great during the whole class because they really like speaking activities. The arrangement was in the normal way, and the materials I used were photocopies, the board, markers, and a chart.
(Analyze)		Plan Action
Interpret	Generalize
I think the speaking activities work better than any other activity in the class. Students prefer speaking rather than being writing on their notebook. And sometimes writing activities become monotonous for the students and they get bored in the class. And I consider that speaking activities really help to improve their fluency.	Based on what I already know about speaking activities, I think it is good students practice because this help them to remember and practice pronunciation. Based on what I observed, I think students generally have some problems with pronunciation so it is better to make them talk. I consider that these activities help students to be very confident when they have to talk in English.	So, in the future, I will apply more speaking activities to make them practice their speaking skill. In future lessons I will take more advantage of the activities to make students participate. The next time I teach this lesson, I will make more use of the visual aid to give a better explanation of the topic.

Third Period

Describe What I saw in this slice of the lesson is that the majority of students had understood the simple past since the teacher presented the topic one day before my class, so I took advantege of that. The environment was great, and students participated during the whole class. The arrangement was in the normal way. The materials I used were flashcards, the board, and copies.
(Analyze)		Plan Action
Interpret	Generalize
I can say that basic English students are really talkative during the class, but it is an advantage when developing speaking activities. I think that more kinesthetic activities will work better for this group.   This kind of activities are really important to help students learning since they feel more involved in the activity.	Based on what I already know about the simple past, I think it is important to show the differences between irregular and regular verbs. Based on what I observed, I think students generally confuse the was and were. I believe that helping each othet is a good way to learn because I noticed students help each other to develop the activities, and I liked that since they work as a group.	So, in the future, I will try to specify the usage of was and were In future lessons I will include more visual aids. The next time I teach this lesson, I will give better directions for students to work well on the activities.