Teacher's reflections: Students performed an activity on personifying the things written in poem. It was a pair-share activity. Students saw the pictures of the poem and wrote it in the 1st column "I see". And then what they thought or had opinion about in the "I think" column. And what they wondered and if they were given asked to personify things how would they it look like - they were supposed to write in the "I wonder" column.
The students were able to do this activity in a proper way they followed the instructions clearly given by the teacher. Overall the activity was a success. I found that students were not clear about the "I think" column and I struggled a little bit in making them understand.
The students were able to do this activity in a proper way they followed the instructions clearly given by the teacher. Overall the activity was a success. I found that students were not clear about the "I think" column and I struggled a little bit in making them understand.
2 comments:
Thank you for sharing this. I am glad you used this strategy. Its a really good one to use for poetry.
I also noticed that the students' thoughts in the "I think" column are not very clear. If possible, you could model for them what it means to write something in this column. Did you specify that this column is for THEIR thoughts and that there is no wrong answer BUT they have to write what they think about what is happening in the poem. For example, "I am shocked" is not exactly a thought." Some kids are starting to get this right e.g., "I think the kitchen is dirty." It would be good to go back and share with the kids some good examples of "I think" and some non-examples of "I think" so that the next time you do this activity, they do it better.
Also, I didn't really understand what they were supposed to write in the "I wonder" column. Usually, kids have to write their wonderings or questions here. For example, they could have written "I wonder WHY the spoon is dancing?" or "I wonder which song the pulses are singing?" Its also a great way to teach them how to make correct questions.
Hope this helps :)
Teacher's response:
Thank you for sharing your comments.
In the 'I think' column I wanted the students to write whatever they are thinking. For that I accepted their responses. May be next time I would precisely focus on the thoughts.
Thank you for clarifying the "I wonder" part of the activity.
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