Pirraglia

<<Back to EDC 452 - Spring 2007 Joe Pirraglia Goal- (W-4-4) Students will organize and relate a story line/ plot/ series of events in written narratives 4-4.1 Students will learn to organize and relate a story plot by establishing a problem and solution in written narratives As a pre-assessment, teachers can ask students to complete a writing assignment about a problem the student has faced in their own life. Teachers can evaluate the students’ writing ability by comparing student work to what standards ask for. The assessment will ask for students to complete a story plot including a storyline with a problem and solution. (3/7/07) Lesson Plan- Joe Joe P new goals and obj and lesson 4_16_07


 * 4/23: Joe - Your second lesson (math) looks good. You have included appropriate instructional and assessment activities, and you should get good data to tell you whether or not students understand. As my comments (embedded in your lesson plan) suggest, be aware of how much you are standing up front and telling. Try to structure things so that students are actively engaged in connecting to prior knowledge and creating new knowledge for themselves. It is always easier to lecture, but it is almost always more effective to have them doing it for themselves. Also, it's hard to judge the effectiveness of your second assessment because of the formatting issues, but I will get a better look at it when you hand in the hard copy. (Dr. Adamy)**


 * 3/5/07: Joe - Your pre-assessment is good. I think that perhaps you are right about it being a bit too much to throw on them all at once, and that you will probably want to break it into smaller parts. You might also try reading them a story and seeing if they can identify all those elements, which would make for a much quicker pre-assessment. Your instructional activities are very thorough. I think, though, that in all the activity of your lesson you are really only addrerssing objective 4-4.2 in a comprehensive way. The other objectives might get touched on here and there, but it seems that the focus is on plot. This is fine, and your activities are very relevant to that objective, but for our purposes you need to revise this plan by either including more instructional activities that specifically address the other objectives, or narrowing down your list of objectives here (and focusing on one is fine). My one other suggestion is to read back through your lesson plan and make adjustments in terminology and expectations. It is very well written, but seems to be more at a college level than 4th grade. Also, be prepared for some of your students to not have examples of stories, plays, etc. to compare the news stories with. I think in general, your activities are well planned and will be very effective in helping your students meet this objective, but be prepared for this to take a few days - it is a complex thing you are asking them to do. (Dr. Adamy)**