Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Reflections from an English poem: Refugee

Reflections from Richard Sibeko's lesson:

  • Poetry lesson Refugee
  • Relationships with students vary – made it difficult for RS to “connect” with the class because he was not teaching his class
  • Children come from an environment where the child has no say at all, making it difficult to get a response from them
  • Called on students to recall the elements of poetry – Good thing
  • CK – Guiding questions to guide the students with analysis.  There is no right way to do things esp in English
  • OM – this does not happen with all young teachers – being able to control the class and deliver your lesson
  • KM – share the “idiots guide” for poetry – share with the Setswana Dept
  • Rephrasing of the question – there is something wrong with the question if you are not getting a response from the children – begin with “How do I feel?”
  •  Standing in the middle of the class – disengaging with the rest of the class
  • Bring material down to their level without dropping the standard - excellent
  • Students translating the poem to their mother tongue, however, they ask for the English translation in Setswana class
  • Making the lesson memorable. Make a picture and bring it back to their personal experience
  • Don’t be afraid of having FUN!
  • Young teachers – role model for the students



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