Action plan Cycle 1

Day 11, 11 April 2011
The students were sitting in the class when I went for the lesson today. They all had copies of the booklet with them as I had informed the class representative that they should get the photocopies before coming to the class. I first had to introduce them with the lesson and the booklet so that they exactly know what I had planned for them. It took me almost 15 minutes to familiarize them with the planned activity and particularly the peer review and self assessment form which they had never used before. I knew it would be difficult to expect them to finish the whole task in the class as this was the first time they were trying this kind of an activity. After explaining the task I asked them to spend 20 minutes in writing about the graph. They started doing the task while I moved around in the front row monitoring them and answering some of the queries they had. I could see some students sitting at the back discussing the graph. Half way through I realized that they will not be able to complete the first draft by the end of this class as some of them were struggling in trying to interpret and analyze information from the graph. So I moved with the natural flow and didn’t rush at all. They asked more questions today than they usually ask. I tried to explain things several times and made instructions easy and simple so that they follow me. Today, I didn’t call out the attendance, but I circulated a paper and asked students to write their names. So I had more time to observe them while they were on-task. Ten minutes prior to the end of class, I told them that they will complete the first draft today and give their draft along with the booklet to their peer for review and feedback. I told them that they can get peer feedback after the class and then complete the second draft and self-assessment form as a home assignment. I told them that I will collect their completed handouts along with draft 1 and 2 before we begin tomorrow’s lesson. I also gave tomorrow’s lesson to the class representative and asked everyone to get photocopies before coming to the class tomorrow. With that I finished today’s class and left.