Samar CO #2

 Date/Time: 6/25/25

Topic/Skill: Grammar (Advanced)

Dr. Rios was doing a review of simple present, present continuous, and indefinite articles. To start the class off, Dr. Rios wrote a chart on the board with each of the grammar topics. He then asked the class to volunteer information about any of the grammar topics and wrote a quick review outline based on the information they gave him. For each topic, he also had students give him some example sentences so they could demonstrate their understanding of grammar-in-use. To evaluate their understanding, Dr. Rios did a Kahoot! on the topics. Students had to fill in the blanks to the sentences within a timely manner to receive points in the game. When a majority of students seemed to not understand a question, Dr. Rios would pause the game and explain each answer as a method of feedback. Rather than getting a question wrong and moving on, Dr. Rios made sure students completely understood the reasoning behind the questions. If students made other grammar errors, Dr. Rios didn’t emphasize those mistakes because the focus was purely on simple present, present continuous, and indefinite articles. The only materials used for these activities were the projector and students' individual devices. Even though their devices were out, everyone was engaged, and their attention was on the lesson, given the need for timely responses in the game. I learned that grammar can be fun and engaging, so long as you keep the content interesting and relevant. The age group definitely benefited from a game-style lesson/activity, which is a good idea for instructors who might be lost on how to keep their students’ attention. 

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