Delta Module 2
Diagnostic Lesson
Prior to teaching your LSAs for Module 2 you will give a Diagnostic Lesson to the group you are going to teach. I assume that most centers do this is order for Delta candidates to get a better understanding of the provided group. You do have the option to teach a group of your own students as well. In any case, you teach the diagnostic lesson to get the initial feedback from your tutor to be used in your Professional Development Assignment (PDA).
This lesson was developed for an advanced group of learners, who all happened to be English teachers as well. The session was delivered online through Nearpod which gives you a lot of control and variety to use. Below you can find my lesson plan (which is a simpler version for the diagnostic lesson), a copy of my slides, and the tutor's comments.
If you have any questions or comments please feel free to send me a message at kellypenningtonelt@gmail.com.
Diagnostic Lesson Posted Online.docx.pdf
LSA1: Grammar
I was the first in my Delta group to give an LSA. I chose grammar because in my head I had a series of lessons planned out (Grammar > Reading > Discourse > Writing). I was hoping to built a series of lessons that built off of each other.
In this lesson, because several of the learners were avid readers I chose to introduce cleft sentences in a literary context. The lesson materials were developed as a Guided Discovery lesson and it was delivered online. Below you will find a copy of my background essay (BE) and my lesson plan (LP) for LSA1. I received a Distinction for both the BE and LP.
If you have any questions or comments please feel free to send me a message at kellypenningtonelt@gmail.com.
LSA1 BE online posted.docx.pdfLSA1 Online Posted.docx (2).pdf
LSA2: Reading
This lesson was inspired by the idea that most lesson materials/ course books are not actually teaching reading skills but testing them. I wanted to try to develop a lesson that focused on the learners being able to develop their skills instead of testing them on the text. I was excited to work with Think Aloud Protocols for this lesson.
Because I was looking at reading strategies, I wanted the text to be something familiar and not too complex in order for the learners to focus on some metacognitive tasks as opposed to them being intimidated by the text. I chose personal banking as the theme and used a variety of materials for them to practice their skills on. Below you will find a copy of my background essay (BE) and my lesson plan (LP) for LSA1. I received a Distinction for both the BE and Merit for the LP.
If you have any questions or comments please feel free to send me a message at kellypenningtonelt@gmail.com.
LSA2 BE Posted Online.docx.pdfLSA2 LP Posted Online.docx (1).pdf
LSA3: Discourse
Would I do it again? Discourse for an LSA... possibly but, only if I had lots of time to perfect the lesson. Discourse is notorious for being extremely difficult to pass so, I took it as a challenge. I really wanted to read more about discourse analysis and try to develop tasks that would allow me to integrate it into my lesson. I also have the comfort knowing I already passed my past 2 LSAs so I could fail this one and still pass the course.
I wanted to go back to the context of literature as it was successful in my LSA1. I chose to work with the original text from Alice in Wonderland. The scene was the Mad Hatter's Tea Party which is quite a difficult text to follow because of the amount of grammatical cohesive devices used and, well of course, because the Hatter is mad. Below you will find a copy of my background essay (BE) and my lesson plan (LP) for LSA1. I received a Pass for both the BE and LP (which I considered a huge victory considering it was for Discourse).
If you have any questions or comments please feel free to send me a message at kellypenningtonelt@gmail.com.
LSA3 BE Posted Online.docx.pdfLSA3 LP Posted Online.docx.pdf
LSA4: Writing
My final LSA I really wanted to work with writing because I personally feel it's something that people don't like to do in class. I struggle with the idea of making writing "fun and engaging". During the course of my research I got into the idea of Computer Mediated Communication and thought that by using a text style that most students probably engage in, the comment section, it would be a great way to introduce writing in the online classroom.
I went back to Nearpod for this lesson because it allowed my to keep the lesson super engaging with activities and I was able to embed several Padlets that allowed students to comment on sections as they were learning about the comments section. This kept them writing in all the stages of the lesson and able to see what others contributed. The lesson was engaging and really I had a lot of fun with the group. I don't know exactly what grades I received for the BE and LP because you never receive them but I can assume that tt was a Merit or above because my overall score for Module 2 was Distinction. Below are my BE and LP for LSA4.
If you have any questions or comments please feel free to send me a message at kellypenningtonelt@gmail.com.
LSA4 BE Posted Online.docx.pdfLSA4 LP Posted Online.docx.pdf
PDA Experimental Practice
As a part of your PDA for M2 you need to research a topic of your choosing, write a modified background essay, prepare a lesson plan, teach and reflect on your teaching. I chose to look into the Silent Way. It was a topic I was generally unfamiliar with but interested in some of the techniques I had used in previous classes like cuisenaire rods.
This lesson I wanted to focus on Phonology and bringing cuisenaire rods into the online environment. I worked with a small group of my own and developed the lesson from a previous lesson their had from an online article. It's main focus was on intonation and stress which my group struggles with. I also used the online version of cuisenaire rods which I had some mixed reactions to. I received a "Approved" for both the BE and LP-they aren't actually graded but the tutor approved my documents.
If you have any questions or comments please feel free to send me a message at kellypenningtonelt@gmail.com.
EP BE and LP Posted Online.docx.pdf