My second Directed Teaching Activity focused on the launch for Nature’s Fury. In this activity, students were given activities to pre-assess their knowledge of natural disasters and engage them. They were also asked to use non-fiction texts to create safety posters. This lesson was taught to the entire class and was extremely successful.
The content was of high interest to students. It is something that have all heard about and they are excited to start a unit about this topic. The video was also highly engaging because it gave students a window into what it might be like to experience such a tragic event. They were very excited to discuss what they saw.
The graffiti activity at the beginning was also highly engaging. This was the first time students had done this and they seemed to really enjoy it. I would have liked to give them a few more minutes for this activity because they spent a lot of time thinking before they started writing and drawing and their posters were mostly empty.
This time through, my classroom management strategies had improved. I think part of this is due to the fact that students were very interested in the material so I did not need to spend a lot of time keeping them on task. The students have also had more time to adjust to the idea that I am a teacher and that they need to listen to me. They were very respectful and well behaved.
