reflection
I think the read aloud went very well. I had the students chime in here and there while I was reading to make sure they were following along. I also had students repeat the bolded terms that were new to them. I then explained all the terms and at the end of the read aloud, I went over them again, once more. I also had students activate their prior knowledge about what they knew about Barack Obama.
I think the assessment was not as challenging for them as it should've been. Although the objective was just to identify the who, what, when, where, why and how, I think the questions I asked them were very straightforward and involved no higher-level thinking.
I would want to change the assessment to make this activity more successful. With the assessment I had given them, most of the students finished very quickly and faster than others. I prompted them to read silently while others finished but it didn't work as smoothly as I thought it would've.
My students were able to identify the who, what, when, where, why and how of the informational text I read aloud to them. This was the intended outcome.
I think the assessment was not as challenging for them as it should've been. Although the objective was just to identify the who, what, when, where, why and how, I think the questions I asked them were very straightforward and involved no higher-level thinking.
I would want to change the assessment to make this activity more successful. With the assessment I had given them, most of the students finished very quickly and faster than others. I prompted them to read silently while others finished but it didn't work as smoothly as I thought it would've.
My students were able to identify the who, what, when, where, why and how of the informational text I read aloud to them. This was the intended outcome.