Analysis+1

1. What did the students learn from your lesson? How do you know they learned from your lesson? (Attach assessment tools from the lesson.) They learned some of the background biographical data on Herman Melville, and some of the larger themes or conflicts within the novel //Moby Dick//. 2. What did you think about or consider when planning the lesson? (Be specific.) First, I tried to make the subject matter personal by asking about obsession in their lives. I then painted a broad brush of Melville's life and then tried to bring the life/ times of Melville in to the novel. 3. What do you think was the most effective part of the lesson? Why? My last journal entry about why rational people follow irrational leaders, because when I mentioned the mass suicides at Jonestown and Halle-Bop I got some "aahh's" and "oohh's" along with some chin rubbing. I think I finally got the ethical dilemma that the crew of the //Pequod// had to decided. 4. How closely did you follow your lesson plan? If you deviated from the lesson plan, what decisions did you make during the lesson and why? I followed it almost exactly, because I had a time limit and 90% of the info was on the slide somewhere. 5. Were the activities/materials/visuals/aids appropriate? Why? Why not? Yes, I thought they were appropriate, but Ms. Simons thought I should have contemplated their over-all knowledge level more. She thought Some of it went over their heads. 6. What part or parts of your plan would you consider changing before teaching this lesson again? I would consider changing the biographical slides to be more interesting and not so dry. 7. What do you see as your teaching strengths? One of my strengths is my vast/ random overall knowledge level because If I suggest the discussion move in this direction, but a student goes the opposite way, I can use all the random information in my head to bring the discussion back on point while collaborating the students opinion. 8. Identify a goal you would like to have your field-based supervisor assist you in achieving. A goal I would like to work on is determining over-all knowledge level of the students. Becoming better and more thorough in my pre-assessment.
 * Analysis of Instructional Planning and Impact on Learning**