Live Lesson Reflection Questions

1. Did you achieve both your language and content objectives? How can you be sure?

Yes, I believe that we achieved both of our objectives. The language objective was
“Students will be able to accurately identify in writing key vocabulary words and their
definitions.”. During the lesson, we included our vocabulary words in the PowerPoint
and had the students fill out a vocabulary worksheet as we went over each word. Our
content objective was “Students will be able to identify basic facts and characteristics of
various serial killers.”. Throughout the lesson, we introduced multiple facts about each
of the 5 serial killers, and also had them complete a scavenger hunt to find 4 facts about
each killer. Then, they had to give a short presentation on each of the killers. Based on
these activities, I feel like both of these objectives were met.

2. Do you feel you "immersed" the students in the vocabulary? Based on your assessment,
did the students have their own understanding of each of the vocab words?

I do not think that we immersed them in the vocabulary, but I feel like we talked about
it enough that the students understood what they were. We gave them a vocabulary
worksheet to fill out during the PowerPoint and then we read each definition and went
over the answers, and the students were also required to use at least 2 of the
vocabulary words during their short presentation of their serial killer. Based on my
assessment, I think that the students understood the vocabulary words because they
answered all of the definitions correctly and were also effective in using the words in
their presentations.

3. Do you feel you had enough interaction, giving students the chance to apply the
language/content with other students? Why or why not?

I feel like there was enough interaction throughout our lesson. Students were able to
share ideas about what they already knew about serial killers and were able to share
their ideas about what they wanted to learn about serial killers throughout the lesson.
The scavenger hunt was also a really good way for students to interact with each other,
as well as the presentation where the students had to collaborate while coming up with
what vocabulary words they were going to use.

4. What are three aspects of the SIOP process that you find effective and truly need to be
in your lesson plans (especially if ELLs are present)?

Three aspects of the SIOP process I find that are extremely important to incorporate
into lessons, especially if there are ELL students present in the classroom, are building
background, grouping, and comprehensible input. Building background is important to
find out what students already know about a topic and to help make real life
 connections. Grouping is important because students get to hear different points of
views and they are able to collaborate and help each other out. Comprehensible input is
also important because students need to have a clear idea of what they are doing in
order to complete tasks efficiently. The teacher needs to be sure that the language can
be comprehended by ALL students, especially ELLs.

5. Looking back now that you've completed the lesson, what is one thing you would have
done differently? Why?

One thing I would have done differently would have been to incorporate more facts into
the lesson and give more background about each serial killer’s childhood. I feel that is
really important to truly understand each killer’s motive behind their acts and I think it
would have helped the students better understand the killers.