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Hey, guys. I think your collective analysis of the text is outstanding. Congratulations.A lot to follow up on in class. (Isabela)

Read the text "How to Plan Effective Lessons" and answer the questions below. Each student should answer one question and write their name next to their answer:

1) Is there a hook? If so, what is it? Is it effective?

Yes, there is. It is: __"An effective lesson gets students thinking and allows them to interact and ask questions, tap into their background knowledge, and build new skills."__ Yes, it is very effective, because it grabbed my attention immediately. I think, the second sentence in the first paragraph could be a hook also, since it grabbed my interest, but, I am not sure. (Heloisa)

2) What would you consider to be the thesis statement of the text? Remember that the thesis statement is the one that summarizes the process that is going to be described.

"This article offers practical tips for planning engaging lessons that will help your students retain more of what they learn." Louise
3) What connector is used to introduce the first stage of the process? Grammatically speaking, what is this connector called? (Time clause? Time phrase? Transition word? Conjunction?)

__"To start__, come up with an active objective." The connector is a transition word. Wilsimara

4) How does the author introduce the second step in lesson planning? What type of syntactic construction is it?

" Once ". I believe in this case it works as a conjuncion, as if it were "whenever". Carol

5) What cohesive device is used for the third step? What do you call it, grammatically speaking? "Next,". Since "however" can be considered an adverb that modifies the whole sentence, I vote adverb for this one. (Gabriel)

6) Would you sonsider this text to be more on the formal or the informal side? Justify your answer.


 * → ** Regarding the structure, I can see some freedom there. Some expressions used by the author have an informal feel (whatever that means) as well. For example, to add a point, the writer started with, //"And of course, be sure to..."//, which sounds just like a friend giving a piece of advice. Thus, I go with informal. (DIAS, Gustavo Osório Ferreira)

7) Is there a conclusion? If so, is it effective?

Yes, there is. However it doesn't summarize the thesis statement. Even though there is a suggestion and a prediction when the author says "In the end, we must have all the students in mind. Every decision has to be about success of every student." but the author could have explored/developed it more effectively. Âmara

8) What is the target audience of the text? Is it effective in addressing the desired target audience?

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Teachers / educators are the target audience. I think the author does a great job and reaches his objective. The last paragraph justifies my answer: "Kelly and Cedo say the teachers they worked with were amazed at the difference they saw in student engagement, behaviour, and enjoyment once they began planning lessons in a more strategic manner. 'In the end, we must have all the students in mind. Every decision has to be about the success of every student'." **Juliana Squinca** =====

9) The author of the text uses sources and examples to illustrate the points made. Is this an effective strategy? What's her main source? What are her secondary sources?

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 * I believe these sources are more than welcome to illustrate the writer's point of view. It shows the topic is relevant to be disscussed and based on these remarks, the author feels more comfortable listing the reasons and steps of a good lesson plan.**
 * The writer's main source is the author Peter Brunn, whose book is mentioned in the second paragraph. Other people are mentioned as well, such as Lorena Kelly and Kelli Cedo. They are present in the text to exemplify the types of work they do with the strategic lesson plan programs they take part or develop.**

10) Do you agree that objective, body, and reflection are the three essential components of effective lesson planning? In other words, is the process effectively described? Justify your answer.

Yes, I agree. I believe that the process is well explained in the text. As the author proposes a different approach to lesson planning, she also describes how it should be put into practice with examples and possible scenarios, which will help creating more interactive classes, where students also build knowledge in it. She explains that defining an objective is important once it help teachers to understando how to lead the class and student to follow and interact with the class activities. Then, letting go of the control and allowing students to participate of the classes more actively is the goal of the lesson plan body. Developing discussions and activties that invite students to contribute to the class is the role of the teacher here. Finally, reflection opens doors to improvement and growing. To sum up, there are clear explanations of the components of a lesson plan, and I believe it is an effective way to prepare classes once it facilates the teacher´s job in engaging students in the learning process in the classroom.

11) Search online for another source that you think effectively describe the process of planning a lesson. Post the link here and write your impression about it.

Guys,

First, check out this amazing Prezi on brain-based learning. It explains what exactly that is and also fosters discussion on how to implement it.

Then, use these flashcards to learn all the concepts involved in brain-learning and how that translates into the classroom.

Finally, this guide will help you put it all together and maybe even try it out for yourself on your next lesson! I know I will =)

These are lively straightforward resources that help demistify what brain-based learning is and how we can make use of this "technology".

(Dharana)

PS: I haven't read it this yet, but it sounds TOTALLY AMAZING. There are thousands of tips on the logistics of being a teacher.

 OMG! I can't stop zapping through the internet. Let me just post this here before I lose this link! It gives priceless tips on how to plan lessons that seamslessly build knowledge.