Hello everyone -
This is the assignment from week 1. Sorry I'm late!
I work at a university where I teach academic writing to lower-division university students. One thing I have trouble with is making the materials fun and more interactive for my students because the material is more advanced than what I've worked with in the past. Any feedback would be appreciated.
Lesson plan and materials for a lesson on abstracts:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19elxkUddOcrs3143-CThGDSAjjQw2elnQGF9bW4A6zU/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oyF2IVQ5KGO_bcMM2Ke8tMrJddn4x3IbncCQ7-amd8o/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10JxKdtTgMxZ-McrC7w3I5x_DJHauGXlLhOYIxIX3KQ0/edit?usp=sharing
Hi Amy,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your very comprehensive materials with the background information, LP, links, etc. You’re keeping me busy! That’s good though. I was unable to comment on the actual Google docs so I’m commenting below.
Really interesting to use an abstract as content. That’s the first time I’ve come across this but it’s very useful for students like yours who need to write their own abstracts and research papers. I’m sure other participants who teach university students will be interested to see what you’ve done. I also like how you give studnets different tasks to analyse different sections of the abstract. That’s motivating. I asume they share the information about what they find out. Or maybe this is what happens in the ‘minute paper’ stage.
Lesson plan
Very tight and well sequenced – I wouldn’t change anything.
Materials
The abstract you’ve used is really interesting and obviously full of examples of the language you want your students to learn.
I love the fact that you have kept the content (the abstract) separate from the other materials. This gives you opportunities for more flexibility and makes navigating the materials easier, I think.
Materials 2. I’m assuming this worksheet is cut into 3. Is that right? The only think I’m not clear about is … where are the instructions for the student? They aren’t on either of the worksheets. Is this because you give the instruction orally? I’d suggest always including a written instruction on the worksheet – just in case a student forgets, arrives late, needs extra support, etc.
What’s a ‘minute paper’? I haven’t seen this term before.
As Katherine has already commented, it's very comprehensive.
ReplyDeleteKatherine Bilsborough Thank you for your feedback! I just finished an academic writing course, and for whatever reason, this was the first LP that came to mind.
ReplyDeleteYou were right on the Materials 2 worksheet. I get really busy with my classes, and there's no recycling where I work, so I try to use less paper when I can. I like the idea about instructions on the worksheet. I tend to not do that so students will listen to oral instructions, but it's only fair that some students might miss at least some of what I'm saying.
A "minute paper" is when the students take 1 minute (give or take) to summarize what they've learned in that class.