1st Journal entry

September 24th

This session was in eleventh grade and we were working the wonders of the world. The goal in this class was to design and prepare a presentation about one of the wonders of the world in pairs.

In previous lessons students knew important facts about different wonders of the world in a worksheet and ppt show presentation. The main purpose here was to give a clear example of how to develop a presentation in English and highlight relevant information to prepare a presentation.

I think that this activity was a demanding challenge for my students, as they had to use all the acquired knowledge in the previous lesson to recall information and express their point of view.

On the other hand, I can say that this activity was meaningful for them. After students design their ppt show slides, they had a meeting with me and we discussed the weaknesses and strengths in each presentation before perform in front of their partners. According to the comments they asserted I could notice they really appreciate the feedback before perform in class. They said this was a different methodology in their learning process because most of the teachers never provide feedback before an exam or evaluation. It is common that teachers provide feedback after exams in a traditional approach, but never before students perform a specific task.