Week 6: 60 Minutes of Teaching 0420 Advanced Grammar Lab November 9, 2020

We had a lot in store today for our students. We had a full class which was a great start. The warm-up activity consisted of determining the difference between clauses and phrases. Students were asked to hover over either ‘CLAUSE’ or ‘PHRASE’ after reading a selection of text. There was some confusion amongst the students between a phrase and a clause but once the activity finished students had a better understanding between the two. Our main activity was a jeopardy game, in honour of Alex Trebek who passed away recently. The jeopardy game reviewed clauses, verbs, passives, and vocabulary. There were four teams with three students per team. Students found the categories to be challenging. There were a couple of teams who had negative points up until halfway through the game. Kaitlin and I often provided hints for the students; this would help them to determine the correct answer. By the end of the game, all teams scored points. I am glad the students felt challenged during the jeopardy game and I felt that it was important to review the vocabulary and tenses the students learned at the beginning of the semester. Overall, the students had a lot of fun and so did I! It is always a blast teaching this grammar lab, the students always make it fun and engaging.

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