Mel CO # 3

On Wednesday I observed Debbie Carrettas beginners reading class. The energy of her class was infectious; the dynamic was exciting and playful. She came into the class and made fun of the coffee stains on the front of her shirt, and the students did later as well since the vocabulary was focused on clothes. The lesson was at a fast pace and while everyone was comfortable and casual the lesson was executed perfectly. There were a lot of pair activities and a worksheet matching activity. The final activity was to pick a person in the class and describe them based on what they are wearing and have the other students try to guess who it is, it was a very creative and interactive exercise. She would stop class and have the students make error corrections when it impeded the meaning of their sentence. I think that because the class is so fun the students were really motivated to learn and do well.