CO #3: Grammar

 Date: May 17th

Topic/Skill: how to use "I used to" and "I'm not used to" in context

Classroom management: Mostly lecture based with encouraged class participation. Lots of questions asked towards the students to reinforce the meaning of the phrase and how it is used. 

Materials: video and website explaining the uses of the phrase, song lyrics, handout given at the beginning of the week. 

Feedback: Correction and guidance at the end of class if students needed assistance with their worksheet, as well as grading their worksheets as they finished so they could receive immediate feedback. 

Lesson on teaching learned: Professor James was again very engaging and animated with the students, which assisted in their learning as it kept them entertained and engaged. The song lyric use was a good idea, as it helped put the phrase in use while also being a fun activity for students to engage in. Further, at the end of the class period we discussed how students would use a phrase like "I used to" so we could better understand why they were having so much trouble. This was very interesting, and we all learned a bit more about each other's native languages at the end.

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