On March 12 I was able to teach my literature based discussion lesson. I used a book called Thunder Cake which was suggested to read and use by my CT. But, after reading through it and thinking about my lesson and a literature discussion I thought this book would be perfect for my class. (A majority of my students have come from a different country and are now living in Michigan because of their family's jobs, school, ect. Thunder Cake is about a grandmother who came from Russia but is now living in Michigan where her granddaughter is visiting and fears thunder storms. Like all kids and most all humans have fears. I thought this was another connection to my students that they could relate to the characters in the book.)
Overall, I thought my lesson went great. I believe the students held a great literature based discussion. They are always so eager to answer questions and participate in class discussions. They enjoyed sharing their fears not only with a small group but in a whole group discussion.
At the end of the lesson I brought cookies for the students. It was a way of saying thank you for sharing your fears and having the courage to share them with me, too. They really liked the cookies and I was really encouraged with again their eagerness to learn.
My students are amazing and I am so happy they were such a great set of students participating and sharing.
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That was a great idea to give the students a "thank you" for sharing their fears. I know that sometimes it can be hard to share things with classmates and teachers for a lot of reasons, but they helped participate in the discussion and you showed them your appreciation. I know that this sort of treat obviously couldn't always be used at the end of a lesson, but I like that you did it with this one, especially since they had to expose a personal side to themselves.
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