PHASE 1 - DAY 24
On 28-11-2023, Tuesday, 2nd hour, I was able to discuss "The Merchant of Venice" with 8C students. From the experiences in the last day, teacher identified that the learners were only interested in knowing the story and was not ready to learn new words. They even showed a kind of aloofness to the textbooks. Teacher found it very difficult and at time teacher had to force them look into the textbook. Being a teacher, understanding the problems of students is very important. Teacher alleviated this problem by doing two model readings. Teacher read it very slowly. Word study was done in a detailed way. But even after doing all this, students found it difficult to pronounce some very simple words this really made the teacher sad. Teacher decided to try out new methods the following day. Teacher found Nakshatra to be over reactive in the class. This sometimes-created problem for the teacher and even distracted the entire class. Teacher found her attention seeking behavior awkward. Teacher was able to manage her to an extent. These days, teacher also found that there was a significant increase in the class responses and the teacher identified two reasons for the same - it may either be due to their interest in a story with lot of surprises or may be due to the improved connection or relationship with the teacher outside the classroom. Students participated in the activity with more zeal the class went good with the participation of students.