Presentational Improvement Essay
Use these points as a guide to writing your reflective essay. Remember this
is a formal essay; it needs to be proofread, spellchecked, grammatically
accurate and organized. Include an intro, body paragraphs, and conclusion.
Possible Introduction Material
Think about considering these into your intro. They all apply to this project.
BIS Principles
 Problem solving
 Communication
 Teamwork
o Innovation
o Quality work
o Revision and reworking our ideas
Class Norms
 Participation
 Spanish
 Respect & Community
New Class Poster
 Nuestra Clase de Espanol
o “Mejor Esfuerzo”
1. Ayudando a otr@s
2. Mejorando = Exito
3. Estudiantes traen ideas nuevas
 Our Spanish Class
o “Best Effort”
1. Helping others
2. Getting better = Success
3. Students bring new ideas
Body Paragraphs
The number of categories you did poorly on is how many body paragraphs
you will write.
 5 categories
o Leadership and Presence
 Did you have control of the class? Did they pay attention
to you? Were you a leader or more like a student?
o Creativity, Originality, and Fun
 Was the activity something we haven’t done before?
Were you innovative, put a new spin on something, really
think about something cool you could do?
o Planning and Execution
 Did you practice your instructions with different students
at different language levels? Did you ask me or someone
else to check your plan for pitfalls? Did you focus on
making your instructions clear, concise, and simple?
 Did you actually do what you planned? How did the
actual class go? How did students react? What didn’t go
well and why?
o Spanish
 Did you stay in Spanish the whole time? Did you think
about everything you would need to say and practice it?
Did you get stuck on the spot and not know how to say
something? Were you confident with the language?
o Accomplishment of Requirements
 Did you go over the checklist?
 Time
 New idea
 LANGAUGE OBJECTIVE – what’s the purpose
of the activity? Spanish vocab, verbs,
conversation, writing, etc.
 Materials
 LESSON PLAN and reflection TURNED IN that
day
 TECHNIQUES
o Engagement
 What am I going to do to keep their
attention?
 How will I keep them interested?
 What if they get off task or off topic?
 What will I do?
 What does Srta. C do to get our
attention that’s fun?
 What could I do to get their attention
that’s fun?
o Understanding
 How am I going to explain things?
 I do an example. Right after verbal
instructions
 I Say it? Write it on board? Make
other students stand up and do it? Ask
another student say it in their own
word?
o Behaviors
 English
 Did I state my expectation that
only Spanish would be used
and a consequence would come
to those who spoke too much
English
o Consequences
 1 min out w/book
 Dice
 Name on board
 No candy…
 Etc.
 Did I call students out or the
class when they spoke in
English?
 Messing around
 Ask them to stop
 Ask Srta. to intervene if she
doesn’t notice it
 Not listening
 Fun attention getter
 No yelling
 Disrespect
 Ask them to be respectful
 Ask Srta. to intervene if she
doesn’t notice it
 Non participation
 Encourage them to participate
 Ask them to share out
Conclusion
Wrap it up. What did you learn from this experience? What are the three
main things I would I do next time?