10/17/08
5ieme
1 Hour
English and Geography in English
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
- Talkative
- A lot of students (27?)
- Hard to get ready to learn, especially on a Friday afternoon
ACTIVITIES AND NOTES
1) Directions Activity
a. Students take pen and follow directions that the teacher gives from the front of the class
b. Students then have to tell the teacher which states they crossed through
2) Make your own Directions activity
a. Plan out what to say
b. Do it with a partner
FINAL NOTES
Overall, very excited to learn and excited to be there. This excited-ness sometimes overflows and turns into bad behavior.

10/16/08
1 Hour
English Club
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
- 3 Students
- Kind of just there to watch a movie
1) Watched the opening part of Ice Age
a. They seemed to love it even though, I don’t think that they had any idea what was going on
FINAL NOTES
Cant wait until next week for them to come back! It was a blast, they were fun, and they didn’t really now English, but were excited for me to give them random words.

10/15/08
8ieme
1 Hour
English in English
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
- Excited
- Nervous
ACTIVITES AND NOTES
1) Questions for me
a. They asked me tons of questions ranging from name and age, to my favorite dog
b. Very active and attentive
c. Wanted to know everything about me
2) Discuss the Elections
a. General information
i. Candidates
ii. Parties
iii. Words to know
3) Worksheet on the Elections
FINAL NOTES
The students seemed truly interested in what I had to say, and how I said it. Their English was poor, but they seemed to really want to learn and understand what I was saying.

10/15/08
8ieme
1 Hour
French Civics in English
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
- Excited
- Responsive
ACTIVITES AND NOTES
1) Spelling Quiz
a. 4 words each week plus another from a past week
b. Teacher reads words slowly and distinctively, and repeats the words just once
c. Students must then use each word in a sentence
2) Pass Writing Homework
3) Class Discussion
a. Monarchy→ Republic ← Democracy
b. Worksheet
c. Discussion/questions
i. Action→ Reaction
ii. Cause and Affect
4) Writing Assignment
a. Short essay using cause and affect
b. Teacher has to re-describe the question a few times for the students to understand
5) Give Homework
a. Paragraph answering essay question
b. Read questions over in class

10/15/08
3ieme
1 Hour
French Civics class in French (I spoke in French)
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
- Students seem ready and prepared to listen
ACTIVITES AND OBSERVATIONS
1) Introduce the Candidates
a. I started by asking the students what they knew about the candidates
i. Very responsive and seemed to know a lot
b. Wrote Items on the Board
i. Name
ii. Party/Colors
iii. V.P.
iv. General Ideas of the Parties
v. The equivalent party in France
2) Discuss Topics that are Important to this Election
a. Economy
b. War
c. Social Security
3) Questions
a. The students asked me some questions
i. Who did you vote for?
ii. What party are you for?
iii. Etc.
Final Notes
Overall it went really well. The students seemed very receptive in both classes. It was difficult to speak in French the whole time, but luckily I had my advising teacher there to help me.

10/10/08
8ieme
1 Hour
English and Geography in English
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
- Lots of kids (26)
- Restless on a Friday afternoon
- Hard to keep on task and quiet
ACTIVITIES AND NOTES
1) Read homework
a. I read questions and they gave me answers (Next time have them read the questions)
2) Explain what they were learning today
a. US Postal Codes i.e. ME= Maine
3) Began activity
a. Filling in all 50 states with their postal codes
b. Students have to look at 4 different sheets to figure out the answers (good or not?)
c. By the end of the activity they students have lost interest and are ready to go home
FINAL NOTES
Class on Friday afternoon will be difficult to handle. They seem to have difficulty understanding what is being said by the teacher because they don’t have a lot of English experience.

10/10/08
Primaire (International)
1 Hour
English in English
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
- Excited to have a new person in class (me)
- Interested in what is going on
- Seem interested in what the teacher has to say
ACTIVITIES AND NOTES
1) Spelling Test
a. Teacher reads words slowly, uses in sentence, and repeats
b. No Bonus in this class
2) Correct Spelling Test
a. Get out red pen to correct
b. Students give teacher the words to write on the board
3) Acting out a Story
a. 3 Billy Goats Gruff
b. Split the class into 2 groups
c. My Group
i. Asked them to explain the story to me
ii. Asked who wanted which parts
iii. Highlighted their lines and then read it as if they were on the stage
d. The 2 groups performed and then were dismissed for the day