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Italian teachers' evaluation of the Latvian lesson in Italy
Erasmus + project Nr. 2014-1-LV01-KA201-000431 1
“How to Make Education Process Attractive to the Teenagers of the 21st Century”
Teacher’s evaluation sheet
Name of activity |
Edward Lear’s Life and Creative Work |
Activity presented during the meeting held in |
Adria, Italy |
Country which presented the activity |
Latvia |
Country which tested the activity |
Italy |
Age group on which the activity was tested |
16 |
Number of pupils in the group the activity was tested |
14 |
Please, answer the following questions, giving detailed answers
Did I modify the original activity in order to make it more suitable to my needs? If so, what changes did I introduce?
I didn’t create a biography of Edward Lear to suit the questions on the comprehension sheet provided, but just |
gave a very brief outline of his life and works, focusing on his frequent use of nonsense and humour. I also |
introduced his use of limericks, as a poetic form to be used in a follow-up lesson., instead of love poems. I didn’t |
work on paying compliments as this had already been the focus of a previous lesson on the use of comparative |
and superlative adjectives. |
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Did I find it suitable for my class? Why/Why not?
Yes, it was an educational and fun activity for them and provided the opportunity to approach poetry in an |
interactive and creative way, with a student-centred focus. The level of English was appropriate for the students |
and there were no difficulties with understanding either the poem, or the activities to be done. |
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Was it innovative with respect to my usual approach?
Yes, because I had never got students to act out a poem before. The choice of “The Owl and the Pussycat” was |
very suited to this kind of activity, and its “nonsense” verse allowed students to feel free to have fun with it. |
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Did it produce the expected results on students?
Yes. The class worked in 2 groups and easily managed to produce performances in the time given. The results |
were creative and good fun, both for the “actors” and the spectators. (what we didn’t expect was that students |
had a nose-ring piercing at hand to use as part of the pig’s costume!!) |
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Did I feel comfortable with what I was doing?
Yes, The poem was interesting and amusing, as were the activities and this motivated students and made them |
curious to learn more. |
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