欣蓉的教學網誌

Two days ago, my student teacher Ali, after finishing the reading part of Unit 9 “A Memorable Event,” gave Class 209 an interesting assignment–drawing Chaplin’s memorable event and turning it into an 8-panel comic strip. At that time, some students complained that they were bad at drawing. However, this morning, when I collected the comic strips, I was quite impressed with their drawing skills. (more…)

In the afternoon, while I was watching the last part of Charlie Chaplin’s movie Modern Times, Melody (陳美麗老師) called to borrow the CD of The Phantom of the Opera, which she needs for Lesson Nine in Book I. She asked me which version of the song “The Phantom of the Opera” is on my CD. According to her search on YouTube, there are two versions. She had to make sure so that she could get the right lyrics for the students. As a teacher, one often has work on his/her mind even when he/she is not working. (more…)

When no students answer my question, I play a game which decides who has to answer the qeustion, and at the same time gets the students to exercise. The game is called “The Big Cross” (大十字). Here is how it goes: (more…)