Mazie Stiles

SIOP LESSON REFLECTION QUESTIONS

1. Did you achieve both your language and content objectives? How can you be sure?

The SIOP lesson we presented was on Rock Climbing. Our language objective for this
lesson was “Students will be able to identify and distinguish the characteristics of the four
different types of rock climbing” and our content objective was “Students will be able to
compare and contrast the different types of rock climbing.” I feel we did achieve both of
these objectives through our vocabulary worksheets and skits. All of the students were
able to create accurate representations of the different types of rock climbing and they
used the correct academic language that distinguished which type they were performing.
In addition, the classmates were also able to correctly guess what they were performing.

2. Do you feel you "immersed" the students in the vocabulary? Based on your
assessment, did the students have their own understanding of each of the vocab
words?

I do feel our presentation “immersed” the students into the vocabulary of the lesson.
When we went over the worksheet, we decided to have the students read the full
definitions, instead of us reading it to make sure they were getting a full understanding of
the words. In addition, the Kahoot assessed the students to see who understood this
concept. They had to match the vocabulary word to the picture of the object. Lastly, the
skit allowed the students to act out the vocabulary words, and the type of rock climbing
they were doing immersing them into the rock-climbing culture and language climbers
must use fully.

3. Do you feel you had enough interaction, giving students the chance to apply the
language/content with other students? Why or why not?

I do feel we had enough interaction, and we gave the students opportunities to apply the
language/content with other students. The students worked in groups to make a skit. This
allowed them to discuss and prepare their facts and what they were going to say with
each other. After talking with their groups, the students had to guess which type of rock
climbing was being presented. The lesson allowed students to talk in groups and the class
setting.
4. What are three aspects of the SIOP process that you find effective and truly need to
be in your lesson plans (especially if ELLs are present)?

The aspects I find effective and truly need to be in the lesson plans are building
background, practice and application, and lesson delivery. Building background is
necessary to see how many students have prior knowledge or no knowledge of what is
being taught. With ELL in the class, they may have no idea what the lesson is going to be
about, so building background sets them up. It can also fix or enhance any preconceptions
of the topic that students have. Practice and application are helpful in students having to
actually do what they are learning. In our lesson, students created a skit that helped them
practice and show their knowledge of the topic. It was also hands-on and physically
shown which could be helpful to ELL students to not just talk about a topic but get to act
it out. Lesson delivery allowed our group to accommodate all different types of learning
styles. We went into many different types of learning styles in our group including, a
worksheet, the skit, a Kahoot, a power point, etc.

5. Looking back now that you've completed the lesson, what is one thing you would
have done differently? Why?

The one thing I would change about the lesson after completing it would be the directions
we gave for the skit. We should have clarified if it was just oral, physical and oral or if
they should have had a script. This would have given students more direct instruction,
making it easier for them to follow.