Julio CO Blog #5
July 8th
Skill: Perfect modals
Teacher presentation: Dr. Rios introduced the new topic by
doing two things: he both compared the perfect models to the normal modals,
such as might vs might have, and he explained the perfect modals in isolation
by describing what each of the three perfect modals does/means/communicates. He
then went through several examples of only “might have” explaining the meaning,
emphasizing that the perfect modals describe a conditional in the past.
Classroom management: Dr. Rios Spent about the first ten
minutes explaining and introducing his topic via the above methods. The rest of
the class was spent slowly working through examples to break down their
meaning, as well as coming up with new examples.
Materials: Worksheet, computer w/internet access, document
cam, worksheet
Student participation: Student participation was done by way
of having them ask questions if they did not understand, as well as creating
new examples using the target grammar
Feedback provided: Feedback was more direct since this was
the first introduction of a new topic. Dr. Rios would correct students if they
made an error while trying to form their own example sentences. That being
said, this was only done both afterwards and when necessary, otherwise a fair
amount of time was given for students to come up with and personally work out
their example sentences.
Lessons learned: When introducing a new topic, it is always
helpful to try and relate it back to a previous related topic so students have
both a way to understand the new material without it being in a vacuum, as well
as a way to categorize its use case into a broader category.
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