Week 21

Date Class Time	23 May 2011 MUET 6RS 8.50-9.25a.m.
Topic Sub-topic Objectives	Reading Component Reading Techniques: Skimming and Scanning By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. share one's thought confidently and politely based on the topic given in "still thoughts" session. 2. know what skimming and scanning are by pointing out its differences and similarities correctly.
Activities	1. The students present their 'still thoughts' in class. 2. The teacher revises the previous topic on scanning generlly. 3. The students gives the answers on the homework given. 4. The students state the differences and similarities between skimming and scanning orally. 5. The students copy the answers of disscussion as notes.
Reflection	The "Still Thoughts" session was successful as all of the students involved sharing their opinions and thoughts clearly. The revision on skimming showing that 50% of the students were still unsure with it. They might know the theory but did not really understand its application. The exercise on scanning would be the homework due to time constraint. More discussion on skimming and scanning will be carried out in the next lesson.

 

 

Date Class Time	24 May 2011 MUET 6RS 10.20-11.30a.m.
Topic Sub-topics   Objectives	Reading Component 1. Test Format of MUET Paper 3 2. Eight General Reading Strategies By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. share one's thought confidently and politely based on the topic given in "still thoughts" session. 2. have a general picture on the test format of Paper 3 by having a quick look at the model test paper. 3. know generally the eight general reading strategies by applying the strategies and techniques learnt.
Activities	1. The students present their 'still thoughts' in class. 2. The teacher revises the previous topic on reading techniques generally. 3. The teacher shows a model test paper for Reading as a reference for the class in the lesson. 4. The students copy the notes on Eight General Reading Strategies. 5. Exercise and discussion.
Reflection	"Still Thoughts" session was satisfactory and the students tended to read and was not loud enough to be heard clearly. The students were able to give correct answers with their own techniques. Half of the students were still unable to differentiate the techniques of skimming and scanning even though they were actually applying it.

 

Date Class Time	25 May 2011 MUET 6RS 7.05-8.15a.m.
Topic Sub-topic Objectives	Reading Component Skills for Critical Reading: Comprehension By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. share one's thought confidently and politely based on the topic given in "still thoughts" session. 2. know the skills for critical reading especially in comprehension by identifying the subject matter in each question given.
Activities	1. The students present their 'still thoughts' in class. 2. The teacher revises the previous topic on Eight General Reading Strategies generally. 3. The teacher gives the notes on Skills for Critical Reading. 4. The teacher explains the skill on comprehension. 5. The students do the exercise given. 6. Discussion. 7. Homework: Topic sentence and supporting details.
Reflection	The "Still Thoughts" session was satisfactory. They were able to identify most of the subject matters correctly. More exercise will be given later.

 

 

Date Class Time	26 May 2011 MUET 6RS 9.45-10.55a.m.
Topic Sub-topic Objectives	Reading Component Skills for Critical Reading: Comprehension By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. share one's thought confidently and politely based on the topic given in "still thoughts" session. 2. know the skills for critical reading especially in comprehension by identifying the subject matter, topic sentence and supporting details in each question given.
Activities	1. The students present their 'still thoughts' in class. 2. The teacher revises the previous topic on Comprehension – subject matter. 3. The teacher discusses the homework on topic sentence and supporting details with the students. 4. The students do on another set of questions to find its subject matter, topic sentence, and supporting details. 6. Discussion.
Reflection	The "Still Thoughts" session was satisfactory. The students were able to follow the lesson by finding out the answers correctly and giving appropriate response based on the questions discussed.

 

 

 

 

 

Date Class Time	27 May 2011 MUET 6RS 11.10-11.40a.m.
Topic Sub-topic Objectives	Reading Component Skills for Critical Reading: Comprehension By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. share one's thought confidently and politely based on the topic given in "still thoughts" session. 2. know the skills for critical reading especially in comprehension by identifying the main idea in each question given.
Activities	1. The students present their 'still thoughts' in class. 2. The teacher revises the previous topic on Comprehension – subject Matter, topic sentence and supporting details. 3. The teacher gives notes on stated and implied main idea. 4. The students do on the same set of questions to find its main idea. 5. Discussion. 6. Homework: Identify the main ideas in Exercise B.
Reflection	The "Still Thoughts" session was satisfactory. The students were quite confused with subject matter and main idea. Further discussion will be carried out in the next lesson.