An invitation

Hello, reader:

The Practice Teaching experience has culminated. In this reflective portfolio, you can find the overall experience with reflections that sum up how I felt during the Practicum. On the right side of the screen, you will find the menu of selection with the content of the reflective portfolio. I invite you to check each page and leave your comments about what you read. Thank you so much for viewing my blog and I hope you enjoy the outcome of the experience as I enjoyed this journey towards my professional formation as an English teacher in Puerto Rico. 

TEACHER SELFIE!

Mr. De Jesús enjoying the experience!

Scholastic Book Fair 2015

The Scholastic Book Fair was brought to the school for two days to promote reading and the English language. The Book Fair was displayed in the Cooperating Teacher's (Mrs. Aponte) classroom and students were invited to pass by the English classroom throughout the day on both days. The Book Fair was in the school on Thursday, April 9 and Friday, April 10, 2015. We were happy to see students buying books and showing an interest to reading. 

Book Fair Display

Poems of the day

As part of the Unit 10.5 (Create!) and Unit 12.6 (Poetic Justice), the initial activities of the class will include a poem to read and appreciate the diverse themes and styles of different poets. In the pictures below, I included the two poems for April 14 (We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks) and April 15 (Dreams by Langston Hughes).

Poems of the Day

Poetry word walls

For April and May, both grades will cover the topic of Poetry. The units are titled Unit 10.5 - Create! (10th grade) and Unit 12.6 - Poetic Justic (12th grade). In this picture, you will see a list of 23 words related to poetry and examples of poetic devices. Students will engage in writing workshops by writing different types of poems for a lap book. The vocabulary serves as an introduction to poetry. 

Basic poetry concepts

Examples of poetic devices

Word Walls (Complete)

These are the word walls with the complete vocabulary used in both units for 10th grade (Unit 10.4 - My World) and 12th grade (Unit 12.4 - Then and Now). 

Word wall of Unit 10.4 - My World

Word wall of Unit 12.4 - Then and Now

Word Walls

In order to keep my students on track about the topics we are covering, I prepared word walls for both grades. The word walls below have vocabulary used in the units 10.4 (My World) and 12.4 (Then and Now). Both units focus on informational texts and writing non-fiction texts.

Vocabulary of Unit 12.4: Then and Now

Vocabulary of Unit 10.4: My World