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SIOP Lesson Reflection

Megan Molitoris
University of Scranton
Introduction to ELL

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SIOP Lesson Reflection

Our objectives for the lesson were for Tara to be able to define
the literary devices discussed in class from the PowerPoint, identify the
literary devices in the Echosmith Bright song, and construct a short
paragraph utilizing each literary device discussed at least once, from
the perspective of a fairytale character of her choice. We were able to
achieve each of our objectives in the lesson. Tara showed her
understanding of the material after she identified each literary device
from the Echosmith Bright song with minimal aid. She also got a
100% on the Kahoot quiz where she had to identify the literary device
from the example provided. Tara was also able to successfully
construct a paragraph utilizing each device perfectly.
We did challenge Tara in terms of her vocabulary/language
development. Even though she was familiar with the literary devices,
she had not fully learned them. At first, she had some difficulty
identifying the devices in the Echosmith song, but with aid and time
she was able to understand each device. By the time she took the
Kahoot quiz and wrote the paragraph, she had fully comprehended
each literary device and needed minimal aid.
At first, I was worried that the Echosmith song might have been
too much of a challenge for her to identify the literary devices.
However, she was able to get through the song and identify the
devices with some help from us. I think we should have had more

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Kahoot questions for her to identify the different literary devices in

order for her to receive more practice with the terms, or had her do
more simple practice before the Echosmith song. If we were to do this
lesson again, we would give her more practice exercises before doing
the Echosmith song. We would also add more questions to the Kahoot
to ensure that she understood the literary devices. The fairytale
prompt paragraph worked well in the lesson and she seemed to really
have fun with it. She also demonstrated how she mastered the content
by her wonderful utilization of the literary devices in her sentences.
If we were to do this lesson with an ELL student, we would have
to add more visuals of the literary devices and more examples. We
would most likely show a visual and then with the student compose a
sentence using the specific literary device. The lesson would also
probably take longer. We would also add more visual images to the
Kahoot, which is something we could have done for Tara, as well.
Overall, we would have to do more examples of each device together
and then provide more independent work to ensure that the ELL
student comprehended the material. However, the Echosmith song,
the Kahoot, and the fairytale prompt will all provide us with information
as to whether or not the student is comprehending the material.