Sometimes
students will act like they were know everything, being taught by their
teachers just a formality in school, all they have to do just listening and
stay in the classroom. But they do not know how their teachers struggle with
themselves before faced them in the classroom. As the prospective teacher I feel
that, be a teacher is not as simple as it seems. Why? Because teacher needs to
prepare materials, mental and physical readiness before teach the students.
Since I join this program I learned a lot, especially how to be a good teacher.
At
first, i thought that teaching in front of students in the classroom would be
not that hard, would be not that challenging. But the expectation will be
different with reality. Let’s say first of all that knowing your students
characteristics. When I observed my cooperating teacher who is Sir. Joseph at
the first week, I found that “okay I can handle this class like the way he is”.
But then when I arranged my lesson plan and consulted with my cooperating
teacher, I was not ready yet. I had a lot of revision, which is detailed
revision. I learned a lot from Sir. Joseph he taught me well and he lead me to
the right path to be able to write the appropriate lesson plan. “Okay I should
be able to make this better without revision” I thought. As the time goes by,
with a lot of revision and suggestion, I able to identify and know who to
manage the classroom even only from lesson plan. I can imagine how the class
situation with particular techniques and media would be. During my first week observation in
Sir. Joseph class I found that he managed the class well, he used strategies
that applied as well as the students’ needs. He also applied the innovative methods
and strategies in the teaching and learning process in order to build a new
atmosphere and gain students interest
“Its
my time” I said. This time at August 22nd I had my initial visit for
teaching practice. Since I had suggestion from Sir. Joseph I believe in myself
that I can handle these classes which were 8 inventors and 8 researchers. The
teaching demonstration was running well and the evaluator said so. But who
knows what the struggle I felt few days before I taught in that classes J.
I learned the new material that would be taught in that time, I learned and
practice how to implement the new techniques in teaching, I learned how to
control myself first before I able to control my classes. It was chaos in my
mind. I should be ready, I should be confident, and I should be able as the
role of my students. Since that I know it will not that easy to be a teacher,
it will be not that simple to be a teacher. Teacher needs to one step ahead
from the students, teacher needs to be able as the role for the students, and
it is a big responsibility as a teacher.
I
am so grateful that I became a part of SEA-Teacher program and Sir. Joseph
became my cooperating teacher. Because I can learned a lot that teacher’s
preparation before teach in the classroom is really needed and it is not
simple. That’s why a lot of people said that “your teachers are your second
parents”. Because teachers want their students become to be a worthwhile human.
No matter how your teachers is they are will be always the one who struggle for
the preparation to meet their students.
Since
from the second week I would handle two classes in grade 8, then I was given a
chance to teach about Egyptian Literature as my topic to be discussed. As a
prospective teacher which is still learning how to be a good teacher, I
consulted my lesson plan to Sir. Joseph whether it is acceptable to be
implemented. Corrections? Of course, I got advices, comments, and suggestions
also revision from him. Conducting three meeting for Egyptian Literature topic
was so challenging. I should arranged the materials as well as the ESL
students’ need. Besides about the materials, my cooperating teacher also
advised me and suggested how to manage the classroom well, as well as from the
opening how to make the students mentally and physically readiness, in the main
activity how to make sure that the students understand and closing the class
that would be able to evaluate the students understanding for the material that
have been taught. For the first meeting the material that discussed was
introduction of Egyptian Literature, the material for the second meeting was
characteristics of Egyptian arts and the material for the last meeting was
elements of poetry.
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Comments,
Revisions and Suggestion by the cooperating teacher for my lesson plan
The
final lesson plan:
LESSON PLAN
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School :
University Science High School
Subject :
English 8
Grade/Section : 8 / Inventors and Researchers
Time :
10.00 – 11.00 and 11.00 – 12.00
Topic : Elements of poetry
Time Allotment :
60 Minutes
A.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able
to:
1.
identify
the elements of poetry;
2.
differentiate
the elements of poetry;
3.
analyze
an Egyptian poetry in a group; and
4.
perform
the results of the analysis in front of the class.
B.
Learning Procedures
1.
Review
the previous material
2.
Elements
in poetry, Figurative language and Sound Devices
3. Egyptian
poetry “Nile River” by Omar Ibrahim
C.
Media and Learning Resources
1.
Egyptian
Literature Handout
2.
Power
Point Presentation
3.
LCD
Projector
4.
Egyptian
poetry
D.
Learning Procedures
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A. Summative
Assessment
Analyze
the poetry below and identify the figurative language
Nile
River
Omar Ibrahim
Behold how the River Nile
generously flows
And hugs the banks with
his gentile waves
It flows and smiles to the
sun above
It flows as the blood
inside a body
It flows as the breaths
inside the a lungs
It flows to meet farms and
gardens
It flows and waters
thirsty throats
It flows and waters
flowers and trees
It flows and offers fish
for food
It flows and floods the
dry soil
It flows through a valley
of its creation
It flows beside great
pyramids and temples
It flows to crown a
heavenly land
It says: “take my waters
and grow”
It says: “let my immortal
waters flow”
It says: “within my surge
life awakens”
Guide
Questions:
1.
Which line that Identify the simile
2.
Which line that identify the
personification
3.
Which line that identify the hyperbole
4.
Which line that identify the rhyme
5.
Which line that identify the alliteration
6.
Which line that identify the assonance
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Picture with the
cooperating teacher (Sir. Joseph) and Kak Restu (my partner as prospective
teacher)
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