Evan CO#2

I observed Ryan Flemming's 3A listening group. He started class with a recap of what they covered the day before, reminding students the themes and words that were introduced. Before starting with the days lesson he gave a quick overview to show the students what to expect. The topic for the day were the L.A. riots which Flemming used to introduce vocabulary relating to violence, and political uprising. The class listened to and read along with a passage about the events of the riot. They were asked about the main idea of the passage, specific words that Flemming identified, and cause and effect. The students then discussed in groups what they thought the meaning of new vocabulary words were using context clues. After a few minutes of group conversation, Flemming opened the discussion up to the whole class calling on students to give their thoughts and providing clear and simple definitions to the new words.