Nicole CO#2- (grammar)

   This morning I woke up to the chilliest morning of the season thus far. Although it was a sturggle to get out of bed I made my way to Vicky Ledbetter's 2A grammar lesson in the Kellog building. Everyone in the class seemed a bit groggy and chilly, but Vicky had the students up and running in no time. The first activity was a review of present participle, where the students got in a circle, and conjugated the correct form of verbs by passing a ball at random. This was a fun interactive way for the students to wake up and "turn on their brains." The class then moved on to an interactive lecture disscussing passive voice. Ms. Ledbetter was so efficient in her explanation, made things very clear, kept teh students extremely engaged, provided an upbeat comfortable environment, and I hope to be this concise in my teaching methods someday. Once the passive and active voice were thoroughly examined as a group everyone was split into pairs to do a worksheet.I sat with Isabela and Abdulrahman while they did their work, watching Ms. Ledbetter go from group to group listening for "beautiful mistakes," and correcting them. Once one side of the handout was done, it was reviewed aloud with students being called upon to give their answers. The second side was done the same way, but was not finished due to time. Overall a great experiance taht got me excited for my own classroom setting.