Observation task 1 Starting and Finishing Lessons

Starting Strategies Observation Table Strategy What the teacher says. How the teacher says it (manner). Supporting actions and facial expressions. Children’s reactions. Lesson 1 Good morning girls. How are you? Can you clean the board please? Friendly and seriously Smiling, moving around the class, and direct eyes contact. Students interact with the teacher. Also, they were smiling and laughing, when the teacher said funny things. Lesson 2 Good morning girls How are you? What is todays date? Friendly and seriously Smiling, moving around the class, and direct eyes contact. Students pay attention and work as a group. Lesson 3 Good morning girls. How are you? What is the title of the unit? So friendlySmiling, moving around students, and cross her arms. Students were interesting in class and like the lesson. Class: 12 Number of learners: 25 Teacher observed: Ms. Maryam.

Finishing Strategies Observation Table Strategy What the teacher says. How the teacher says it (manner). Supporting actions and facial expressions. Children’s reactions. Lesson 1 The teacher reviewed the lesson. She said I will ask you about the lesson next class and good bye. Friendly intonation Direct eye contact, close her eyes, and smiling. Students smiled in respond. Lesson 2 Who is absent today? Okay, it’s grammar quiz time. She starts to countdown. 10,9,8,7,6,5,4, 3,2,1,0. STOP. Seriously Moving around the class and discus with them about the lesson. Students were bored and sleepy. Lesson 3 This is your homework, and I will check it next class. SeriouslyKeep moving in class and staring to students. Students felt bored and uncomfortable. Class: 12 Number of learners: 25 Teacher observed: Ms. Maryam.

Starting Strategies Observation Table Strategy What the teacher says. How the teacher says it (manner). Supporting actions and facial expressions. Children’s reactions. Lesson 4 Good morning girls. How are you? What the title of the unit? Friendly and so kindly. Smiling, moving around class, and direct eyes contact. Students smiled in respond and they were interesting in class. Lesson 5 Write the summary of your project? Seriously un direct eyes contact and moving around class. Students focused in class. But in the same way they were board. Lesson 6 May Allah peace, mercy and blessing be upon you. FriendlyDirect eyes contact and moving around class. Students were actives and interact to the teacher. Class: 12 Number of learners: 30 Teacher observed: Ms.Sada

Finishing Strategies Observation Table Strategy What the teacher says. How the teacher says it (manner). Supporting actions and facial expressions. Children’s reactions. Lesson4 That’s all for today. Have a nice day. Friendly intonation Direct eye contact, close her eyes, and smiling. Student felt happy and they smiled and interact with their teacher. Lesson 5 Check your work with your friend. Seriously and angry. Moving around some groups. Student felt afraid. Lesson 6 Don’t forget to study the exam and have a nice day. Friendly. moving around class. Students smiled to response. Class: 12 Number of learners: 30 Teacher observed: Ms.Sada

Summarize the starting strategies that were used in the teachers’ lessons. Discuss the strategies (routine or varied), the manner and body language used and the children’s reactions. * Teacher raised her hand to stop her students. ( if they do an activity, discussing, and that means the time is finished). It was a routine strategy. * Teacher moved around the class, specially near the noisy group. This is because to stop their misbehavior and make them pay attention. It was a routine strategy. * The teacher manner was seriously, and it worked with students because it makes them focus more in class. However, it makes students afraid of her and don't like the teacher. * She stared of her students, because the students were talking when the teacher welcomed to them. * Students were quiets to respond.

2. Discuss any obvious differences or similarities between the teachers’ starting strategies, and why you think this occurred Teacher(A): she welcomed to her students and asked about them. She reviewed the grammar lesson with students before they got a grammar quiz. She asked them about the title of the unit. She was so friendly and kindly. She smiled to her students. Teacher(B): She came to class and took the attendance directly. She asked them to took out the last paper which they did it. She was angry and so seriously. Teacher(A) have a nice personality. She had a strong self- esteem, and she trusted of her students. Also, she care of her students. That is why she makes an interesting class, and used a good strategies. However, teacher(B) she care about the curriculum more than the students. She only think about how to finish it.

3. Summarize the finishing strategies that were used in the teachers’ lessons. Discuss the strategies (routine or varied), the manner and body language used and the children’s reactions. * The teacher started to countdown to make her students know the time is finished. It was a routine strategy. * She was in middle, friendly and seriously. * She looked around the class and cross her arms to managed them. * She clapped her hands when the student be noisy.

4. Discuss any obvious differences or similarities between the teachers’ finishing strategies, and why you think this occurred. Teacher (A): The teacher encouraged her students to study hard, and gave them a positive words. Such as, don't worry, it is easy and you can do it. Also, she smiled to them. Teacher(B): She always tell the students, that the other class are better than them and they got a higher marks than them. In my opinion, teacher A has a positive personality and she know how to encouraged her students by making them felt comfortable. That is why she make a nice class. However, teacher B used a negative strategy which was compared between other classes, and that made them feel upset. Also, it was decreased their positive energy.

5. Suggest an alternative starting strategy for one of the lessons you observed and say why you would prefer to use this strategy. I recommend the teacher to use an interesting warming up at the begin of class like, give them the crayons, paper, and different materials to make a poster. This is because, when I observed this class I notice that students felt bored and sleepy, which make them wrote at their tables. I think they need to appears their abilities and makes a creative things. 6. Suggest an alternative finishing strategy for one of the lessons you observed and say why you would prefer to use this strategy. I recommend the teacher to use a simple ending of the lesson. For example, let her students to draw at the board a picture that show what they understand from the lesson. This is because, I observed that when the teacher asked them about the lesson they didn't understand it. But, if she followed this strategy, they will save the information in their mind and connected with their pictures.

Why do you think it is important to vary strategies to start and finish lessons? In my opinion, to vary strategies to start and finish lessons is very important. This is because many reasons. First, at the begin of class, students should see or do something that attract them to the lesson, and make them interest in class, love the lesson, and pay attention to the teacher. For instance, do an interesting activity which make them forget the bored and loved to learn more by an interesting way. Also, to develop their skills by doing something. Second, at the end of lesson students should see difference strategy too. This is because, to make them understand the lesson, and learn new things. Why do you think it is important to include set routines at the beginning and end of some lessons? This is because, some of teachers prefer to tell their students what is their strategies at the first semester, which they will use it in class. The goal of this way is to manage them and make them know what they will do in class.

What factors should you consider when deciding how to start and end lessons? The seating of students group, pairs, individual. The personality of students. How to make students interests in class and forget the bored. How to make students interacts with teacher and involved with her.