My TED Class

    My topic in TED class is about the hidden power of smiling and I think it is an interested topic that students are familiar with and have a lot to say. My language learning objective is based on MichiganEnglish Language Proficiency Standards and they should be:

1.       L.3.2.e Listen attentively to stories/information and identify key details and concepts using both verbal and non-verbal responses

2.       S.2.2.a Participate in social conversations with peers and adults on familiar topics by asking and answering questions and requesting information

3.       R.4.4.a Apply knowledge of complex syntax (sentence structure) and advanced grammatical features to derive meaning from content area texts

4.       W.4.3.a Independently create cohesive paragraphs that develop a central idea with consistent use of standard English grammatical forms, including a variety of sentence types

To test whether each individual student really learned the goal we wanted them to achieve, my assessment can be  

1.       Since the topic can be seen from the title, the two multiple-choices focus on details of the video and they can check whether get key details.

2.       Ask students to read two related articles in the Dig Dipper part. In the class, I will ask some students to retell the key points of the reading part to make sure they understand the meaning of the articles.

3.       In the discussion part, I can walk through the groups to check whether their discussion are around the topic or based on the questions I come up with in the discussion part. At last, I will ask some students to share their opinions, representing their own group.

4.       Ask students write a composition about the functions of the smile with personal experience independently according to what they discussed previously.