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I believe the part of the lesson that was most effective in helping the student understand the learning objective was the sponge activity, and the anchor chart we completed by mapping out the Character, Setting, and Plot of our two versions of the same Folktale. The sponge activity gave them a deeper understanding of why and how we compare in our daily lives. While the anchor chart created an opportunity for the students to identify the stories differences, and similarities. The sponge activity was a great hand on experience for the students that connected what they were learning to the real world. The students enjoyed this part of the lesson, so I gave them a couple of extra minutes to examine and discuss the items in their bags.

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Although as they sat down, an abundance of students immediately began playing with the items and failed to start their discussions. This caused disruption, and I had to intervene and go over what the expectations were for the activity. In knowing this, for future reference I would allow time for them to explore the items before they were to begin the discussion. This would have generated a more positive outcome, and discovery through hands on learning. I also would have more bags available, because having them placed in groups of three with only two items in each bag became troublesome. The students would argue about not getting a turn to hold the items, which distracted them from the activity. Another unanticipated event that occurred during our lesson was the technology that was going to be used to read the story for the class to follow along, was not working properly. I responded by having a printed version on hand and read that to the class. I then gathered the group on the carpet in a half circle, and sat with them to read the story. During this time, I could sit close enough with the students to redirect students who were getting off task. Although the students who were in the back were harder to see from my vantage point. I also had trouble with one student trying to sit on top of me during the reading, which I had to stop and ask her to sit back. This caused me to lose my place at one point, and I had to take time to find where I had left off. The students however noticed my unease with reading aloud and clapped for me when I was done. I think this was their way of encouraging me and they know that like them I am learning as well. This made me smile and I played along and took a bow after they finished clapping, which awarded me lots of giggles. I was also smiling because this brought to my attention that the

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