To What Extent I Have Followed my 1st Lesson Plan

 So as I told you in my previous post, I will tell what I have really experienced inside the class while teaching. Following the preparation I have written down in my plan, I have started to have a small conversation between my students for Ice breaking, how are you today and started to lead for my lesson asking them about which day is today? So I got the answer today is Thursday.

النهاردة أيه؟

النهاردة الخميس

 Using a timeline I have started to illustrate (النهاردة) then started to ask them about tomorrow and yesterday and put it on the timeline.

<…|……………………………|…………………………|…>

     امبارح                               النهاردة                               بكرة 

 Then I started to illustrate,  I want a cup of coffee, I want to drink some coffee and ask them if they think they have the same meaning. They said they believe they have the same meaning.

عايزة قهوة

عايزة أشرب قهوة

I confirmed in turn that the two sentences have the same meaning, then I started to ask them if this action already took place or not yet. Between me and you, although I have been told that they didn't took the past yet. I slipped into this unconsciously!

أنا عايزة أشرب قهوة

أنا شربت قهوة؟ دا حصل؟

This confused them, and I realized I have to fix this, I asked them in English if this action of drinking coffee happened or not yet? Then I asked I want a pen  and referred do I have a pen now?

أنا عايزة قلم

أنا معايا قلم دلوقتي؟

 They answered no and they realized this action doesn't took place yet. I started to illustrate that (عايز أو عايزة)  indicates the future. The near future, after one minute from now, or very far arrangement within a year or more. Then I started to give them the key words that refers to the future, after clarifying using the timeline again that:

 (بكرة) refers to the future (المستقبل)

(النهاردة، دلوقتي) refers to the present (المضارع)

(امبارح) refers to the past (الماضي)

    

                            Future(المستقبل)                      Present(الحاضر)                      Past(الماضي)
                                  

<…|……………………|…………………|…>

     امبارح                      النهاردة                           بكرة

 Writing down on the board the future key words they may found with (عايز وعايزة) such as:

 (بكرة، كمان ساعة، بعد دقيقة، بعد شوية، بعد بكرة، الأسبوع أو السنة اللي جاية)

 Then following my lesson plan I have prepared a story about someone I called him Walid (وليد), he is a male and that is to focus on the pronoun (he) (هو) as the students used to and as I observed in the previous classes.

وليد النهاردة عايز يروح السينما مع صاحبه أحمد. بكرة الصبح عايز يزور جدو وتيتا. و الضهر عايز يقص شعره في الكوافير. بعد كده عايز يشتري هديه لصاحبه جون من أمريكا. بليل الساعة ستة عايز يستقبل صاحبه جون لما يوصل المطار. بعد بكرة عايز يخرج مع صاحبه جون و يلعب كورة في النادي. و بليل عايز يرجع البيت ينضف ويغسل المواعين. الاسبوع اللي جاي عايز يسافر الجونة مع صحابه.

                                

 I have used pictures to support my story, giving hints to what walid is planning to do today, tomorrow, after tomorrow and next week. 

 In real in some sentences, I didn't stick to the style written in my lesson plan. For example, in (الضهر عايز يقص شعره في الكوافير) I said instead (بعد الضهر، وليد عايز يروح عند الكوافير) asking them (هو عايز يعمل ايه عند الكوافير؟) and the answer to this is (هو عايز يقص شعره). Giving them the difference between (كوافير) and (حلاق), the 1st can refers to men's or women's salon, while the second refers to men's only. Further, in (عايز يستقبل صاحبه جون لما يوصل المطار) I totally forgot about (لما يوصل المطار) , I said (وليد عايز يروح المطار) asking them (ليه؟) and the answer to this is (عشان هو عايز يستقبل صاحبه جون). According to this I was obliged to explain what (عشان) means because they didn't understand it.

 I have spent the first hour drilling and practicing these sentences using the pronoun (HE), then (SHE) manifested in the female MONA instead of WALID. They did well concerning the verb conjugation with (عايز). Then it was a bit challenging for them when the pronoun (I) is used. They knew previously that the rule is: 

عايز + فعل في المضارع

I was planing to let them conclude it from the context, or guess it. One of the students was able to do this without knowing the rule. However, I have been obliged to explain the rule for clarification for both. That with the pronoun (I) (أنا) the (ي) in the present is deleted and replaced with (أ).

E.g. أنا عايز يخرج

أنا عايز أخرج

أنا عايزة يشرب

أنا عايزة أشرب

 In the second hour, the focus was on giving the rule with verb conjugation and production of the language using three different activities. The first activity, was giving them the verbs taken in Walid's story and asking them in turn for verb conjugation with the different pronouns. They did well, however it was a bit challenging for them when it came to pronouns like (أنتو، أحنا، همّ) but eventually they were able to do it with little help. The second activity was focusing as well on verb conjugation, I have given them a pile of cards with verbs written and asked them to form a sentence using different pronoun each time. They totally succeed in this, and I was very happy. In the third activity, I have given them a pile of cards, but this time with random pictures that may can refer for any action in the future. They were very clever and they were able to do them all, except for one verb they weren't able to do it unless I gave it to them, the verb (swim) (بيعوم). 

 I was planing for a role play for freer practice, however, time was over. This is something else, I have to think about it a little bit. Time management is a very challenging issue. I believe the sense of time will sharpen with experience. You have to be aware when you have to stop to start something else. All in all, I am satisfied with the results I have achieved in this lesson. The objective of the lesson I was working on was accomplished and done and the students were able to comprehend the rule, and use it to produce language. 

In the next post, I will continue posting my observations. Your comments are welcome, until then Have a Good Day!