Hello all, I hope everyone's enjoying all the fresh snow we've gotten. So, I've been thinking about the activities we did this morning in Multi-Modal class. The activity where we grouped up according to the character type we identify with most... brilliant! I really enjoyed that activity and think that by getting students to relate to a character, possibly multiple characters, teachers should have much greater success getting students to enjoy what they are reading, and relating to the condition of the characters in the story. Also, it was kind of fun to see who related most to what characters from The Wizard of Oz. Yours truly is the Tin Man.
Secondly, the immiration selection simulation is a very in depth, higher-level task when you really get to thinking about it. This group task calls for thoughtful communication and many of the verbs that you only find on the higher levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. This assignment requires a lot of Evaluation (prioritize, assess, discuss, debate, decide, select, rate, etc.). This assignment also got me reflecting alot upon myself. It definitely serves as a big eye opener in recognizing and addressing some of your own prejudices, and hidden biases when your asked to decide something as big as who deserves to gain entry into the U.S. This is a great thought provoking activity.
Well everyone, until next time, enjoy the snow!
-Sam
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