Michael DiMarco

Mr. Reilly
EDUC 359
December 8, 2022

SIOP Lesson Reflection

1. Did you achieve both your language and content objectives? How can you be sure?
Yes, I believe we achieved both our language and content objectives. Our language objective

was “students can: Identify new vocabulary visually using images on a picture sort and in writing

on a worksheet. Our content objectives were “students can: List the 4 roles in quidditch on a

worksheet, Identify the distribution of the 4 roles among the 7 players on a worksheet, and

List/identify the 3 ball types on a worksheet.” Students immediately were acquainted with the

new vocabulary and had to decide which term went in the correct column in a word sort and fill

in the blank. Throughout the lesson, students were constantly exposed to the new vocabulary and

had to apply it in multiple activities, so I can be sure the language objective was achieved. All

three content objectives were also achieved because the students completed the three activities

successfully using the knowledge they learned from our teaching and PowerPoint. The students

also got a chance to watch a movie clip and a real-life clip of quidditch for a better understanding

of our lesson.

2. Do you feel you "immersed" the students in the vocabulary? Based on your
assessment, did the students have their own understanding of each of the vocab
words?
I feel like we did a great job immersing the students in the vocabulary. Before the start of the

lesson none of the students knew any of the vocabulary terms. Throughout the lesson, the
students were constantly exposed to the new vocabulary and had to apply these vocab terms to

multiple activities and worksheets. After the assessment the students could easily define all the

new vocabulary terms and could clearly understand and comprehend what each term is used for.

They understood each position and the ball types that are used in quidditch from our lesson.

3. Do you feel you had enough interaction, giving students the chance to apply the
language/content with other students? Why or why not?
I feel like we had plenty of interaction and chances for students to apply language/content with

other students. Almost half of our lesson involved the students working together on worksheets

or activities. The students participated in a KWL worksheet and discussion, work sort, picture

sort, fill in the blank worksheet, and even an online Blookit game that we didn’t get a chance to

get to. All of these activities required the students to work together in pairs and apply vocabulary

and knowledge they learned from our teaching to their work.

4. What are three aspects of the SIOP process that you find effective and truly need to
be in your lesson plans (especially if ELLs are present)?
One aspect of the SIOP process that I find effective and needs to be included in my lesson plan is

identifying the content objectives for the students. Identifying the content objectives will help the

students understand what must be completed and how much of the lesson is already completed. It

gives students an idea of what they have coming up next as well as helps them clearly see the

objectives. It also helps the students, as well as the teacher, stay organized and on track. Another

aspect of the SIOP process that I find effective and needs to be included in my lesson plan is to

integrate language objectives. These standards should be clearly defined, displayed, and

reviewed with students. As a teacher or ELL teacher, having language objectives helps focus

your time when you’re supporting the content – both on the content that students need to learn
and the language they need to acquire to engage with the content. A third aspect of the SIOP

process that I find effective is to scaffold for comprehension. Teachers must use various forms of

scaffolds such as sensory, interactive, and graphic support to make instruction and content

comprehensible. The scaffolding process and the teacher modeling helps students visualize

essential information from the lesson more clearly and apply it using their own knowledge. The

teacher can give support when needed.

5. Looking back now that you've completed the lesson, what is one thing you would
have done differently? Why?
Looking back now that we’ve completed the lesson, one thing I would have done differently is to

modify the second content objective which was, “Identify the distribution of the 4 roles among

the 7 players on a worksheet.” I would change it to “Identify the players in Quidditch and the

ball types used.” I would make this change because it can get slightly confusing for students and

the main focus was on the position players role with the ball, but what their job was in general.

Another change I would make is to replace the word sort activity with the Blookit game. The

reason I would make this change is because it would give the students more chances to interact

with technology. The students could apply the knowledge they learned from the lesson in front of

the class on the smart board with an interactive Blookit game. It is also a great formal assessment

to see if the students are understanding the lesson bEcause the teacher can watch every answer

and go over them. The Blookit activity would also get the students more enthusiastic and excited

to learn.