Mark as you go
- 1. TEACHER ZARA’S ENGLISH LESSON MARK AS YOU GO WRITING WRITING A PARAGRAPH CONTAINING AT LEAST 3 SENTENCES 1. Why I use “MARK AS YOU GO “ To monitor students’ work progress during the lesson To make sure all students are engaged with the work assigned by the teacher Use with classwork involving repetitive practice 2. While students work (alone or with a partner), the teacher MUST NOT CORRECT their grammar/vocabulary during the first phase. The teacher should: circulate around the classroom check and stamp their paragraphs if they are able to write 3 sentences within the time given. DO NOT stamp their paragraphs if they exceed the time allocated by the teacher. give feedback whether they are on the right track or not Benefits of “MARK AS YOU GO “ Students get immediate feedback on what they are doing. Students can go back to the answers that weren’t correct and try again. (This works well when the students are in partners; they can talk through what they’ve done and help each other.) Identifying their mistakes now will help reduce the chance of repeating the same mistakes again later. If students are struggling, they will know that their answers aren’t correct sooner rather than later and can work to identify the mistakes they’re making instead of spending the class period repeatedly getting the problems wrong (and potentially reinforcing the incorrect way to solve the problem). If a student is working quickly and getting all of the problems correct (demonstrating a good understanding of the skill), you may choose not to require him to complete the assignment, but to move on to something else instead. You will know right away if the class as a whole is ready to move on to the next activity.