Unit 1 Assignment 1 Figurative Language Analysis

I elicited and built on student responses in the video clips by asking students open-ended and follow-up questions that help them promote thinking and develop their abilities to construct meaning from, interpret, and respond to a complex text. In Video Clip 1, at 00:36, my question, “What are you noticing about the structure of the poem?” was answered correctly by a student so I restated his response in my own words to make sure that everyone heard the answer. At 00:44, another student answered the question correctly so I once again restated and elaborated on her response by responding, “Yes. The poem is organized in a chronological order. Does everyone see that? It begins with the flashback to his childhood and ends with the present. At 10:15, I elaborated a student’s response by saying, “Great. Each stanza discusses the three different places where the speaker buried his father. Right? He describes spiritual, physical, and emotional aspects of death in the three stanzas respectively.” If a student gives an incorrect or partially correct answer, I point out what is incorrect or partially correct about the answer, but ask the student a follow-up question that will lead that student and the class to the correct or stronger answer.