Motivational Strategy

1.       3. Create your own motivational strategy showing the use of Student-centered theory to introduce a topic in literature. Discuss how you will implement the strategy. Make your own title and identify the materials to be used. 30 points.

Literature Topic: “Understanding Poetry: All Things Bright and Beautiful”

Materials:

·         Marker and Cartolina

·         Circular Chips with my signature

·         GAME: Ball

In a classroom setting:

• A.     Routines:

~  Prayer

~  Observe cleanliness and order

o   e.g. Pick up pieces of papers

o   e.g. Arrange your chairs

~  Checking of attendance

• B.      Reading the Poem: “All Things Bright and Beautiful”

• C.      Motivation

 *       Motivation 1:

TITLE:   “Game: Pass That Ball…”

Theme: “I am unique: I am made by God”

Instruction:

Me as a teacher, will read a poem entitled: “All Things Bright and Beautiful”. As I continue reciting, the ball keeps on passing too with their classmates. As soon as I stop reciting on a particular word, the student who holds the ball will continue reciting the poem while dancing and answer the question: “If I am in the poem, what will I be and why?”

• D.      Lesson Proper:  Class Discussion on the content of the lesson.

*  Motivation 2:

 TITLE: “Take my Chips”

 Instruction:

                When a particular student answers my question which will be taken from the lesson or actively participates in class, will be given a chip with my signature which corresponds an incentive (e.g. “praise” and “good grade”)

• E.       Assessment:

In a one (1) whole cartolina, make your own poem in 1-2 stanzas. Make your own title and present it in class.

My Reflection:

                Fun is a universal human motivator. If our students’ need for fun is satisfied, they are most likely to learn much.  A joyless classroom does not motivate students to perform. Let’s have fun while we teach. Without knowing, our students are learning and mastering what we are teaching while we are having fun. “Learning is FUN!”.  When it comes to reinforcement or having an award for our students…let’s remind our students that to study for extrinsic rewards like good grades, medals, scholarships is not bad but it is better and best to study for the inherent value and for the joy of learning itself. Finally, evaluate student performance in a non-controlling fashion. We do, communicate evaluation results  to inform our students of their progress without passing judgment of some sort but to make them see that they are strong in some points but not so in other items.

Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year !!!