Sophie CO #4

 Today I sat in on Dr. Rios's grammar class. He started the class by reminding the students what they learned last class; he summarized the basic rules of when to use definite or indefinite articles. He then gave them a worksheet with 32 questions where students had to fill in the blanks with a definite article, an indefinite article, or nothing. The sheet had a brief overview of the rules associated with articles. He gave them about 10 minutes to do it themselves and was available to answer questions, though no one had any. They then went over all 32 questions. After every question, students were asked to explain why they answered the way they did (regardless of whether they were right or wrong). Dr. Rios wrote their answers on the board.

The class has a quiz tomorrow, and he spent some time telling them what to expect. He informed them which sections and topics are 'fill in the blank' or multiple choice and how may questions to expect. He also told them about the speaking section and prepped them on the kinds of prompts they'll be given. This was a good lesson for me in how to prepare students for evaluations. 

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