Today was the day back for students from spring break. I didn’t want to give them a whole lot to do, because I felt they needed a day to settle. There was some house cleaning to do, but for the most part, I read to them and had some vocabulary prepared on PowerPoint and stopped to explain important points like the French Revolution and the Peasants Revolt of 1931.
I can’t really say it went great, but I’m not sure what would have made it better. I think about a fourth of the students were well engaged, some looked like they were sleeping but surprised themselves by occasionally answering questions. Part of me is just getting over the fact that I won’t have 100 percent of the students with me all the time and just need to plow ahead. Especially if I want to ever finish this book.
I also did a Micky Mouse impersonation. It got their attention. Probably shouldn't try it every day though.
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