Lauren CO#1

After observing Ryan’s G4 Composition class, I noted several good points.  After reading the introduction of cause and effect, Ryan asked the students to define intention.  During the student’s explanation, they made an error that Ryan had him caught and had the student repeat what he said to correct his error.  The example Ryan used was meaningful to the students, which is proven to make learning more effective. He walked around and helped the students brainstorm together different effects of studying English in America. Once they reviewed the effects as a whole class, he asked them to create their own topic and come up with causes and effects for it. I noted that when Ryan was assisting the class with the first topic, he took about 10 minutes.  When the students had to come up with their own topic, he gave them only five minutes.  Although he shortened the time, it seemed reasonable because of the level the students are at.  Overall, Ryan did a great job engaging the students and providing meaningful examples to interest the students about cause and effect.