This was the first evaluation out of six, and the data was recorded on February 11, 2025, between 7:40 and 8:25 AM. The lesson plan observed was a classroom reading of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," which was part of the Traditional Literature Unit. The lesson plan consisted of a brief review of point of view and narrative perspectives, accompanied by reading aloud the short story and teaching a mini-lesson on the purpose of an unreliable narrator. My instructional strategies were acceptable, with a focus on completing a homework assignment that assessed their knowledge of the lesson.  Areas that needed further improvement and self-reflection were classroom management and understanding of students, which would improve with additional time and effective lesson planning. 

This was the second evaluation out of six, and the data was recorded on February 19, 2025, between 11:25 AM and 12:10 PM. The lesson plan observed was a classroom reading of W. W. Jacobs's "The Monkey's Paw," which was part of the Traditional Literature Unit. The lesson consisted of a grammar warm-up, a brief review of the story read thus far, and continued reading of the short story. There was an improvement in the use of formative assessments to evaluate student comprehension and classroom engagement. Areas that needed improvement focused primarily on the stronger closing to the lesson, which highlights what is essential and what students should consider for the following lesson. 

This was the third evaluation out of six, and the data was recorded on March 10, 2025, between 9:55 and 10:37 AM. The lesson plan observed was the introduction to the Creative Writing Unit, where students would draft and revise a short story of 3-5 pages in the science fiction or fantasy genre. As this was the third evaluation out of six, my teaching strategies were becoming more refined to teach to the widest denominator of students. At the time, I was self-reflecting on my teaching craft and evaluating how to engage in effective classroom management and student comprehension.  

This was the fourth evaluation out of six, and the data was recorded on March 26, 2025, between 8:25 and 9:10 AM. The lesson plan was a part of the Creative Writing Unit, where student would write and revise their own short stories in the science fiction or fantasy genre. This lesson consisted of a brief grammar warm-up and then having open writing time where the students would continue to write their short stories while the teacher(s) would circulate and offer constructive feedback. There was improvement in classroom check-ins to making sure that students were on-task and meeting the assignment's requirements. 

This was the fifth evaluation out of six, and the data was recorded on April 10, 2025, between 9:55 and 10:40 AM. This lesson plan was part of the Creative Writing Unit, where students drafted and revised their own short stories in the science fiction and fantasy genres. This lesson consisted of a grammar warm-up and final revisions of their short stories. There was an improvement in how students received feedback and the use of positive reinforcement to keep them on task. However, classroom behavior was strained at times as the teacher needed to redirect students who had already finished and turned in their final assignments. 

This was the sixth evaluation out of six, and the data was recorded on May 6, 2025, between 9:10 and 9:55 AM. The lesson plan observed was a part of the Dystopian Unit, where students read Fahrenheit 451 to discern and evaluate different characteristics of a dystopian society and apply them to their final project. There is a notable difference in proficiencies as I applied efficient teaching strategies I had learned throughout my student teaching.