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MUET My Way Teacher's Handbook
the process of the project itself should provide opportunity for formative learning to occur, formative
assessments to be made and create opportunities for feedback because ultimately, PBL should be a
platform for students to listen to feedback, revise their learning strategy and strive to improve. Only
then is the summative assessment at the end of the PBL truly a reflection of their learning journey. I am
always saddened that some administrators only want to give prizes for top products of PBL but forget
to highlight the process, trials and tribulations and challenges that needed to be overcome in order to
reach the finishing line. I do hope that my simple notes do emphasise the need for formative assessments
along the way, and that the choice and voice of the students ring clear for each and every PBL attempt.
Focus on the journey, not the destination.
Finally, happy teaching and you are more than welcome to contact me personally for guidance and
if you have any queries regarding the lesson suggestions provided here. You can contact me personally
and I assure you that I will try to help as many as I can. I am still practising trial and error, reflecting
every chance I get and I do hope you are a committed subscriber of life-long learning as well. We cannot
pour from an empty cup, or an empty brain for that matter, so do fill up your mind with wild ideas and
challenge yourself to step out of your comfort zone in order to test the limits of your own boundaries.
God bless and godspeed!
Mdm Audrey Koh

A Teaching Grammar

No Suggested Lessons Rationale Enrichment
1 Grammar Module The module is written in a way There is a myriad of grammar
Students complete the grammar module at the that encourages self-study quizzes available online and
start of this book by first answering the 25 pre- and self-accessed learning. you can either download
test questions. The questions are self-diagnostic Although it has been made existing ones yourselves, create
because students can pinpoint which grammar easier with the formulas them using apps like Quizizz or
items they may have problems with based on the created, it still takes a period Kahoot! or similar. Alternatively,
mistakes they made. The checklist is on pg.__. of serious study and some assign each student or group a
After identifying the mistakes, they can go to time to actually put theory to grammar item and ask them to
the recommended practices to do more exercises practice before they are able to research an online grammar
based on the specific grammar items which master the foundation of basic quiz to be administered to
they need the most help in. They should ideally grammar. Once they are aware their classmates. Prepare prizes
also complete all the practices and quizzes in of the mechanics of grammar, as extrinsic motivation.
the book before attempting the 25 post test they will be better able to self-
questions at the end of the book. edit especially during the exam.
2 Coded Marking When the teacher is confident You can code mark anything
1 Teacher uses the grammar codes to mark and consistent in using the including journal entries,
all written work by the students. Make sure grammar codes to mark the dialogue journals, reviews
that you mark in a different colour (like red written products, and students of books, songs and movies,
or purple) and the students need to edit have been well trained to essays and any other written
in another colour so that they can see the provide corrections for all product that the students
progression from written work ➞ grammar the circled errors, this process produce. Once they are familiar
codes ➞ student’s correction. will polish their grammar. with the codes and the self-
2 Refer to the Coded Marking section on page Ultimately, students will be editing, they will be able to
__. Students can complete the exercise to able to self-edit their essays spot their friends’ errors, so
get familiar with the coded marking process. in the actual exams which will do pair up the weaker ones
The key rule is NEVER to provide answers, increase their grammatical with those more proficient in
but always CIRCLE the section where accuracy. grammar especially for the
students should do the correction. dialogue journal activity as TEACHER'S HANDBOOK
3 If there are too many errors to be corrected explained in the suggested
in the students’ work, you may choose to lesson plans for teaching
be selective and only code mark the more writing.
problematic errors.

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