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Post-Viewing Activity
After watching the video, you’ll want to take a closer look at the skills and ideas covered in the video and draw students’ attention to the most relevant points. For a lesson with an emphasis on reading and vocabulary, you might pose discussion questions such as these:

  • “The problem was that – it wasn’t that I couldn’t read – it’s just that I couldn’t remember what I read.”  Can you relate to this frustration? How have you dealt with reading difficulties in your own lives?

  • What does Sheila do when she encounters an unfamiliar word while reading?

  • How does Sheila improve her concentration?

Of course, you should also feel free to talk about ideas unrelated to the lesson objective. The fact that Sheila is raising five young children usually earns a gasp of appreciation from the viewers. So opening with a conversation about parenting can be a good way to loosen up the students, before focusing them on vocabulary building techniques.


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