For the last few weeks of our Lit 102 classes we were engaged in some mini micro-teaching where we were all placed in groups and had to prepare a lesson to teach on the various stages of the writing process. Teaching a mini lesson was new to our group members and the majority of the class. The first group who went selected the topic and the genre of writing. The topic selected was a Christmas theme and the genre chosen was a descriptive piece of writing. Most of the lessons taught were fun while and engaging and demonstrated the correct way in which the various stages of the writing process must be taught. However, a few groups failed to model to the students which can in turn create the students obtaining misconceptions about the writing process. What really out about this lesson for us was the fact that we were allowed to give each other feedback about the lesson. This in turn helps to improve our skills and knowledge as upcoming teachers. I must say that some groups had very limited time to prepare their materials to teach these lessons as we were required to use the piece of writing from the previous group. There we are of the view that adequate time must be given to successfully execute various lessons.
All in all this teaching experience was nothing but a learning opportunity for us.
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