An Critical Analysis Essay Report and Four Weekly Planner

Instructional Analysis and Learning Design

Explain the importance of good planning for writing instruction to reflect the complexity of learning to write.

Explain what research tells us about what works and what the curriculum

demands are for Years 2 and 3.

Be sure to include references to key readings, additional readings you have researched and curriculum descriptions and achievement standards .

Part 1:

Instructional Analysis –

a) What was Miss Felicity doing that was EFFECTIVE- When making judgements about effectiveness refer to research and theory and give examples from the scenario. You need to justify your evaluation.

b) What was Miss Felicity doing that was LESS EFFECTIVE- When making judgements about the lack of her effectiveness refer to research and theory and give examples from the scenario. You need to justify your evaluation. Be careful here- she gets some things “half-right” and sometimes her good ideas go astray- you can pick these up for improvement in Section C of Part 1.

c) Explain what you would do to improve the overall effectiveness of Miss Felicity’s teaching? Give specific examples of what you would change and why , how the changes would improve the quality of teaching.