Poetry Scaffolds, Educational Technology Integration, and Visual Learning in Grade Four Instruction
Overview
This coursework assignment analyzes scaffolding techniques in Karen Hesse's poem 'Come on Rain,' evaluates an educational app for remote learning, and examines a grade four teacher's implementation of iPad technology and visual aids to enhance student comprehension and curricular integration.
What this coursework covers
- Part One: Analysis of scaffolds in poetry, including visual aids and conversation as creative boosters in 'Come on Rain,' with checks for understanding regarding rain symbolism
- Part Two: Evaluation of an educational app's development for remote teaching, with suggestions for enhanced progress monitoring features and educational content focus
- Part Three: Case study of Mrs. Dill's pedagogical approach using iPad technology, Doodle Buddy app, and visual aids for grade four students, demonstrating curricular integration
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Part one
Scaffolds
Scaffolds in poetry refer to aids that help to boost creativity. Karen Hesse used some scaffolds in the poem Come on Rain. The two very visible include visual aids and the conversation within the poem. Visual aids in the poem include the cartooned images of the narrator, her friends, and their mother help to expand creativity in the poem's presentation. The person watching the presentation can visualize, for example, how the mothers of the narrator and her friend, Jackie-Joyce, were excited about the rain (Hesse, 2020).
The second scaffold personified conversations within the poem’s presentation increase creativity. For example, when the narrator tells her friend Jackie-Joyce that it was going to rain, she whispers to her to put on her suit and go over straight away. The conversation enhances creativity as we can visualize how she was whispering.
Checks for understanding
The first check for understanding is the symbolism of the rain in the poem and the scorching heat affecting the plants. The narrator was pleading that rain comes and boost their spirit. Rains bring freshness, and we see through the happiness the narrator, her mother, and friends had when it rained.
The scorching heat represents the hardships we go through in life. It can make plants dry up. We often pray when we are in a challenging situation and that why Karen was praying that rain comes to wash away the tough times.