If you have tears, prepare to shed them now

(not really)

It went fine, hurrah! Time got the better of me, and the most fun task I had planned (a 'cloze' task using Sonnet 57...OK, maybe not everyone's idea of fun) had to be cut short, but I can finish that tomorrow. I think they 'got' the iambic pentameter concept, which was the main thing, and some of them were so enthusiastic I wondered if they thought my tutor was there to assess them, and not me!

I still only managed Satisfactories rather than Merits, but at least there were four of them this time. I would eventually like to be a really good teacher, but at the moment, being 'good enough' is good enough for me!

It was an absolutely tortuous day though, as I had the whole day to get through before my crit in period 6, and I can honestly say I have rarely been so nervous in my life. For the first time this placement, I don't actually have to spend the evening planning, as I'm only teaching one lesson tomorrow (poetry with S1) and I have already planned it. So a night in front of the telly is in order, I think.