Section outline

  • This week we begin to EXPLORE speech 'making and writing' with our explicit learning outcomes below. It is a real skill to be able to speak in public.


    Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...

    • speak clearly and confidently in a range of situations

    • deliver a formal speech that generates audience interest

    • use voice modulation, eye contact, body gestures and vocal interest 

    •realise the importance of developing skills of public speaking

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • organised my material and developed my main points
    • chosen words to enhance imagery to my audience
    • ideas that are original 
    • hooked my audience with the impact of my opening paragraph and held their interest
    • used my eyes, facial expression and body gestures to enhance my speech
    • good volume, pace and pitch in my voice
    • left my audience with something to think about

    Activities:

    Tuesday S1: Celebration Assembly in the theatre at 9am, we'll have to postpone till Thursday our Introductions to speeches. We also need to send in our book reviews to the paper plus competition! let's spend 30 mins finishing our book reviews :o)

     Introduce speech writing/topics for the speech competition next term - Choosing topics - google classroom tasks - listening to speeches together.
    begin to plan, write and edit your speeches - you may like to 'run' your speech past a buddy for some feedback and feed forward

    Thursday S2: Check point for speech topics - those wishing to enter the school competition must write their speech about DIVERSITY (perhaps unity through diversity)

    Friday S2: library session - return, issue, renew, reserve novels - read a classmates recommendation and choose to read that novel :o)





    REFLECT / WHAIWHAKAARO

    REFLECT / WHAIWHAKAARO learning intentions:

    • We are REFLECTING on the issues that were barriers to producing our book reviews and challenging ourselves to improve our writing.
    • We are REFLECTING on the way our book reviews have been assessed and judging the impact of our book reviews on others by the amount of students who take up our recommendations.