29 April - 5 May

Week 1

Kia Ora Y10. Welcome back to school in Term 2. I hope you all had a refreshing holiday and you practiced your speech well. From this week, we will start the presentation of the speeches. We will have first (English) session for practice. Remember to time your speech well between 4 and 5 minutes. 

This is going to be your Assessment for Term 1. You will be graded on your ideas, content and presentation.

PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

• • • We are PLANNING to construct a Verbal text so that we can demonstrate an understanding of the purpose and audience through deliberate choice of content, language and text form.
  • • We are PLANNING to deliver an oral presentation so that we can express our ideas, opinions and thoughts on our chosen topic.

CONTEXT: SOS WATER

Activities:  ASSESSMENT 1: I HAVE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY

-Memorise your speech.

-Practice your speech.

-Keep your cue cards ready.

-Present your speech to the class. 

Resources:

-Public Speaking Skills

Use the following notes when you practice your speech: 

Just as words form the spoken language to communicate a message. In the same way how we stand, where we look, how we move our hands and the tone of our voice form the body language.

Eye Contact

• Look at your audience before you begin

• Look at several people throughout the audience (If you find this really difficult, look at the top of the heads of the people in the back row, then at least your voice will carry to everyone in the audience)

Presentation Voice

• Take a deep breath

• Begin speaking in a voice louder than your usual conversation voice

Set Your Hands

• Hold your cue cards loosely in one hand

• Hold your hands together

• Keep them about waist high in front of you

• Set your feet
  

• Place your feet & shoulder wide apart

• Balance your weight evenly on both feet.

https://professional.dce.harvard.edu/blog/10-tips-for-improving-your-public-speaking-skills/