Reading 'The Children of Lir' with expression
I can use different strategies to read with expression.
Reading 'The Children of Lir' with expression
I can use different strategies to read with expression.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Adjectives that describe how someone is feeling help to read speech with expression.
- Adverbs may describe how a character has said something.
- Taking note of punctuation allows us to read with expression and communicate meaning.
- Using different types of voice and different tones makes reading aloud more interesting for those who are listening.
- You must decode and understand words to be able to add expression.
Keywords
Expression - reading with feelings and emotion to bring the story to life
Adjective - a word that describes a noun
Verb - a doing or being word
Adverb - a word that describes a verb
Common misconception
Pupils may think reading with expression is purely about volume.
Model reading words, phrases or sentences with and without expression and varying volume, pitch and speed. Then model your thought process about why you read it that way.
To help you plan your year 2 english lesson on: Reading 'The Children of Lir' with expression, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 2 english lesson on: Reading 'The Children of Lir' with expression, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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Equipment
You need a copy of the 2011 Oxford University Press edition of ‘The Children of Lir’ by Maire Buonocore and Isabelle Arsenault for this lesson.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a word that describes a noun
a naming word for people, places and things
a doing or being word
describes a verb
verb
adverb
adjective
Exit quiz
6 Questions
verb
adverb
adjective
shout the words loudly and angrily
speak slowly to show tiredness
say the words in a fast voice
changed
a person who lives alone and away from others
a woodwind instrument