Reading aloud writing based on 'The Proudest Blue'
I can read my writing aloud to present to others.
Reading aloud writing based on 'The Proudest Blue'
I can read my writing aloud to present to others.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Reading aloud is a way to present your writing to an audience.
- Volume, eye contact, body language and pace are important for connecting to the audience effectively.
- Style of presentation is impacted by what you are reading aloud.
- Personal writing should be delivered in an expressive and emotive way using emphasis where appropriate.
- Rehearsing reading aloud helps to prepare us for presenting.
Keywords
Presenting - involves speaking in front of others and listening to others
Audience - a group of people gathered to watch a presentation or performance
Emphasis - intonation of tone to make words stand out
Rehearsing - practising something so we get better at it
Common misconception
Children sometimes find it difficult to learn and distinguish between raised voice and projection.
Model the differences and look at techniques for projection (e.g. breathing and speaking from our core).
Equipment
You will need a copy of the 2020 Andersen Press edition of ‘The Proudest Blue’ by Ibtihaj Muhammad for this lesson.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
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