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Year 4

Presenting a non-chronological report about Ancient Greeks

I can present a non-chronological report about Ancient Greeks.

New
New
Year 4

Presenting a non-chronological report about Ancient Greeks

I can present a non-chronological report about Ancient Greeks.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Presenting involves speaking in front of others and listening to others.
  2. Presenting involves speaking with clear diction and suitable volume, making eye contact and using strong body language.
  3. Practising pronouncing tricky words helps develop clear diction when presenting.
  4. Rehearsing helps the presenter to speak more confidently and fluently.
  5. Pauses at the end of sentences can help the audience follow what is being said.

Common misconception

Pupils may speak very quickly, quietly and not look up from their page when presenting their report.

Techniques for effective presenting are explicitly identified, explained and modelled throughout both learning cycles.

Keywords

  • Presenting - speaking in front of others and listening to others

  • Projection - using our voice to speak powerfully and clearly

  • Diction - pronouncing words clearly

  • Eye contact - looking into the eyes of the people in our audience

  • Body language - how we use our posture and gestures to communicate meaning and feelings

Physically model strong body language, voice projection, diction and eye contact throughout the lesson.
Teacher tip

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these are features of a non-chronological report?
Correct answer: subheading
rhyming couplets
Correct answer: introduction
written in first person
Q2.
What is the last paragraph of a non-chronological report called?
section one
section two
Correct answer: conclusion
introduction
Q3.
'Intriguingly,' and 'Signifcantly,' are examples of which type of fronted adverbial?
formal fronted adverbial
fronted adverbial of cause
Correct answer: viewpoint fronted adverbial
Q4.
'However,' and 'Despite this,' are examples of which type of fronted adverbial?
Correct answer: formal fronted adverbial
fronted adverbial of cause
viewpoint fronted adverbial
Q5.
Which subordinating conjunction would fill in this blank most appropriately? He rushed his home learning _______ he wanted to play a board game.
Correct Answer: because, as, when
Q6.
Match each linguistic feature to its corresponding examples.
Correct Answer:subordinating conjunctions,because, as, when, while

because, as, when, while

Correct Answer:subject-specific vocabulary,hoplite, phalanx, Parthenon, Acropolis

hoplite, phalanx, Parthenon, Acropolis

Correct Answer:fronted adverbials,Impressively, As a result, In addition to this,

Impressively, As a result, In addition to this,

Correct Answer:co-ordinating conjunctions,and, but, or

and, but, or

6 Questions

Q1.
When presenting, which of these aspects should you think about?
handwriting
Correct answer: body language
spelling
Correct answer: volume
Q2.
Strong body language includes...
looking down at our feet.
Correct answer: standing with our chin up.
facing away from the audience.
Correct answer: standing with a straight back.
Q3.
Which of the following refers to pace?
Correct answer: the speed at which we speak
the volume at which we speak
the way we position our bodies
the eye contact we make with the audience
Q4.
Order the stages of the presenting process.
1 - planning the content
2 - writing the content
3 - rehearsing the content
4 - presenting the content
Q5.
Match the key aspects of successful presenting to their definitions:
Correct Answer:volume,loudness or intensity of a sound

loudness or intensity of a sound

Correct Answer:diction,clarity and accuracy in how we pronounce each word

clarity and accuracy in how we pronounce each word

Correct Answer:pace,the speed or rate at which we speak

the speed or rate at which we speak

Correct Answer:body language,our posture, stance and gestures

our posture, stance and gestures

Q6.
When reading from a piece of paper in a presentation, you should...
Correct answer: look up where possible.
look down at your paper all the time.
speak into your paper.
Correct answer: project your voice towards the audience.