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Presenting a journalistic report on 'Little Red Riding Hood'

I can present a journalistic report in a formal tone.

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Year 4

Presenting a journalistic report on 'Little Red Riding Hood'

I can present a journalistic report in a formal tone.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Oral presentation is an important aspect of delivering journalistic reports and news.
  2. Projection, pace and diction are important for ensuring the audience can hear and understand you.
  3. Eye contact, body language and tone are important for connecting to the audience and conveying a topic appropriately
  4. Reading over our writing and rehearsing it supports the successful delivery of an oral presentation.

Common misconception

Children may think that the rules for presenting always remain the same.

Look at examples of presenting for different purposes and highlight the nuanced differences. Watch CBBC Newsround as a good model.

Keywords

  • Projection - using our voice to speak powerfully and clearly

  • Diction - the pronunciation of words clearly

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

  • Tone - refers to the pitch of our voice and how this is used to convey a message appropriately

Offer the children an opportunity to publish their full journalistic report first. This will support with the delivery of their oral presentation.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What are the different ways you can discover news?
Correct answer: televised news report
in a book
Correct answer: in a newspaper
Correct answer: online
Correct answer: on the radio
Q2.
Order the following to show the structure of a journalistic report.
1 - Headline
2 - Opening
3 - Recount section
4 - Quotes section
5 - Closing
Q3.
Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:journalistic report,a non-fiction text that provides information about an event

a non-fiction text that provides information about an event

Correct Answer:formal language,sophisticated and objective vocabulary without contractions

sophisticated and objective vocabulary without contractions

Correct Answer:subject-specific vocabulary,vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject

vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject

Correct Answer:journalistic language,words and phraseology used in a journalistic report

words and phraseology used in a journalistic report

Correct Answer:quotes,exact words or statements taken from a source

exact words or statements taken from a source

Correct Answer:informal language,a style of speaking or writing that is relaxed and casual

a style of speaking or writing that is relaxed and casual

Q4.
What is an oral presentation?
Correct answer: verbally addressing an audience in order to educate, inform or present
writing a letter to an audience in order to educate or inform them
singing to an audience in order to entertain them
Q5.
Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:volume,the quantity of sound

the quantity of sound

Correct Answer:pace,the speed at which we speak

the speed at which we speak

Correct Answer:eye contact,looking into the eyes of the audience

looking into the eyes of the audience

Q6.
Who would the audience of a journalistic report be?
children
adults
Correct answer: anyone who wants to hear the news
animals

Exit quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is projection?
Pronouncing words clearly.
Correct answer: Using our voice to speak powerfully and clearly.
Using the pitch of our voice appropriately.
Q2.
Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
Correct Answer:diction ,pronouncing words clearly

pronouncing words clearly

Correct Answer:body language,how we use posture & gestures to communicate meaning

how we use posture & gestures to communicate meaning

Correct Answer:tone,the pitch of our voice & how it is used to convey a message

the pitch of our voice & how it is used to convey a message

Q3.
Select the statements that are true about pace?
Correct answer: Speaking at a slow and clear pace supports diction.
Successful presenters speak at a fast pace to ensure they fit everything in.
Correct answer: If we speak too quickly, our audience may not be able to hear what we say.
If we speak too slowly our audience will remain completely engaged.
Q4.
How should body language be used when presenting a journalistic report?
warm and enthusiastic gestures to persuade
Correct answer: sitting/standing straight to support formality
Correct answer: posture that portrays confidence/conviction in what is being reported on
Correct answer: minimal gestures but a sombreness in delivery of sad news
relaxed and casual posture to make the audience comfortable
Q5.
How can you prepare yourself for an oral presentation of a journalistic report?
Memorise the entire report.
Correct answer: Re-read the report.
Correct answer: Identify and rehearse words that are difficult to pronounce.
Do a physical warm up.
Correct answer: Identify and rehearse words to emphasise or deliver in a specific way.
Q6.
True or false? When delivering an oral presentation of a journalistic report, you should read only the words from the report.
Correct Answer: False, false