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Creating content for a formal presentation
I can understand how to use a range of skills to take a stand and create a formal presentation.
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Year 8
Creating content for a formal presentation
I can understand how to use a range of skills to take a stand and create a formal presentation.
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Key learning points
- Creating content for a presentation can mean using facts, experts and an appropriate tone to take a stand.
- A metaphor involves the transfer of qualities from one thing to another.
- An extended metaphor will help direct your choice of vocabulary throughout the presentation.
- An effective way to structure your presentation is to begin and end in the same place.
- Presenting visual ideas at the start of a presentation can be very impactful.
Keywords
Transfer - move from one place to another
Extend - add to something to make it larger or longer
Semantic field - a group of words linked by a common theme
Coherence - the quality of forming a unified whole
Impact - a strong effect or influence
Common misconception
Figurative language, like metaphors, is not used in presentations.
Stress how much stronger presentations can be when it allows the audience to make associations with objects and items they are familiar with.
You could ask students to come up with other metaphors for social issues and explain why those chose them.
Teacher tip
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which of the follwoing is the best definition of an opinon?
fact supported by evidence
a point of view shared by everyone
a scientific theory tested through experiments
Q2.
Which is the best definition of the word 'unified'?
divided or fragmented
disorganised and chaotic
unpredictable and surprising
Q3.
Which of the following is the best definition of 'linguistic skills'?
the ability to write 'hello' in multiple languages
the ability to say 'hello' in multiple languages
knowledge of the grammatical rules of English
Q4.
To add to something to make it larger or longer is to it.
Q5.
The structure of a text refers to ...
the font and formatting used in the text.
the language used by the writer.
the writer's vocabulary choices.
Q6.
Which of the following is a synonym for 'pollution'?
preservation
purity
conservation
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6 Questions
Q1.
Match the words on the left with their synonyms on the right.
move
lengthen
unity
effect
Q2.
When creating a metaphor, we are imaginatively transferring from one thing to another.
Q3.
Which of the following is the best definition of an extended metaphor?
a brief comparison between two things that are very different
a metaphor that is used once very strikingly in a piece of writing
a metaphor which is simple and easy to understand
Q4.
Which three of the following words could belong in a semantic field?
swim
apple
Q5.
Which of the following uses a visual metaphor?
The problem is a disease that we can all catch.
The problem is a terrifying cry in the dark.
Q6.
Why is it important to reflect on the skills we have learned?
to tell everyone what achieved
to self criticise so we stop making mistakes