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Reading aloud a persuasive letter, inspired by a text
I can read aloud a persuasive letter inspired by 'Front Desk'.
Lesson 12 of 12
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- Year 5
Reading aloud a persuasive letter, inspired by a text
I can read aloud a persuasive letter inspired by 'Front Desk'.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Speakers must speak audibly and fluently to communicate meaning clearly.
- Speaking in an appropriate register enhances communication.
- Text meaning and the reader's emotions can be shown through intonation, tone, volume and gestures.
- Facial expressions can be used to convey emotions.
Keywords
Reading aloud - speaking in front of others and listening to others
Projection - speaking powerfully and clearly
Diction - pronouncing words clearly
Eye contact - looking into the eyes of the people in an audience
Body language - how we use our posture and gestures to communicate meaning, confidence and feelings
Common misconception
Pupils may speak very quickly, quietly and not look up from their page when reading aloud their persuasive letter.
Techniques for effective presenting are explicitly identified, explained and modelled throughout both learning cycles.
Physically model strong body language, voice projection, diction and eye contact throughout the lesson and show films of excellent example speakers.
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Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is an audience?
What is an audience?
a group of people who perform on stage
a group of people playing
Q2.What should an audience do when they are watching a presentation?
What should an audience do when they are watching a presentation?
talk to their partner throughout the presentation
read their book during the presentation
Q3.What is the purpose of a persuasive letter?
What is the purpose of a persuasive letter?
to tell the reader a story
to record thoughts and feelings
to find words and lines that rhyme with each other
Q4.What helps effective presenting?
What helps effective presenting?
telling jokes
Q5.'Polysyllabic' words are ...
'Polysyllabic' words are ...
words with one syllable.
words with more vowels than consonants.
Q6.Persuasive letters are __________ in tone.
Persuasive letters are __________ in tone.
informal
vague
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these are appropriate explanations of 'reading aloud'?
Which of these are appropriate explanations of 'reading aloud'?
always involves learning a piece of writing off by heart
Q2.Match the reading aloud techniques to their definitions:
Match the reading aloud techniques to their definitions:
Q3.When projecting our voices, we need to use deep breaths and use the __________ in our stomachs to help us speak.
When projecting our voices, we need to use deep breaths and use the __________ in our stomachs to help us speak.
butterflies
feelings
Q4.__________ involves pronouncing words clearly. It is very important because our audience needs to be able to understand what we are saying.
__________ involves pronouncing words clearly. It is very important because our audience needs to be able to understand what we are saying.
Projection
Eye contact
Body language
Q5.Which of these are aspects of confident body language when presenting?
Which of these are aspects of confident body language when presenting?
pronouncing words clearly
Q6.Which words are polysyllabic?
Which words are polysyllabic?
youth
health
