Presenting a journalistic report on 'Little Red Riding Hood'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can present a journalistic report in a formal tone.
Key learning points
- Oral presentation is an important aspect of delivering journalistic reports and news.
- Projection, pace and diction are important for ensuring the audience can hear and understand you.
- Eye contact, body language and tone are important for connecting to the audience and conveying a topic appropriately
- Reading over our writing and rehearsing it supports the successful delivery of an oral presentation.
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
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.
Teacher tip
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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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What are the different ways you can discover news?
Q2.Order the following to show the structure of a journalistic report.
Q3.Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
Q4.What is an oral presentation?
Q5.Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
Q6.Who would the audience of a journalistic report be?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is projection?
Q2.Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
Q3.Select the statements that are true about pace?
Q4.How should body language be used when presenting a journalistic report?
Q5.How can you prepare yourself for an oral presentation of a journalistic report?
Q6.True or false? When delivering an oral presentation of a journalistic report, you should read only the words from the report.
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