Retelling a story with charisma | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which of the following support charisma when retelling a story?
- changes in voice ✓
- facial expressions ✓
- staying completely still
- body language and gestures ✓
Match each key term to the correct definition.
- tone
  
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  the pitch of our voice and how this is used to convey a message ✓
- facial expression
  
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  a form of non-verbal communication shown on the face ✓
- body language
  
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  how we use movements and gestures to communicate meaning and feelings ✓
Match each example of body language to the appropriate sentence.
- open body language, gesture to stomach
  
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  Feeling full and content, Goldilocks searched for a place to rest. ✓
- a bounce for excitement
  
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  She excitedly tried each chair to find the comfiest one. ✓
- slumped shoulders, closed body language
  
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  She gave a sigh of frustration. ✓
Using a different voice for each character when retelling a story …
- conveys greater meaning about a character and their feelings. ✓
- creates mystery and confusion for the audience.
- helps the audience identify which character is speaking. ✓
- brings the characters to life and engages the audience. ✓
Match each character to the tone of voice you would use for them.
- Papa Bear
  
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  deeper voice ✓
- Mama Bear
  
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  softer voice ✓
- Baby Bear
  
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  higher-pitched voice ✓
Match each type of voice to the appropriate character and speech.
- high-pitched cry
  
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  “All of my porridge has been eaten!” cried Baby Bear. ✓
- soft and worried tone
  
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  "Who broke Baby Bear's chair?" Mama Bear asked with concern. ✓
- deep and serious tone
  
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  "We need to check upstairs!" Papa Bear announced seriously. ✓

Exit quiz

What is a rehearsal?
- a final performance
- practising a work for later performance ✓
- reading over notes
The audience needs to be able to ...
- clearly hear you. ✓
- engage with the story. ✓
- guess how the story is going to end at the beginning.
Projection involves …
- using the stomach muscles when speaking. ✓
- shouting.
- speaking in a high-pitched voice.
- taking deep breaths before speaking. ✓
Speaking at an appropriate pace and with clear diction is important because …
- it helps the audience understand the words we are saying. ✓
- changes in pace can convey greater meaning to the audience. ✓
- it helps to make the audience like us.
Eye contact and stance are important because …
- they allow you to hold great presence in a room. ✓
- they allow you to hide from the audience.
- they allow you to connect with the audience and maintain their engagement. ✓
Match each part of the narrative to its purpose when orally retelling it.
- opening
  
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  to convey a happy atmosphere as the Bears head off on their walk ✓
- build-up
  
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  to build suspense as Goldilocks eats the porridge and breaks the chair ✓
- climax
  
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  to take the suspense to its highest point as the Bears find Goldilocks ✓
- resolution
  
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  to convey how the problem is resolved when Goldilocks runs away ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Doing rehearsals will help you to reflect on your performance and improve before delivering it to an audience.
Changes in voice, facial expressions and body language are used to tell a story with charisma.
There are general techniques used for any oral presentation to ensure the audience can hear you and is engaged.
How you orally tell a story changes throughout the different sections of a story to meet the purpose.

Common misconception

Children may find it difficult to combine all elements of oral presentation successfully. E.g. When focusing on projection, they may lose some of their expression.

Ensure children practise the difference between projection and shouting. As they become more comfortable with projection, they should be able to juggle and maintain more elements of oral presentation successfully.

Keywords

Charisma - a natural ability to attract, engage or influence people
Rehearsal - practising a work for later performance
Audience - a group of people listening to or watching a performance or speaker