Starter quiz
- What is an audience?
- a group of people who watch or listen to a performance ✓
- a group of people who perform on stage
- a group of people playing
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- What should an audience do when they are watching a presentation?
- listen to the presentation ✓
- talk to their partner throughout the presentation
- read their book during the presentation
- look at the presenter ✓
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- What is a narrative poem?
- a text that informs the reader about a particular subject
- a poem that tells a story ✓
- a text that informs the reader about an event
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- How would you describe the atmosphere of 'The Highwayman'?
- tense ✓
- happy
- relaxed
- ominous ✓
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- What helps effective public speaking?
- speaking loudly enough for everyone to hear ✓
- pronouncing words correctly ✓
- speaking down to the page
- eye contact ✓
- confident body language ✓
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- Match the stanzas to their subjects:
- stanza one⇔the setting ✓
- stanza two⇔the Highwayman ✓
- stanza three⇔Bess ✓
Exit quiz
- Which of these are appropriate explanations of 'reciting'?
- Reciting can be an important stage of the writing process. ✓
- Reciting involves presenting to just yourself.
- Reciting involves speaking in front of others. ✓
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- Match the presenting techniques to their definitions:
- projection⇔involves speaking powerfully and clearly ✓
- diction⇔involves pronouncing words clearly ✓
- body language⇔how we use our posture and gestures to convey meaning ✓
- pace⇔the speed at which we speak ✓
- Fill in the gap. When projecting our voices, we need to use deep breaths and use the __________ in our stomachs to help us speak.
- muscles ✓
- butterlies
- feelings
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- Fill in the gap. __________ involves pronouncing words clearly. It is very important because our audience needs to be able to understand what we are saying.
- Projection
- Diction ✓
- Pace
- Body language
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- Which of these are aspects of confident body language when presenting?
- shoulders back ✓
- feet shoulder-width apart ✓
- pronouncing words clearly
- chin up when speaking ✓
- shouting
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- Why is it important to speak at an appropriate pace?
- Speaking too slowly may lose the reader's interest. ✓
- Speaking at an appropriate pace means we can focus on other skills. ✓
- The audience may not understand us if we speak too quickly. ✓
- Using appropriate pace helps us memorise the text.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Reciting a text provides an important opportunity for developing speaking and listening skills.
- Speakers need to consider how to keep their audience engaged during a recital.
- Speakers can use a range of techniques to ensure that they can be clearly heard and are engaging for the audience.
- Memorising a text can enable a more coherent recital.
- We can use a range of strategies to support us with memorising a text.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it challenging to use all recital skills.
Each skill of using projection, diction and body language should be explicitly modelled. Modelling non-examples are useful for pupils to see and hear what works and what doesn't in performance.
Keywords
Recite - to read aloud a text from memory in front of an audience
Projection - using our voice to speak powerfully and clearly
Diction - involves pronouncing words clearly
Body language - how we use our posture and gestures to communicate meaning and feelings
Pace - the speed at which we speak
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