Year 11 - English
Strengthening ideas through discussion and debate
Spoken language masters: refining public speaking skills
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils develop their confldence in delivering speeches. They first focus on finding a topic for a presentation, before building confidence and stronger vocal techniques. They finally deliver their presentations.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to generate, refine, and organise ideas for a presentation through structured discussion and debate.
Key Notes
- Being a critical friend means helping others to improve by giving honest feedback in a supportive way.
- Being able to articulate the main points of a presentation verbally is good preparation for developing ideas.
- Discussion and probing questions can help to refine and develop ideas for a presentation.
- When creating a presentation you could consider the time limit, evidence, clarity and structure.
- The process of rebuttal can be useful to strengthen arguments or viewpoints in a presentation.
Vocabulary To Learn
- articulate: to express thoughts or ideas clearly and effectively
- discourse markers: words or phrases that help organise and connect ideas in speech or writing
- refine: to improve something by making small changes
- rebuttal: a response that argues against or contradicts a statement or claim
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils sometimes think they need to write out their whole presention before they deliver it.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Being a critical friend means helping others to improve by giving honest feedback in a supportive way. Being able to articulate the main points of a presentation verbally is good preparation for developing ideas.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'articulate'
to express thoughts or ideas clearly and effectively.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils sometimes think they need to write out their whole presention before they deliver it. Correction: It can be much more effective to verbally plan and practice presentations without writing it in full. Approaching the tasks verbally can increase pupil confidence in articulating ideas out loud.
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