Year 2 - English
Reading aloud writing based on 'The Proudest Blue'
'The Proudest Blue': reading and writing
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This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.
Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils explore themes of identity and belonging, learning a range of strategies to develop reading fluency and comprehension. They learn to use techniques, such as co-ordination and fronted adverbials, as well as similes and precise vocabulary, to write about their own special item.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to read your writing aloud to present to others.
Key Notes
- Reading aloud is a way to present your writing to an audience.
- Volume, eye contact, body language and pace are important for connecting to the audience effectively.
- Style of presentation is impacted by what you are reading aloud.
- Personal writing should be delivered in an expressive and emotive way using emphasis where appropriate.
- Rehearsing reading aloud helps to prepare us for presenting.
Vocabulary To Learn
- presenting: involves speaking in front of others and listening to others
- audience: a group of people gathered to watch a presentation or performance
- emphasis: intonation of tone to make words stand out
- rehearsing: practising something so we get better at it
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children sometimes find it difficult to learn and distinguish between raised voice and projection.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Reading aloud is a way to present your writing to an audience. Volume, eye contact, body language and pace are important for connecting to the audience effectively.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'presenting'
involves speaking in front of others and listening to others.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Children sometimes find it difficult to learn and distinguish between raised voice and projection. Correction: Model the differences and look at techniques for projection (e.g. breathing and speaking from our core).
More Lessons In This Unit
- Building comprehension of 'The Proudest Blue' Study Guide
- Engaging with key themes in 'The Proudest Blue' Study Guide
- Planning sentences about a special item based on 'The Proudest Blue' Study Guide
- Reading 'The Proudest Blue' and developing fluency Study Guide
- Understanding the authorial context of 'The Proudest Blue' Study Guide
- Writing descriptive sentences about a special item based on 'The Proudest Blue' Study Guide
- Writing sentences about a special item based on 'The Proudest Blue' Study Guide
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