Year 3 - English
Presenting a non-chronological report about King Tut
King Tut: non-chronological report
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils research the life and death of King Tut to write a non-chronological report. Pupils focus on using a range of fronted adverbials and subject-specific vocabulary to present facts about King Tut in a clearly-structured report. Pupils peer edit and present their reports at the end.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to present a non-chronological report about King Tut.
Key Notes
- Presenting involves speaking in front of others and listening to others.
- Presenting involves speaking with clear diction and suitable volume, making eye contact and using strong body language.
- Practising pronouncing tricky words helps develop clear diction when presenting.
- Rehearsing helps the presenter to speak more confidently and fluently.
- Pauses at the end of sentences can help the audience follow what is being said.
Vocabulary To Learn
- presenting: involves speaking in front of others and listening to others
- rehearsing: when you practise something before you perform in order to get better at it
- diction: involves pronouncing words clearly
- eye contact: involves looking into the eyes of the people in our audience
- body language: how we use our posture and gestures to communicate meaning and feelings
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may speak very quickly, quietly and not look up from their page when presenting their report.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Presenting involves speaking in front of others and listening to others. Presenting involves speaking with clear diction and suitable volume, making eye contact and using strong body language.
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: Pupils may speak very quickly, quietly and not look up from their page when presenting their report. Correction: Techniques for effective presenting are explicitly identified, explained and modelled throughout both learning cycles.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Identifying the features of a non-chronological report about King Tut Study Guide
- Peer editing the paragraph about King Tut's death Study Guide
- Planning the paragraph about the death of King Tut Study Guide
- Planning the paragraph about the life of King Tut Study Guide
- Recalling facts about King Tut for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing the conclusion of a non-chronological report about King Tut Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about King Tut Study Guide
- Writing the paragraph about the death of King Tut Study Guide
- Writing the paragraph about the life of King Tut Study Guide
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