Year 3 - English
Presenting a non-chronological report about Portia spiders
The Portia Spider: non-chronological report
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils research the appearance features and hunting strategies of the Portia Spider in order to write a non-chronological report about them. Pupils focus on using a range of fronted adverbials and subject-specific vocabulary to present their research in a well-structured report.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to present a non-chronological report about Portia spiders.
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
- Editing two sections of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders Study Guide
- Linguistic features of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders Study Guide
- Planning a section on Portia spiders' appearance for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Planning a section on Portia spiders' hunting for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Structural features of a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing a section on Portia spiders' appearance for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing a section on Portia spiders' hunting for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing the conclusion of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders Study Guide
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