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Year 4 - English

Presenting a non-chronological report about Anglo-Saxons

Anglo-Saxons: non-chronological report

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils research the Anglo-Saxons' settlements and farming to write a non-chronological report about them. Pupils focus on writing with cohesion, using a range of fronted adverbials, subject-specific vocabulary and Year 4 level sentence structures. Finally, pupils present their reports.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to present a non-chronological report about Anglo-Saxons.

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: speaking in front of others and listening to others
  • projection: using our voice to speak powerfully and clearly
  • diction: pronouncing words clearly
  • eye contact: 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'

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.

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