Stage 3

Speaking & Listening

TERM 2 PROGRAM
b OUTCOMES
EN3-1A: communicates effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes using increasingly
challenging topics, ideas, issues and language forms and features.

EN3-7C: thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information and ideas
and identifies connections between texts.

EN3-8D: identifies and considers how different viewpoints of the world, including aspects of
culture, are represented in texts.

EN3-9E: Recognises, reflects on and assesses their strengths as a learner.

CONTENT

Students will:
Discuss their opinions on particular issues
Express and justify their opinion effectively offering supporting evidence
Present an opinion linking ideas effectively
Listen to the ideas and opinions of others
Attempt to persuade others to another point of view, providing supporting
evidence
Engage in group discussion with greater student autonomy
Ask questions to clarify others point of view
Clarify comments by rephrasing
Express ideas and opinions without dominating the group discussion
Speak clearly using an appropriate pace, volume and intonation
Use strategies like gesture, facial expression and tone of the voice to
engage the listeners
Recognise and use the organisational structure of an exposition

Links with other KLAs

This program will be implemented in conjunction with many aspects of learning from
other KLAs. The learning content links with the following KLAs;

H ENGLISH: Reading and Responding and Writing and Representing:

researching content and writing presentation.

H HSIE: Presentations will be based on this terms unit Rainforests

H SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: Students will use multimedia technologies and
different computer generated special effects to enhance presentations.

H MATHEMATICS: Students will need to time their presentations as well as

apply problem solving strategies if difficulties arise.

H CAPA: implementing and applying visual elements and applying creativity to

capture audiences.

Learning Intentions
D Students will learn and be able to:

Plan, rehearse and make adjustments to oral presentations for specific

purposes and audiences.

Use multimedia to enhance meaning when communicating ideas and

information to others.

Engage an audience when making oral presentations by using strategies

such as facial expression, gesture, pause and repetition.

Enhance presentations using some basic oral presentation strategies

such as using notes, prompt cards, voice projection and volume changes
for emphasis.

Lesson

Teaching and Learning Task

Watch a number of different reports on Rainforests,
(show good and bad) so chn can begin to recognise a
GOOD news report. Encourage chn to pay attention to
and write down the elements they felt were most
effective. A Venn diagram could be used here.
As a class, begin to compile aspects, features and
elements of a good news report.

Variety of
news reports
refer to
website links
on last page.

Read The Red Sea (Comprehension 6 Big Book)

BIG BOOK
see Kim

(OPTIONAL: ask a volunteer to read the text to the class

as a news reporter)

As a class deconstruct The Red Sea. May be linked

to Comprehension- weekly strategy.
Discuss the structure and content to identify the
overall message as well as the main idea for each
paragraph. Highlight elements in the report that
identify it as an informative text; topical paragraphs
containing factual information and technical
vocabulary. Chn can complete Red Sea worksheet.
* Optional Weekly Task can begin here refer below

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and
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Venn Diagram

Red Sea
worksheet on
portal
Opt Tasks
class roster &
homework
blurb.

Rainforest RESEARCH

In pairs, students are given a Rainforest to research. Report

Pairs may also be given specific areas to research
Proforma
this will help to eliminate having ten very similar
reports; remember well be watching them.
Stop watches
Students may use a report proforma to help select
appropriate content. Throughout the writing process,
allow chn to time each others reports as final reports
should be approx 1 minute.

Resources

Whats in a News Report?

Chn combine partners to form groups of 4- here

teachers can choose groups if needed.
As a class, watch some you tube clips on how to
create a news report/special effects and/or adding
PowerPoint presentations to iMovies.
This week use the computer lab to go through a quick
lesson for using PowerPoint.
Chn should start to create backgrounds and images
needed to enhance/support their report.

YouTube
video links
on website
page.
PowerPoint
lesson notes
see Kim
iPads

Reg/Eval

Lesson

Teaching and Learning Task

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PRODUCING the NEWS

Groups should begin filming and editing their reports.

Once members have their own segments finalised,
they should all be working together to combine their
stories, creating their final production.
Allow groups extra editing and effects time.

LIGHTS, CAMERA & ACTION

Groups present their final News Reports to the class.

All classes will be present their reports to Stage 3 in
the hall.

Resources

Reg/Eval

iPads

Class
presentations
Laptop

The following tasks can be implemented as a means to increase student confidence and familiarity in presenting
to the class. This should ultimately assist them in their final performances.

N Create a class roster, where children are required to present a short speech about a news item
they watched, read or heard that week.

N These should be informal and simply recaps that last a minute or so.
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Samples news reports made by kids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqGcc8e35lg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OKArTfk-gw
Rainforest reports by kids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5DjatI7B9E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iur5uV_nth4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuHuQwA-y5Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndE3VEda5gM
Selecting Newscast in imovies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upHXtgX0OOI
How to edit movies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoBzn1nyONw
Making videos from powerpoint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNkfZvjPHFE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB_B1UcsMlA

Rainforest clips
Rainforest Destruction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3XmkvR9Irs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAXkRzkKTkA
Palm oil deforestation and the Orangutans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I-dxfCaQLU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW3jZFLVMxI
Saving Rainforests
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NszlN_ulgc
Why protect rainforests
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFFlt0mQF8s&list=PLA27156C909105771
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSFCZRZJJOs