Presentation · B6 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.1.10.1.3 - Demonstrate awareness of how meaning is conveyed through appropriate pace, stress, tone - through news reporting

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain how pace, stress and tone affect the meaning of a spoken news report.
Identify examples of fast or slow pace, stressed words and shifts in tone when listening to a news presentation.
Discuss in groups how a newsreader’s pace, stress and tone influence the listener’s understanding and feelings.
Present a short news item on a given topic, deliberately using appropriate pace, stress and tone to convey meaning clearly.
Give simple feedback on a classmate’s news presentation, commenting on pace, stress and tone.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Presentation (1.10)
Content standard: B6.1.10.1 - Demonstrate knowledge of spoken grammar and register
Indicator: B6.1.10.1.3 - Demonstrate awareness of how meaning is conveyed through appropriate pace, stress, tone - through news reporting
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 9 (Week 9 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 164
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Revise how meaning is conveyed through appropriate pace, stress and tone.
- Model presenting news or have learners watch a news presentation.
- Put learners into groups to discuss pace, stress and tone of news presented. Guide learners to prepare and present news on given topics.