Module 12-Speak Up-Language Arts 5B - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this unit, students will learn how to plan an oral report or presentation based on information they gathered for a research project. Students will learn how to choose specific details for an oral report. Students will learn how to incorporate visual aids into an oral report. Students will learn specific techniques for delivering an oral report or speech.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Planning an Oral Report the sources for your research project
the final draft of your research report
2 Choosing Details for a Speech None
3 Visual Elements None
4 Speaking Techniques oral report written plan
visual elements (for report enhancement)

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Planning an Oral Report
  1. Select main ideas and details for an oral report.
  2. Organize ideas for an oral report.
2 Choosing Details for a Speech
  1. Choose and integrate facts and descriptive details to support the main ideas in an oral report.
3 Visual Elements
  1. Create or select visual elements that illustrate key points in an oral report.
4 Speaking Techniques
  1. Identify, describe, and apply techniques that make an oral report more clear and compelling for an audience.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
oral report
logically
visual aid
specialized
illustration
enunciation

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Planning an Oral Report 5 Oral Report Plan Assignment
2 Choosing Details for a Speech 5 Word List Assignment
3 Visual Elements 4 Visual Aids Assignment
4 Speaking Techniques 4 Listen to Yourself Assignment
4 Speaking Techniques 6 Oral Report Evaluation Form Assignment
4 Speaking Techniques 7 How-To Speech Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Planning an Oral Report In their Language Arts notebook, have your student explain the structure of an oral report, what should be included, and how to organize it best.
2 Choosing Details for a Speech In their Language Arts notebook, please have your student explain the importance of adding supporting facts and details to their presentations' main ideas.
3 Visual Elements In their Language Arts notebook, have your student describe different visual aids they learned about and how they can enhance an oral presentation.
4 Speaking Techniques

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Planning an Oral Report
  1. What is an oral report?
Choosing Details for a Speech
  1. Why are details important in an oral presentation?
Visual Elements
  1. How do visual aids help a presentation?
Speaking Techniques
  1. What are some good tips to remember when giving a presentation?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question
Planning an Oral Report Speaking Up
  1. What are some speaking strategies you should use when giving an oral presentation?
Planning an Oral Report Making a Speech
  1. What should be included when making a speech?
Choosing Details for a Speech Giving A Speech
  1. What steps should you follow to give a good speech?
Choosing Details for a Speech Cybercized Vocabulary
  1. When should you use metaphorical language?
  2. When should you use specialized language?
  3. When should you use sensory details?
Speaking Techniques Presentations: More Than Words
  1. What are some presentation tips you learned about from this video?
Speaking Techniques Verbal Variety
  1. What do you need to practice when speaking during a speech?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing