Develop Brilliant Speaking (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780008685959)

Help every child develop their oracy skills in Year 7 in English or drama lessons to build confidence and thrive in their learning and life beyond school.

Crafted and refined in the classroom by brilliant teacher Djamila Boothman, see every child blossom as they find their voice and build and practise their speaking and listening skills.

• Easy to slot into KS3 schemes of work with 10 fully-resourced lessons with lesson notes, PowerPoints, videos and worksheets in one customisable teacher pack for the whole English department
• Aid transition from primary to secondary school, building social skills and interactions over the course of a term
• Empower students to voice their opinions, thoughts and feelings through debating, speech making, listening, responding and working collaboratively
• Set high expectations and high challenge with inspiring activities on relatable topics
• Foster a whole school approach with subject-specific suggestions for oracy practice ​

Contents

• Lesson 1: Introducing oracy
• Lesson 2: Physical aspects of oracy: gestures and body language
• Lesson 3: The importance of the voice
• Lesson 4: Introducing rhetoric
• Lesson 5: Oracy as a social tool: working with others
• Lesson 6: Active listening
• Lesson 7: Content and structure: exploring key ingredients for speech writing
• Lesson 8: Creating confidence
• Lesson 9: Bringing it all together
• Lesson 10: Oracy: the bigger picture
• Additional notes to support oracy across the curriculum