Levels 3 and 4

Achievement Objectives

	Students should:
Level 3	talk clearly in small and large groups about experiences, events, and ideas, organising material effectively and attending to others' responses	Interpersonal Speaking
Level 4	talk coherently in small and large groups about experiences, events, information, ideas, and opinions, organising material effectively, and questioning and supporting others
Level 3	using texts from different genres, tell stories, recite, read aloud, present, or perform, sequencing material, and conveying meaning clearly and accurately	Using Texts
Level 4	using texts from several genres, narrate, recite, read aloud, present, or perform, arranging material, and making meaning clear by using appropriate speech and delivery
	In achieving the objectives of understanding and using oral language, students should:
Levels 3 and 4	identify and discuss language features and their effects in a range of texts, and use these features in speaking and recording, adapting them to the topic, purpose, and audience	Exploring Language
Levels 3 and 4	discuss and interpret spoken texts, considering relevant personal experiences and other points of view	Thinking Critically
Levels 3 and 4	select, assemble, and interpret information, using appropriate technology	Processing Information

Achievement Objectives
Using texts: exploring language.

Teaching and Learning
Context: reading a shared narrative text

Students listen to a text, such as a narrative poem or short story, read aloud.
In groups, students map the key incidents.
Students select one incident and prepare a retelling in dramatic form, using a narrator who works with narrators from other groups to prepare introductions which link the incidents together into a whole story.
The whole story is recorded or videotaped.

Assessment

The teacher records observations of individual contributions.
Groups assess the ways they used language features to show their interpretation of the text.

Links With Other Strands
Presenting, Listening, Reading
Related example from another strand at the same level: Presenting, Example 3.

Achievement Objectives
Using texts: exploring language; thinking critically

Teaching and Learning
Context: reading a range of texts connected with a theme, such as journeys, the seasons, or death

The teacher reads aloud or plays recordings of several short examples of texts on the selected theme, such as ballads, myths, legends, or lyrics, modelling the use of speech and delivery to create appropriate effects.
In groups, students identify language features which helped to convey the interpretation.
In groups, students select a text on the theme and discuss how they could deliver it orally, with particular attention to clarifying, enhancing, and supporting the meaning.
Groups rehearse and present each selection. The presentation is recorded on video or audio tape.
Students could make their presentations at the syndicate or school assembly.

Assessment

Students view the presentations and assess them for appropriate use of techniques of speech and delivery.
The teacher assesses the final presentation, focusing on how well language features have been used for the purpose and audience.

Links With Other Strands
Listening, Reading, Viewing, Presenting

Achievement Objectives
Interpersonal speaking: processing information

Teaching and Learning
Context: preparing for a class visit to a place of interest such as a museum

The teacher clarifies the broad purposes of the visit.
Students work in pairs or groups to decide on a focus for their group's observations for an oral report. These are shared to ensure that the main purposes of the visit will be met.
During the visit, each group discusses their observations and notes major points and questions for further research.
In class, students work together to research and select relevant information, organising it so that each group member takes part in an oral report. The reports are presented, using visual props or artefacts as necessary.

Assessment

Students assess each other's presentations for interest, clarity, and structure.
The teacher records observations of the processes and students' participation.

Links With Other Strands
Listening, Writing, Presenting