Lesson summary
Students will prepare for a television interview regarding their experience being stranded on the island. They will write questions and answers and work collaboratively for the mock television interview.
Learning intentions:
Students will...
- understand the difference between a closed and open question
- plan, create and deliver presentations using appropriate language and presentation skills
- be a respectful audience member.
Success criteria:
Students can...
- write open questions to communicate their experience
- present information using appropriate language and presentation skills.
Lesson guides and printables
Lesson details
Skills
This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:
- collaboration
- social skills
- problem solving
- initiative
- adaptability
- ethical understanding
- empathy
- digital literacy
- creativity
- communication
- reflection
Curriculum Mapping
Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description:
Year 6 English:
- Plan, create, rehearse and deliver spoken and multimodal presentations that include information, arguments and details that develop a theme or idea, organising ideas using precise topic-specific and technical vocabulary, pitch, tone, pace, volume, and visual and digital features (AC9E6LY07)
General capabilities: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking.
Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability
Relevant parts of Year 6 achievement standards: Students interact with others, and listen to and create spoken and/or multimodal texts including literary texts.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
UN SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
- Target 4.7: By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development
Resources Required
- Device capable of creating audio-visual recordings, such as an iPad or camera for extension work only
- Student worksheet
- Student’s previous work
Additional Info
This is an original Cool+ lesson.
Level of teacher scaffolding: High - there are several elements of this lesson that will require teachers to support and perhaps introduce learning and skill development.
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