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4.1.1 Oral Presentation Skills: Storytelling
Indigenous Languages · Grade 11 · 6 lessons in the design
What you will be able to do
- explain the qualities of effective storytelling for effective communication
- narrate stories adhering to effective storytelling techniques
- appreciate the role of storytelling in communication
Key questions
“How can one develop fluency in storytelling?”
“Why is it important to plan a storytelling session?”
Lessons
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Qualities of an effective storyteller
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizListen to a recorded or live story by a resource person and discuss the qualities of effective storytelling.
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Fluency, voice projection and voice variation
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizPractise fluency, voice projection and variation of pitch, pace and volume in telling a story.
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Audience awareness and fixed expressions in storytelling
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizApply audience awareness and fixed expressions (formulas, songs, proverbs) in storytelling.
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Planning a storytelling session
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizCollaborate to plan a storytelling session on physical activity and nutrition.
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Rehearsing and refining a story
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizRehearse a story on physical activity and nutrition, refine it with partner feedback and recordings.
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Telling stories and critiquing each other
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizTell stories before peers and take turns critiquing fluency, voice projection, audience awareness, voice variation and fixed expressions; answer the key inquiry questions.