D. Make clear and logical presentations
 

Story Advertisements
This lesson opens students' eyes to the world of illustrations, while giving them a way to showcase what they learned from a book.

The Meaning Behind the Mask
From ritual dancers to superheroes, the many faces of masks are revealed in this lesson. After exploring the world of African masks and storytelling, your students will be eager to create masks that tell stories of their own.  The lesson culminates with an opportunity for students to choose a familiar story and make simple masks to perform the story.

Story Telling Lesson Plans and Activities: This collection of story-related activities, projects and games-developed can be used by educators to encourage speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.

Audio Broadcasts and Podcasts: Oral Storytelling and Dramatization
Audio broadcasts—whether radio presentations, podcasts, or audiobooks—create an intimacy with listeners. Each listener creates mental images to accompany the words and sounds that are broadcast, allowing these broadcasts to create a one-to-one connection that no other medium can match. Can be adapted to 1st grade.

The Mitten

Cross-age students will use the Internet to learn more about how Jan Brett created her illustrations and how she was inspired to write her own version of the original Ukrainian folk tale by Alvin Tresselt.
The unit ends with students giving an oral presentation.

Oral Presentations: Do's & Don'ts

Oral Presentations: Peer Evaluation

Impromptu Speech Topics: Quick Idea for Oral Presentations

Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs):
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding)

E/B: Understand and respond to one-step directions when supported visually; D: Understand and respond to one-to-two step directions when supported visually and with high-frequency words; E: Understand and respond to one-to-two-step directions.
E/B: Express thoughts pictorially, with nonverbal gestures, and possibly simple high-frequency words, spoken words and phrases; D: Express thoughts and opinions with clear words and phrases; E: Express thoughts and opinions with clear and nearly accurate words, phrases, and sentences.
E/B: Express stories sequentially using pictures, nonverbal gestures, simple high-frequency words and possibly some spoken words or phrases; D: Express stories sequentially using pictures and spoken words and phrases; E: Express stories sequentially using pictures and clear and nearly accurate spoken words, phrases, and sentences.
E/B: Describe people, places, and things with simple words or phrases; D: Describe people, places, and things with words and phrases; E: Describe people, places, and things with clear and nearly accurate words, phrases, and sentences.
E/B: Recite a simple poem or song; D: Recite short poems, stories, and songs; E: Recite short poems, rhymes, stories, and songs.

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