Book Review Speaking Challenge

 


Speaking and Listening Challenge 



Term 3 – Book Review

Choose your favourite book, or one that inspires you or that you have always loved reading.

 It can be fiction, non-fiction, autobiography, biography, picture book, textless book….literally any book that you choose. 

See Mr Torrese's example on One Note - Content Library - English

Make appropriate eye contact

5 points

Make eye contact with your partner regularly.  When speaking to a larger group, make eye contact with many members of the audience, in front of you and to the sides, as you speak.

Use clear volumepacing and pauses to engage the audience

5 points

Speak slowly and clearly when describing and explaining. Pause after introducing new information. 

Use tone of voice to enrich your presentation

5 points

Sound excited when describing exciting things.

Speak quietly to add some drama

Use gestures to emphasize a point you are trying to make.  5 points

Think about where in your presentation you can use gestures to maintain attention and add interest to your presentation.

Use visual aids to engage the interest of the audience

5 points

(Photos, objects, maps, posters, art etc)

Show the audience models, pictures or examples of your topic.

Be careful not to hide your face. Don’t let the visual aids become a distraction.

Do you speak about each of the visuals or slide?

Presentation Structure

5 points

Use the Book Review framework that you have been using to write an information report.

Introduction - Title and author

interesting start

Body of the Review

Setting, Characters, Brief Summary

Conclusion - 

What happened at the end

Personal Opinion, 

Who else might like the book

 

Feedback:

 

From Mr. Torrese


Term 3 Book Reviews Presentation Schedule

Week 8

Thursday

Lucas

Chloe R

Freida

Xavier A

Week 8

Friday

Jordy

Matilda

Elsie

Jack


Week 9

Thursday

 

 

 

Friday

Mila

Alec

Hamish

Sol

Violet

Week 9

Friday

Scarlett

Cody

Chloe H

Michael

Week 10

Thursday

Elliot

Olivia

Esmerelda

Flynn

 Xavier G

Alexandra

Tiago

Week 10

Friday

Jacob

Emma

Amy

Isabelle


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