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Content Area: Language Arts Literacy
Index: 3.3D Grade 4 CPI 6
Standard: 3.3 Speaking
Strand: D - Oral Presentation
Cumulative Progress Indicator: 6 - The student will read aloud with fluency.
Grade: 4
Sample Activities:
· Students share their writing by reading aloud from the Author’s Chair. In addition to responses about content, the listeners comment on the reader’s volume and fluency during reading .
· Students compose a letter to an animal shelter volunteer inviting the volunteer to come to class to discuss the volunteer’s responsibilities. In preparation for their guest, students read or listen to accounts of the homeless dogs and cats in the United States and prepare questions that they might ask. After they interview the volunteer, they write a letter to the editor of their local newspaper about their conclusions.
· After reading several fairy tales, the teacher divides the class into several groups. Each group selects one fairy tale to rewrite as a play that they will perform for the class.
· Children participate in creating dramatizations for a story they have enjoyed (e.g., The Three Billy Goats Gruff). When they have practiced it and know their parts, they perform it for several audiences at school and for their parents.
· Appreciation and understanding of reading material can be greatly enhanced when students read aloud or act out a favorite story scene. After a whole-class book reading, groups choose a favorite scene to act out. Students choose the narrator and roles, create dialogue, and present their mini-scene to the class.
· Students select a text of choral poems, such as Paul Fleischman’s “Joyful Noise.” The class is divided into two sections and choral reads so that each section represents one voice.
· Students prepare readings to share with younger children. They select a picture book with help from their library media specialist or teacher, prepare a good introduction to the book (“This book is mainly about…” or “What do you think might happen…?”), and read it aloud to the younger children in a way that interests, entertains, and engages their audience.
· Students prepare and deliver an oral interpretation of a poem by a favorite author, such as Shel Silverstein or Jack Prelutsky. Their presentation includes physical movements that convey their interpretation of ideas in the poem.
Vignettes (PDF Format):
· From Research to Oral Production
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