English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

ELA21.4.42

Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes, and speaking clearly with adequate volume, appropriate pacing, and clear pronunciation.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • One way to share information is through oral presentations.
  • Oral presentations should be organized, have a main idea or theme, and include relevant, descriptive details and facts that support the key point.
  • Speakers should orally present in a volume loud enough for the audience to hear, at an understable pace, and with correct speech pronunciation.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Orally report in response to a topic or text, to tell a story, or to describe a personal experience.
  • Create an oral report that is organized, and includes relevant, descriptive facts and details that support the main idea or theme.
  • Speak at an adequate volume and appropriate pace and use proper pronunciation when presenting an oral report.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • An effective oral presentation requires an organized structure and uses relevant facts and details to support the key idea.
  • An effective speaker presents with a voice that can be heard by the audience, a speaking pace that can be understood by the audience, and proper pronunciation of words.

Vocabulary

  • Report
  • Topic
  • Text
  • Recount
  • Appropriate facts
  • Relevant details
  • Descriptive details
  • Main ideas
  • Themes
  • Volume
  • Pacing
  • Pronunciation
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