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Activities

Oral Language Activity 1

FS S&L Phase of Development: Exploratory & Consolidating
WA Curriculum: English
Source or Reference: The Oral Language Book
Motivation or Conclusion Activity: Vocabulary Hot Seat (Page 69). Similar to celebrity head, except with words.
The teacher divides the class into two groups. One student from each group sits with their chair facing the group
and their back up against the white board. The teacher then writes a word above each students head. The
teacher could use words from their current spelling lists, from Tier 2 words (PM48) in The Oral Language Book
or from a different learning area. Each group is then tasked with describing the word without saying the
selected word or rhyming. Students can state definitions, synonyms or antonyms.
This is a good activity to further develop Student 10’s word consciousness, vocabulary use and use of synonyms.

Oral Language Activity 2

FS S&L Phase of Development: Exploratory
WA Curriculum: English
Source or Reference: First Steps Speaking and Listening Map of Development
Persuade me/Persuade me not: The teacher shows tv advertisements to the class. Students, working in pairs,
are tasked with answering questions related to the ad – what the product is, who the intended audience may
be, who the characters are/may be. The teacher will then show the advertisement again and ask students to list
words the advertisement uses to persuade the audience into buying the product. The teacher will then lead a
class discussion on the words, phrases and techniques used. The class can then compile a list or make posters
for a display.
This activity would benefit Student’s 10 persuasive writing. Her speech did not possess a great deal of
persuasive techniques and by participating in this activity, she would be exposed to seeing techniques in a real
life context.

Oral Language Activity 3

FS S&L Phase of Development: Consolidating
WA Curriculum: English
Source or Reference: First Steps Speaking and Listening Map of Development
Ask an Expert: The teacher will explain to the class what an ‘expert panel’ is and asks where they may have seen
this – sports commentary, quiz games etc. The teacher will show the students 5 minutes of the children’s
episode of the show Hard Quiz. The teacher will ask the students to take notes on how the questions were
asked, the length of the answers, the listening skills required of the children, the amount of detail in each
answer and if there was anything they’d change about the segment. The teacher will then ask the students if
the clip inspired them to learn more about one of the topics. The teacher will then ask the class to choose a
topic as if they were going on the show. The teacher will then group students into groups of four. The groups
will then be tasked with creating open and closed questions for each topic. The students will be aware of the

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questions they are being asked and will be asked to give a small introduction on their topic to the class and will
be asked questions by their group. This would eventually lead into running a lesson in the style of Hard Quiz.
This activity was chosen with Student 10 in mind as it would develop her contextual understanding of
background information and why it is important to enhance meaning within the audience. She will be exposed
to seeing what questions people have and what information they want to know, which will help develop the
information she chooses to supply.