English // Speaking & Listening
Reporting & Recounting
Report on a topic or recount an experience with organised facts and descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace
Quick check
Can the learner give a short talk about a topic they've researched — presenting the key facts in a logical order and speaking clearly enough for others to follow?
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Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
- Deliver a one-minute oral report on a chosen topic, including at least three organised facts
- Recount a personal experience using descriptive details and a clear beginning, middle, and end
- Self-assess a recorded presentation for pace, clarity, and inclusion of relevant details
Topic // Map
Where this fits
- RequiredMust come first
- HelpfulHelps, but not essential
Before this
2 topics- Describing AloudRequired
Speaking & Listening // Ages 4 to 8
Oral reporting extends giving descriptions and explanations with detail
- Reciting PoetryHelpful
Speaking & Listening // Ages 6 to 10
Oral reporting connects to recitation and spoken presentation skills
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Reporting & Recounting
Ages 8 to 11 // Method
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Topic // Standards
Curriculum standards
- Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
- SL.3.4SL.4.4SL.5.4
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- Preparing for and Explaining in DiscussionsAges 8 to 11MethodCome to discussions prepared, draw on preparation and known information, and explain ideas in light of the discussion
- Identifying Reasons Behind a Speaker's PointsAges 9 to 10MethodIdentify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points, evaluating whether the reasoning is logical and the evidence is relevant
- Evaluating a Speaker's ArgumentAges 10 to 11MethodSummarise the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence, evaluating the logic and relevance of the support
- Paraphrasing What You HearAges 9 to 10MethodParaphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, capturing the key ideas accurately in one's own words
- Summarising Spoken and Media PresentationsAges 10 to 11MethodSummarise a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats including visually, quantitatively, and orally
- Drawing Conclusions from DiscussionAges 10 to 11MethodReview the key ideas expressed in discussions and draw conclusions in light of information and knowledge gained from the discussion
- Adapting Speech to ContextAges 10 to 11MethodAdapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation while adjusting tone, vocabulary, and style for…
- Multimedia PresentationsAges 10 to 11MethodInclude multimedia components and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes