These 7 tips for extemporaneous public speaking will make you sound more confident and conversational. "Extemporaneous" is all about preparing and practicing in advance, but speaking from very limited notes on the day of the presentation.

The seven common ways authors organize informational text

Pupil outcome: I can use enquiry to find out what people think about local changes. Key learning points: - Good enquiry questions will help find out what opinions other people have about current changes. - Interviews and surveys are...

Pupil outcome: I can write a recount about a school trip. Key learning points: - A recount is written in the past tense. - A recount is written in chronological order and will use fronted adverbials of time. - A recount is written in the...

Pupil outcome: I can sequence events of a trip and add in fronted adverbials of time. Key learning points: - Recounts are mostly told in chronological or time order - Events in a trip can be placed on a timeline to help remember the...

Pupil outcome: I can identify the features of a recount written about a school trip. Key learning points: - When we are recounting, the information we are sharing with someone is called a recount. - A recount is written in the first...

Pupil outcome: I can answer questions about a trip and add descriptive language. Key learning points: - Answering questions helps us to remember the details of the school trip - Detail can be added to answers using descriptive adjectives...

Pupil outcome: I can name some features of a recount. Key learning points: - A recount is a type of writing which retells something that has already happened - Recounts are mostly told in chronological or time order - Recounts are mostly...

Pupil outcome: I can write a plan that will support me when writing instructions for how to make a monster pizza. Key learning points: - Imperative verbs make the instructions very similar to commands as they are bossy and tell the...

Pupil outcome: I can understand the mummification process and sequence it in chronological order. Key learning points: - Mummification is a process to preserve a dead body to make it ready for the afterlife. - Mummification is a complex...

Pupil outcome: I can identify the features of a non-chronological report about an insect. Key learning points: - A non-chronological report is written out of time order. - The purpose of a non-chronological report is to inform and engage...

Pupil outcome: I can plan the opening of a diary entry based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’. Key learning points: - Diaries are informal in tone; this can be achieved through use of certain linguistic features, like contracted words. -...

Pupil outcome: I can plan the closing of a diary entry based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'. Key learning points: - The closing includes a sign-off from the writer. - The closing includes a summary of key events, thoughts, feelings and...

Pupil outcome: I can plan part one of the main body of a diary entry based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’. Key learning points: - The purpose of the main body of this diary entry is to describe events, thoughts and feelings in detail. -...

Pupil outcome: I can identify the different features of a diary entry. Key learning points: - A diary is a personal book where you write about your thoughts, feelings and experiences. - Features are distinctive qualities or...

Pupil outcome: I can create a plan to support me when writing a section of an information text about an author. Key learning points: - The subheading ‘Jobs and books’ tells the reader what the section will be about. - The plan should...

Pupil outcome: I can write a plan for my second diary entry from the perspective of Lila. Key learning points: - Oral rehearsal of a recount ensures we have a clear understanding of the chronology of events. - When rehearsing and...

Pupil outcome: I can understand the features of a contemporary fairy tale. Key learning points: - ‘Blackberry Blue’ is a collection of six fairy tales, with characters from various backgrounds and cultures. - Each tale contains magical...

Pupil outcome: I can write a plan for my first diary entry from the perspective of Lila. Key learning points: - Oral rehearsal of a recount ensures we have a clear understanding of the chronology of events. - When rehearsing and planning...

Pupil outcome: I can discuss the main ideas of ‘Swallow’s Kiss’. Key learning points: - 'Swallow's Kiss' is written in free verse. - Free verse is any form of poetry that does not rely on consistent patterns of rhyme and meter. - It is...

Pupil outcome: I can build an understanding of a setting by examining the author's use of imagery. Key learning points: - The weather in Trinidad contrasted between being hot and raining. - Imagery in writing refers to the use of vivid...

Pupil outcome: I can discuss the moral and the characters' emotions in ‘The Happy Prince’. Key learning points: - Expressing the thoughts and emotions of a character helps the reader understand the character more. - Different character...

Pupil outcome: I can plan the recount section of a journalistic report. Key learning points: - The recount section of a journalistic report provides specific details about the news event in chronological order. - Use of subject-specific...

Pupil outcome: I can compare and contrast two different perspectives of a setting. Key learning points: - Abdul Karim is a member of Queen Victoria’s household. He is teaching the Queen Hindustani. - Abdul Karim describes India in...