| Grade 7: Oral and Visual Communication |
|
Overall
Expectations |
| •use instructions and explanations to
plan and organize work; |
| •ask questions and discuss different aspects
of ideas in order to clarify their thinking; |
| •listen to and communicate related ideas,
and narrate real and fictional events in a sequence; |
| •express and respond to a range of ideas
and opinions concisely, clearly, and appropriately; |
| •contribute and work constructively in
groups; |
| •demonstrate the ability to concentrate
by identifying main points and staying on topic; |
| •identify various types of media works and a variety of
the techniques used in them; |
| •analyse and interpret media works; |
| •create a variety of media works; |
| •use the conventions (e.g., sentence structure)
of oral language, and of the various media, that are appropriate to
the grade (see below). |
|
Specific
Expectations |
| Use of Words and Oral Language
Structures |
| •regularly incorporate new vocabulary
into discussions and presentations; |
| •use words and phrases to signal that
a new or important point is about to be made (e.g., My central point
is. . ., Note that. . ., First. . . Second. . . Third. . .); |
| •use analogies and comparisons to develop and clarify
ideas; |
| •use repetition for emphasis; |
| •rehearse and revise their material before
making a presentation (e.g., reorder ideas, change the conclusion); |
| Non-verbal Communication Skills |
| •identify some of the ways in which non-verbal
communication techniques (e.g., tone of voice and body language) can
affect audiences, and use these techniques in their own speech to arouse
and maintain interest, and convince and persuade their listeners; |
| •use eye contact, variations in pace,
appropriate gestures, and such devices as the "pause for effect" in
presentations; |
| Group Skills |
| •listen and respond constructively to
alternative ideas or viewpoints; |
| •express ideas and opinions confidently
but without trying to dominate discussion; |
| •analyse factors that contribute to the success, or lack
of success, of a discussion; |
| Media Communication Skills |
| •identify and describe categories of works typical of a
particular medium (e.g., television – sitcom, talk show, news broadcast,
interview, children's program, commercial); |
| •describe the function of different elements in
magazines and newspapers (e.g., headline, photograph, regular column,
feature article, editorial); |
| •describe and explain how sound and image work together
to create an effect (e.g., sound track and film images); |
| •create a variety of media works (e.g., a class
newspaper, a story board, a radio
documentary). |
