Oral language

• 4 weeks
  He Kōrero Auaha: Art That Speaks

  Year 7 sequence · Presenting an artist statement and answering audience questions with clear, purposeful language

• 5 weeks
  Stage It: Drama and Devised Theatre

  Year 7 sequence · Speaking to an audience with purpose, adjusting voice, pace and body language; listening and responding to feedback

• 5 weeks
  Harmony: Singing and Playing Together

  Year 7 sequence · Roles in group discussion during rehearsal feedback circles, and a short spoken introduction for a real audience

• 5 weeks
  Move: Dance and Choreography

  Year 8 sequence · A short spoken introduction to a performance for a real audience, using clear, purposeful language

• 4 weeks
  Voices That Move Us

  Year 7 sequence · Presenting to others: rhetorical questions, inclusive pronouns and cue cards in speeches; planning for an audience's age, interests and prior knowledge; varying pace, volume and tone

• 5 weeks
  Stories That Shape Us

  Year 7 sequence · Storytelling: figurative language to build atmosphere, clear narrative structure, and pace, volume and tone to convey mood; roles in group discussion (literature circles)

• 5 weeks
  Word Weavers: Poetry and Performance

  Year 7 sequence · Presenting: varying pace, volume and tone, and using gesture and expression to support meaning

• 5 weeks
  Speak Up: Speeches, Podcasts and Pepeha

  Year 7 sequence · Presenting to others: rhetorical questions, inclusive pronouns and cue cards in speeches; conversational language, planned segments and signposting in podcasts; varying pace, volume and tone; non-verbal communication

• 5 weeks
  Speak Up: Speeches, Podcasts and Pepeha

  Year 7 sequence · Culturally responsive oral structures (mihi, pepeha, whaikōrero) and cultural expressions such as whakataukī, kīwaha and proverbs to connect with an audience

• 5 weeks
  Speak Up: Speeches, Podcasts and Pepeha

  Year 7 sequence · Listening and responding: paraphrasing, taking on group roles (facilitator, speaker, listener, questioner, summariser), and summarising agreement and difference

• 5 weeks
  Crafting the Argument

  Year 8 sequence · Debate conventions and presenting counter-arguments with evidence; challenging ideas constructively by testing logic and checking facts; leading discussion when views differ

• 5 weeks
  Speak Up: Speeches, Podcasts and Pepeha

  Year 8 sequence · Debates and podcasts; presenting counter-arguments with evidence through rebuttal; leading discussion when views differ

• 5 weeks
  Worlds Beyond: Science Fiction and the Future

  Year 8 sequence · Leading and joining discussion when views differ, using evidence from texts

• 5 weeks
  Kind Online, Strong Offline

  Year 7 sequence · Roles in group discussion and open questions that test assumptions, used in role plays and the workshop

• 5 weeks
  Patterns, Proof and Prediction

  Year 8 sequence · Presenting a clear, convincing explanation and responding to challenges from an audience

• 5 weeks
  The Hidden World of Cells

  Year 7 sequence · Explaining a scientific process clearly to a younger audience at an exhibition station

• 5 weeks
  Why We Move: Migration and Belonging

  Year 7 sequence · Planning and conducting an interview, and presenting a mapped account to a real audience

• 5 weeks
  Mana Motuhake: Power, Decisions and People

  Year 8 sequence · Presenting a structured argument with counter-arguments and evidence to a real audience

• 5 weeks
  Standing Up: Civil Rights and Youth Voice

  Year 8 sequence · Prepare and deliver a short persuasive speech or exhibition talk about a young person who stood up, using evidence from sources

• 4 weeks
  Te Hoahoa Otinga: Designing Solutions

  Year 7 sequence · Open questions that test assumptions in an empathy interview; roles in group discussion (Decider, Devil's Advocate, Doer)

• 5 weeks
  Code a Game: Algorithms and Debugging

  Year 7 sequence · Open questions that test assumptions when interviewing young players; explaining a design to an audience

• 5 weeks
  Designing for Our Community

  Year 8 sequence · Presenting counter-arguments with evidence in a pitch to a real audience

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