Norah's Poem Learning Story - August 2015

Learner:   Norah                                                                  Learning Coach: DWilkes

Learning Area:  Literacy                                                                              Date: Aug 2015

Learning Observed

This term all learners in years 5-6 LH1 wrote a speech on a topic of their choosing while the majority of the year 3-4 learners presented a poem.  Oral language is an important skill and Norah began to learn some language features to enhance selection and presentation of her selected poem.  She is growing her capabilities in presenting with confidence and used her voice to engage the audience. She had great eye contact indicating that she had memorized the poem.  She intonated really well with volume and was generally an emotive, varied and exciting presentation.  Norah worked with Mrs Dillner and some of the learners to practice reciting her poem ‘Pinkle Purr’ and acted on feedback received to improve her presentation.  Norah has quite a flare for the dramatic!

Evidence of learning

Norah’s Poem Presentation:                          Oral Language Rubric Here   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR2Ys_rJMVM

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Norah demonstrated her curiosity by selecting a poem that she is interested and passionate about.  She connected with others in her delivery of the poem and grew her capability for speaking emotively and rhythmically. She worked collaboratively with others and provided feedback enthusiastically to her peers.  She related well to others and participated and contributed in all aspects of the process.

Next Learning Steps

practice reading out loud one page every day at day write a poem and recite it out loud, then post it on my blog add my oral language rubric to my Learning Pathway