Lesson Plan

Day: M T W T F Date: ____Feb-16_____ Time: __11:47-12:45__ Year: ___9___

Learning Area: ___Drama________ Topic: ___Confidence in Public Speaking__
Curriculum content description: (from ACARA)

In the Western Australian Curriculum, students become literate as they develop the knowledge, skills and
dispositions to interpret and use language confidently for learning and communicating in and out of
school and for participating effectively in society. Literacy involves students in listening to, reading,
viewing, speaking, writing and creating oral, print, visual and digital texts, and using and modifying
language for different purposes

Students prior knowledge and experience:

Students identified what changed in their behavior when they were public speaking
Students have prior knowledge of performance to an audience

Learning purpose:

To give the students an idea on how to overcome confidence issues and become effective public
speakers
To communicate with the students and encourage the quieter students to communicate by questioning

Learning objectives:
On completion of this lesson, students will be
able to:

Self-Reflect on their own presentation style

Understand that projecting confidence can
become real confidence
Understand the role of body language in
projecting confidence

Evaluation:

Questioning the students on their selfreflection

Observing the students behaviors in their
ability to project confidence through body
language and projection

Preparation and Resources:

Clear space in the classroom

Chairs for group chatting
Whiteboard and whiteboard pens
Watch for keeping an eye on the time

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Catering for diversity

Speak to mentor to Identify any students with non-typical learning needs

Identify any students who speak English as a second language

Timing: Learning Experiences:

5 min

5 min

1.

Introduction:
Gain attention ask for attention, introduce myself as student teacher, take role and have
students go through their centering exercise

Pose question "Last week Mr. Shrimpton talked you through an exercise in which we
silenced our inner critic by identifying the way your body, mind and voice reacted when you
were performing or public speaking, who can tell me some examples?"
Accept range of answers, commenting on each

5 min

2.

2. If the answer "Acting confident can lead to real confidence" hasn't been given, inform the
students then explain that "Our brain can be tricked by our bodies, if we smile, we can
become happy, if we act grumpy, we can actually become grumpy, in the same way if we act
confident it is possible to become confident", furthermore "If we are perceived as confident
by others, then how you feel inside doesn't matter"

3. Write some of the concepts on the board for achieving confidence

Energy, Posture, Facial Expression, Switching confidence and charisma "On", Eye Contact,
Pace, Body Language, Taking ownership of the space
Re-gain attention
4. Ask questions to the students of what they believe each of the topics might mean in
relation to public speaking/acting
5. As they go through each individual example on the board demonstrate to them each of
the concepts individually, high energy, slouching versus standing up straight (diaphragm not
being crushed) mention the "Superman" pose, looking at individual members of the
audience, what they are doing with their hands, commanding the area
6. Once that has complete explain how public speaking is all about combining those
elements together to form a cohesive whole, dont expect to master them all at once.

10 min

15 min

Sequence of learning experiences:

1. Outline lesson "What I want to try to do today is give you all a few pointers on how to
overcome some of these achieve confidence in public speaking, there's an expression that
goes 'fake it, till you make it' can anyone tell me what you think that that means?
Accept range of answers commenting on each

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5 min

5 min

7. Propose to the students a exercise in which they get into small groups of three in order
to concentrate on a few of those concepts, particularly, projecting confidence, posture, eye
contact and body language
8. Disrupt the students from their normal partner, in order to put them in a position where
they may not feel as normally easy as they might explain "I am mixing up your groups so
that you will be less familiar with the people you are speaking with, as that is what it will be
like when you are giving a speech or performing"
9. The students task will be to give an introduction on themselves, outlining their favorite
hobbies or food, the key element that will be looking for is their ability to maintain a
confident posture, eye contact, body language and their confidence. Even if they feel
uncomfortable they have to 'fake it'
10. Assess by walking around and listening to the groups whether the students are
succeeding in this task, give them pointers where appropriate, tell them how to adjust their
posture or speak confidently

3.

Lesson conclusion: (How will you summarize the learning and relate it to the lesson
objectives?)

11. Break up the groups and gather around, gain attention

12. Ask the students "Did you feel as If acting confident was helping you be confident?" "Do
you understand why being perceived as confident is the same as being confident?"

Accept answers and give feedback

13. Tidy-up classroom, students to return any tables, desks to proper location

Lesson Evaluation:
(Reflect on the lesson. What worked? What did not work? What would you change? Why?)
More reflections in my eporfolio
The lesson went well, I had a good time despite my apprehension, the class was very attentive which was very
pleasing, I did finish about 10 minutes early; the teacher was able to take over, this timing requires practice,
however for my first attempt to teach a lesson I felt it went reasonably well.

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