Students listen and respond to oral communications and speak in clear and coherent sentences.
Students listen and respond critically to oral communications and speak in a manner that guides and informs the listener's understanding of key ideas, using appropriate phrasing, pitch and stress. Students evaluate the content of oral communications and deliver focused, coherent presentations that convey a clear interpretation of ideas and unity in relation to purpose and audience. 1.5. select a focus, organization and point of view in the oral presentation 1.6. clarify and support spoken ideas with evidence, elaborations and examples 1.7. 1.5. shape information to achieve a particular purpose and to appeal to the interests and prior knowledge of audience members 1.6. 1.4. shape information to achieve a particular purpose, matching message, vocabulary, voice modulation, expression and tone to audience and purpose 1.5.