CurriculumGrade 5English Language Arts

Adding Visuals to a Presentation

Aligned to SL.5.5 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

What this lesson teaches

Pictures, slides, sounds, or props can make your main ideas clearer and more memorable. Choose visuals that match and support what you are saying.

Worked example

Explaining the water cycle, you show a simple diagram with arrows for evaporation and rain, so listeners see the loop while you describe it.

Practice questions

  1. Plan one visual that fits a topic you might present.
  2. Explain how a picture makes an idea clearer.
  3. Describe a prop you could use in a short talk.

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En español

Agregar Elementos Visuales a una Presentación

Las imágenes, diapositivas, sonidos u objetos pueden hacer tus ideas principales más claras y memorables. Elige elementos visuales que coincidan y apoyen lo que dices.

Ejemplo: Al explicar el ciclo del agua, muestras un diagrama sencillo con flechas para la evaporación y la lluvia, para que quienes escuchan vean el ciclo mientras lo describes.

More Speaking & Listening lessons

Discussion & Multimedia PresentationsSL.5.1Summarizing What You Hear or SeeSL.5.2Following a Speaker's ReasonsSL.5.3Giving a Clear Report or OpinionSL.5.4Formal or Casual SpeakingSL.5.6

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