“YEAR 6 HENTY
HEADLINER”
Teacher Manual
INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT:
Year Six Henty Headliner is a news broadcasting program developed by Speech Pathology
Students at Charles Sturt University, for the grade six class at Henty Primary School. The
program is a fortnightly presentation which covers five areas which include:

Master of Ceremony and Joke of the Week presenter

News Presenter x 2

Sports Presenter x 2

Class of the Week presenter x 2 and

Weather Presenter plus one helper
There will also be two Stage Managers who are in charge of setting up the stage and putting out
all of the props. These people are also responsible for packing away the stage and props.
Year Six Henty Headliner is a great way for the students to build confidence, improve on
research and interviewing skills and oral skills. Not to mention the students have fun, presenting
the news, wearing professional outfits, and presenting to the school.
This teacher’s manual contains the manuals that were written for the students for each role,
however this manual contains yellow text boxes which provides information of how each role
applies to the syllabus.
TEACHERS ROLE:
Although this is primarily run by the students, your role as the teacher is to act as the
“overlooker”.
In order to run a smooth presentation, the teacher should do the following
1. Firstly make sure all the students know when they will be presenting and what role they
are taking in the presentation.
2. Allocate time once or twice a fortnight for the students presenting to research and write
their speeches. Two Half-hour sessions should be plenty of time for the students to
research and write a one minute speech. The computer room is a perfect place to research
and write their speeches.
3. Emphasise to the presenters the importance of rehearsing. A recommendation would be
those who are presenting practice in front of the class.
4. The speeches should be given to the teacher to proof-read at least 2 days before the
presentation. This ensures that their speeches are appropriate and well written.
5. Allocate time on the day of presentation for the stage managers to set up the stage.
6. After the presentation, the stage managers should then pack up the stage. Class members
can help with this task also.
7. After the presentation, the teacher should then ensure that those people who are
presenting in the following fortnight, know who they are and the role they are taking.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUSTAINABILITY:
In order to effectively sustain this project, many steps can be put in place so the project reaps the
benefits it can provide.
1. To gain the most out of the project allocate class time for research and report writing. By
doing so the students understand this is a requirement and not something they may or may
not choose to do in their own time at home.
2. If bringing the whole school to watch the news presentation is not possible, then
presenting the news program to the remainder of the class is acceptable.
3. As the teacher, try to promote this project as a grade six project, solely run by the
students. You are there as a guide, so encourage independency. If the students do have
problems completing their task, encourage the children to seek the help of their peers and
the manuals, which have been specifically designed to assist in every aspect of the task.
The manuals were designed so the students could refer to the manuals and be able to produce a
sound speech, with little help from the teacher. The project only takes up a small amount of class
time however the benefits of doing such a project make the project extremely worth while. The
students build independency, confidence in public speaking, research and writing skills and have
fun while doing so. It is a great way for them to learn about news, sport, weather as well as the
skills that come with researching and writing and presenting the items.
Please enjoy the program created by Charles Sturt University Speech Pathology Students and we
hope you enjoy the benefits it provides for the students and the school.
MASTER OF CEREMONY AND JOKE OF
THE WEEK
YOUR ROLE: Your role as the Master of ceremony is to introduce the news program
and each person presenting something to the school. You are also responsible for
telling the school a joke of the week!
PROPS YOU WILL NEED:

Pretend microphone

Big yellow bow tie (for joke of the week)
HOW TO WRITE AN INTRODUCTION TO THE NEWS PROGRAM AND
EACH ITEM BEING PRESENTED:
Before you begin, make sure you have the names of all those people that are presenting
and what they are presenting for that week.
You begin your presentation by welcoming everybody to Year Six Henty Headliner.
You then introduce the first item.
Your introduction speeches must be short and precise. They must include
who is presenting and what they will be presenting.
For example:
“Please welcome Jane who will be presenting the local
news this week.”
Or
“Please give a warm welcome to John who is here to give us
a report on what year 4/5 have been up to this week.”
TS3.2
Interacts productively
and with autonomy in
pairs and groups of
various sizes and
composition, uses
effective oral
presentation skills and
strategies and listens
attentively.
Please do not just say
“Jane will present the news.”
Instead you could say
“Jane will now tell you what Henty has been up to this week
in sport. Please welcome her”
After someone has presented it is your turn to introduce the next person. Before you do
so, please thank the person who has just given their presentation.
For example:
“Thankyou Jane for that interesting news story. Now it is
time for John to tell us what exciting news grade 4/5 is up
to this week.”
Write down your introductions on a small piece of paper in order from the first to last
presenter so you can have them to look at when speaking to the audience.
The order for presenting is:
1. Welcome to the Year Six Henty Headliner
2. News Presenters
3. Classroom of the Week
4. Sport
5. Weather
6. Joke of the Week (This is your job! You don’t need to introduce yourself but
say something like “and before we finish and to end on a funny note, I will now
tell you all a joke!”
7. Conclusion- thank everyone who presented and the audience for listening.
TS3.1
Communicates
effectively for a range
of purposes and with a
variety of audiences to
express well
developed,
well organised
ideas dealing
with more challenging
topics.
Once you have written your speech make sure you proof read it and edit the speech to
ensure that you have included all information and that it flows nicely. Your speech
should also be presented to your teacher so they can proof read it as well. You are then
ready to present!
HOW TO FIND A JOKE:
It is up to you to find an APPROPRIATE joke to tell the rest of the school. Please
make sure it will aim at all grades. It might be a good idea to tell the joke to the rest of
the grade six class first to make sure it is appropriate and funny! Your classmates may
also have an idea for a joke that they can tell you!
Once all items and your joke have been presented you conclude the program by
thanking all those who presented and hoping that the audience has enjoyed the
presentation.
TIPS FOR PRESENTING YOUR ROLE AS MASTER OF CEREMONIES AND
JOKE PRESENTER:
Once you have written your introductions and joke of the week you are ready to
present! But not before you do some quick steps to make sure your presentation is
ready for everybody to hear.
1. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse!! Practice makes perfect!
2. Remember to speak clearly
3. Always speak at a good speed. Not too fast and not too slow…just right!
4. Practice using an appropriate volume. You need to make sure everybody can
hear you. So no shouting or whispering!
WS3.10
Uses knowledge of
sentence structure,
grammar and
punctuation to edit
own writing.
5. Stand up straight and pretend to be confident (even if your not!) Keep your chin
up so your voice can stream out to everybody and not to the floor!
6. Make eye contact. This is really important to keep the audience’s attention and
will make the audience listen.
Once you have practiced, keeping in mind everything mentioned above, you are ready
to present a fantastic speech!! Good Luck!
NEWS PRESENTERS
YOUR ROLE: Your roles as news presenters is to research and present one local news
item and one national news item OR you might like to present two national news items
OR two local news items. The duration of the presentation need only last 1-2 minutes.
PROPS YOU WILL NEED:

Tie or Bow tie to wear

World map

Red arrows
HOW TO RESEARCH:
Many resources are available for you to find local and national news. The newspaper is
an excellent source and even your local Border Mail or The Daily Advertiser will have
national news as well as local news. To find these newspapers on the internet visit:
http://www.bordermail.com.au
OR
http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au
These sites will include some national news but if you would like more of a broad
range of national news go to:
http://www.sydneymorningherald.com.au
You can also watch news on the television. Normally local news is at 6.00pm on
channel nine (Win) every week day and national news is at 7:00pm on channel nine
and ABC. Just listen out for any stories that interest you and write out some main
points to talk about in your speech.
You can also find articles by buying your local news paper and searching through to
find local and national news that interests you.
Once you have found an article, read through it making sure you write down any key
facts or information that you would like to include in your presentation. Once you have
all the important facts about the news item it is now time to write a speech!
HOW TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR SPEECH:
Your speech must contain enough information so the audience can understand the
basics of what is being reported. Remember, your speech should only last 1-2 minutes.
Your speech should contain the following three areas:

An introduction

The main points

A conclusion
WS3.9
Produces a wide range
of well-structured and
well-presented literary
and factual texts for a
wide variety of
purposes
and audiences using
increasingly
challenging
topics, ideas, issues
and
written language
features.
Before you write or type your speech, you must take into consideration some important
factors.
7. Your introduction should begin to tell the audience what your story is going to
be about.
The introduction should “catch” the audience’s attention. If possible begin your
presentation with a sentence that will make the audience want to know more.
WS3.12
Produces texts in a
fluent and legible style
and uses computer
technology to present
these effectively in a
variety of ways.
For example, you might like to begin a sentence with “Something peculiar
happened in Sydney today” or “An exciting event is to take place in Henty this
weekend.” This will make the audience sit up and listen to what you will say
next.
8. The main bulk of your speech should contain the most information. You may
like to jot down information to act as a checklist to make sure you do not miss
out on any information.
9. Your conclusion is how you “wrap” your story up. This may include further
information such as “If you would like more information please contact Henty
Primary School”.
At the end of writing your speech, read through it to make sure you can answer the
following points:

Who (Who was involved in the news story)

When (When did the news story take place)

Where (Where did the news story take place) and

What (What was the news story about)
You should also add extra information to make your presentation more interesting and
knowledgeable. Please do not just state who, when, where and what as this will only
shorten your presentation. Once you have written your speech make sure you proof
read it and edit the speech to ensure that you have included all information and that it
flows nicely. Your speech should also be presented to your teacher so they can proof
read it as well. You are then ready to present!
WS3.10
Uses knowledge
of
sentence structure,
grammar and
punctuation to
edit
own writing.
HOW TO USE THE PROPS:
A world map is provided so you can show the audience where a news story is located
around the world. If you are presenting a news story which is happening in America,
you can place a big red arrow (provided in the props box) pointing to America. In order
to do this, you must be familiar as to where countries are. So make sure you find out
where the country is (using an atlas from the library) and place the arrow on the
appropriate country before you get up on stage.
HOW TO GIVE A SPEECH:
Once you have written your speech you are ready to present! But not before you do
some quick steps to make sure your presentation is ready for everybody to hear.
1. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse!! Practice makes perfect!
2. Remember to speak clearly
3. Always speak at a good speed. Not too fast and not too slow…just right!
4. Practice using an appropriate volume. You need to make sure everybody can
hear you. So no shouting or whispering!
5. Stand up straight and pretend to be confident (even if your not!) Keep your chin
up so your voice can stream out to everybody and not to the floor!
6. Make eye contact. This is really important to keep the audience’s attention and
will make the audience listen.
Once you have practiced, keeping in mind everything mentioned above, you are ready
to present a fantastic speech!! Good Luck!
TS3.1
Communicates
effectively for a range
of purposes and with a
variety of audiences to
express well
developed,
well organised
ideas dealing
with more challenging
topics.
CLASS INTERVIEWERS
YOUR ROLE: Your role as class interviewers is to interview a chosen classroom to
find out what activities they are doing in their classroom for that week. This might
include an excursion the class is going on or a particular theme that they are learning
about for that week.
PROPS:

Bow ties
HOW TO CONDUCT AN INTERVIEW:
You need to find out as much information as possible so question choice is very
important.
Possible questions could be:
TS3.2
Interacts productively
and with autonomy in
pairs and groups of
various sizes and
composition, uses
effective oral
presentation skills and
strategies and listens
attentively.
1. Have you been on an excursion this week?
2. If so, where did you go and what did you do?
3. What did you learn from going on this excursion?
If the class did not go anywhere you might like to interview the class on anything
exciting that they have been learning about in the classroom.
Possible question could be:
1. What are you learning about this week?
2. What is something interesting that you have learnt?
3. Is there anything that your class in making to help your learning?
TS3.1
Communicates
effectively for a range
of purposes and with a
variety of audiences to
express well developed,
well organised
ideas dealing
with more challenging
topics.
Think of some other questions that would be relevant when finding out what a class is
up to. A student might have some really exciting news that will interest everybody or
the class may be learning about something that everybody should know.
To conduct the interview with your chosen classroom you must do the following:
1. Organise a time with the teacher for you to come into the classroom and ask the
students what they have been up to.
2. Have a list of questions already written out for you to ask with some space for
their answers
3. Write down as much information as possible so you can compile enough
information for your speech
4. Once you have enough information, thank the students and the teacher!
You might like to ask if you could borrow anything that might help your presentation.
For example if they are learning about Australian Animals and have done a poster on
them, you might like to borrow it to show the rest of the school.
HOW TO WRITE UP YOUR INTERVIEW AS A SPEECH:
The speech should only be a minute in duration. To make sure you have written a solid
speech, please make sure you have the following:
10. Introduce what class you have interviewed
11. Introduce what the class has been doing during that week
TS3.1
Communicates
effectively for a range
of purposes and with a
variety of audiences to
express welldeveloped,
well-organised
ideas dealing
with more challenging
topics.
12. Further include information that will tell the audience as much as you know
about the class activities.
13. Make sure you include:
a. What the class is doing
b. Who is involved (it might be that in a 3/4 class, only the grade 4’s are
being interviewed as they might be doing something interesting that the
grade 3’s are not)
WS3.12
Produces texts in a
fluent and legible style
and uses computer
technology to present
these effectively in a
variety of ways.
c. What they learnt that week or what they did that week and
d. What they will be doing in the future, for example if they are learning
about Australian Animals in the classroom, they might be going on an
excursion to an Australian Animal museum.
e. You can conclude your presentation by telling the audience how the
class has felt about learning about learning about the topic.
Once you have written your speech make sure you proof read it and edit the speech to
ensure that you have included all information and that it flows nicely. Your speech
should also be presented to your teacher so they can proof read it as well. You are then
WS3.10
Uses knowledge of
sentence structure,
grammar and
punctuation to edit
own writing.
ready to present!
HOW TO GIVE A SPEECH:
Once you have written your speech you are ready to present! But not before you do
some quick steps to make sure your presentation is ready for everybody to hear.
14. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse!! Practice makes perfect!
15. Remember to speak clearly
16. Always speak at a good speed. Not too fast and not too slow…just right!
17. Practice using an appropriate volume. You need to make sure everybody can
hear you. So no shouting or whispering!
18. Stand up straight and pretend to be confident (even if your not!) Keep your chin
up so your voice can stream out to everybody and not to the floor!
19. Make eye contact. This is really important to keep the audience’s attention and
will make the audience listen.
Once you have practiced, keeping in mind everything mentioned above, you are ready
to present a fantastic speech!! Good Luck!
TS3.1
Communicates
effectively for a range
of purposes and with a
variety of audiences to
express well
developed,
well organised
ideas dealing
with more challenging
topics.
SPORTS PRESENTERS
YOUR ROLE: Your role as sports presenters is to research and present one local
sporting item and one national sporting item OR you might like to present two national
sporting items OR two local sporting items. The duration of the presentation need only
last 1-2 minutes.
PROPS YOU WILL NEED:

Bow Ties
HOW TO RESEARCH:
Many resources are available for you to find sporting news. The newspaper is an
excellent source and even your local Border Mail or The Daily Advertiser will have
national sport as well as local sport. To find these newspapers on the internet visit:
http://www.bordermail.com.au
OR
http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au
These will include some national news but if you want more of a broad range of
national sport go to
http://www.sydneymorningherald.com.au
You can also find articles by buying your local news paper and searching through to
find a sporting article that interests you.
Once you have found an article, read through making sure you write down any key
factors or information that you would like to include in your presentation. Once you
have all the important facts about the sporting item it is now time to write a speech!
HOW TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR SPEECH:
Your speech must contain enough information so the audience can understand the
basics of what is being reported. Remember, your speech should only last 1-2 minutes.
Your speech should contain the following three areas:

An introduction

The main points

A conclusion
Before you write or type your speech, you must take into consideration some important
factors.
20. Your introduction should begin to tell the audience what your story is going to
be about. Include the basics:
Who (Who was involved in the news story)
When (When did the news story take place)
Where (Where did the news story take place) and
What (What was the news story about)
The introduction should “catch” the audience’s attention. If possible begin your
presentation with a sentence that will make the audience want to know more.
For example, you might like to begin a sentence with “Henty will take on
Culcairn in what should be a thrilling match in this weekends Football game.”
This will make the audience sit up and listen to what you will say next.
WS3.9
Produces a wide range
of well-structured and
well-presented literary
and factual texts for a
wide variety of purposes
and audiences using
increasingly challenging
topics, ideas, issues and
written language
features.
WS3.12
Produces texts in a
fluent and legible style
and uses computer
technology to present
these effectively in a
variety of ways.
21. The main bulk of your speech should contain the most information. You may
like to jot down information about your story to act as a checklist to make sure
you don’t miss out on anything.
22. Add adjectives (describing words). This makes the presentation much more
interesting. Instead of saying “Henty Netball team played against Culcairn on
the weekend winning 40-39.” You could say “Henty played a thrilling game of
netball on the weekend against Culcairn, winning by just one point. The game
was tightly matched the whole way through until Henty shot the winning goal
minutes before time. Henty is now through to the semi- finals on the weekend.
Good Luck Henty!” The use of “thrilling” and “tightly matched” draws the
attention on the audience and makes them sit up and listen.
23. You should also include a conclusion to “wrap” your story up. This may include
further information such as “If you would like information on how to become a
member of you local swim team, please contact Heather on 0260565245”.
Once you have written your speech make sure you proof read it and edit the speech to
ensure that you have included all information and that it flows nicely. Your speech
should also be presented to your teacher so they can proof read it as well. You are then
WS3.10
Uses knowledge of
sentence structure,
grammar and
punctuation to edit
own writing.
ready to present!
HOW TO PRESENT YOUR SPORTS STORY:
Once you have written your speech you are ready to present! But not before you do
some quick steps to make sure your presentation is ready for everybody to hear.
1. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse!! Practice makes perfect!
2. Remember to speak clearly
3. Always speak at a good speed. Not too fast and not too slow…just right!
4. Practice using an appropriate volume. You need to make sure everybody can
hear you. So no shouting or whispering!
TS3.1
Communicates
effectively for a range
of purposes and with a
variety of audiences to
express well
developed,
well organised
ideas dealing
with more challenging
topics.
5. Stand up straight and be confident (even if your not!) Keep your chin up so
your voice can stream out to everybody and not to the floor! Remember, being
grade sixes, everybody looks up to you, so do not be scared as they’re going to
think your great no matter what.
6. Make eye contact. This is really important to keep the audience’s attention and
will make them listen.
Once you have practiced, keeping in mind everything mentioned above, you are ready
to present a fantastic speech!! Good Luck!
WEATHER PRESENTER
YOUR ROLE: Your role as the weather presenter is to research and present the local
weather and the weather of all capital cites. The duration of the presentation need only
last 1-2 minutes.
PROPS YOU WILL NEED:

Map of Australia

Weather pictures

Pointing stick

Yellow raincoat (if its going to rain in Henty)

Flower necklace (if it is going to be sunny in Henty)
HOW TO RESEARCH:
Many resources are available for you to find the weather forecast. The newspaper is an
excellent source and even your local Border Mail or The Daily Advertiser will have
national weather as well as local weather. Due to Henty being a small town, the
newspaper does not specifically forecast Henty weather, so use the weather of your
nearest major town, which is Wagga Wagga. To find weather forecasts on the internet
visit:
http://www.bordermail.com.au
OR
http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au
These papers will include national weather but if you want a newspaper which is
specifically national weather go to
WS3.12
Produces texts in a
fluent and legible style
and uses computer
technology to present
these effectively in a
variety of ways.
http://www.sydneymorningherald.com.au
To find the extended weather forecast (weather forecast for the whole week) for each
capital city visit:
http://www.weather.com.au
Once you are at the website click on one of the states (eg New South Wales) located on
the left side of the page. Next you need to click on the city you would like to find the
weather report for (eg Sydney). This will show you the weather forecast for this city for
the whole week.
RS3.5
Reads independently
an extensive range of
texts with increasing
content demands and
responds to themes
and issues.
You can also find the weather report by buying your local newspaper or watching the
weather report at the end of the news on the television. Normally local news is at
6.00pm on channel nine (Win) every week day and national news is at 7:00pm on
channel nine and ABC.
Once you have found the weather for the capital cities and Henty, write down all
information that will help you in your presentation. Once you have all the important
facts about the weather it is now time to write a speech!
HOW TO PLAN AND WRITE UP A SPEECH:
Your speech must contain enough information so the audience can understand the
basics of what is being reported. Remember, your speech should only last 1-2 minutes.
For each weather report for each town you must include the name of the town, the
temperature for that day and the description of that weather.
RS3.6
Uses a comprehensive
range of skills and
strategies appropriate
to the type of text
being read.
For example:
“Henty will be fine and sunny today with a top of 24 degrees.
Some cloud will develop late afternoon and showers are
expected overnight.”
This tells us where we are talking about, the temperature of the day and a description
on the weather
Before you begin you must familiarize yourself with some weather terminology.

Cloudy

Showers

Fine

Sunny

Overcast (clouds developing )

Thunder

Lightening

Windy

Frost (ice forming over night)

Storm

Fog

Late change (either sunny in morning then rain or rain in the morning then
sunny)

Mainly fine (sun with some cloud)
Some words you might like to use are underlined to describe the weather

Showers clearing

Early frost then fine

Becoming fine after a shower or two

Partly cloudy
WS3.9
Produces a wide range
of well-structured and
well-presented literary
and factual texts for a
wide variety of purposes
and audiences using
increasingly challenging
topics, ideas, issues and
written language
features.
The weather report might like to also include the wind direction

Light southerly winds

North westerly winds

Moderate southerly winds

Gail warnings for Port Philip Bay
The weather report that you find your information from should include wind directions
so look closely to find this information.
Once you have written your speech make sure you proof read it and edit the speech to
ensure that you have included all information and that it flows nicely. Your speech
should also be presented to your teacher so they can proof read it as well. You are then
ready to present!
WS3.10
Uses knowledge
of
sentence structure,
grammar and
punctuation to
edit
own writing.
HOW TO USE THE PROPS:
You as the weather person will have use of the weather map (Australia map)! You will
put pictures onto the weather board to describe the weather in Henty and other capital
cities. You should do this before you present to the school, so when you actually do
present you are not trying to find the different pictures. Instead, place them on the
weather map before you reach the stage so once you are up there you can just use a
pointer to point to which town you are talking about.
HOW TO PRESENT YOUR WEATHER PRESENTATION:
Once you have written your speech you are ready to present! But not before you do
some quick steps to make sure your presentation is ready for everybody to hear.
24. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse!! Practice makes perfect!
25. Remember to speak clearly
WS3.13
Critically analyses
own
texts in terms of how
well they have been
written, how
effectively
they present the
subject
matter and how they
influence the reader.
26. Always speak at a good speed. Not too fast and not too slow…just right!
27. Practice using an appropriate volume. You need to make sure everybody can
hear you. So no shouting or whispering!
28. Stand up straight and be confident (even if your not!) Keep your chin up so
your voice can stream out to everybody and not to the floor! Remember, being
grade sixes, everybody looks up to you, so do not be scared as they’re going to
think your great no matter what.
29. Make eye contact. This is really important to keep the audience’s attention and
will make them listen.
Once you have practiced, keeping in mind everything mentioned above, you are ready
to present a fantastic speech!! Good Luck!