G7 Verse and Prose: Emphasis and Modulation

The 'elicitation technique' helps your students produce natural answers, and relieves the pressure of having to memorise facts.

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I have written a post previously covering verse form, metre and rhythm, which you can find here, but I haven’t yet covered the final question asked at this grade:

AC 6.3 Explain how to emphasise and modulate the voice, using examples of when and how these techniques have been used in the selections

I always remind my students that the Knowledge section should not be about memorising facts, but about sharing their understanding clearly and naturally. So I use the ‘elicitation technique’ to find out how much they already understand about emphasis and modulation.

Elicitation: asking questions to find out what they already know, rather than giving them the answers

The ‘elicitation technique’ means asking your students questions to find out what they already know, rather than giving them the answers. Here’s a good way to start them off: