Classfolio

Talk (oracy)

Talk before you write

Pupils rehearse an answer out loud before they write it.

AI with your mark scheme, or youOn paper: read, you mark
Pupils choose a theme:
Talk before you write, with sentence stems and key vocabulary (Classfolio theme)
Talk before you write, with sentence stems and key vocabulary

Good for

Extended writing: pupils who have said it first write more, and better.

How to set it up

  1. 1In the lesson editor, choose Add slide and pick Oracy activity, then choose Talk before you write.
  2. 2Write the question pupils will talk about and then write.
  3. 3Add a mark scheme if you want the writing marked by AI.
  4. 4Preview it as a pupil, then run the Readiness check before you launch: it flags anything still missing.

Tips from the classroom

  • Keep the talk short and the writing straight after it, while the ideas are fresh.
  • Give partners a job: one explains, one asks questions.