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How would you write to the target audience of kindergartners with limited attention spans?

  • For AP English, our assignment is to write a monologue to a target audience. Everyone in the class has a different target audience and we have to present our monologue to the class and see if they can guess. Mine is to a group of kindergartners with limited attention spans. Please help! I'm thinking of starting with something like Boys and Girls, I will need your undivided attention please. & then talking until they lose their attention and then saying, could everyone please look at me while I talk, focus kids. After this, we'll be able to color or finger paint. Please, concentrate. i dont know how to show that it's kindergartners with limited attention though.. i'm not sure how long it should be either but probably enough to keep me up there in front of the class for 3 minutes or so.. any ideas would be appreciated!

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    I would be very straightforward and to the point...don't use larger words such as "undivided attention." Also, have A LOT of emotion in your voice, and change your tone! It will help the kids to maintain attention.

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You're talking about marketing to 5 year olds. That's a heck of a lot easier than adults. Just mention Ironman and Spiderman. Kids like being involved so make sure to use hand gestures and silly questions as your weapon of choice. Also watch some nick jr to see how they do it.

small words, lots of gestures and sudden noises, and a few body function noises would keep all interested. maybe tell it like a story, and get very lively! 5 year olds like kinetic, bright, loud and simple.

Use really really simple words. And I like the idea of starting off saying "Boys and Girls I will need ur undivided attention for a little while." u could also reference popular kids things like cartoon ppl to make points. Hope i helped and good luck!

I think attention-span-challenged kindergartners would respond better if you, instead of telling them "look at me, focus, concentrate", etc: 1) Use only simple words that they will know (nothing like "undivided" or "concentrate"). 2) Provide opportunities for them to participate -- ask them questions, like "Ok, raise your hand if you ever got an owie or boo-boo" (if that's what your speech is about). It doesn't matter that there are no actual kindergartners to raise their hands when you're giving it. The teacher will be looking for the fact that you altered your speech to your audience, and giving them an opportunity to participate will lengthen their attention spans. 3) Keep your monologue short! 4) Use voice inflection. Don't be monotone. Tell fun stories that they can relate to.

I think attention-span-challenged kindergartners would respond better if you, instead of telling them "look at me, focus, concentrate", etc: 1) Use only simple words that they will know (nothing like "undivided" or "concentrate"). 2) Provide opportunities for them to participate -- ask them questions, like "Ok, raise your hand if you ever got an owie or boo-boo" (if that's what your speech is about). It doesn't matter that there are no actual kindergartners to raise their hands when you're giving it. The teacher will be looking for the fact that you altered your speech to your audience, and giving them an opportunity to participate will lengthen their attention spans. 3) Keep your monologue short! 4) Use voice inflection. Don't be monotone. Tell fun stories that they can relate to.

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Use really really simple words. And I like the idea of starting off saying "Boys and Girls I will need ur undivided attention for a little while." u could also reference popular kids things like cartoon ppl to make points. Hope i helped and good luck!

Jess Lee

You're talking about marketing to 5 year olds. That's a heck of a lot easier than adults. Just mention Ironman and Spiderman. Kids like being involved so make sure to use hand gestures and silly questions as your weapon of choice. Also watch some nick jr to see how they do it.

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I would be very straightforward and to the point...don't use larger words such as "undivided attention." Also, have A LOT of emotion in your voice, and change your tone! It will help the kids to maintain attention.

small words, lots of gestures and sudden noises, and a few body function noises would keep all interested. maybe tell it like a story, and get very lively! 5 year olds like kinetic, bright, loud and simple.

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