Lesson video

Hello everybody, I'm Miss Afzal and I'm wondering how you're doing.

I hope you're doing well.

I'm feeling really good because we have explored one of my very favourite books today.

It is a picture book called, ""Mirror"" by Jeannie Baker.

It looks like this, and it also looks like this.

Oh my goodness.

There's something very, very special about this book, which we're gonna be getting into shortly.

So I'd like you to go off and find your copy of ""Mirror"" by Jeannie Baker.

So I'm gonna pause here while you go and get your copy of the text.

While you're gone I'm just gonna spin this book around so we can see both of the front covers 'cause it's pretty unique in that respect.

Okay, so you're back.

You've got your copy of the text.

Let's get into it.

I'm really excited.

Hope you are to.

The outcome for today's lesson is I can infer meaning from images in ""Mirror"." We have some keywords in our lesson today.

Let's go through them one at a time.

My turn.

Your turn.

Western, Moroccan inference, panel.

Great stuff.

I loved hearing those.

Let's find out what these words mean.

Western refers to countries in the west part of the world and those with historical, political, or cultural links with Western countries.

Moroccan refers to something or someone associated with the country of Morocco located in North Africa.

Inference means to use clues from within the text to draw conclusions.

Panels refer to a distinct section or frame that contains a specific scene or moment in the story.

Let's make sure we look out for these words.

Let's listen for them.

Let's think about them.

Let are going to be in our lesson.

So what is happening in our lesson today? Inferring meaning from images in ""Mirror"." Well, we'll begin by exploring the Western story and then we'll be exploring the Moroccan story.

Let's begin.

"Mirror" is created by Jeannie Baker and take a look at that cover.

It's so incredible because what we are seeing, we are seeing two covers and they are both the front cover.

Each of them is the front cover of the book.

One has the writing in Arabic and the other has the writing in English.

So what do we know so far about this amazing text "Mirror" by Jeannie Baker? The text is a dual narrative text with two stories that can be read side by side.

It is presented in picture book form.

Unlike traditional picture books, "Mirror" features, hardly any written text.

It can be considered a wordless text.

Instead of words it relies on intricate detailed collage artwork to convey its message.

The text is set in Morocco and Australia.

It depicts two different landscapes.

I wonder what you're noticing as you take a look at those landscapes in the two covers of "Mirror." What amazing images, what a talented person is Jeanie Baker.

Inference means to use clues from within the text to draw conclusions.

Is like being a detective and figuring out something that isn't directly said in a story by using clues and what you already know.

So it's searching on the lookout for clues to help you work out what's going on.

What's being meant.

Inferring meaning can help us to build our understanding of the story.

It can help us discover the hidden messages that the author has planted and answer our own questions that we have about the text.

We can look for clues in the words.

Even a wordless text will usually contain some text in the illustrations.

After the title page, Jeannie Baker introduces the reader to how the text can be read.

She describes the two stories as Western in an Australian setting and Moroccan.

So we've got the Western story and the Moroccan story.

In a Western story, panels are designed to be read from left to right.

The Moroccan story like Arabic script is read from right to left.

The spine of the text acts like a "Mirror".

So right there going down the middle of the text is the spine and that is the "Mirror" that is reflecting where each story is being reflected in the other story.

So clever.

There it is.

There's our "Mirror" check for understanding, match for two stories to how they're read.

So we have Western story and a Moroccan story and one is read from right to left and the other is read from left to right.

So pause the video while you match up the stories and how they're read.

Well done if you match them this way.

The Western story is read from left to right and the Moroccan story is read from right to left.

The way that Arabic script is read, we we're now going to explore the first two pages in the text for both settings.

To begin, we're going to read the Western story.

Picture books usually include lots of details.

We're going to spend time noticing smaller details and inferring from what we can see.

So you'll be looking for clues.

First of all, I would like you to read page one.

The first panel depicts a young boy getting up outta his bed.

What can you see and what can you infer? So pause the video while you take a look at page one and the first panel.

What can you see and what can you infer? Tell someone nearby and you might like to start your sentence with I wonder if or perhaps, maybe.

So pause video while you take a look at page one and share with someone nearby what you can see and what you can infer.

Okay, it's good to be back with you.

So what did you see? What did you infer on his first page? So in panel one, a young boy is getting up outta bed, the moon is still in the sky.

Did you see in panel two that he gets into bed with his parents and in panel three his mother is getting up to care for a young baby.

A neighbour looks out of their window and in panel four the mother holds a baby above her head.

That's very sweet.

Okay, now what did you infer? Maybe something like this.

In first panel, perhaps the boy hasn't been sleeping well, it might be dawn as the sky is getting lighter.

In the next panel maybe the boy is getting used to his own room.

He still likes the comfort provided by his parents.

Yeah, some kids find that and maybe you wondered if the baby has woken up and made some noise.

The father has the sheets over his face and finally the baby and the mother both share a smile.

It's now morning, well done for sharing what you saw and what you inferred.

And now let's move on to page two.

The first panel depicts the baby being fed its bottle.

What do you notice about the roles of the father and the mother? What can you infer? Pause the video while you take a look at this page and share with someone nearby what you notice about the roles of the father and the mother and what can you infer? Let's see what Lucas has to say.

I notice the panels at the top depict the mother's actions feeding the baby, and the cat setting the table.

And in the lower panels the father is building or fixing their fireplace.

He writes a list of things he needs to buy.

Great spot, great noticing Lucas, maybe you notice some similar things.

Check for understanding which of the following actions does the mother do in the morning? Unloads the dishwasher, checks the internet for a place to purchase tools.

Makes a cup of tea, plays with dinosaurs.

Pause video while you choose which of these actions the mother does in the morning.

Well done.

If you selected unloads the dishwasher and makes a cup of tea.

Readers can infer that the mother makes a cup of tea from her putting water in the kettle and then seeing the mugs next to her while she's feeding the baby.

Great inference.

And now it's time for your first task.

I would like you to refer to pages one and two from the Western text.

Describe the family and their morning routine in Australia.

And you might like to use these sentence starters.

The family includes, so who's in the family.

In the morning the young boy, what does he do? In the morning the mother, what does she do? In the morning the father, what does he get up to? And for breakfast, the family eats.

What do they have for their breakfast? So pause the video here while you use these sentence starters to describe the family and their morning routine.

All right, it's good to be back with you.

So what did this family get up to in the morning? What is their routine? Their family includes a young boy, his mother and father, and a younger sibling, perhaps baby brother.

Not sure.

In the morning the young boy wakes up and heads into his parents' room.

He then has breakfast while playing with some toy dinosaurs.

I wonder if you like playing in the morning while having breakfast.

In the morning the mother cares for the baby.

She feeds the baby and the cat before making a cup of tea and setting the table for breakfast.

In the morning the father has a shower, then starts some DIY writing a list of tools he requires to fix the fireplace.

For breakfast, the family eats cereal and drinks orange juice.

I can also see bread and a toaster plus some bananas.

Oh my goodness, this is making me feel hungry.

What about you? I hope you've had a good breakfast.

Did you notice what the family are eating out of? What might this be? Pause video while you share with someone what the family are eating out of.

Okay, fantastic.

Good to be back with you and so many things to notice.

So many details.

I hope you enjoyed sharing those with someone nearby.

Okay, and now it's time for us to move to the Moroccan story.

I'm very excited about this.

So we're now going to read the Moroccan story read page one festival.

The first panel depicts a set of buildings on top of a hill or a mountain.

What can you see and what can you infer? In some parts of rural Morocco homes are traditionally made out of locally available materials such as adobe, which is a mixture of clay, straw, and water.

And you might like to begin your sentences where you are talking about what you are inferring with sentence starters such as I wonder if, perhaps, or maybe so pause the video here, turn to someone nearby and share what can you see in this first page and what can you infer? Okay, we are back together.

I'm so curious.

What did you spot? What did you see and what did you infer? Maybe something like this.

In panel one there are a range of different buildings made out of adobe.

A light is on in the home on the far left, it looks like it is dawn.

Panel two zooms in and shows a similar window to the Moroccan cover.

Two starks have formed a nest overhead.

The panel three, a female figure is using a loom to make a rug or carpet.

A loom is is what's used when for weaving.

And in panel four the same figure is seen in prayer.

So this is what we can see.

And what can you infer? In the first panel everyone else is asleep.

Only one window is lit up.

I wonder if the rug or carpet is made by hand.

Another inference.

I think religion is very important to the figure.

She's praying.

Yeah, it's very likely that the figure is performing Salat Muslim daily prayers perhaps Fajr, which is performed at dawn.

There are five prayers, daily prayers and Fajr is the first prayer of the day.

Now I'd like you to read page two.

The first panel depicts the mother fetching water from a well.

What do you notice about the roles of the father and the mother? And what can you infer? Pause video while you read page two.

And what do you notice about the roles of the father and the mother? What can you infer? Here's Sam, I notice that the two rows follow a similar pattern to the western story.

The mother collects food making breakfast.

The father accounts some money out and places it in a satchel.

Hmm, good spot Sam.

I wonder if you notice the same.

And Moroccan money is called Dirham.

Check for understanding which of the following actions does the mother do in the morning.

Collects eggs, bakes flatbread, counts out money.

Pause the video while you decide which actions the mother does in the morning.

Well done if you selected collects eggs and bakes flatbread.

Moroccan families will usually eat various types of bread.

Most commonly are khobz around Moroccan bread or batbout Moroccan flatbread.

This is usually accompanied by Atay b;nana.

A mixture of green tea, mint leaves and sugar.

Sounds delicious.

And now it's time for your next task.

I'd like you to refer to pages one and two from the Moroccan text and describe the family and their morning routine in Morocco.

Use the following sentence starters.

The family includes, in the morning the young boy, in the morning the mother, in the morning the father.

And for breakfast the family eats.

So pause the video while you take a look at pages one and two and describe the family and their morning routine in Morocco to someone nearby.

I'll see you when you're finished.

How do you describe the family and their morning routine? Let's have a look.

The family includes the young boy, his mother and father, and a younger sibling.

There are three elder family members living with them.

In the morning, the young boy is being comforted perhaps by a grandparent.

In the morning, the mother is working on a rug or carpet before praying.

She then collects water, milk, and eggs, which she makes the round flatbreads with.

In the morning the father collects money to place into a satchel.

For breakfast the family eats round flatbreads with tea.

And did you notice what the bread was being cooked in? That might be something you might like to go back and have another look at.

So well done for describing the family and their morning routine in Morocco.

And now for the next part of your task, I'd like you to refer to pages one and two from both the Western and the Moroccan text.

How is the Moroccan family and their morning routine different to the Australian family? So pause video while you refer to pages one and two in both text and share with someone nearby.

How is the Moroccan family and their morning routine different to the Australian family? Okay, so what did you notice about the differences? Aisha noticed that the men and women in the family have different roles and responsibilities.

Also, the Moroccan text had extended family members.

I wonder if they all live together.

Yeah, really interesting to notice that.

Great Aisha.

And how about Alex? In rural Morocco there is less technology.

The family do not have a dishwasher or toaster.

They use a clay or mud brick oven.

These are known as tannour or tabouna.

Thank you Alex.

Yeah, great.

Noticing everyone.

I wonder what you notice.

Maybe something similar, maybe something different.

And I wonder how these routines compare to yours at home.

Are they similar or different? What do you do in the morning? How do you have your breakfast? And what are your morning routines? What fun to think of these.

In our lesson today inferring meaning from images in "Mirror" we have covered the following.

Inference means to use clues from within the text to draw conclusions.

Inferring meaning can help us to build our understanding of the story.

In the western story, panels are designed to be read from left to right.

The Moroccan story like Arabic script is read from right to left.

The spine of the text acts like a "Mirror".

The morning routines of both families share lots of similarities and some differences.

Well done everybody for joining in with this story.

I loved hearing your inferences, how you were inferring meaning from those incredible panels.

And I loved finding out about the similarities and differences between these two families.

I look forward to seeing you at the next lesson.

Bye for now.