Lesson video

Hello everybody.

I'm Miss Adsal and I'm wondering how you're doing.

I hope you're doing well.

I'm feeling really good because we're gonna exploring 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 too.

The outcome for today's lesson is I can compare and contrast images in "Mirror".

We have some keywords in our lesson.

Let's go through them.

My turn, your turn, prediction, landscape.

Compare, contrast, great stuff.

I enjoyed hearing those loud and clear.

Let's find out what these words mean.

A prediction is an educated guess based on evidence in the text or prior knowledge.

A landscape refers to the visible features of an area of land, including its physical elements such as mountains, hills, valleys, rivers, and plants, as well as human made elements such as buildings, roads, and structures.

Comparing involves identifying similarities between two or more things, ideas, concepts or texts.

Contrasting involves identifying differences between two or more things, ideas, concepts or texts.

We are going to be on the lookout for these words.

Let's listen out for them.

Let's think carefully about them.

They will be occurring in our lesson.

So what's happening in our today? Using images to make comparisons and predictions in "Mirror".

Well, we'll begin by making predictions about images and then we'll be comparing and contrasting.

Let's begin, "Mirror" is created by Jeannie Baker.

Have a look at those covers, those two "Mirror" image covers.

What an incredible text, there's nothing like it.

It's really, really unique.

What do we know so far? The text is a dual narrative text with two stories that can be read side by side.

The Moroccan story is read from right to left.

The Western story is read from left to right.

The two stories share some similarities and differences.

There are different family members sharing the home as well as morning traditions and routines that differ based on a rural or urban environment.

From reading the afterward, the two locations are based on two places that the creator Jeanie Baker has visited or lived in.

The Moroccan story is set in the Valley of the Roses.

The Western Australian setting is based on a suburb that's a small section of Sydney.

Here we have the Valley of the Roses.

Oh my goodness, I haven't been to Morocco, but oh my gosh, I want to go look at that.

It looks so luscious, so incredible and here is Sydney.

Wow, there's so much going on.

So many buildings, greenery, the sea.

I wanna go there too, oh my goodness, I want to travel.

Wow, so many incredible places in this world.

Check for understanding, which of the following is true? Jeannie Baker has visited the Valley of the Roses.

The Valley of the Roses is located in Australia.

The western setting is based on a suburb in Sydney.

Pause the video while you decide which of these statements is true.

While done if you selected A and C, indeed, Jeannie Baker has visited the Valley of the Roses in Morocco and the western setting is based on a suburb in Sydney.

Having finished breakfast, the Australian boy gets into the car with his father.

I'd like you now to read page three of the Western story.

The first panel depicts the boy waving to his mother and sibling.

What can you see, how would you describe the landscape? And remember, the landscape is the physical features of an area and also the human made features.

So pause the video while you read page three and take a look at what you can see.

And how would you describe the landscape? Share with someone nearby.

Maybe you said something like this.

I can see a busy motorway or a freeway full of vehicles.

There is advertising for chocolate as well as the Whitsundays, which look like tropical islands.

I notice the Sydney Harbour bridge.

Oh, great spot.

I can see a young boy supporting the Tigers.

Perhaps a sports team.

It is in industrial area, so it's an area where maybe things are made, things are produced and made, goods and services.

Let's now compare this to the panels in the Moroccan story.

I'd like you to read page three.

The first panel depicts the boy being lifted up onto a donkey.

His mother is passing the carpet to the father.

So again, turn to someone nearby.

What can you see and how would you describe the landscape? Pause the video while you share with someone nearby.

Okay, did you come up with something like this I wonder? I can see a quiet town.

There was still only one light on surrounded by desert.

There are some crops before the father and son begin to climb the rocky hills and mountains.

I noticed that the boy has a younger sibling who's resting on his mother's back.

Chickens are kept near to the other animals.

Okay, fantastic, really good noticing and great descriptions of the landscape.

So where do you think both families are going and how do you know this? Remember, a prediction can be based on what you've looked at and discussed so far.

It could also link to your own personal experience.

You might like to begin your sentence like this.

I predict, what do you predict? And then give your reason, because, so pause the video while you share with someone nearby your prediction about where you think both families are going and how you know this.

Let's see what Sofia has to say.

I predict that the Australian family are on their way to a shop because the father is making a list at breakfast for tools that he needed.

Yeah, really good prediction based on that.

Nice, nice kind of use of inference as well, that clue from the shopping list.

And Jun, what's your prediction? I predict that the Moroccan family are taking the carpet somewhere, perhaps to family far away because they have food, a chicken to last them the journey.

Okay, really good noticing, good predicting Jun.

We'll find out what happens.

Check for understanding, true or false? Both landscapes are similar to each other.

Pause the video and decide if this is true or false.

Well done if you selected false.

And now I'd like you to justify your answer with one of these statements.

Either A, the Australian family travel by car, the Moroccan family travel by donkey, or B, the Australian landscape is busy and crowded.

The Moroccan landscape is quiet and empty.

Pause the video while you decide which of these justifies your earlier answer.

Well done if you selected the second statement or both.

Although both of these statements are true, it's the second one that is more of a direct justification for your earlier answer.

And now I'd like you to turn over both pages to read pages four and five.

The Western story shows the boy and his father still in traffic.

What can you see? How would you describe the landscape? And we can see an image here of Melbourne Airport.

So pause the video while you share with someone nearby.

What can you see, how would you describe the landscape? Here is Jacob, I noticed there's lots of technology.

The boy and his father are using a satellite navigation device for directions.

Oh yeah, true, I noticed in their car as well, yeah.

CCTV records them as they approach an airport.

There are lots of roadworks, okay.

Yeah, so much you're noticing there, thank you, Jacob.

In the Moroccan story, the boy and his father passed by another town.

Buildings are made out of adobe, which is a mixture of clay, straw and water.

So what can you see and how would you describe the landscape? Pause the video while you take a look at this page and share with someone nearby.

What can you see and how would you describe the landscape? Aisha, I can see people tending to crops in the background.

There are camels in livestock.

A woman can be seen making a carpet out of the sun's rays.

There is a city in a distance.

Several figures are on their way there.

Wow, so much that you spotted there, Aisha, fantastic.

Thanks for sharing that, and also we can see on our screen an image of a desert-like area in Morocco, maybe similar to some of the landscape that the boy and his father were travelling through.

Now, where do you think both families are going? Have your initial thoughts changed, why or why not? Remember, a prediction can be based on what you've looked at and discussed so far.

It can also link to your own personal experience and you can begin your sentence, I predict, give your prediction and then give your reasoning because.

So pause the video here while you share with someone nearby.

Where do you think the families are going? Have your initial thoughts changed, why or why not? Here's Alex, I now think that the Australian family are off to the airport because they are very close to the planes.

Perhaps they're collecting something that's been flown in.

Interesting and Andeep.

I predict that the Moroccan boy and his father are going to visit family in the larger city.

Lots of figures are approaching by bike, animal or walking.

Some really interesting ideas there.

I wonder what predictions you had and we'll be finding out in due course what happens.

Check for understanding.

Match the forms of transport seen in each story so far.

Refer to pages three to five for support.

So the transport we've seen so far is we've seen the plane, bicycle, donkey and car.

And I'd like you to match those to either the Moroccan story or the western story.

Pause the video while you do this.

Hopefully you matched the plane to the western story.

The bicycle was in the Moroccan story and the western story.

The donkey was in the Moroccan story and a car was in the Western story.

Well done if you made these connections.

Bicycles can be seen in both stories.

They're used along the mountain path and in the city.

What a fantastic mode of transport.

I wonder if you enjoy riding a bicycle.

And now it's time for your task.

I'd like you to turn over both pages to pages six and seven.

Were your predictions correct? In this task, we're going to describe the Valley of the Roses, Morocco and Sydney, Australia.

I'd like you to write three sentences about each of the landscapes.

Use the sentence stems, the characters travel by or on, they're surrounded by, in the distance there are.

And refer to pages three to seven.

So pause the video here while you describe the Valley of Roses, Morocco and Sydney, Australia.

And write three sentences about each of the landscapes and you've got your sentence stems there to support you.

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

Now how did you get on with this task? Describing the Valley of the Roses, Morocco and Sydney, Australia.

Let's start with the Valley of the Roses.

The characters travel on a donkey.

They have also brought with them livestock.

Two chickens and sheep and livestock are animals that are kept by people for food, milk, wool, leather and so on.

They are surrounded by mountains which tower over them.

The mountains look like they're made of the same material as the adobe buildings.

In the distance there is a very large city which lots of people are heading for.

And now onto Sydney.

The characters travel by car through busy roads until they arrive at a hardware store.

They're surrounded by large buildings, bridges, and cranes.

Roadworks suggests that more buildings are going to be built.

In the distance, there is an airport.

On page three, I noticed the sea, the ocean, fantastic descriptions of the Valley of the Roses, Morocco and Sydney, Australia.

I am desperate to visit each, maybe one day.

And now let's compare and contrast.

When we compare and contrast, we are focusing on similarities and differences.

Similarities are things that are alike or the same in two or more things.

Differences are things that are not the same.

By comparing, we can find how things are alike, which helps us see patterns and connections.

When we contrast, we notice differences.

And this helps us see unique details or aspects that make each thing special.

Check for understanding, match the following keywords to their definitions, compare and contrast.

And the definitions involves identifying differences between two or more things, ideas, concepts, or texts, involves identifying similarities between two or more things, ideas, concepts or texts.

Pause the video while you match the keywords to their definitions.

Well done if you match compare to involving identifying similarities between two or more things.

And contrast involves identifying differences between two or more things.

Well done if you made these connections.

And now it's time for your next task.

In this task we're going to compare and contrast the two stories, Western and Moroccan.

What similarities and differences can you find? As well as focusing on the content of the panels, you can also look at the layout of them too.

Compare and contrast the text by filling in notes in the corresponding boxes.

Refer to both stories when completing the task.

So here are the boxes.

So I'd like you to compare and contrast the two stories, Western and Moroccan.

Write down similarities and differences.

And here's one to get you started.

So similarities, the panels are in a similar format in both stories, differences, the landscapes of both stories are very different.

So pause the video now while you have a go at completing these boxes and see if you can come up with some more similarities between the text and some more differences.

Compare and contrast.

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

How did you get on with your task? So similarities.

So the panels are in a similar format in both stories.

The final pages six and seven are mirrored.

The characters are the same, boys with their father.

Both characters are travelling, however they're using different forms of transport.

Okay, and moving on to differences.

The landscapes of both stories are very different.

One is set in a rural mountainous desert.

The other is set in an urban busy city.

The characters are performing different actions.

One is bringing goods to a city.

The other is collecting goods.

Really great comparing and contrasting there, well done.

And I wonder if maybe you noticed some more similarities and differences as well.

In our lesson using images to make comparisons and predictions in "Mirror", we've covered the following.

The Moroccan story is set in the Valley of the Roses.

The Western or Australian setting is based on a suburb of Sydney.

The two landscapes contrast with each other.

A prediction can be based on reading and discussion.

It can also link to a reader's own personal experience.

By comparing, we can find how things are alike, which helps us see patterns and connections.

When we contrast, we notice differences.

And this helps us see unique details or aspects that make each thing special.

It's been really special spending this time with you today during this lesson.

So thank you so much for joining in.

I loved all your comparisons, hearing about the contrast, your predictions, and I'm really looking forward to the next lesson.

Bye for now.