Hello there.

How are you doing? Hope you're really, really well today.

My name's Ms. Afzal, and I'm excited for us to continue exploring this adaptation of "Oliver Twist," which has been adapted by Geraldine McCaughrean.

And of course, the original author was, yep, you got it.

Charles Dickens.

So I'd like you to go off and get your copy of the text.

I will wait here for you.

All right, it's good to see you again.

You've got your adaptation of "Oliver Twist." Today we're really gonna be getting into discussion, in fact, rich discussions.

So I hope you have got all your speaking and listening skills ready to go.

Let's begin.

The outcome for today's lesson is I can answer a range of comprehension questions on "Oliver Twist." We've got a few keywords in today's lesson.

Let's go through them.

My turn, your turn.

Impression, prediction, retrieval.

Fantastic.

Good to hear those loud and clear.

Let's move on to exploring these words in more detail.

So an impression refers to initial feelings about the person, place, or thing gained from reading a text.

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

And retrieval is finding key details or information in the text and extracting them.

So let's make sure we look out for these words.

Let's listen for them.

Let's think carefully about these keywords that will be coming up in today's lesson.

So let's see what's involved in our lesson today.

Building comprehension of "Oliver Twist" through rich discussion.

Well, first of all, we'll be reading chapter seven and next, we'll be answering retrieval questions.

So first of all, chapter seven.

"Oliver Twist is adapted by Geraldine McCaughrean and illustrated by Jeff Anderson.

And what do we know so far? Let's recap.

Oliver is incriminated in a pickpocketing theft.

In chapters five and six, Oliver is taken to court where he's taken pity on by Mr. Brownlow who thinks he may be mistaken about Oliver.

Oliver is looked after by Mr. Brownlow and his housekeeper.

He rests and recovers after his ordeal.

Fagin sends his boys, Nancy and Bill Sikes out in search of Oliver.

In chapter seven, Oliver is beginning to settle into life with Mr. Brownlow in Pentonville, London.

Mr. Brownlow's friend, Mr. Grimwig, is not so sure about Oliver.

I'd like you now to read chapter seven, pages 39 to 43.

After you've read those pages, I'd like you to think about this question.

What does Mr. Grimwig think Oliver do after he is better? So pause the video now while you read chapter seven, pages 39 to 43, and then reflect upon the answer to this question.

What does Mr. Grimwig think Oliver will do after he's better? And share with someone nearby.

Pause the video here.

Okay, well done.

Good to see you again.

And I wonder, what did you come up with? What was your answer to that question? Maybe something like this.

Let's see what Jacob has to say.

Mr. Grimwig thinks the opposite of Mr. Brownlow.

He thinks that Oliver will go back to thieving as soon as he can.

I wonder if you had something like that answer.

Oliver is pleased to be sent on an errand.

And an errand, that's a noun, is a short journey undertaken in order to deliver or collect something, especially on someone else's behalf.

I wonder if you've ever been sent on an errand, maybe by your teacher or someone else at school or maybe at home.

How long has Oliver been at Mr. Brownlow's house? Pause the video here and share your answer to this question with someone nearby.

See what Izzy has to say.

It says in the text that Oliver is keen to be back outside after staying indoors for six long weeks.

Ooh, that is quite a long time, isn't it? Check for understanding.

True or false? Mr. Brownlow trusts Oliver.

Pause the video while you decide if that statement is true or false.

Well done if you selected true.

And now I'd like you to justify your answer.

Let's take a look at these two statements.

A, Mr. Brownlow gives Oliver five pounds and valuable books to return.

Or B, Mr. Brownlow thinks Oliver will be back within 20 minutes, 30 minutes at best.

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

Well done if you selected A.

Yeah, absolutely.

This statement really relates directly to the answer you gave earlier about Mr. Brownlow trusting Oliver.

Really good illustration of that fact.

Good justification.

And now reading on a little further, we find out that when Oliver is on his way to the bookshop, Nancy and Bill finally catch up to him.

I'd like you now to refer to pages 42 and 43.

Why do you think Nancy acts as though she's Oliver's sister? So pause the video here while he refer to those pages and show someone nearby.

Why do you think Nancy acts as though she's Oliver's sister? Okay, here's an answer from Sam.

Nancy is acting to ensure that if Oliver cries out, that he's not believed by passers-by.

She's so convincing that people shake their heads at Oliver in dismay.

Well done if you got an answer similar to this one from Sam.

And next, Bill Sikes and his dog, Bullseye, emerge out of a side alley.

What impression might a reader have of Bill Sikes from how he is described? Refer to page 43 for support.

And remember, an impression is those initial responses that we may have about a person, face or thing.

So what impression might a reader have of Bill Sikes from how he's described? So pause the video here while you refer to page 43 to support and share your answers to this question with someone nearby.

Let's see what Aisha has to say.

Bill Sikes is described as wearing a dirty red bandana, which suggests he does not look after himself or his clothes.

He grabs hold of Oliver's wrist strongly.

He orders Bullseye to keep watch of Oliver who's so intimidated by Bill that he stops resisting.

Okay, yeah, that's quite an impression we get of Bill Sikes.

Check for understanding.

Order the following events from chapter seven.

So let's go through these four events.

So we've got Mr. Brownlow entrusts Oliver with five pounds and valuable books.

Oliver enjoys spending time at Mr. Brownlow's in Pentonville, London.

Mr. Grimwig does not believe Oliver can be trusted.

Nancy and Bill corner Oliver.

He has no way of escape.

So pause the video now while you decide which order these events go in, these events from chapter seven.

Okay, let's see what order you got.

Did you get this as being the first one? Oliver enjoying his time, spending time at Mr. Brownlow's.

Quite a contrast to where he's been before.

Next, Mr. Grimwig does not believe Oliver can be trusted.

After that, Mr. Brownlow entrusts Oliver with the errand.

And finally, Nancy and Bill corner Oliver.

Well done if you put the events into this order.

Page 43 ends on a cliffhanger.

The cliffhanger is where we are left waiting to find out what's going to happen next.

Really, really curious.

Referring to what we already know from our reading, make a prediction about what you think will happen next.

And you can refer to the words, the illustrations, knowledge about the characters and the context of the text.

And you might like to use a sentence starter like this.

So I predict, mhm mhm, because and give your reasoning.

So pause the video here while you refer back to page 43 to that cliffhanger.

And then make your prediction about what you think will happen next, and share with someone nearby.

Okay, I am very, very interested to find out what your predictions are.

So referring to what you know from your reading, hopefully you've made a prediction now about what you think will happen next.

Let's have a look at some predictions.

I predict that Oliver will be returned to Fagin who will not be happy that he has left him.

I think Fagin will take the books and the money from Oliver who will find it tough to escape.

I predict that Oliver will find a way to escape Fagin's den.

I think he will find his way back to Mr. Brownlow who will be wondering what has happened to him.

Some really interesting predictions there.

I wonder if you had something like this or something else.

If your prediction can be justified using information from the text or your prior knowledge about the characters and context, then it's a good prediction.

Okay, we are moving on to the next part of our lesson now where we'll be answering retrieval questions.

And remember, retrieval means where we're looking for key information in the text and extracting our answers using that key information.

Bill Sikes accuses Oliver of having told Mr. Brownlow and his wealthy friends about Fagin's gang.

They return to the slums. I'd like you now to read the first part of chapter eight, pages 44 to 46.

And then after that, to answer this question, how do the boys know that Oliver has been treated well? So pause the video while you read the first part of chapter eight, pages 44 to 46.

And then answer the question, how do the boys know that Oliver has been treated well? And share your answer with someone nearby.

Pause the video here.

What have you got to say, Laura? Oliver returns to Fagin's den with a fancy suit and smart shoes.

Someone has bought these for Oliver as he had no money to afford these himself.

Really good extraction of information from those pages.

Upon arriving back in Fagin's den, Oliver realises how he was found in such a big city.

Refer to page 45.

How was Fagin able to find out where Oliver was living? Pause the video while you refer to page 45 and answer the question and share your answer with someone nearby.

Here's Sofia.

Fagin was able to track down Oliver's location by finding his clothes, which had been donated by Mr. Brownlow's housekeeper when Oliver was given a new suit.

Again, really great retrieval of information from the text.

Check for understanding.

Who expects the five pound note for the work that they did? Fagin, Bill Sikes or Oliver? Pause the video while you decide which character expected the five pound note for the work that they did.

Well done if you selected Bill Sikes.

Bill Sikes threatens Fagin.

He does not want the books that Fagin suggests.

He thinks that he and Nancy deserve the money.

There are some key strategies for retrieving information.

First of all, read the question and underline the keywords.

Two, search for the keywords in the text.

Read the sentence and check it answers the question.

If it doesn't answer the question, read the sentence before or after to find the answer.

And you might need to search for a type of word, for example, a proper noun with a capital letter, an adjective, et cetera.

Check for understanding.

True or false? Searching for keywords is a useful strategy for retrieving information.

Pause the video while you decide if that's true or false.

Well done if you selected true.

Absolutely, it's a great strategy for retrieving information.

And now I'd like you to justify your answer.

Is it A? It helps me find the information I'm looking for quickly or you never need to reread a whole text.

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

Well done if you selected A.

That's a really helpful and more direct justification of your answer.

And now it's time for your task.

Referring to what we've read so far, answer the following retrieval questions.

So A, who snatches the five pound note from Oliver? B, who's the only person in Fagin's gang who regrets their actions? What do they say about Oliver? And C, what does Fagin ask Bill to do, and why? So pause the video now, refer back to the text and use your retrieval strategies to answer these questions.

Good to see you again.

Let's see what answers you came up with.

So who snatched the five pound note from Oliver? Hopefully you got the answer of the Artful Dodger.

Who's the only person in Fagin's gang who regrets their actions? And what do they say about Oliver? Well, it's Nancy.

Nancy stands up to Fagin.

She regrets capturing Oliver and she says that he could have had a chance at better life away from crime.

And what does Fagin ask Bill to do, and why? Fagin asks Bill to quieten Nancy as her shouting might draw unwanted attention from the outside.

He does not want his den to be discovered.

Really well done for having a go at these retrieval questions, and well done for using your retrieval strategies.

In today's lesson, building comprehension of "Oliver Twist" through rich discussion, we have covered the following.

In chapter seven, Oliver is beginning to settle into life with Mr. Brownlow in Pentonville, London.

Readers can form an impression of a range of characters by focusing on how a character is described or depicted in a text.

A prediction can be justified using information from the text or readers' prior knowledge about the characters and context.

Searching for keywords or specific types of words, for example, proper nouns, can support readers in answering retrieval questions.

I'd like to say really well done, everyone for joining in with this lesson around building comprehension of "Oliver Twist" through rich discussion.

It was so great to hear your predictions.

Really, really interested in those and to hear about your impressions of some of the characters.

And well done for having such a good go at those retrieval questions, and using your retrieval strategies to answer those.

It was so good to be with you and I'm really looking forward to the next lesson and I will see you then.

Bye for now.