Hello, everyone.

How are you doing? I hope you're feeling really good.

My name is Ms. Afzal.

I tell you what, I'm feeling great today.

Guess why? We are going to be exploring a graphic novel, and I love graphic novels.

This one in particular I adore.

It's called "Frizzy," and it's written by Claribel A.

Ortega, and it's illustrated by Rose Bousamra.

I would like you to go and get your copy of the text, so I will wait here for you, pause the video while you go and get the text.

Okay, you're back.

You have your text in hand, your copy of "Frizzy." I'm really excited because this novel has some fantastic themes.

I can't wait to get into them.

I can't wait to find out about identity, to explore identity, to explore our values and cultural heritage and so many other really important and interesting themes.

Shall we begin? Let's do it.

The outcome for today's lesson is, "I can analyse a scene in detail and ask questions to develop understanding." We have some keywords in our lesson today.

Let's go through them.

My turn, your turn.

Scene.

Visuals.

Narrative.

Context.

Theme.

Let's find out what these words mean.

Seen is a sequence of continuous action in a text.

Visuals are the artistic elements used to tell the story.

Narrative is a spoken or written account of connected events, a story.

Context, the surrounding details that help you understand what you are reading.

And a theme is a big idea, topic, or message that recurs within a text.

These are our key words.

Let's look out for them.

Let's listen out for them.

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

Today's lesson is called Analysing a scene and exploring themes in "Frizzy." It has three parts to it, analysing a scene, asking questions about a scene, and exploring themes.

Let's begin with analysing a scene.

"Frizzy" is a fictional graphic novel text written by Claribel A.

Ortega and illustrated by Rose Bousamra.

The text follows Marlene, a young Dominican-American girl coming to terms with growing up.

What we know so far.

Marlene gets into trouble at school after bullies tease her because of her hair.

After mentioning her father, who had passed away several years before, Marlene pushes Ramón and she ends up in detention.

After explaining what happened to her mother, Marlene discusses her troubles and the two have a chance to share their emotions.

That's on page 129 to 131.

Her mom suggests a weekend with her auntie, Ruby.

In the section titled "A Special Wash Day," Marlene spends some time with her auntie, Ruby.

Read and explore pages 140 to 145 and answer the following question, what do you think Marlene and Ruby Bond over? Pause the video while you read and explore these pages and then share your answers to this question with someone nearby.

Okay, let's find out what Izzy thought.

"Marlene and her auntie bond over their shared dislike of the salon." Yeah, good one, Izzy.

Spotted that right away.

Marlene might also look up to Ruby as she has embraced her natural curls.

I wonder if you have someone that you look up to.

Pause for a moment, tell someone nearby, "Do you have someone that's a bit of a role model for you, someone that you look up to?" Okay, thanks for sharing that.

I wonder if your person was someone at home, in your family, someone at school, someone in your community.

Or it might be someone that you don't actually know in person, but it's still a role model for you.

Check for understanding.

Which of the following are true? And refer to pages 140 to 145 to support.

Marlene dislikes helping her auntie.

Ruby grows fruits and vegetables on her rooftop garden.

Ruby empathises with her niece.

Ruby had to visit the salon until she was 16.

Pause the video while you select which of these statements are true.

Well done if you selected statements B and C.

Indeed Ruby grow fruit and vegetables on her rooftop garden, and Ruby empathises with her niece, Marlene.

Well done if you chose these statements.

We can analyse the scene, remember seen as a sequence of continuous action, in a graphic novel by exploring the following.

Visuals, how the panels are presented on the page, the illustration style, how characters are portrayed.

Narrative, how dialogue and text develop the plot and action.

Context.

What do the characters learn? Do the characters change? How does the scene fit within the overall plot? These are just a few ways that we can analyse a scene.

There are many more.

I'd like you to refer to page 143.

Let's explore the visual, narrative, and contextual elements in the novel.

So the visuals, the panels are closed.

Marlene glances at her auntie dejectedly.

Ruby's response, in a jagged speech bubble, is accentuated by lines appearing around her face and Cantinflas, the chicken, jumping up in fright.

Oh my goodness, that's good fun.

And the narrative.

Ruby empathises with her niece.

She sounds confident in the final panel on the page.

She looks confident too.

Context.

The bond between Ruby and Marlene is deepened.

Ruby notices lots of similarities between her younger self and Marlene.

And now let's refer to page 144 and explore the visual, narrative, and contextual elements.

On this page, the visuals.

There is a plain pink background which highlights important aspects of the conversation.

A small sound effect of laughter appears in the third panel.

Emboldened text highlights the terms "never," "no," and "obsessed." Narrative.

Readers find out that Ruby shared similar experiences with Marlene when she was 14.

Ruby says she was able to get away with a lot more as she had an older sister.

And context.

Marlene begins to understand how Ruby was able to avoid the salon.

So we can see there is so much we gain from the visual, the narrative, and the contextual elements of this graphic novel.

Check for understanding.

Match the following keywords to their descriptions.

Visuals, narrative, context.

And their descriptions.

How dialogue and text develop the plot and action.

What the characters learn and how they change, how the scene fits within the overall plot.

How the panels are presented on the page, the illustration style, how characters are portrayed.

So pause video while you match the keywords to their descriptions.

Did you match visuals to how the panels are presented on the page, the illustration style, and how the characters are portrayed? Did you match narrative to how dialogue and text develop a plot and action? And did you match context to what the characters learn and how they change, how the scene fits within the overall plot? Well done if you made these connections.

And now it's time for your first task.

I would like you to read and explore pages 146 to 149 and refer especially to pages 148 and 149.

And note down the visual, narrative, and contextual elements in the novel.

Remember, the visuals are how the panels are presented on the page, the illustration style, how characters are portrayed.

The narrative is how the dialogue and text develop the plot and action.

And the context, what do the characters learn? Do they change? How does the scene fit within the overall plot? So pause the video, refer to these pages, and note down the visual, narrative, and contextual elements in the novel.

I will see you when you're finished.

Okay, great to be back with you.

So what did you note down about the visual, the narrative, the contextual elements in the novel? Let's find out what Jun noted.

"Visuals, there are several panels with close ups of Marlene and Ruby.

There is a sequence of panels at the top of page 149 that shows Marlene's family over generations.

Speech bubbles are connected to show the link between families." Well, that was a really clever use of visual there.

I love that.

"Narrative, readers find out, alongside Marlene, that some things can be ingrained from a young age." Ingrained means when things become firmly fixed in the mind.

And, "Context, Ruby explains to Marlene about self-worth and how it shouldn't be tied to appearance.

This is part of the journey that Marlene is going on throughout the text." Oh my goodness, I love that one.

I'm so glad that Marlene has Ruby, or her wisdom.

What were your responses similar or different to Jun's, I wonder.

And now let's move on to asking questions about a scene.

We can ask questions about scenes to develop our understanding of the text.

This involves looking closely at details and making connections between illustrations, words, and meaning.

Here's a question from Jacob.

"I wonder why Marlene is able to share so much with Ruby but not her mom?" Really great question there, Jacob.

Let's pause here for a moment and tell someone nearby, "What do you think? Why do you think Marlene is able to share so much with Ruby but not with her mom?" Pause the video.

Okay, thanks for sharing.

I wonder what you came up with.

I wonder if it has something to do with the the relationship they have, the bonding they have around their shared experience of not liking the salon and the way they feel about their hair.

I wonder what ideas you came up with.

Questions that we ask about a scene can be based on the visual, narrative, and contextual elements in the novel.

Questions can also be based on your own experience.

You can use the following question and sentence stems to support.

"I wonder if.

." "Who?" "What?" "Where?" "When?" "Why?" "How?" "In what way.

." Some of these questions may be answered in the text, others may not.

Asking questions in this way develops our understanding and engagement with the text.

So here's some questions I have based on page 143 and 144.

How long has Ruby had the chicken, Cantinflas? And does his name symbolise someone or something? What does Ruby do with all the food she grows? I wonder what happened to Ruby at age 14? Is the action of planting connected to Marlene growing as a character? And is Paola obsessed with hair due to her own experiences? These are just some of my questions.

I actually have even more.

Pause the video and share with someone nearby, are there any questions that you have based on these two pages? Okay, thanks for sharing.

I wonder if you had some of the same questions that I did, something similar, or maybe some very different ones.

Check for understanding.

True or false? We can ask questions about a scene to deepen our understanding.

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

Well done if you selected true.

And now I'd like you to justify your answer by selecting from one of the following two statements.

Questions can be based on your own experience.

Asking questions about scenes deepens our understanding of the visual, narrative, and contextual elements in the novel.

Pause video while you decide which of these two statements more directly justifies your earlier answer.

Both statements are true, but it's the second one that is a more direct justification for your earlier answer.

Well done if you selected this statement.

And now it's time for your next task.

I'd like you to note some questions you have based on pages 148 and 149.

A copy of these pages can be found in the additional materials.

You can use the following sentence and question stems to support.

"I wonder if.

." "Who?" "What?" "Where?" "When?" "How?" "Why?" "In what way.

." Some of these questions may be answered in the text, others may not.

Asking questions in this way develops our understanding and engagement with the text.

Over to you as you explore, understand, engage with the text by asking some questions about pages 148 and 149.

And I will see you when you're finished.

Pause the video here.

Okay, great to be back with you.

What did you come up with? Have you got a bunch of questions? I hope so.

Let's see what questions Andy would like to ask.

"I wonder why Ruby and Paola's family discussed 'good' and 'bad' hair every single day." Yes, that's a very, very valid question, Andy.

"How do people unlearn values and beliefs?" Yeah, especially if they don't feel helpful for you any longer.

"What will Marlene do next? Will Ruby help her grow in confidence?" Will she feel empowered by Ruby's support, inspiration? We will find out.

I hope you enjoyed sharing your questions.

Maybe you had some similar ones to the ones we've heard from Andy.

Or maybe you had some different inquiries.

Let's move on to exploring themes.

A theme is a big idea, topic, or message that recurs a story.

Identifying themes within a text involves inference.

Themes are not explicitly stated within a text.

There are a few ways, though, in which we can identify themes.

Considering actions and characteristics of the characters.

Identifying repetition, actions, emotions, traits.

Searching for deeper meaning using inference.

Considering the overall message of the text.

One of the most prominent themes in the text is identity.

Identity is a very important concept.

It's the qualities, beliefs, experiences that make you who you are.

Everything that makes you who you are is part of your identity.

Let's just pause here for a moment and notice some of the things that make up our identities, our own unique identities.

Perhaps I can share a few things with you that make up my identity, something that are really important to me, and then maybe you can share some with someone nearby, some important aspects of your identity.

So for me, one really important thing is being a teacher.

I've been a teacher for many, many years, over 20 years, and I love it, and it's a really, really important part of my identity.

Another thing is that I am in a family, so I'm a daughter and a sister and an auntie, and these are really, really important things for me.

Another thing is that I am South Asian.

So my family come from Pakistan.

Originally, my mom was from India.

And this is a really important part of my identity, my South Asian heritage.

I'm really proud of that, a really important and wonderful part of my identity.

So pause the video here and share with someone nearby some important aspects of your identity.

Okay, thanks for sharing.

I wonder if you had similar aspects to your identity to the person that you shared with, or maybe they were quite different.

What I think is one of the most important things about identity is that we acknowledge the different aspects of our identity and we embrace them and we celebrate them.

Marlene's journey is about understanding and embracing her identity, which includes accepting her natural hair as a part of who she is.

What themes do you think are shown within the text? So pause the video while you share with someone nearby, what are some of the themes that you think are shown in the text? Okay.

I wonder what themes you came up with.

From exploring graphic novel, "Frizzy," some themes might include family, self-acceptance, empowerment, bullying, and friendship.

There are many possible themes that can be drawn out from the graphic novel.

Readers may interpret themes and their importance differently because we are all unique and we all come to the text with our own unique individual reading identities.

Check for understanding.

Match each theme to how it is conveyed in the graphic novel.

So we have the themes of self-acceptance, family, and bullying.

And how these are conveyed in the graphic novel.

Marlene learns to embrace herself through deepening her relationships with her auntie, Ruby and her mother, Paola.

Marlene begins to feel proud of her hair and who she is.

Classmates at her high school tease Marlene based on characteristics that she cannot change.

Pause the video while you connect up the themes with how they're conveyed in the graphic novel.

Did you connect self-acceptance with Marlene getting to feel proud of her hair and who she is? Did you connect family with Marlene learning to embrace herself through deepening her relationships with her auntie, Ruby and her mother, Paola? And did you connect bullying with classmates at her high school teasing Marlene based on characteristics that she cannot change? Well done if you made these connections.

And now it's time for your final task.

A take-away idea with a graphic novel may link to themes that are explored and developed in it.

It may include a key message, insight, or perspective that the author or illustrator has communicated to the reader.

What are your take-away ideas from reading "Frizzy"? That is my question for you.

So pause the video and share with someone nearby, what are you taking away? What are your take-away ideas from reading "Frizzy"? Okay, it's great to be back with you.

Let's hear some take-away ideas.

Here's Lucas.

"You should always try to be your true self and celebrate who you are." Oh my goodness, Lucas, I love that message.

I wish these words were on posters in every direction everywhere we look, because this is a message that we all need to see and hear and read every single day.

Here's Laura.

"Recognising and valuing your cultural background is an important part of your identity." Yes, I'm with you, Laura.

I love it.

Can we have that on a poster too, please? These are just such great take-away ideas.

I hope you enjoyed sharing yours.

And here are some of the take-away ideas that you may have mentioned.

We should question stereotypes that tell us what beauty should look like.

Beauty can look however we want it to look.

Just because everyone else thinks something is beautiful doesn't mean you have to.

Beauty is what you make it.

You should try to find a balance between honouring traditions and pursuing your own path, the middle way.

Surround yourself with people who support and affirm your identity.

It feels so good when those are the kind of people you are around.

I hope you are with those people or you find those people.

As our reading experiences are unique, your ideas will be too.

You may wish to finish reading the text in your independent reading time, and I really hope you will because it is amazing.

And it's been amazing to explore this graphic novel with you.

In our lesson today, Analysing a scene and exploring themes in "Frizzy," we have covered the following.

We can analyse a scene in a graphic novel by exploring the visual, narrative, and contextual elements.

We can ask questions about scenes to develop our understanding of the text.

Some of these questions may be answered in the text, others may not.

One of the most prominent themes in the text is identity.

Marlene's journey is about understanding and embracing her identity, which includes accepting her natural hair as a part of who she is.

Take-away ideas within a graphic novel male link to themes that are explored and developed in it.

I have loved this lesson being with you, analysing a scene, exploring themes, hearing your take-away ideas.

It has been incredible.

I hope that you've enjoyed this lesson as well.

I hope you can carry on embracing your identity, all the aspects of your identity, of what makes you who you are.

I think that's one of the most important things that we can learn to do and to cultivate, is embracing ourselves just as we are.

Thank you, everyone.

It's been such a pleasure.

Bye for now.