Introducing the text and author of 'Mirror'
I can make predictions about a text.
Introducing the text and author of 'Mirror'
I can make predictions about a text.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- ‘Mirror’ is a dual narrative text: two stories that are made to be read side-by-side.
- 'Mirror' can be considered a wordless or silent text.
- Different readers may interpret a text in different ways.
- Jeannie Baker uses collage artwork to tell the story.
- Predictions can be based on what readers have explored within a text or personal experience.
Common misconception
Pupils may not have encountered many wordless or silent texts.
Have a range of wordless or silent texts accessible in the class or school library.
Keywords
Wordless text - narratives which are conveyed almost entirely through illustrations; they can also be known as silent texts
Dual narrative - a storytelling technique where there are two distinct but interconnected storylines or perspectives presented simultaneously within the same text
Collage - an artistic technique where images are created by assembling various materials to form a piece of artwork
Word explosion - a vocabulary-building activity designed to encourage mind-mapping and creativity in generating words related to a specific topic or theme
Prediction - an educated guess, based on evidence in the text or prior knowledge
Equipment
You need a copy of the 2010 Walker Books edition of ‘Mirror’ created by Jeannie Baker, for this lesson.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Video
Loading...
Starter quiz
6 Questions
countryside or small towns
cities or densely populated areas
a densely populated and organised human settlement
a person or an animal in a story
where the story takes place
what happens in the story
Exit quiz
6 Questions
narratives which are conveyed almost entirely through illustrations
a technique where images are created by assembling various materials
an educated guess, based on evidence in the text or prior knowledge