Lesson video

Hello everyone! How are you today? I hope you're feeling really good.

My name is Ms. Afsal, and I'll be a teacher for this lesson.

I'm feeling good about that because we have such an interesting topic today.

We're looking at text recommendations.

I wonder if you've ever had a text recommendation, have you received one or maybe have you given someone a text recommendation? Whether you have or not, don't worry.

We are gonna be getting right into this topic today.

Our lesson is called "Developing Reading Preferences in Year 3 through Text Recommendations." And it comes from the unit to work, "Developing reading preferences in Year 3." So if you are ready to get right into finding out about reading preferences, offering text recommendations, if you have focus, energy and enthusiasm, we'll begin our lesson now.

The outcome for today's lesson is, I can make recommendations to other readers.

I hope that sounds of interest to you.

We have some keywords in our lesson and I'd like us to go through each of these keywords saying them out loud.

My turn, your turn.

Recommendation.

Reading community.

Author.

Illustrator.

That was great to hear those keywords out loud.

Pause here and share with someone.

Have you heard of any of these keywords? And do you know what they mean? Thanks for sharing.

Let's find out the definitions for these keywords.

A recommendation is a suggestion for a text that is well suited to a reader's age and their interests.

A reading community is a group of readers who read, share, and discuss their reading experiences with one another.

An author is responsible for crafting the words that make up a text.

An illustrator is responsible for creating the pictures, drawings or images that make up a text.

So these are our keywords, recommendation, reading, community author, and illustrator.

Let's be on a lookout for them.

Let's listen out for them.

Let's think carefully about these keywords.

They'll be coming up in our lesson today.

Today's lesson is called "Developing Reading Preferences in Year 3 through Text recommendations", and it has two learning cycles: "Why recommend texts?" and "Creating an effective recommendation." Let's begin with the question, why recommend texts? Text recommendations are an important part of developing reading for pleasure.

A well-matched recommendation can capture a reader's interest and engage them in reading.

They can also encourage readers to explore different themes, cultures, and perspectives, which can help us widen our understanding of the world.

A recommendation I received recently was the book, "Can I Build Another Me?" This book really made me consider what it is that makes me, me and what it is to be human.

A very interesting read.

And how about you? Have you ever received a text recommendation from a friend, an adult in a bookshop or a library? Pause here and share with someone.

Thanks for sharing.

Before I became a teacher, I worked in a bookshop, and one of my favorite things about working in a book shop was giving people text recommendations and sometimes people giving me recommendations as well as a bookseller.

Making a recommendation is an enjoyable experience.

Pause here and share with someone, why do you think this is an enjoyable experience to make a recommendation? Thanks for sharing your ideas.

Making a recommendation allows readers to share common interests and passions, exchange thoughts and opinions about the text, introduce new ideas, perspectives, or knowledge, create an exchange of recommendations.

Discussing recommended texts with others can create a sense of community and connection among readers.

We can call this a reading community.

Pause here and share with someone, do you have a reading community, people you share texts with? And if not, would you like to have a reading community? Thanks for sharing.

I've been part of book clubs.

I've been part of a book club at school, sharing books with children.

I've been in a book club with teachers where we talk about some of our favorite texts and in a book club with friends.

I really love being part of a reading community.

Another book that was recommended to me recently is called "How to Read a Book?" And guess what this book is about? It's all about reading books and making recommendations.

Fun to be recommended a book about recommendations.

When you are thinking about text to recommend, there are lots of features you could draw out.

Let's take the example of this book, "A Day In the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You." This book has themes, plot or subject matter that you could draw out.

You could look at a form of the book, and this book, for example, is a graphic novel.

You could recommend the author, the illustrator, the editor, the translator.

You might have ones in particular that you really enjoy, or you might know that somebody enjoys a particular author, illustrator, editor or translator.

You might have a personal connection to the text that you'd like to focus on.

Maybe it's the illustrations that are really speaking to you.

Or perhaps the length, is it a longer read or can it be read in sections? And also there's the genre.

For example, this text here is a non-fiction text and it uses quite a lot of humor.

So genre is also a feature that you could draw out to recommend a text.

Let's have a check for understanding.

True or false? An effective text recommendation can capture a reader's interest.

Pause here and decide, is this true or false? Well done if you selected true.

And now I'd like you to say a little more about your answer.

Justify your answer by choosing from one of these statements.

A, recommendations make the book easier to read and understand.

B, recommendations can motivate readers to read; they add an element of anticipation and excitement.

Pause here while you choose one of these statements to justify your answer.

Well done if you selected statement B.

Indeed, recommendations can motivate readers to read.

They add an element of anticipation and excitement.

And now it's time for your first task.

I would like you to discuss what reasons might you have to recommend a text.

And you could begin your discussion in this way, I might recommend a text because of its.

So pause here, think carefully and then have your discussion.

What reasons might you have to recommend a text? I'll see you once your discussion is over.

It is good to be back with you.

So how did you get on with that task of considering why you might recommend a text? Here's Andy.

"I might recommend a text because it's about a place that I've visited." And Sophia, "I might recommend a text because I love poetry and want to share my favorite poems." I wonder if you had ideas like these in your discussion.

Thanks for having a go at this task.

And now onto our next learning cycle, creating an effective recommendation.

Let's share some non-fiction recommendations.

I would like to recommend a "Pokemon Super Deluxe Essential Handbook." This is a really good non-fiction text because it includes facts, figures, and statistics about the different types of Pokemon.

It's really good for any reader who enjoys playing video games as well as someone who likes the illustrations and artwork.

There are over 800 characters to look at and learn about.

And now over to you.

Can you think of a non-fiction text that you would recommend? Pause here while you do this and giving your reasons for the recommendation.

Thanks for sharing your non-fiction recommendation.

And now I'd like to share a poetry recommendation, "Cloud Soup." This is a poetry collection and it has a range of poems on a lot of different themes.

I really enjoyed the poems based on science.

They're really imaginative and they made me think a lot.

I hope that if I recommended this to somebody, that they'd find a favorite poem in the collection too.

And now over to you.

Can you think of some poetry or a novel that you would recommend? And can you give your reasons or hopes for your recommendation as well? Pause here while you do this.

Thanks for sharing your poetry or novel recommendation.

Let's move on to a magazine or comic recommendation.

I would like to recommend Aquila magazine, the July/August, 2023 edition.

This example, Aquila is great for curious and inquisitive minds, and each month has a different focus.

This edition is focused on festivals and folklore.

It's full of really interesting facts and figures as well as questions to make you think.

And now over to you.

Can you think of a magazine or comic that you would recommend? Pause here while you do this.

Thanks for sharing your magazine or comic recommendation.

When recommending a text to a specific person, it's important to consider your audience, their age, background and interests; the text, know the themes, genre, form, et cetera, and any standout features.

Let's have a check for understanding.

Which text would you recommend for Jacob? Let's find out what Jacob enjoys.

I really enjoy learning about the wider world.

One of my favorite genres is non-fiction.

Would you recommend "A Wild Child's Book of Birds" or "Poems Aloud" for Jacob? Pause here while you decide.

Well done if you selected answer A.

Indeed "A Wild Child's Book of Birds" would be better suited to Jacob.

And why does this make such a good recommendation? Pause here and share with someone.

Thanks for sharing your ideas.

Perhaps you talked about the fact that Jacob enjoys learning about the wider world and that his favorite genre is non-fiction.

And a wild child's book of birds is non-fiction.

It will have lots of facts about the wider world, the world of birds.

So this is why it would make a great recommendation for Jacob.

Recommendations can focus on features of the text.

Let's take a look at an example using the text, "The Can Caravan." This text celebrates the traditional traveler values of resilience, adaptability, loyalty and independence.

You enjoyed reading other books written by the author Richard O'Neill.

It includes a glossary where you can develop your own understanding of the Romani language.

Recommendations can focus on the illustrations.

Let's take the example of "The Lost Words." Jackie Morris, the illustrator uses gold leaf to give each image a magical quality.

This is one of my very favorite books.

I really hope you'll take a look at this and see these beautiful illustrations.

The artwork is really detailed.

It draws our attention to the creatures, plants and habitats discussed in the poems. If you like this book, you might want to look up a song which is called "The Lost Words Blessing." And it includes these beautiful words from the text, and it's a very magical song.

Now, think of a text you might recommend.

Think about its genre and form, reasons why you would recommend it, how the text made you feel.

We're going to make a recommendation to a friend, a family member, or a teacher.

So pause here while you think of a text that you might recommend.

Let's take a look at an example.

So we have the text, "Even More Lesser Spotted Animals." I would recommend "Even More Lesser Spotted Animals" because it is a perfect mix of non-fiction and humor.

I think you would love this text if you really enjoy finding out interesting facts about animals from all over the world.

The text made me laugh and taught me about animals' diet, lifestyle, and why they are under threat.

So here we are looking at the genre of the text, highlighting a standout feature and giving a personal response.

Here's another example.

I would recommend "Werewolf Club Rules" because it's a collection of poetry.

I think you would love it if you're a fan of the author's other work.

There are poems about friends, family, school, and even ravenous hamsters, of course.

The poem, "If All the World Were Paper", made me reflect and think of my own family and how much I value them.

So in this example, we're looking at a form.

We've got a standout feature and another personal response.

And now it's time for your task.

I would like you to choose one person to make a recommendation for.

It could be a friend, a family member, or a teacher.

Recommended a text.

And you might like to include these sentence starters in your recommendation.

I would recommend this text because.

I think you would love it if.

The text made me feel.

It's always great to add in that personal response.

So pause here while you have a go at this task of choosing a person to make a recommendation for and then recommending a text.

I'll see you when you're finished.

So how did you get on with that task of recommending a text? Did you include the following? Its genre and form, reasons why you would recommend it, may be a standout feature and how the text made you feel, giving your personal response.

Well done if you included all of these things in your recommendation.

And I hope you enjoyed sharing your recommendation and that the person you shared it with felt excited and had a sense of anticipation about reading this text.

In our lesson, developing Reading preferences in Year 3 through text recommendations, we've covered the following.

Text recommendations are an important part of developing reading for pleasure.

Discussing recommended books with others can create a reading community, building connections amongst readers.

When you're thinking about text to recommend, there are lots of features you could draw out.

When recommending a text to a specific person, it's important to consider your audience, the text and any standout features.

Well done everyone for joining in with this lesson.

It was so great to explore reading preferences through text recommendations.

It's one of my favorite things ever to read and to recommend texts and to have text recommended to me.

So I really hope that you enjoyed this lesson too and that you'll go forth and read and recommend.

Let's enjoy building and strengthening our reading communities.

They're so special.

I'm looking forward to seeing you at another lesson soon.

Bye for now!.