Introducing the text and author of 'Mirror'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can make predictions about a text.
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.
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
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.
Teacher tip
Pupils could use technology to research the two locations (to help identify their location on a world map). Interactive maps (such as street view) can allow pupils to explore some similarities and differences.
Equipment
You need a copy of the 2010 Walker Books edition of ‘Mirror’ created by Jeannie Baker, for this lesson.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a suitable definition of a picturebook?
Q2.Which of the following are genres of text?
Q3.Match the following terms to their definition.
Q4.True or False? Illustrations have to be drawn with a pencil.
Q5.Match the words to their definitions.
Q6.A prediction can be informed by which of the following?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions.
Q2.What is a suitable definition of the term dual narrative?
Q3.Which two countries are the focus of the text?
Q4.Which of the following are included in a word explosion?
Q5.Which two constellations can be seen on the front cover of 'Mirror'?
Q6.Which of the following is true about Jeannie Baker?
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