Making connections in 'Mirror'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can make connections to and from the text, 'Mirror'.
Key learning points
- There are examples of Western and traditional Moroccan clothing represented within both stories.
- Connections are ways in which you connect personally with a text.
- The way that one reader connects might be different to another based on their own life experiences.
- Connections can be from text-to-self, text-to-text or text-to-world.
- There are connections between the two stories in ‘Mirror’ - involving characters, objects and clothing.
Keywords
Moroccan - something or someone associated with the country of Morocco, located in North Africa
Western - countries in the west part of the world and those with historical, political or cultural links with Western countries
Connection - how a text relates to a reader, another text or the wider world. Connections can also relate to patterns that you spot when reading.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that the clothing mentioned in the slides are the only styles worn in Australia and Morocco.
Both countries have other forms of dress/attire - seen in the two scenes (hardware store, market). You could ask pupils to conduct more research into both cultures.
Teacher tip
Pupils may benefit by text marking a copy of each artwork referenced in Task A - noting down things they notice and questions they have.
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.Who is the publisher of the text, 'Mirror'?
Q2.Which of the following is true?
Q3.True or False? The landscapes featured in 'Mirror' are similar to one another.
Q4.The landscape in the Morrocan text is linked to which real-world location?
Q5.The landscape in the Western text is linked to which real-world location?
Q6.Which definition best describes a connection?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions.
refers to something or someone associated with the country of Morocco
refers to countries in the west part of the world
how a text relates to a reader, another text or the wider world
Q2.Which of the following Western clothes can be seen in the text?
Q3.Match the following traditional Moroccan clothing to its description.
a long, hooded robe worn by both men and women
piece of fabric worn by women to cover their bodies and sometimes face
comfortable and practical shoes
Q4.True or False? The Moroccan father sells the carpet.
Q5.Order the following events in the Moroccan story.
Q6.Order the following events in the Western story.
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