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Reading 4l"ently and ma%ing meaning Compre end t e story .odel usin context" text structure" lan ua e !eatures and visual !eatures to build literal $eanin and deter$ine that: o Who are the characters in What shall I make? o o the $ain character in the story is 8eera7
Where is the story set? o the settin is unclear 9 but we %now that 8eera7 and his $other are preparin and coo%in a !ood ite$ 9 they could be coo%in outside or in a %itchen
What are the events that make up the plot? o the events in the story involve 8eera7 $a%in a series o! ani$als with the dou h and i$a inin di!!erent scenarios:
;oint out that 8eera7-s i$a ination is shown in the words and supported by the pictures and visual ele$ents" includin thou ht bubbles:
.odel thin%*alouds that show the way the i$a es and pa e layout help to answer the #uestions and $a%e $eanin : <ave students display these pa es and allow the$ ti$e to read to class and view the$: o What does kneading dough mean? o )neadin is a tric%y word" but when = loo% at the picture" = can see 8eera7-s $other pressin down on the dou h: )neadin $i ht $ean $ixin and pressin down on dou h to $a%e it s$ooth:
How did Neeraj make the snake out of dough? o = can see i$a es o! 8eera7 rollin the dou h with his hands to $a%e a sna%e" so = %new that was how he did it:
How did the cat grow into a lion? o = in!erred that the cat rew into a lion in 8eera7-s i$a ination" because the i$a e is i$a inative: >n the other pa es" there are thou ht bubbles with the ani$als that 8eera7 is i$a inin " so this layout helps $e to understand what is happenin in the story:
/iscuss that the !irst two #uestions are ,in the boo%- and the last #uestion is ,in your head-:
/iscuss the way culture in!luences the way people dress" eat and celebrate within their !a$ilies" and the way this picture boo% depicts this: As% students to $a%e co$parisons between the way people eat" coo% and dress in the story and the way their !a$ilies eat and dress: Explain to students that this story is set in =ndia and re!lects aspects o! =ndian culture and li!estyle: En a in in this discussion addresses aspects o! the Intercultural understanding eneral capability and the Asia and Australias engagement with Asia cross*curriculu$ priority:
RESOURCES (=nclude e#uip$ent re#uired !or class and?or !or teacher preparation)
6hat @hall = .a%eA boo% !ro$ library ;ower ;oint presentation o! 6hat @hall = .a%eA CloBe activity