Starter quiz
- Who is the publisher of the text, 'Mirror'?
- 'Walker Books' ✓
- Which of the following is true?
- The Valley of the Roses is located in Australia
- Jeannie Baker has visited the Valley of the Roses ✓
- The Western setting is based on a suburb in Sydney ✓
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- True or False? The landscapes featured in 'Mirror' are similar to one another.
- True
- False ✓
- The landscape in the Morrocan text is linked to which real-world location?
- Fez (Fes)
- Valley of the Roses ✓
- Marrakech
- Chefchaouen
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- The landscape in the Western text is linked to which real-world location?
- Perth
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
- Sydney ✓
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- Which definition best describes a connection?
- a distinct section or frame that contains a specific scene in the story
- how a text relates to a reader, another text or the wider world ✓
- a technique where images are created by assembling various materials
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Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to their definitions.
- Moroccan⇔refers to something or someone associated with the country of Morocco ✓
- Western⇔refers to countries in the west part of the world ✓
- connection⇔how a text relates to a reader, another text or the wider world ✓
- Which of the following Western clothes can be seen in the text?
- jeans ✓
- trainers ✓
- hoodie
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- Match the following traditional Moroccan clothing to its description.
- djellaba / jellaba⇔a long, hooded robe worn by both men and women ✓
- haik⇔piece of fabric worn by women to cover their bodies and sometimes face ✓
- babouche / balgha⇔comfortable and practical shoes ✓
- True or False? The Moroccan father sells the carpet.
- True ✓
- False
- Order the following events in the Moroccan story.
- 1⇔The mother puts the finishing touches to the carpet.
- 2⇔The family eat breakfast.
- 3⇔The father and son travel by donkey to a market (souk).
- 4⇔The father sells the carpet and collects a box and food.
- 5⇔The father and son travel home on their donkey.
- Order the following events in the Western story.
- 1⇔The young boy wakes up and heads to his parent's room.
- 2⇔The family have breakfast together. The father writes a list of tools.
- 3⇔The father and son travel by car to a hardware store.
- 4⇔After collecting the tools and resources, the young boy notices a carpet shop.
- 5⇔The father and son return home by car.
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Lesson Details
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.
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.
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.
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