Immerse: Leon and the Place Between

Lessons

1: Immerse Learning Objective: Can I write predictions about a story?

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What are these ? Can you describe them? Has anything caught your attention? Why? What might these objects be used for? How might they relate to each other? What could the setting be for this story? What characters might be in the story? Is there anything puzzling you about these objects? What unanswered questions do you have?

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Vehicle Text Illustrations

Let's look at the following illustrations and make connections to the objects we have seen.

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Leon's face in the dark with stars above him (opposite the page beginning 'At last the barrel organ fell silent'). Leon falling down with Abdul Kazam in the cut out window (after Leon climbs the ladder into the box). Jugglers spinning around a bright light (opposite the page starting with the word 'Bang!') The fold-out double page spread showing the mechanical animals (not the barrel organ - starting with the line 'Up jumped a barrel organ monkey').

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Let's look at an extract from our Vehicle Text.

Can you link any of the words in this extract to the objects and illustrations we have looked at?

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Write

Can I write a prediction about this story?

I predict that the story will be about a/an .... because ....... I predict that the text will be....

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I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

Review

Can I record predictions about a text?

• Read what you have written out loud.
• Does it make sense? What changes do you need to make?
• Use the sentence checker and, line by line, edit for improvement.

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Let's look at vocabulary from the Vehicle Text.

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2: Immerse Learning Objective: Can I write a Character Description? (Incidental Write 1)

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Make a Sentence

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Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

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What do you notice about the theme of the room? What might the sign on the poster mean? What does the music make you think of ?

Vehicle Text

Let's read the first part of the story (up to the line 'Bright white handkerchiefs became fluttering doves').

Let's also look at the illustration of Abdul Kazam (opposite the page starting with 'POUFF!')

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What do you think about his character? Can you describe what he looks like? Can you imagine what he must be thinking?

Drama Opportunity: Role on the Wall

On the oustide of the outline - describe how Abdul Kazam looks and what he is doing. On the inside of the outline - describe how Abdul Kazam feels.

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Write: A Character Description (Incidental Write 1)

I am going to model writing a Character Description of Leon.

Can you see correct use of correct verb inflections? Can you see the use of expanded noun phrases?

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Can I write my own Character Description of Abdul Kazam? Use the word bank to help you with ideas.

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Review

Can I write a Character Description?

• Read what you have written out loud.
• Does it make sense? What changes do you need to make?
• Have I used correct verb inflections?
• Have I used expanded noun phrases?
• Use the sentence checker and, line by line, edit for improvement.

Review

Vehicle Text

Let's read the rest of the story. Key word: portal

*Teacher Note: do not reveal the final illustration.

3: Immerse Learning Objective: Can I understand the Example Text and the vocabulary included? (WAGOLL)

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Make a Sentence

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

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We are going to re-read the Vehicle Text.

Look in particular at the illustration of the blue curtains across the stage.

What might it be like to go to a show and discover a magical world behind a curtain, just like Leon found one in the magical box?

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We will now look at the Example Text.

This will help you to prepare for writing your own Portal Narrative based on Leon's character.

The Example Text is a what a good Portal Narrative looks like.

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Let's look at vocabulary from the Example Text.

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Write: Narrative Building Block Questions.

Can you answer these questions using the the Example Text to find evidence?

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4: Immerse Learning Objective: Can I write a List Poem? (Incidental Write 2)

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Make a Sentence

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

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Let's re-read the Example Text.

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Let's recap the Vehicle Text and look at the following illustrations:

Leon outside the magic show tent with his brothers and sister. Inside the tent, sitting on the grass (opposite page beginning 'I don't believe in magic,' said Tom'). The blue curtains (pages beginning with 'With a ripple of gold braid'). Abdul Kazam with his magic tricks (opposite page beginning with 'Trust nothing...' said Abdul Kazam').

Can you describe what can be seen in the magic tent from these illustrations?

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Magic Verbs

Effective verbs can be used to make a place sound magical.

For Example ...

Looking again at the illustrations - can you suggest verbs for showing that a place is magical?

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Write: A List Poem (Incidental Write 2)

I am going to model writing a Magic Verb Poem.

Can you see correct use of expanded noun phrases? Can you see the use of alternative nouns? Can you see the use of effective verbs?

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Incidental Write 2

Write a Magic Verb Poem describing the inside of the tent. Use the word bank to help you.

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Can I write a Magic Verb Poem?

• Read what you have written out loud.

Have you used expanded noun phrases correctly? Have you used alternative nouns and effective verbs?

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