Ready Steady Read Together
A World of Flavour: Non-Fiction Lesson 4
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
This confection – sweetened, pressed curd cooked into a wonderfully plush, fudge-like consistency – is one of the finest sweets in India and Bangladesh.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is a fact or an opinion.
B) How could you create different variations of the recipe for Shondesh?
Explore
Let me read today's text
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Adapted from: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
plush
aromatic elixir
confection
subcontinent
curdled
cohesive
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From: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
confection
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
confection
Your turn
plush
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
aromatic elixir
subcontinent
curdled
cohesive
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
This confection – sweetened, pressed curd cooked into a wonderfully plush, fudge-like consistency – is one of the finest sweets in India and Bangladesh. There are countless types, flavoured with everything from almond extract and saffron to mango, topped with pistachios (as here), almonds or dried fruit.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
This confection –
sweetened, pressed curd cooked into a wonderfully plush, fudge-like consistency –
is one of the finest sweets in India and Bangladesh.
There are countless types,
flavoured with everything from almond extract and saffron to mango,
topped with pistachios (as here), almonds or dried fruit.
Explore
From: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
This confection – sweetened, pressed curd cooked into a wonderfully plush, fudge-like consistency – is one of the finest sweets in India and Bangladesh. There are countless types, flavoured with everything from almond extract and saffron to mango, topped with pistachios (as here), almonds or dried fruit.
Explore
From: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is a fact or an opinion.
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
A) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is a fact or an opinion.
Reveal statements
The bar at the top of the page shows that it takes 90 minutes to prepare shondesh plus another 20 minutes to cook it. This is 110 minutes or 1 hour and 50 minutes. This is less than two hours so the first statement is a fact.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Find the answers
Your Turn
Text mark
B) How could you create different variations of the recipe for Shondesh?
A) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is a fact or an opinion.
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Click each statement to reveal the correct answer
A) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is a fact or an opinion.
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - there are countless types, flavoured with everything from almond extract and saffron to mango - this version calls for rose water
use different flavourings
B) How could you create different variations of the recipe for Shondesh?
Text Mark Evidence - there are countless types…topped with pistachios…almonds or dried fruit
use different toppings
Text Mark Evidence - you can also make this dish with premade paneer - if you prefer to use premade paneers, start at step 4
simplify/shorten the recipe
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence shondesh can also be made in a tray and cut into squares…some confectioners press it into wooden moulds to create pretty shapes.
create different shapes
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘curdled’?
Find Me
Find two words which indicate that rose water has a sweet scent:
This version calls for rose water, which was first made by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. The aromatic elixir is still beloved across the Indian subcontinent and Middle East, perfuming recipes from halva and baklava to lassi and Turkish delight.
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
perfuming
aromatic
Which One's Right?
Add the chenna and cook, stirring occasionally, until it looks soft and cohesive but no longer liquid: 8 to 10 minutes.
This suggests the chenna or curds should…
A become runny
B stick together
D become crunchy
C change colour
Sequence Me
Put the following steps in the correct order:
A) Heat milk with lemon juice until it looks curdled.
B) Knead for several minutes and add sugar and flavourings.
C) Strain the curds, rinse and squeeze out excess moisture.
D) Cook, cool, shape and decorate with toppings.
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
pick books you love.
Reveal
Choose books that excite you and spark your curiosity.
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced and adapted for accessibility from: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
A World of Flavour: Non-Fiction Lesson 4
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
This confection – sweetened, pressed curd cooked into a wonderfully plush, fudge-like consistency – is one of the finest sweets in India and Bangladesh.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is a fact or an opinion.
B) How could you create different variations of the recipe for Shondesh?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Adapted from: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
plush
aromatic elixir
confection
subcontinent
curdled
cohesive
Explore
From: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
confection
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
confection
Your turn
plush
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
aromatic elixir
subcontinent
curdled
cohesive
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
This confection – sweetened, pressed curd cooked into a wonderfully plush, fudge-like consistency – is one of the finest sweets in India and Bangladesh. There are countless types, flavoured with everything from almond extract and saffron to mango, topped with pistachios (as here), almonds or dried fruit.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
This confection –
sweetened, pressed curd cooked into a wonderfully plush, fudge-like consistency –
is one of the finest sweets in India and Bangladesh.
There are countless types,
flavoured with everything from almond extract and saffron to mango,
topped with pistachios (as here), almonds or dried fruit.
Explore
From: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
This confection – sweetened, pressed curd cooked into a wonderfully plush, fudge-like consistency – is one of the finest sweets in India and Bangladesh. There are countless types, flavoured with everything from almond extract and saffron to mango, topped with pistachios (as here), almonds or dried fruit.
Explore
From: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is a fact or an opinion.
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
A) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is a fact or an opinion.
Reveal statements
The bar at the top of the page shows that it takes 90 minutes to prepare shondesh plus another 20 minutes to cook it. This is 110 minutes or 1 hour and 50 minutes. This is less than two hours so the first statement is a fact.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Find the answers
Your Turn
Text mark
B) How could you create different variations of the recipe for Shondesh?
A) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is a fact or an opinion.
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Click each statement to reveal the correct answer
A) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is a fact or an opinion.
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - there are countless types, flavoured with everything from almond extract and saffron to mango - this version calls for rose water
use different flavourings
B) How could you create different variations of the recipe for Shondesh?
Text Mark Evidence - there are countless types…topped with pistachios…almonds or dried fruit
use different toppings
Text Mark Evidence - you can also make this dish with premade paneer - if you prefer to use premade paneers, start at step 4
simplify/shorten the recipe
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence shondesh can also be made in a tray and cut into squares…some confectioners press it into wooden moulds to create pretty shapes.
create different shapes
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘curdled’?
Find Me
Find two words which indicate that rose water has a sweet scent:
This version calls for rose water, which was first made by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. The aromatic elixir is still beloved across the Indian subcontinent and Middle East, perfuming recipes from halva and baklava to lassi and Turkish delight.
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
perfuming
aromatic
Which One's Right?
Add the chenna and cook, stirring occasionally, until it looks soft and cohesive but no longer liquid: 8 to 10 minutes.
This suggests the chenna or curds should…
A become runny
B stick together
D become crunchy
C change colour
Sequence Me
Put the following steps in the correct order:
A) Heat milk with lemon juice until it looks curdled.
B) Knead for several minutes and add sugar and flavourings.
C) Strain the curds, rinse and squeeze out excess moisture.
D) Cook, cool, shape and decorate with toppings.
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
pick books you love.
Reveal
Choose books that excite you and spark your curiosity.
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced and adapted for accessibility from: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.