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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.

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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?

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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

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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

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Vocabulary Check & Re-read

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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?

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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.

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From: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

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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.

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From: A World of Flavor by Gabrielle Langholtz © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Strategy Focus

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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.

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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

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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

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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.