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Make Your Own Magic: Non-Fiction Lesson 2
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?
Write down 1089. Write it on a piece of paper, on a coffee cup, get an aeroplane to scroll it across the sky, for all I care, but just make sure you remember 1089.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the author use language to make the trick seem easy to do and impossible to get wrong?
B) What helpful tips does the magician give to help the trick be successful and amaze the audience?
Explore
Let me read today's text
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The Secret
The good news for you is that explaining the mathematics behind what makes this trick work is not only beyond me, but not necessary either. All you need to know is that if you trust me and follow these instructions perfectly, this trick will work every single time.
No matter what number the spectator starts off with, the total will always be 1089. How? Haven’t got a clue. But that’s not important. What it means, however, is that before you begin the trick, all you have to do is ‘predict’ the outcome: write down 1089. Write it on a piece of paper, on a coffee cup, get an aeroplane to scroll it across the sky, for all I care, but just make sure you remember 1089.
If you doubt the maths, try it for yourself now.
Here’s an example:
123 reversed is 321.
321 – 123 = 198
198 reversed is 891.
981 + 189 = 1089
Adapted from: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
You might be anxious to perform this, in case the spectator backtracks and figures out that the outcome is always the same. But I’ve found that as long as you don’t repeat the trick, people are not only amazed, but also forget the steps they took in order to get to the total, so it helps to distract them with jokes, good cheer and plenty of charm. Of course, this trick could easily come across as a lame mathematical puzzle if you don’t present it correctly. Draw their attention to your prediction and their free choice, rather than the equation itself, making sure to keep it all fun and light-hearted.
Simply trust the process and blow their minds.
PS I’ve yet to figure out how to predict lottery numbers, but when I do, I assure you, you’ll never know.
Adapted from: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
outcome
charm
backtracks
lame
light-hearted
trust the process
Explore
From: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. 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
outcome
Explore
Find Read Talk
No matter what number the spectator starts off with, the total will always be 1089. How? Haven’t got a clue. But that’s not important. What it means, however, is that before you begin the trick, all you have to do is ‘predict’ the outcome: write down 1089.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
outcome
Your turn
backtracks
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
charm
lame
light-hearted
trust the process
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The Secret
The good news for you is that explaining the mathematics behind what makes this trick work is not only beyond me, but not necessary either. All you need to know is that if you trust me and follow these instructions perfectly, this trick will work every single time.
No matter what number the spectator starts off with, the total will always be 1089. How? Haven’t got a clue. But that’s not important. What it means, however, is that before you begin the trick, all you have to do is ‘predict’ the outcome: write down 1089. Write it on a piece of paper, on a coffee cup, get an aeroplane to scroll it across the sky, for all I care, but just make sure you remember 1089.
If you doubt the maths, try it for yourself now.
Here’s an example:
123 reversed is 321.
321 – 123 = 198
198 reversed is 891.
981 + 189 = 1089
Explore
Adapted from: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
You might be anxious to perform this, in case the spectator backtracks and figures out that the outcome is always the same. But I’ve found that as long as you don’t repeat the trick, people are not only amazed, but also forget the steps they took in order to get to the total, so it helps to distract them with jokes, good cheer and plenty of charm. Of course, this trick could easily come across as a lame mathematical puzzle if you don’t present it correctly. Draw their attention to your prediction and their free choice, rather than the equation itself, making sure to keep it all fun and light-hearted.
Simply trust the process and blow their minds.
PS I’ve yet to figure out how to predict lottery numbers, but when I do, I assure you, you’ll never know.
Explore
Adapted from: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
All you need to know is that if you trust me and follow these instructions perfectly, this trick will work every single time. No matter what number the spectator starts off with, the total will always be 1089. How? Haven’t got a clue. But that’s not important
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
All you need to know is that if you trust me
and follow these instructions perfectly,
this trick will work every single time.
No matter what number the spectator starts off with,
the total will always be 1089.
How? Haven’t got a clue.
But that’s not important.
Explore
From: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
All you need to know is that if you trust me and follow these instructions perfectly, this trick will work every single time. No matter what number the spectator starts off with, the total will always be 1089. How? Haven’t got a clue. But that’s not important
Explore
From: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the author use language to make the trick seem easy to do and impossible to get wrong?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The good news for you is that explaining the mathematics behind what makes this trick work is not only beyond me, but not necessary either. All you need to know is that if you trust me and follow these instructions perfectly, this trick will work every single time.
A) How does the author use language to make the trick seem easy to do and impossible to get wrong?
Reveal Explainer
This shows that although complex maths are involved, you don’t have to understand it to make the trick work. Even the magician admits he doesn’t understand the maths, which makes the trick feel easy and seem foolproof.
Teach
From: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) How does the author use language to make the trick seem easy to do and impossible to get wrong?
B) What helpful tips does the magician give to help the trick be successful and amaze the audience?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence all you need to know is that if you trust me and follow these instructions perfectly, this trick will work every single time
reassurance that the trick is foolproof
A) How does the author use language to make the trick seem easy to do and impossible to get wrong?
Text Mark Evidence - no matter what the spectator starts off with, the total will always be 1089 - before you begin the trick, all you have to do is ‘predict’ the outcome: write down 1089 - just make sure you remember 1089
the answer is predictable and consistent
Text Mark Evidence - how (does the trick work)… haven’t got a clue - if you doubt the maths, try it for yourself now - simply trust the process and blow their minds
don’t need to understand the maths
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence as long as you don’t repeat the trick, people are…amazed
only do the trick once
B) What helpful tips does the magician give to help the trick be successful and amaze the audience?
Text Mark Evidence - people…also forget the steps they took in order to get to the total, so it helps to distract them with jokes, good cheer and plenty of charm - draw their (spectators’) attention to your prediction and their free choice rather than the equation itself
keep spectators’ minds off the steps
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - keep it all fun and light-hearted - simply trust the process and blow their (spectators’) minds
relax and make it enjoyable
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘backtracks’?
True or False?
You have to be a good mathematician to perform this trick.
True
False
Link Me
Link each word with the correct definition:
A appeal or attractiveness
1 outcome
B retrace one’s steps
2 backtracks
C end result
Check
3 charm
Click if correct
D dull or boring
4 lame
Tick Me
Why shouldn’t you repeat the trick?
Tick one:
A It might get boring for the audience.
B People could learn the steps and do the trick.
Check
C You might forget the steps and get it wrong.
Click if correct
D People will notice that the total is the same.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
set reading goals.
Reveal
Challenge yourself to read a specific number of books or pages.
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: From: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Make Your Own Magic: Non-Fiction Lesson 2
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?
Write down 1089. Write it on a piece of paper, on a coffee cup, get an aeroplane to scroll it across the sky, for all I care, but just make sure you remember 1089.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the author use language to make the trick seem easy to do and impossible to get wrong?
B) What helpful tips does the magician give to help the trick be successful and amaze the audience?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
The Secret
The good news for you is that explaining the mathematics behind what makes this trick work is not only beyond me, but not necessary either. All you need to know is that if you trust me and follow these instructions perfectly, this trick will work every single time. No matter what number the spectator starts off with, the total will always be 1089. How? Haven’t got a clue. But that’s not important. What it means, however, is that before you begin the trick, all you have to do is ‘predict’ the outcome: write down 1089. Write it on a piece of paper, on a coffee cup, get an aeroplane to scroll it across the sky, for all I care, but just make sure you remember 1089.
If you doubt the maths, try it for yourself now. Here’s an example: 123 reversed is 321. 321 – 123 = 198 198 reversed is 891. 981 + 189 = 1089
Adapted from: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
You might be anxious to perform this, in case the spectator backtracks and figures out that the outcome is always the same. But I’ve found that as long as you don’t repeat the trick, people are not only amazed, but also forget the steps they took in order to get to the total, so it helps to distract them with jokes, good cheer and plenty of charm. Of course, this trick could easily come across as a lame mathematical puzzle if you don’t present it correctly. Draw their attention to your prediction and their free choice, rather than the equation itself, making sure to keep it all fun and light-hearted. Simply trust the process and blow their minds.
PS I’ve yet to figure out how to predict lottery numbers, but when I do, I assure you, you’ll never know.
Adapted from: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
outcome
charm
backtracks
lame
light-hearted
trust the process
Explore
From: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. 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
outcome
Explore
Find Read Talk
No matter what number the spectator starts off with, the total will always be 1089. How? Haven’t got a clue. But that’s not important. What it means, however, is that before you begin the trick, all you have to do is ‘predict’ the outcome: write down 1089.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
outcome
Your turn
backtracks
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
charm
lame
light-hearted
trust the process
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The Secret
The good news for you is that explaining the mathematics behind what makes this trick work is not only beyond me, but not necessary either. All you need to know is that if you trust me and follow these instructions perfectly, this trick will work every single time. No matter what number the spectator starts off with, the total will always be 1089. How? Haven’t got a clue. But that’s not important. What it means, however, is that before you begin the trick, all you have to do is ‘predict’ the outcome: write down 1089. Write it on a piece of paper, on a coffee cup, get an aeroplane to scroll it across the sky, for all I care, but just make sure you remember 1089.
If you doubt the maths, try it for yourself now. Here’s an example: 123 reversed is 321. 321 – 123 = 198 198 reversed is 891. 981 + 189 = 1089
Explore
Adapted from: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
You might be anxious to perform this, in case the spectator backtracks and figures out that the outcome is always the same. But I’ve found that as long as you don’t repeat the trick, people are not only amazed, but also forget the steps they took in order to get to the total, so it helps to distract them with jokes, good cheer and plenty of charm. Of course, this trick could easily come across as a lame mathematical puzzle if you don’t present it correctly. Draw their attention to your prediction and their free choice, rather than the equation itself, making sure to keep it all fun and light-hearted. Simply trust the process and blow their minds.
PS I’ve yet to figure out how to predict lottery numbers, but when I do, I assure you, you’ll never know.
Explore
Adapted from: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
All you need to know is that if you trust me and follow these instructions perfectly, this trick will work every single time. No matter what number the spectator starts off with, the total will always be 1089. How? Haven’t got a clue. But that’s not important
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
All you need to know is that if you trust me
and follow these instructions perfectly,
this trick will work every single time.
No matter what number the spectator starts off with,
the total will always be 1089.
How? Haven’t got a clue.
But that’s not important.
Explore
From: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
All you need to know is that if you trust me and follow these instructions perfectly, this trick will work every single time. No matter what number the spectator starts off with, the total will always be 1089. How? Haven’t got a clue. But that’s not important
Explore
From: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the author use language to make the trick seem easy to do and impossible to get wrong?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The good news for you is that explaining the mathematics behind what makes this trick work is not only beyond me, but not necessary either. All you need to know is that if you trust me and follow these instructions perfectly, this trick will work every single time.
A) How does the author use language to make the trick seem easy to do and impossible to get wrong?
Reveal Explainer
This shows that although complex maths are involved, you don’t have to understand it to make the trick work. Even the magician admits he doesn’t understand the maths, which makes the trick feel easy and seem foolproof.
Teach
From: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) How does the author use language to make the trick seem easy to do and impossible to get wrong?
B) What helpful tips does the magician give to help the trick be successful and amaze the audience?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence all you need to know is that if you trust me and follow these instructions perfectly, this trick will work every single time
reassurance that the trick is foolproof
A) How does the author use language to make the trick seem easy to do and impossible to get wrong?
Text Mark Evidence - no matter what the spectator starts off with, the total will always be 1089 - before you begin the trick, all you have to do is ‘predict’ the outcome: write down 1089 - just make sure you remember 1089
the answer is predictable and consistent
Text Mark Evidence - how (does the trick work)… haven’t got a clue - if you doubt the maths, try it for yourself now - simply trust the process and blow their minds
don’t need to understand the maths
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence as long as you don’t repeat the trick, people are…amazed
only do the trick once
B) What helpful tips does the magician give to help the trick be successful and amaze the audience?
Text Mark Evidence - people…also forget the steps they took in order to get to the total, so it helps to distract them with jokes, good cheer and plenty of charm - draw their (spectators’) attention to your prediction and their free choice rather than the equation itself
keep spectators’ minds off the steps
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - keep it all fun and light-hearted - simply trust the process and blow their (spectators’) minds
relax and make it enjoyable
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘backtracks’?
True or False?
You have to be a good mathematician to perform this trick.
True
False
Link Me
Link each word with the correct definition:
A appeal or attractiveness
1 outcome
B retrace one’s steps
2 backtracks
C end result
Check
3 charm
Click if correct
D dull or boring
4 lame
Tick Me
Why shouldn’t you repeat the trick?
Tick one:
A It might get boring for the audience.
B People could learn the steps and do the trick.
Check
C You might forget the steps and get it wrong.
Click if correct
D People will notice that the total is the same.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
set reading goals.
Reveal
Challenge yourself to read a specific number of books or pages.
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: From: Make Your Own Magic by Joel M © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.