author study: margaret wild learning intention: to make predictions about a text using evidence....

Author Study: Margaret

WildLearning intention:To make predictions about a text using evidence.

Success criteria:1. I must make a prediction about a text by using

the information on the front cover.2. I should be able to justify my prediction with

reasons.3. I might be able to revise my prediction after

learning more information about the text.


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Turn-and-talk!What information do we use when making a prediction

before reading?

LI: To make predictions about a text using evidence.

The text that we are going to look at this week is called…

The Dream of the Thylacine


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Turn-and-talk!What do you think the text will

be about based on the title alone?



WildNow let’s look at the front cover. There is some new evidence that we can now use:

• The pictures on the cover;• Our background knowledge of the

author.

Turn-and-talk!Now what do you think the story might be about?

If you have read the story before, how might you explain what the story will be about to somebody without ‘spoiling’ it for them?



WildYour task today!

In your Reading Journals, write your prediction! Make sure you explain the

evidence that you are using to justify your prediction. After that, begin independent

reading.

Alternative task:

Have you read the story before? Write a blurb for The Dream of the Thylacine. A blurb is a little ‘window’ into the book – it does not give the juicy details away. Begin

independent reading when completing.


Let’s reflect!Share the prediction that you made and the evidence you used to make the prediction or

share the blurb that you created.


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WildLearning intention:To use clues in the text to infer the author’s message.

Success criteria:1. I must be able to identify the

main ideas and characters in a text.

2. I should be able to recognise text and picture clues.

3. I might be able to use text and picture clues to find out the author’s unstated message.


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LI: To use clues in the text to infer the author’s message.

Let’s read the story of The Dream of the Thylacine now, paying close attention to the meaning behind the story. We will be making some inferences about the author’s message

later on.


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Now that we have read the story…

Turn-and-talk!What is the text trying to say? Is it giving us a simple

message, or is there something more to it?



WildThe Dream of the Thylacine is focused on environmental sustainability. Margaret Wild wrote this book to teach others about how human impact on the environment can be detrimental to animals.


Turn-and-talk!We have looked at some

books in the past that have covered endangered or

extinct species. The thylacine is now believed to

be extinct. What do you think led to its extinction?


WildYour task

today!Read your Just Right Books and make one inference about the

author’s message. Make a table in your Reading

Journal – record your inference and the clues

used to make your inference.

My inference about the author’s message

Picture or text clues used

Margaret Wild’s message in The

Dream of the Thylacine is that

human impact has caused many animals to go

extinct.

The barbed wire shows that

humans have entered and ruined the thylacine’s

environment. The thylacine wailing in sadness on the cover of the book shows its reaction to the devastation.

Worked example:


Let’s reflect!Turn-and-talk: Share the inferences that you

made with the person next to you. Which text or picture clues did you use to make your

inference?


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WildLearning intention:To explore how visual features add meaning to a text.

Success criteria:1. I must be able to identify

different visual features of a text.

2. I might be able to explain how different visual features work together to create meaning.

3. I should be able to explain how the visual features support the written meaning of a text.

LI: To explore how visual features add meaning to a text.

We are going to look at how pictures and other visual features can add a lot of

meaning to the ideas behind a text. Some vocabulary that we

will look at today:


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colour medium focus

Let’s discuss what these words mean and then add them to our Word Wall. We will come back to these words in other Margaret Wild texts too.

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Turn-and-talk!The pictures are very powerful in this text. Discuss what

you think of the pictures in this book with a partner. Would the words have been as memorable without the pictures?


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Take a look at the front and back covers. The

focus of thylacine is very different on both covers.

Why do you think Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks have done this?


Turn-and-talk!Many of the pages in this book have just pictures on them without any words. What do you notice about the colour

and medium of the pictures on these pages? Are there any similarities or differences?


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The design of the endpapers and title pages are something we often skip over but they can sometimes tell a lot about what is to come in the book.

Take a close look at the colour and medium of the title page (left). What do the DILAPIDATED BROWN BOARDS suggest of what is to come in the story?

Your task today!Read independently, paying close attention to the visual

features of the text that you are reading. Write down anything

interesting that you have noticed about the visual

features onto a sticky note to share later.


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Let’s reflect!Bring your sticky note to the floor. What have you noticed about the visual features in your

book? Why do you think the illustrator has made those choices? Share your wonderings

with a partner.



WildLearning intention:To make text-to-text connections to improve our understanding of a text.

Success criteria:1. I must be able to identify

important information, ideas and events in two texts.

2. I should be able to compare important information, ideas and events between two texts.

3. I might be able to explain the similarities and differences between two texts.

LI: To make text-to-text connections to improve our understanding of a text.

We have looked at two texts by Margaret Wild so far in this author study:

Fox and The Dream of the Thylacine.


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Turn-and-talk!In a moment we are going to make a Venn diagram comparing the two texts. Discuss any similarities or

differences that you have noticed between Fox and The Dream of the Thylacine with a partner. Think about the

themes, characters, visual features, etc.


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Let’s begin making a Venn

diagram together as a class to discuss the

similarities and differences

between these two texts.


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Your task today!Using the Venn diagram sheet provided, think of your own similarities and differences

between Fox and The Dream of the Thylacine.

Begin independent reading once you have enough ideas on your

Venn diagram.


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Let’s reflect!Draw a coloured circle on your Venn diagram page to show how well you can make text-to-text connections between Fox and The Dream of the

Thylacine. Be honest!


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