After reading the text have a class discussion about the impressions they had / messages the illustrations convey / students feelings and record on whiteboard or paper.Read the text to students – just READ! Let them know that there will be no discussion until the end of the text to ensure there are no interruptions for others.Use comprehension strategies analyse information, integrating and linking ideas from a variety of print and digital sources (ACELY1703).Recognise that ideas in literary texts can be conveyed from different viewpoints, which can lead to different kinds of interpretations and responses (ACELT1610).Identify aspects of literary texts that convey details or information about particular social, cultural or historical contexts (ACELT1608).Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning to expand content knowledge, integrating and linking ideas and analysing and evaluating texts (ACELY1692).Discuss how authors and illustrators make stories exciting, moving and absorbing and hold readers’ interest by using various techniques, for example character development and plot tension (ACELT1605).Discuss literary experiences with others, sharing responses and expressing a point of view (ACELT1603).This unit could be taught over a week or two weeks, because each time the text is shown something new is seen.

The joy in this lesson is the students predfictions, impressions and descriptions are so varied it provides evidence to the students how we all interpret differently. Arts Ideas can also be incorporated into this unit. This unit of study includes predicting, discussing and viewing before assessing students’ comprehension abilities. This lesson provides students with the opportunity to develop their literal and inferential comprehension skills with the use of a fictional text.

The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan