Shared and/or independent reading

Australian Curriculum: English sub-strand: Literacy – Interpreting, analysing, evaluating

Teacher and/or students read Sunday Chutney.

Return to the students’ previous predictions and ask students to confirm or alter their initial ideas.

Jointly construct a list of all the things that Sunday does like and all the things that she does not like.

Demonstrate the use of a Venn diagram for comparing character traits.

Students will: Read the book; confirm or recast predictions based on reading. Student's will comment on whether or not they have similar likes and dislikes, relating Sunday’s experiences to their own.

In groups students will read another Aaron Blabey book such as Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley, Stanley Paste, or The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon and create a comparison (Venn diagram) comparing Sunday to another character.

Exploring visual language and character

Australian Curriculum: English sub-strand: Language – Expressing and developing ideas

Analyse and discuss the different perspectives that have been shown of Sunday — long shot, medium shot, close-up and the effect of these choices in building meaning and engaging the audience.

Using Literacy Circles assist students to create a Character Map of Sunday Chutney and then share with the class. Discuss, compare and contrast what each group identifies as Sunday’s characteristics.

Students will: Students will engage in drawing an object or character at different distances.

Work in groups to create a Character Map of Sunday, drawing on previous discussions, predictions and analysis.

Australian Curriculum: English sub-strand: Literature – Examining literature

Create a word bank of noun groups to describe Sunday. Revisit the text to identify visual and language elements used by the author to develop the character.

Students will: Contribute to word bank. Discuss the ways text and visual elements combine to build characterisation.