Making curry chicken

Explore this video entitled Nyal – Making Curry Chicken to learn more about how Nyal and his dad make curry chicken for their family.

• What is the video about? How do you know?
• Did you learn any new facts from the video?
• What would happen if you started at the end of the video and watched it backwards? Could we still understand the ideas in the video?

What’s the order?

You may have noticed that in the Minds On section video, Nyal prepares curry chicken. He showed us the ingredients and then the method. It is important for a presenter to communicate the correct sequence of events. This helps the reader/viewer understand their ideas.

In order to describe the sequence, we need to ask the following questions:

• What happened first?
• What happened next?
• What happened in the end?
• What was the purpose of the video?

Let’s examine the images from the Minds On section video. What is the correct sequence? How do you know?

For each image, select the corresponding sequence.

Time for a retell

Once you have completed sequencing the events of the video, it’s time for a retell. When we retell the information in a text, we want to make sure we are providing all of the important details.

Imagine you are teaching someone how to make curry chicken. Use Nyal’s order to help you. Make sure to check the order so that you don’t leave out any important information.

Complete the Sequence of Events template in your notebook or using the following fillable activity document. You may also choose to record an audio clip or create a description.

Press the ‘Activity’ button to access Sequence of Events . 

Making tea

It’s time to explore another My Home My Life video! Check this video entitled Majd – Family Teatime to learn more about making tea. 

Complete the Sequence of Events template in your notebook or using the following fillable activity document. You may also choose another method of your choice to identify the sequence of events.

• How does sequencing help the reader/viewer understand an oral text?
• What kinds of other strategies can we use to understand an oral text?
• What are some additional facts that you learned from the My Home My Life videos?

Reflection

As you read through these descriptions, which sentence best describes how you are feeling about your understanding of this learning activity? Press the button that is beside this sentence.

I feel…

I have an excellent understanding of the concepts I have a very good understanding of the concepts I have some understanding but need to review some more my understanding of the concepts needs a lot more work

Now, record your ideas using a voice recorder, speech-to-text, or writing tool.