1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,000 Hello everyone. 2 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,000 Welcome to ReadMaster. 3 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:07,000 I am your English reading coach, Minhee Teacher. 4 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:12,000 Today we are starting The Girl Who Drank the Moon, and this is 5 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:15,000 Part One: Moonlight and Stories. 6 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:20,000 Before we enter the forest, let's set up our reading camera. 7 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:24,000 This story begins in a town called the Protectorate. 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:29,000 The people in this town believe a frightening story. 9 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:34,000 They believe there is a witch in the woods, and they believe the 10 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,000 witch wants a child every year. 11 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:40,000 Now pause and ask a smart reader question. 12 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,000 Who tells this story? 13 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:43,000 Who believes it? 14 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,000 And who gets hurt because of it? 15 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:50,000 In the first part, the village is full of fear. 16 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:55,000 The adults follow an old rule because everyone around them says 17 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,000 it must be true. 18 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:02,000 But when the story moves into the forest, we see something very 19 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:03,000 different. 20 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:08,000 Xan, the witch, is not the monster the village imagines. 21 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:12,000 She finds a baby, cares for her, and begins to love her. 22 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:15,000 Here is the big turning point. 23 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:20,000 Xan means to feed the baby with safe starlight, but she 24 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,000 accidentally feeds her moonlight instead. 25 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,000 In this world, moonlight is powerful. 26 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,000 The baby becomes filled with magic. 27 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,000 That baby is Luna. 28 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:34,000 Let's explain the idea in a simple way. 29 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:38,000 A scary story can become like a locked door. 30 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:43,000 If everyone says, "Do not open it," people may stop asking what 31 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:44,000 is behind it. 32 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:47,000 But readers are brave door openers. 33 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:48,000 We look carefully. 34 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:54,000 We ask, "Is this story true, or is someone using fear to control 35 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:59,000 people?" Part One also introduces the idea of found family. 36 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:04,000 A found family is a family made by love, care, and choice. 37 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:09,000 Luna does not begin her life in an easy way, but she is loved by 38 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:13,000 unexpected people: Xan, Glerk, and Fyrian. 39 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:16,000 Let's learn five useful words and phrases. 40 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:17,000 First, sacrifice. 41 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:23,000 A sacrifice is something given up because people believe it is 42 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:24,000 required. 43 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:29,000 In the Protectorate, the village believes the sacrifice will 44 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:30,000 keep everyone safe. 45 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,000 Second, sorrow. 46 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,000 Sorrow means deep sadness. 47 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,000 The town is not just scared. 48 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,000 It is also full of sorrow. 49 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,000 Third, enmagic. 50 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:45,000 In this story, to enmagic means to fill something or someone 51 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:46,000 with magic. 52 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:50,000 Luna is accidentally enmagicked by moonlight. 53 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:51,000 Fourth, protectorate. 54 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:56,000 A protectorate is a place ruled and protected by leaders. 55 00:02:56,000 --> 00:03:01,000 But in this book, we must ask if the leaders are really 56 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:02,000 protecting people. 57 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,000 Fifth, found family. 58 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:09,000 Found family means people who become family through love, not 59 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,000 only through birth. 60 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,000 Now let's practice shadowing. 61 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:17,000 Listen first, then repeat with a clear voice. 62 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,000 A scary story can control a town. 63 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:24,000 Fear becomes stronger when no one questions it. 64 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,000 Xan is not the witch the people imagine. 65 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,000 Moonlight changes Luna's future. 66 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:33,000 A family can begin in an unexpected place. 67 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:34,000 Excellent. 68 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:38,000 Here is your final thinking question. 69 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:42,000 When should we question a story that everyone around us 70 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:43,000 believes? 71 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:47,000 Keep that question in your reading notebook. 72 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:52,000 Next time, we will look at memory, hidden magic, and why truth 73 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,000 matters for Luna. 74 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:54,000 See you in the next lesson.