Ready Steady Read Together
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase: Fiction Lesson 2
What do you think you know?
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
When?
How?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
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What do you know and think?
"Wolves on the line, most likely - they often have trouble of that kind hereabouts."
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From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the stranger on the train react to the wolves?
B) How is Sylvia feeling during the train journey?
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Let me read today's text
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She woke suddenly from her dream to find that the train had stopped with a jerk.
“Oh! What is it? Where are we?” she exclaimed before she could stop herself.
“No need to alarm yourself, miss,” said her companion, looking unavailingly out of the window. “Wolves on the line, most likely - they often have trouble of that kind hereabouts.”
“Wolves!” Sylvia stared at him in terror.
“They don’t often get into the train, though,” he added reassuringly.
As if in contradiction of his words a sad and sinister howling now arose beyond the windows, and Sylvia, pressing her face against the dark pane, saw that they were passing through woodland where snow lay deep on the ground. Across this white carpet she could just discern a ragged multitude pouring, out of which arose, from time to time, this terrible cry. She was almost petrified with fear and sat clutching her doll in a cold and trembling hand. At length she summoned up the strength to whisper:
“Why don’t we go on?”
“Oh, I expect there are too many of them on the line,” the man answered carelessly.
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
“Oh!” Sylvia exclaimed in irrepressible alarm, as a heavy body thudded suddenly against the window, and she had a momentary view of a pointed grey head, red drooling jaws, and pale eyes gleaming with ferocity.
“Oh, don’t worry about that,” soothed her companion. “They’ll keep up that jumping against the window for hours.”
Sylvia was not much comforted by this. She moved along to the middle of the seat and huddled there, glancing fearfully first to one side and then to the other. The strange man seemed quite undisturbed by the repeated onslaught of the wolves which followed. He calmly drifted to sleep again.
The catch on the window suddenly slipped, and the window fell open with a crash, its glass shivering into fragments.
Sylvia screamed. Another instant, and a wolf launched itself through the hole. It turned snarling on the sleeping stranger, who started awake with an oath, and very skilfully flung his cloak over the animal. He then seized one of the shattered pieces of glass and stabbed the imprisoned beast through the cloak. It fell dead.
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
discern
unavailingly
contradiction
ferocity
irrepressible alarm
multitude
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From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
unavailingly
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Find Read Talk
“No need to alarm yourself, miss,” said her companion, looking unavailingly out of the window. “Wolves on the line, most likely - they often have trouble of that kind hereabouts.”
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Your turn
unavailingly
contradiction
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
discern
multitude
irrepressible alarm
ferocity
Use your text
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Vocabulary Check
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Reveal Vocabulary
She woke suddenly from her dream to find that the train had stopped with a jerk. “Oh! What is it? Where are we?” she exclaimed before she could stop herself. “No need to alarm yourself, miss,” said her companion, looking unavailingly out of the window. “Wolves on the line, most likely - they often have trouble of that kind hereabouts.” “Wolves!” Sylvia stared at him in terror. “They don’t often get into the train, though,” he added reassuringly. As if in contradiction of his words a sad and sinister howling now arose beyond the windows, and Sylvia, pressing her face against the dark pane, saw that they were passing through woodland where snow lay deep on the ground. Across this white carpet she could just discern a ragged multitude pouring, out of which arose, from time to time, this terrible cry. She was almost petrified with fear and sat clutching her doll in a cold and trembling hand. At length she summoned up the strength to whisper: “Why don’t we go on?” “Oh, I expect there are too many of them on the line,” the man answered carelessly.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“Oh!” Sylvia exclaimed in irrepressible alarm, as a heavy body thudded suddenly against the window, and she had a momentary view of a pointed grey head, red drooling jaws, and pale eyes gleaming with ferocity.
“Oh, don’t worry about that,” soothed her companion. “They’ll keep up that jumping against the window for hours.”
Sylvia was not much comforted by this. She moved along to the middle of the seat and huddled there, glancing fearfully first to one side and then to the other. The strange man seemed quite undisturbed by the repeated onslaught of the wolves which followed. He calmly drifted to sleep again.
The catch on the window suddenly slipped, and the window fell open with a crash, its glass shivering into fragments.
Sylvia screamed. Another instant, and a wolf launched itself through the hole. It turned snarling on the sleeping stranger, who started awake with an oath, and very skilfully flung his cloak over the animal. He then seized one of the shattered pieces of glass and stabbed the imprisoned beast through the cloak. It fell dead.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
“Oh! What is it? Where are we?” she exclaimed before she could stop herself. “No need to alarm yourself, miss,” said her companion, looking unavailingly out of the window. “Wolves on the line, most likely- they often have trouble of that kind hereabouts.” “Wolves!” Sylvia stared at him in terror.
What did you notice?
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From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
"Oh! What is it? Where are we?"
she exclaimed before she could stop herself.
"No need to alarm yourself, miss."
said her companion unavailingly out of the window.
"Wolves on the line, most likely -
they often have trouble of that kind hereabouts."
"Wolves!" Sylvia stared at him in terror.
Explore
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“Oh! What is it? Where are we?” she exclaimed before she could stop herself. “No need to alarm yourself, miss,” said her companion, looking unavailingly out of the window. “Wolves on the line, most likely- they often have trouble of that kind hereabouts.” “Wolves!” Sylvia stared at him in terror.
Explore
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Main Point & Read Between the Lines
Be a detective and look for clues!
A) How does the stranger on the train react to the wolves?
What's the main idea of the text?
Reveal Text Marks
Let me show you
“Oh! What is it? Where are we?” she exclaimed before she could stop herself.
“No need to alarm yourself, miss,” said her companion, looking unavailingly out of the window. “Wolves on the line, most likely - they often have trouble of that kind hereabouts.”
A) How does the stranger on the train react to the wolves?
The stranger stays calm, reassuring Sylvia that wolves on the line are common.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) How does the stranger on the train react to the wolves?
B) How is Sylvia feeling during the train journey?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - he added reassuringly - the man answered carelessly - "...don't worry about that," soothed her companion - seemed quite undisturbed
no need for worry
A) How does the stranger on the train react to the wolves?
Text Mark Evidence - I expect there are too many of them on the line - they'll keep up that jumping against the window for hours - calmly drifted to sleep again - sleeping stranger
relaxed and familiar
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - stared at him in terror - almost petrified in fear - trembling hand - glancing fearfully - alarm yourself - irrepressible alarm - screamed
scared/frightened
B) How is Sylvia feeling during the train journey?
Text Mark Evidence summoned the strength to whisper
struggling to speak from fear
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - not much comforted by this - clutching her doll... trembling hand - "...don't worry about that," soothed her companion
in need of comfort
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for 'multitude'?
True or False?
It was common for wolves to delay the train and jump at the windows.
False
True
Sequence Me
A The stranger skilfully stabbed the wolf.
B Wolves jumped and thudded against the windows of the train.
C Sylvia clutched her doll in trembling hands.
D Sylvia was told there were wolves on the line.
Check
Click if correct
Fill the Gaps
momentary
ferocity
irrepressible alarm
“Oh!” Sylvia exclaimed in , as a heavy body thudded suddenly against the window, and she had a view of a pointed grey head, red slavering jaws, and pale eyes gleaming with .
Discuss then check
Click if correct
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
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EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
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This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
irrepressible alarm
momentary
ferocity
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase: Fiction Lesson 2
What do you think you know?
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
When?
How?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
"Wolves on the line, most likely - they often have trouble of that kind hereabouts."
How might this extract linkto the illustration?
Explore
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the stranger on the train react to the wolves?
B) How is Sylvia feeling during the train journey?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
She woke suddenly from her dream to find that the train had stopped with a jerk. “Oh! What is it? Where are we?” she exclaimed before she could stop herself. “No need to alarm yourself, miss,” said her companion, looking unavailingly out of the window. “Wolves on the line, most likely - they often have trouble of that kind hereabouts.” “Wolves!” Sylvia stared at him in terror. “They don’t often get into the train, though,” he added reassuringly. As if in contradiction of his words a sad and sinister howling now arose beyond the windows, and Sylvia, pressing her face against the dark pane, saw that they were passing through woodland where snow lay deep on the ground. Across this white carpet she could just discern a ragged multitude pouring, out of which arose, from time to time, this terrible cry. She was almost petrified with fear and sat clutching her doll in a cold and trembling hand. At length she summoned up the strength to whisper: “Why don’t we go on?” “Oh, I expect there are too many of them on the line,” the man answered carelessly.
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
“Oh!” Sylvia exclaimed in irrepressible alarm, as a heavy body thudded suddenly against the window, and she had a momentary view of a pointed grey head, red drooling jaws, and pale eyes gleaming with ferocity. “Oh, don’t worry about that,” soothed her companion. “They’ll keep up that jumping against the window for hours.” Sylvia was not much comforted by this. She moved along to the middle of the seat and huddled there, glancing fearfully first to one side and then to the other. The strange man seemed quite undisturbed by the repeated onslaught of the wolves which followed. He calmly drifted to sleep again. The catch on the window suddenly slipped, and the window fell open with a crash, its glass shivering into fragments. Sylvia screamed. Another instant, and a wolf launched itself through the hole. It turned snarling on the sleeping stranger, who started awake with an oath, and very skilfully flung his cloak over the animal. He then seized one of the shattered pieces of glass and stabbed the imprisoned beast through the cloak. It fell dead.
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
discern
unavailingly
contradiction
ferocity
irrepressible alarm
multitude
Explore
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
unavailingly
Explore
Find Read Talk
“No need to alarm yourself, miss,” said her companion, looking unavailingly out of the window. “Wolves on the line, most likely - they often have trouble of that kind hereabouts.”
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Your turn
unavailingly
contradiction
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
discern
multitude
irrepressible alarm
ferocity
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
She woke suddenly from her dream to find that the train had stopped with a jerk. “Oh! What is it? Where are we?” she exclaimed before she could stop herself. “No need to alarm yourself, miss,” said her companion, looking unavailingly out of the window. “Wolves on the line, most likely - they often have trouble of that kind hereabouts.” “Wolves!” Sylvia stared at him in terror. “They don’t often get into the train, though,” he added reassuringly. As if in contradiction of his words a sad and sinister howling now arose beyond the windows, and Sylvia, pressing her face against the dark pane, saw that they were passing through woodland where snow lay deep on the ground. Across this white carpet she could just discern a ragged multitude pouring, out of which arose, from time to time, this terrible cry. She was almost petrified with fear and sat clutching her doll in a cold and trembling hand. At length she summoned up the strength to whisper: “Why don’t we go on?” “Oh, I expect there are too many of them on the line,” the man answered carelessly.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“Oh!” Sylvia exclaimed in irrepressible alarm, as a heavy body thudded suddenly against the window, and she had a momentary view of a pointed grey head, red drooling jaws, and pale eyes gleaming with ferocity. “Oh, don’t worry about that,” soothed her companion. “They’ll keep up that jumping against the window for hours.” Sylvia was not much comforted by this. She moved along to the middle of the seat and huddled there, glancing fearfully first to one side and then to the other. The strange man seemed quite undisturbed by the repeated onslaught of the wolves which followed. He calmly drifted to sleep again. The catch on the window suddenly slipped, and the window fell open with a crash, its glass shivering into fragments. Sylvia screamed. Another instant, and a wolf launched itself through the hole. It turned snarling on the sleeping stranger, who started awake with an oath, and very skilfully flung his cloak over the animal. He then seized one of the shattered pieces of glass and stabbed the imprisoned beast through the cloak. It fell dead.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
“Oh! What is it? Where are we?” she exclaimed before she could stop herself. “No need to alarm yourself, miss,” said her companion, looking unavailingly out of the window. “Wolves on the line, most likely- they often have trouble of that kind hereabouts.” “Wolves!” Sylvia stared at him in terror.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
"Oh! What is it? Where are we?"
she exclaimed before she could stop herself.
"No need to alarm yourself, miss."
said her companion unavailingly out of the window.
"Wolves on the line, most likely -
they often have trouble of that kind hereabouts."
"Wolves!" Sylvia stared at him in terror.
Explore
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“Oh! What is it? Where are we?” she exclaimed before she could stop herself. “No need to alarm yourself, miss,” said her companion, looking unavailingly out of the window. “Wolves on the line, most likely- they often have trouble of that kind hereabouts.” “Wolves!” Sylvia stared at him in terror.
Explore
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Main Point & Read Between the Lines
Be a detective and look for clues!
A) How does the stranger on the train react to the wolves?
What's the main idea of the text?
Reveal Text Marks
Let me show you
“Oh! What is it? Where are we?” she exclaimed before she could stop herself. “No need to alarm yourself, miss,” said her companion, looking unavailingly out of the window. “Wolves on the line, most likely - they often have trouble of that kind hereabouts.”
A) How does the stranger on the train react to the wolves?
The stranger stays calm, reassuring Sylvia that wolves on the line are common.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) How does the stranger on the train react to the wolves?
B) How is Sylvia feeling during the train journey?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - he added reassuringly - the man answered carelessly - "...don't worry about that," soothed her companion - seemed quite undisturbed
no need for worry
A) How does the stranger on the train react to the wolves?
Text Mark Evidence - I expect there are too many of them on the line - they'll keep up that jumping against the window for hours - calmly drifted to sleep again - sleeping stranger
relaxed and familiar
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - stared at him in terror - almost petrified in fear - trembling hand - glancing fearfully - alarm yourself - irrepressible alarm - screamed
scared/frightened
B) How is Sylvia feeling during the train journey?
Text Mark Evidence summoned the strength to whisper
struggling to speak from fear
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - not much comforted by this - clutching her doll... trembling hand - "...don't worry about that," soothed her companion
in need of comfort
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for 'multitude'?
True or False?
It was common for wolves to delay the train and jump at the windows.
False
True
Sequence Me
A The stranger skilfully stabbed the wolf.
B Wolves jumped and thudded against the windows of the train.
C Sylvia clutched her doll in trembling hands.
D Sylvia was told there were wolves on the line.
Check
Click if correct
Fill the Gaps
momentary
ferocity
irrepressible alarm
“Oh!” Sylvia exclaimed in , as a heavy body thudded suddenly against the window, and she had a view of a pointed grey head, red slavering jaws, and pale eyes gleaming with .
Discuss then check
Click if correct
From: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
use a bookmark.
Reveal
Never fold pages - use a fun bookmark instead!
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken © 1962 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
irrepressible alarm
momentary
ferocity