Ready Steady Read Together
Secrets of a Sun King: Fiction Lesson 2
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
"Oh!" There you are!" he said, forcing a smile.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Today's Question(s)
Does the author think secrets are a good or bad thing? How do you know?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
I wondered how Mr. Carter managed to keep his secrets to himself. All weekend I tried my very best to keep our plans secret. But by Sunday it was getting exhausting.
“What’s wrong with that last potato, Lil?” Dad asked as we ate our roast dinner.
“Nothing.” I shoved it into my mouth quickly before he could pinch it. I mean, it was a very decent lunch. We had lamb, potatoes roasted in lard, carrots, peas and gravy thick as treacle. Mum was good at roasts, but this one was especially nice, almost as if we were celebrating something. Even with my head full of Egypt, I couldn’t fail to notice the effort she had gone to.
When lunch was finished, I went down to wash our dishes under the tap in the back yard, and when I came upstairs again, Mum and Dad were discussing me. Since the kitchen door was ajar, I waited there to listen.
“She could come with us, Reg,” Mum was saying. “It might be nice to do it as a family this year.” “What about her schoolwork?” Dad replied. “St. Kilda’s won’t tolerate her falling behind. Sometimes, I wonder if she realises just how lucky she is?”
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
I groaned. St. Kilda’s again. The work I had to do, the thankfulness I was expected to show. Dad never seemed to talk about anything else. Except then he said, “We agreed never to tell her, remember?”
“She’s older now,” Mum pointed out.
I was all ears: what were they on about? It didn’t sound like St. Kilda’s anymore.
The kitchen door opened fully. Dad came out, saw me and for a second looked almost lost.
“Oh! There you are!” he said, forcing a smile. His hands were shaking badly. Seeing I’d noticed, he quickly stuffed them in his pockets.
“Dishes are done,” I muttered.
“Good girl. Your mother and I are popping out for a stroll, all right? It’s best that you stay here and get your homework done.”
The second my parents left, I slumped face down amongst my schoolbooks. I couldn’t concentrate. I was anxious about where they’d gone. They never went out together. Dad went to the pub on a Friday evening and once a month Mum played Scrabble with her work pals: that was it. Where were they?
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
decent
ajar
treacle
tolerate
forcing a smile
stroll
Explore
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. 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
decent
Explore
Find Read Talk
“Nothing.” I shoved it into my mouth quickly before he could pinch it. I mean, it was a very decent lunch. We had lamb, potatoes roasted in lard, carrots, peas and gravy thick as treacle.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
decent
Your turn
treacle
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
ajar
tolerate
forcing a smile
stroll
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Reveal Vocabulary
I wondered how Mr. Carter managed to keep his secrets to himself. All weekend I tried my very best to keep our plans secret. But by Sunday it was getting exhausting.
“What’s wrong with that last potato, Lil?” Dad asked as we ate our roast dinner.
“Nothing.” I shoved it into my mouth quickly before he could pinch it. I mean, it was a very decent lunch. We had lamb, potatoes roasted in lard, carrots, peas and gravy thick as treacle. Mum was good at roasts, but this one was especially nice, almost as if we were celebrating something. Even with my head full of Egypt, I couldn’t fail to notice the effort she had gone to.
When lunch was finished, I went down to wash our dishes under the tap in the back yard, and when I came upstairs again, Mum and Dad were discussing me. Since the kitchen door was ajar, I waited there to listen.
“She could come with us, Reg,” Mum was saying. “It might be nice to do it as a family this year.”
“What about her schoolwork?” Dad replied. “St. Kilda’s won’t tolerate her falling behind. Sometimes, I wonder if she realises just how lucky she is?”
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
I groaned. St. Kilda’s again. The work I had to do, the thankfulness I was expected to show. Dad never seemed to talk about anything else.
Except then he said, “We agreed never to tell her, remember?”
“She’s older now,” Mum pointed out.
I was all ears: what were they on about? It didn’t sound like St. Kilda’s anymore.
The kitchen door opened fully. Dad came out, saw me and for a second looked almost lost.
“Oh! There you are!” he said, forcing a smile. His hands were shaking badly. Seeing I’d noticed, he quickly stuffed them in his pockets.
“Dishes are done,” I muttered.
“Good girl. Your mother and I are popping out for a stroll, all right? It’s best that you stay here and get your homework done.”
The second my parents left, I slumped face down amongst my schoolbooks. I couldn’t concentrate. I was anxious about where they’d gone. They never went out together. Dad went to the pub on a Friday evening and once a month Mum played Scrabble with her work pals: that was it. Where were they?
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
I was all ears: what were they on about? It didn’t sound like St. Kilda’s anymore. The kitchen door opened fully. Dad came out, saw me and for a second looked almost lost.
“Oh! There you are!” he said, forcing a smile. His hands were shaking badly.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
I was all ears: what were they on about?
It didn't sound like St. Kilda's anymore.
The kitchen door opened fully.
Dad came out, saw me and for a second looked almost lost.
"Oh! There you are! he said, forcing a smile.
His hands were shaking badly.
Explore
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
I was all ears: what were they on about? It didn’t sound like St. Kilda’s anymore. The kitchen door opened fully. Dad came out, saw me and for a second looked almost lost.
“Oh! There you are!” he said, forcing a smile. His hands were shaking badly.
Explore
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
Does the author think secrets are a good or bad thing? How do you know?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
I wondered how Mr. Carter managed to keep his secrets to himself. All weekend I tried my very best to keep our plans secret. But by Sunday it was getting exhausting.
Does the author think secrets are a good or bad thing? How do you know?
The author sees secrets as a bad thing because Lilian finds them exhausting and hard to keep.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
Does the author think secrets are a good or bad thing? How do you know?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence- with my head full of(the secret about) Egypt- I couldn’t concentrate. I was anxious about where they’d gone. (her parents’ secret errand)
Bad: they distract you
Does the author think secrets are a good or bad thing? How do you know?
Bad: they make people stressed or fearful
Text Mark Evidence - (dad when hiding the secret) saw me and for a second, almost looked lost...his hands were shaking badly - I was anxious about where they’d gone
Bad: they make people suspicious
Text Mark Evidence - I was all ears: what were they on about? - seeing I’d noticed (his shaking hands), he quickly stuffed them in his pockets - where were they? (her parents’ secret errand)
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'ajar'?
Link Me
Link the each word with its correct meaning:
1 decent
A a slow, relaxed walk
2 treacle
B a thick, sticky,sweet dark liquid
Check
3 tolerate
C accept or put upwith something
Click if correct
4 stroll
D good enough
Tick Me
Lilian thought her dad wanted to eat her last piece of which food:
Tick one
potato
lamb
Check
carrots
Click if correct
treacle sponge
Sequence Me
A Lilian's parents went out for stroll without her.
B Lilian's parents whispered secrets in the kitchen.
C Lilian washed the dishes in the back yard.
D Lilian ate dinner with her mum and dad.
Check
Click if correct
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
learn new words.
Reveal
Keep a notebook to write down and remember new words.
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: Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Secrets of a Sun King: Fiction Lesson 2
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
"Oh!" There you are!" he said, forcing a smile.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Today's Question(s)
Does the author think secrets are a good or bad thing? How do you know?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
I wondered how Mr. Carter managed to keep his secrets to himself. All weekend I tried my very best to keep our plans secret. But by Sunday it was getting exhausting. “What’s wrong with that last potato, Lil?” Dad asked as we ate our roast dinner. “Nothing.” I shoved it into my mouth quickly before he could pinch it. I mean, it was a very decent lunch. We had lamb, potatoes roasted in lard, carrots, peas and gravy thick as treacle. Mum was good at roasts, but this one was especially nice, almost as if we were celebrating something. Even with my head full of Egypt, I couldn’t fail to notice the effort she had gone to. When lunch was finished, I went down to wash our dishes under the tap in the back yard, and when I came upstairs again, Mum and Dad were discussing me. Since the kitchen door was ajar, I waited there to listen. “She could come with us, Reg,” Mum was saying. “It might be nice to do it as a family this year.” “What about her schoolwork?” Dad replied. “St. Kilda’s won’t tolerate her falling behind. Sometimes, I wonder if she realises just how lucky she is?”
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
I groaned. St. Kilda’s again. The work I had to do, the thankfulness I was expected to show. Dad never seemed to talk about anything else. Except then he said, “We agreed never to tell her, remember?” “She’s older now,” Mum pointed out. I was all ears: what were they on about? It didn’t sound like St. Kilda’s anymore. The kitchen door opened fully. Dad came out, saw me and for a second looked almost lost. “Oh! There you are!” he said, forcing a smile. His hands were shaking badly. Seeing I’d noticed, he quickly stuffed them in his pockets. “Dishes are done,” I muttered. “Good girl. Your mother and I are popping out for a stroll, all right? It’s best that you stay here and get your homework done.” The second my parents left, I slumped face down amongst my schoolbooks. I couldn’t concentrate. I was anxious about where they’d gone. They never went out together. Dad went to the pub on a Friday evening and once a month Mum played Scrabble with her work pals: that was it. Where were they?
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
decent
ajar
treacle
tolerate
forcing a smile
stroll
Explore
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. 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
decent
Explore
Find Read Talk
“Nothing.” I shoved it into my mouth quickly before he could pinch it. I mean, it was a very decent lunch. We had lamb, potatoes roasted in lard, carrots, peas and gravy thick as treacle.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
decent
Your turn
treacle
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
ajar
tolerate
forcing a smile
stroll
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Reveal Vocabulary
I wondered how Mr. Carter managed to keep his secrets to himself. All weekend I tried my very best to keep our plans secret. But by Sunday it was getting exhausting. “What’s wrong with that last potato, Lil?” Dad asked as we ate our roast dinner. “Nothing.” I shoved it into my mouth quickly before he could pinch it. I mean, it was a very decent lunch. We had lamb, potatoes roasted in lard, carrots, peas and gravy thick as treacle. Mum was good at roasts, but this one was especially nice, almost as if we were celebrating something. Even with my head full of Egypt, I couldn’t fail to notice the effort she had gone to. When lunch was finished, I went down to wash our dishes under the tap in the back yard, and when I came upstairs again, Mum and Dad were discussing me. Since the kitchen door was ajar, I waited there to listen. “She could come with us, Reg,” Mum was saying. “It might be nice to do it as a family this year.” “What about her schoolwork?” Dad replied. “St. Kilda’s won’t tolerate her falling behind. Sometimes, I wonder if she realises just how lucky she is?”
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
I groaned. St. Kilda’s again. The work I had to do, the thankfulness I was expected to show. Dad never seemed to talk about anything else. Except then he said, “We agreed never to tell her, remember?” “She’s older now,” Mum pointed out. I was all ears: what were they on about? It didn’t sound like St. Kilda’s anymore. The kitchen door opened fully. Dad came out, saw me and for a second looked almost lost. “Oh! There you are!” he said, forcing a smile. His hands were shaking badly. Seeing I’d noticed, he quickly stuffed them in his pockets. “Dishes are done,” I muttered. “Good girl. Your mother and I are popping out for a stroll, all right? It’s best that you stay here and get your homework done.” The second my parents left, I slumped face down amongst my schoolbooks. I couldn’t concentrate. I was anxious about where they’d gone. They never went out together. Dad went to the pub on a Friday evening and once a month Mum played Scrabble with her work pals: that was it. Where were they?
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
I was all ears: what were they on about? It didn’t sound like St. Kilda’s anymore. The kitchen door opened fully. Dad came out, saw me and for a second looked almost lost. “Oh! There you are!” he said, forcing a smile. His hands were shaking badly.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
I was all ears: what were they on about?
It didn't sound like St. Kilda's anymore.
The kitchen door opened fully.
Dad came out, saw me and for a second looked almost lost.
"Oh! There you are! he said, forcing a smile.
His hands were shaking badly.
Explore
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
I was all ears: what were they on about? It didn’t sound like St. Kilda’s anymore. The kitchen door opened fully. Dad came out, saw me and for a second looked almost lost. “Oh! There you are!” he said, forcing a smile. His hands were shaking badly.
Explore
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
Does the author think secrets are a good or bad thing? How do you know?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
I wondered how Mr. Carter managed to keep his secrets to himself. All weekend I tried my very best to keep our plans secret. But by Sunday it was getting exhausting.
Does the author think secrets are a good or bad thing? How do you know?
The author sees secrets as a bad thing because Lilian finds them exhausting and hard to keep.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
Does the author think secrets are a good or bad thing? How do you know?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence- with my head full of(the secret about) Egypt- I couldn’t concentrate. I was anxious about where they’d gone. (her parents’ secret errand)
Bad: they distract you
Does the author think secrets are a good or bad thing? How do you know?
Bad: they make people stressed or fearful
Text Mark Evidence - (dad when hiding the secret) saw me and for a second, almost looked lost...his hands were shaking badly - I was anxious about where they’d gone
Bad: they make people suspicious
Text Mark Evidence - I was all ears: what were they on about? - seeing I’d noticed (his shaking hands), he quickly stuffed them in his pockets - where were they? (her parents’ secret errand)
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'ajar'?
Link Me
Link the each word with its correct meaning:
1 decent
A a slow, relaxed walk
2 treacle
B a thick, sticky,sweet dark liquid
Check
3 tolerate
C accept or put upwith something
Click if correct
4 stroll
D good enough
Tick Me
Lilian thought her dad wanted to eat her last piece of which food:
Tick one
potato
lamb
Check
carrots
Click if correct
treacle sponge
Sequence Me
A Lilian's parents went out for stroll without her.
B Lilian's parents whispered secrets in the kitchen.
C Lilian washed the dishes in the back yard.
D Lilian ate dinner with her mum and dad.
Check
Click if correct
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
learn new words.
Reveal
Keep a notebook to write down and remember new words.
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: Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.