Ready Steady Read Together
Secrets of a Sun King: Fiction Lesson 3
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?
"Look!" she whispered. "Cairo!" I sat up, rubbing my eyes.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Today's Question(s)
Based on the author’s description of each city, would you rather live in Cairo or London? Why?
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Let me read today's text
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An hour and a half later we docked in Alexandria. It was quite something to be standing on Egyptian land at last: I could’ve sworn the soles of my feet my feet actually tingled.
From Alexandria, we caught a train to Cairo. I must’ve fallen asleep eventually because when I opened my eyes, it was daylight. Oz and Tulip were still asleep. Mrs Mendoza paused in her writing to point her pencil at the window.
“Look!” she whispered. “Cairo!”
I sat up, rubbing my eyes. We were coming into the city. The buildings near the railway line were low, sand-coloured, packed tightly together. Between them were archways leading to little courtyards, alleys, roads, all busy with people going about their lives. I saw men in white robes, veiled women carrying pots on their heads. And rising above it all every now and then, I'd spot the dome of a mosque. Though it was still early morning, the light had a soft, peachy glow to it. This, I soon realised, was mostly dust, stirred up by carts, donkeys, motor cars and people walking. It was like the sort of haze you get at the start of a very hot summer’s day.
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
I'd never seen anywhere so unlike the grey, wet London I'd left behind. The city was strange and beautiful. Everything I had imagined it might be – and more. Through the little open vent at the top of the window I could smell Cairo: warm, dusty, animal dung, old apples.
Before long, the train began to slow. Tulip yawned. Oz kicked out his legs and promptly woke up. “We’re here!” he cried, squinting at the window.
“Approaching Cairo station, yes,” Mrs Mendoza informed him.
The part of the city we were now passing through had streets as wide as London's, lined with tall, white, expensive-looking buildings. And like in London there were street sellers, newspaper boys, all shouting above the traffic. Then just before our train slid into the station itself, I caught sight a horse lying in the road. It was still wearing its harness and looked rather dead.
I’d never seen a dead horse in London. And the fact no one had moved this poor thing – carts, carriages, motorcars, donkeys simply carried on around it – reminded me, with a shivery thrill, how far I was from home.
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
archways
courtyards
veiled
mosque
haze
dung
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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
archways
Explore
Find Read Talk
We were coming into the city. The buildings near the railway line were low, sand-coloured, packed tightly together. Between them were archways leading to little courtyards, alleys, roads, all busy with people going about their lives.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
archways
Your turn
courtyards
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
veiled
mosque
haze
dung
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Reveal Vocabulary
An hour and a half later we docked in Alexandria. It was quite something to be standing on Egyptian land at last: I could’ve sworn the soles of my feet my feet actually tingled.
From Alexandria, we caught a train to Cairo. I must’ve fallen asleep eventually because when I opened my eyes, it was daylight. Oz and Tulip were still asleep. Mrs Mendoza paused in her writing to point her pencil at the window.
“Look!” she whispered. “Cairo!”
I sat up, rubbing my eyes. We were coming into the city. The buildings near the railway line were low, sand-coloured, packed tightly together. Between them were archways leading to little courtyards, alleys, roads, all busy with people going about their lives. I saw men in white robes, veiled women carrying pots on their heads. And rising above it all every now and then, I'd spot the dome of a mosque. Though it was still early morning, the light had a soft, peachy glow to it. This, I soon realised, was mostly dust, stirred up by carts, donkeys, motor cars and people walking. It was like the sort of haze you get at the start of a very hot summer’s day.
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'd never seen anywhere so unlike the grey, wet London I'd left behind. The city was strange and beautiful. Everything I had imagined it might be – and more. Through the little open vent at the top of the window I could smell Cairo: warm, dusty, animal dung, old apples.
Before long, the train began to slow. Tulip yawned. Oz kicked out his legs and promptly woke up. “We’re here!” he cried, squinting at the window.
“Approaching Cairo station, yes,” Mrs Mendoza informed him.
The part of the city we were now passing through had streets as wide as London's, lined with tall, white, expensive-looking buildings. And like in London there were street sellers, newspaper boys, all shouting above the traffic. Then just before our train slid into the station itself, I caught sight a horse lying in the road. It was still wearing its harness and looked rather dead.
I’d never seen a dead horse in London. And the fact no one had moved this poor thing – carts, carriages, motorcars, donkeys simply carried on around it – reminded me, with a shivery thrill, how far I was from home.
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'd never seen anywhere, so unlike the grey, wet London I'd left behind. The city was strange and beautiful. Everything I had imagined it might be – and more. Through the little open vent at the top of the window I could smell Cairo: warm, dusty, animal dung, old apples.
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'd never seen anywhere, so unlike the grey, wet London I'd left behind.
The city was strange and beautiful.
Everything I had imagined it might be – and more.
Through the little open vent at the top of the window
I could smell Cairo: warm, dusty, animal dung, old apples.
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'd never seen anywhere, so unlike the grey, wet London I'd left behind. The city was strange and beautiful. Everything I had imagined it might be – and more. Through the little open vent at the top of the window I could smell Cairo: warm, dusty, animal dung, old apples.
Explore
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
Based on the author’s description of each city, would you rather live in Cairo or London? Why?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Cairo
We were coming into the city. The buildings near the railway line were low, sand-coloured, packed tightly together. Between them were archways leading to little courtyards, alleys, roads, all busy with people going about their lives.
Based on the author’s description of each city, would you rather live in Cairo or London? Why?
This description makes Cairo seem cramped and crowded. The railway line could make it noisy too.
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
Based on the author’s description of each city, would you rather live in Cairo or London? Why?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
I'd rather live in Cairo because...
Text Mark Evidence - soft, peachy glow- haze you get at the start of a very hot summer’s day - beautiful
warm and welcoming
Based on the author’s description of each city, would you rather live in Cairo or London? Why?
Text Mark Evidence - dome of a mosque- streets...lined with tall, white, expensive-looking buildings
interesting architecture
alive and exciting
Text Mark Evidence busy with people
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence grey, wet London
better weather than London
Acceptable Answers
I'd rather live in London because...
Text Mark Evidence - packed tightly together- all shouting above the traffic
Cairo is noisy, busy and squashed together
Based on the author’s description of each city, would you rather live in Cairo or London? Why?
Text Mark Evidence - mostly dust- animal dung, old apples- horse lying in the road- rather dead - no one had moved this poor thing
Cairo has unpleasant smells and sights
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence never seen a dead horse in London
London doesn't have dead animals in the road
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'haze'?
Which One's Right?
I’d never seen a dead horse in London. And the fact no one had moved this poor thing reminded me, with a shivery thrill, how far I was from home.
Which emotions best describe a 'shivery thrill'?
B calm and relaxed
A happy and surprised
C confused and curious
D excited and scared
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Fill the Gaps
mosque
archways
veiled
Between them were leading to little courtyards, alleys, roads, all busy with people going about their lives. I saw men in white robes, women carrying pots on their heads. And rising above it all every now and then, I'd spot the dome of a .
Discuss then check
Click if correct
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Tick Me
What stirred up the dust to create a soft, peachy glow?
Tick one
A people walking
B motor cars and carts
Check
C donkeys
Click if correct
D all of the above
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
say what's next.
Reveal
Predict what might happen next in the story.
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: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 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 3
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?
"Look!" she whispered. "Cairo!" I sat up, rubbing my eyes.
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)
Based on the author’s description of each city, would you rather live in Cairo or London? Why?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
An hour and a half later we docked in Alexandria. It was quite something to be standing on Egyptian land at last: I could’ve sworn the soles of my feet my feet actually tingled. From Alexandria, we caught a train to Cairo. I must’ve fallen asleep eventually because when I opened my eyes, it was daylight. Oz and Tulip were still asleep. Mrs Mendoza paused in her writing to point her pencil at the window. “Look!” she whispered. “Cairo!” I sat up, rubbing my eyes. We were coming into the city. The buildings near the railway line were low, sand-coloured, packed tightly together. Between them were archways leading to little courtyards, alleys, roads, all busy with people going about their lives. I saw men in white robes, veiled women carrying pots on their heads. And rising above it all every now and then, I'd spot the dome of a mosque. Though it was still early morning, the light had a soft, peachy glow to it. This, I soon realised, was mostly dust, stirred up by carts, donkeys, motor cars and people walking. It was like the sort of haze you get at the start of a very hot summer’s day.
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
I'd never seen anywhere so unlike the grey, wet London I'd left behind. The city was strange and beautiful. Everything I had imagined it might be – and more. Through the little open vent at the top of the window I could smell Cairo: warm, dusty, animal dung, old apples. Before long, the train began to slow. Tulip yawned. Oz kicked out his legs and promptly woke up. “We’re here!” he cried, squinting at the window. “Approaching Cairo station, yes,” Mrs Mendoza informed him. The part of the city we were now passing through had streets as wide as London's, lined with tall, white, expensive-looking buildings. And like in London there were street sellers, newspaper boys, all shouting above the traffic. Then just before our train slid into the station itself, I caught sight a horse lying in the road. It was still wearing its harness and looked rather dead. I’d never seen a dead horse in London. And the fact no one had moved this poor thing – carts, carriages, motorcars, donkeys simply carried on around it – reminded me, with a shivery thrill, how far I was from home.
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
archways
courtyards
veiled
mosque
haze
dung
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
archways
Explore
Find Read Talk
We were coming into the city. The buildings near the railway line were low, sand-coloured, packed tightly together. Between them were archways leading to little courtyards, alleys, roads, all busy with people going about their lives.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
archways
Your turn
courtyards
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
veiled
mosque
haze
dung
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Reveal Vocabulary
An hour and a half later we docked in Alexandria. It was quite something to be standing on Egyptian land at last: I could’ve sworn the soles of my feet my feet actually tingled. From Alexandria, we caught a train to Cairo. I must’ve fallen asleep eventually because when I opened my eyes, it was daylight. Oz and Tulip were still asleep. Mrs Mendoza paused in her writing to point her pencil at the window. “Look!” she whispered. “Cairo!” I sat up, rubbing my eyes. We were coming into the city. The buildings near the railway line were low, sand-coloured, packed tightly together. Between them were archways leading to little courtyards, alleys, roads, all busy with people going about their lives. I saw men in white robes, veiled women carrying pots on their heads. And rising above it all every now and then, I'd spot the dome of a mosque. Though it was still early morning, the light had a soft, peachy glow to it. This, I soon realised, was mostly dust, stirred up by carts, donkeys, motor cars and people walking. It was like the sort of haze you get at the start of a very hot summer’s day.
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'd never seen anywhere so unlike the grey, wet London I'd left behind. The city was strange and beautiful. Everything I had imagined it might be – and more. Through the little open vent at the top of the window I could smell Cairo: warm, dusty, animal dung, old apples. Before long, the train began to slow. Tulip yawned. Oz kicked out his legs and promptly woke up. “We’re here!” he cried, squinting at the window. “Approaching Cairo station, yes,” Mrs Mendoza informed him. The part of the city we were now passing through had streets as wide as London's, lined with tall, white, expensive-looking buildings. And like in London there were street sellers, newspaper boys, all shouting above the traffic. Then just before our train slid into the station itself, I caught sight a horse lying in the road. It was still wearing its harness and looked rather dead. I’d never seen a dead horse in London. And the fact no one had moved this poor thing – carts, carriages, motorcars, donkeys simply carried on around it – reminded me, with a shivery thrill, how far I was from home.
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'd never seen anywhere, so unlike the grey, wet London I'd left behind. The city was strange and beautiful. Everything I had imagined it might be – and more. Through the little open vent at the top of the window I could smell Cairo: warm, dusty, animal dung, old apples.
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'd never seen anywhere, so unlike the grey, wet London I'd left behind.
The city was strange and beautiful.
Everything I had imagined it might be – and more.
Through the little open vent at the top of the window
I could smell Cairo: warm, dusty, animal dung, old apples.
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'd never seen anywhere, so unlike the grey, wet London I'd left behind. The city was strange and beautiful. Everything I had imagined it might be – and more. Through the little open vent at the top of the window I could smell Cairo: warm, dusty, animal dung, old apples.
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
Based on the author’s description of each city, would you rather live in Cairo or London? Why?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Cairo
We were coming into the city. The buildings near the railway line were low, sand-coloured, packed tightly together. Between them were archways leading to little courtyards, alleys, roads, all busy with people going about their lives.
Based on the author’s description of each city, would you rather live in Cairo or London? Why?
This description makes Cairo seem cramped and crowded. The railway line could make it noisy too.
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
Based on the author’s description of each city, would you rather live in Cairo or London? Why?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
I'd rather live in Cairo because...
Text Mark Evidence - soft, peachy glow- haze you get at the start of a very hot summer’s day - beautiful
warm and welcoming
Based on the author’s description of each city, would you rather live in Cairo or London? Why?
Text Mark Evidence - dome of a mosque- streets...lined with tall, white, expensive-looking buildings
interesting architecture
alive and exciting
Text Mark Evidence busy with people
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence grey, wet London
better weather than London
Acceptable Answers
I'd rather live in London because...
Text Mark Evidence - packed tightly together- all shouting above the traffic
Cairo is noisy, busy and squashed together
Based on the author’s description of each city, would you rather live in Cairo or London? Why?
Text Mark Evidence - mostly dust- animal dung, old apples- horse lying in the road- rather dead - no one had moved this poor thing
Cairo has unpleasant smells and sights
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence never seen a dead horse in London
London doesn't have dead animals in the road
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'haze'?
Which One's Right?
I’d never seen a dead horse in London. And the fact no one had moved this poor thing reminded me, with a shivery thrill, how far I was from home.
Which emotions best describe a 'shivery thrill'?
B calm and relaxed
A happy and surprised
C confused and curious
D excited and scared
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Fill the Gaps
mosque
archways
veiled
Between them were leading to little courtyards, alleys, roads, all busy with people going about their lives. I saw men in white robes, women carrying pots on their heads. And rising above it all every now and then, I'd spot the dome of a .
Discuss then check
Click if correct
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Tick Me
What stirred up the dust to create a soft, peachy glow?
Tick one
A people walking
B motor cars and carts
Check
C donkeys
Click if correct
D all of the above
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
say what's next.
Reveal
Predict what might happen next in the story.
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: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
archways
veiled
mosque