Ready Steady Read Together
Secrets of a Sun King: Fiction Lesson 4
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?
I'd read about sandstorms but that didn't prepare me for what it was like to suddenly be in the middle of one.
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)
How do the author’s word choices and sentence structures help emphasise the theme of panic and fear?
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Let me read today's text
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Something had happened to the sky. One moment it was low and red, the next it dimmed like it had gone behind a cloud. Only there were no clouds, just a huge, billowing wall of dust coming towards us at alarming speed. Within seconds we were in the middle of a yellow fog. It was hot and gritty. It made my eyes sting and my mouth go powder-dry. Now I really couldn't see anything but swirling, churning sand. We froze on the hillside. One wrong move might send any one of us plummeting to the valley floor.
“Yikes, this is horrible!” Tulip yelled. I was so glad to hear her voice. Even more glad when I felt an arm, then another arm, and Tulip wrapped herself tightly around me, burying her face between my shoulder blades.
“Oz!” I cried. “Are you there?” I didn’t hear him reply.
“We’ll have to sit it out,” I said, praying that Oz was nearby too, and being sensible. I'd read about sandstorms but that didn't prepare me for what it was like to suddenly be in the middle of one. The whole sky had gone thunderstorm-dark. The wind picked up too, whipping around our heads, blowing sand everywhere. I held my hands over my mouth. Shut my eyes. Behind me, Tulip groaned. “It’s vile!”
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
“Stop talking!” I told her. I had no idea how close we were to the edge of the hillside. There was nothing to cling onto. Everywhere was sand. It was in the air. On the ground. In my ears, up my nose, crunching between my teeth. Even when I did open my eyes just a sliver, I couldn't see further than my hand.
I stood bolt upright, frantic: “Oz? Where are you? Answer me if you can hear me!”
From somewhere above us came a little cry. Tulip was on her feet now as well.
“Hang on! We’re coming!” I yelled. My heart was thumping. I couldn't breathe. All I knew was Oz was on his own on the hillside, and we had to get to him.
Whether he heard, I had no idea. Wind and sand kept swirling around us. I crept along, half a step at a time, terrified of being too close to the edge of the hill. Tulip crouched behind me. I had to trust the ground beneath my feet. Oz must be nearby. And when I saw a glimmer of blue sky, and the wind began to drop, I almost started to run.
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
billowing
churning
plummeting
bolt upright
vile
sliver
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
billowing
Explore
Find Read Talk
Something had happened to the sky. One moment it was low and red, the next it dimmed like it had gone behind a cloud. Only there were no clouds, just a huge, billowing wall of dust coming towards us at alarming speed.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
billowing
Your turn
churning
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
plummeting
vile
sliver
bolt upright
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Reveal Vocabulary
Something had happened to the sky. One moment it was low and red, the next it dimmed like it had gone behind a cloud. Only there were no clouds, just a huge, billowing wall of dust coming towards us at alarming speed. Within seconds we were in the middle of a yellow fog. It was hot and gritty. It made my eyes sting and my mouth go powder-dry. Now I really couldn't see anything but swirling, churning sand. We froze on the hillside. One wrong move might send any one of us plummeting to the valley floor.
“Yikes, this is horrible!” Tulip yelled. I was so glad to hear her voice. Even more glad when I felt an arm, then another arm, and Tulip wrapped herself tightly around me, burying her face between my shoulder blades.
“Oz!” I cried. “Are you there?” I didn’t hear him reply.
“We’ll have to sit it out,” I said, praying that Oz was nearby too, and being sensible. I'd read about sandstorms but that didn't prepare me for what it was like to suddenly be in the middle of one. The whole sky had gone thunderstorm-dark. The wind picked up too, whipping around our heads, blowing sand everywhere. I held my hands over my mouth. Shut my eyes. Behind me, Tulip groaned. “It’s vile!”
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
“Stop talking!” I told her. I had no idea how close we were to the edge of the hillside. There was nothing to cling onto. Everywhere was sand. It was in the air. On the ground. In my ears, up my nose, crunching between my teeth. Even when I did open my eyes just a sliver, I couldn't see further than my hand.
I stood bolt upright, frantic: “Oz? Where are you? Answer me if you can hear me!”
From somewhere above us came a little cry. Tulip was on her feet now as well.
“Hang on! We’re coming!” I yelled. My heart was thumping. I couldn't breathe. All I knew was Oz was on his own on the hillside, and we had to get to him.
Whether he heard, I had no idea. Wind and sand kept swirling around us. I crept along, half a step at a time, terrified of being too close to the edge of the hill. Tulip crouched behind me. I had to trust the ground beneath my feet. Oz must be nearby. And when I saw a glimmer of blue sky, and the wind began to drop, I almost started to run.
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...
There was nothing to cling onto. Everywhere was sand. It was in the air. On the ground. In my ears, up my nose, crunching between my teeth. Even when I did open my eyes just a sliver, I couldn't see further than my hand.
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
There was nothing to cling onto.
Everywhere was sand.
It was in the air.
On the ground.
In my ears, up my nose, crunching between my teeth.
Even when I did open my eyes just a sliver, I couldn't see further than my hand.
Explore
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Text from Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
There was nothing to cling onto. Everywhere was sand. It was in the air. On the ground. In my ears, up my nose, crunching between my teeth. Even when I did open my eyes just a sliver, I couldn't see further than my hand.
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
How do the author’s word choices and sentence structures help emphasise the theme of panic and fear?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Something had happened to the sky. One moment it was low and red, the next it dimmed like it had gone behind a cloud.
How do the author’s word choices and sentence structures help emphasise the theme of panic and fear?
Reveal Explainer
I think something creates mystery and the quick changes in time make the storm feel sudden and panicked.
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
How do the author’s word choices and sentence structures help emphasise the theme of panic and fear?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
- one moment - the next - alarming speed - suddenly - within seconds
Text Mark Evidence
fast and out of control
How do the author’s word choices help emphasise the theme of panic and fear?
Text Mark Evidence- huge, billowing wall of dust- yellow fog - plummeting - swirling, churning sand - thunderstorm-dark
create vivid, strong images
Text Mark Evidence - in the middle of a yellow fog - in the middle of one (sandstorm) - (wind) whipping around our heads - swirling around us
surrounds them and is overwhelming
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - eyes sting - mouth go powder-dry - couldn’t see anything - couldn’t see further than my hand - heart was thumping - couldn’t breathe
physical effects
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - Only there were no clouds, just a huge, billowing wall of dust coming towards us at alarming speed. - The wind picked up too, whipping around our heads, blowing sand everywhere.
longer sentences for dramatic description
How do the author’s sentence structures help emphasise the theme of panic and fear?
Text Mark Evidence - Everywhere was sand. - It was in the air. - On the ground.
short sentences for impact, to emphasise the speed of the changes
Text Mark Evidence - froze on the hillside -burying her face between my shoulder blades - shut my eyes - bolt upright, frantic - crouched behind me
sentences include effective description of body language
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for 'bolt upright'?
Match Me
Match each word to the correct definition:
vile
churning
billowing
plummeting
B moving like a cloud in the wind
C falling suddenly or quickly from a high place
A moving and swirling like a liquid
D bad, disgusting or unpleasant
Check
Click if correct
Which One's Right?
Which character got lost in the sandstorm?
B Tulip
A Lilian
C Oz
D Tutankhamun
Find Me
Which word means a very small amount or a tiny opening?
Even when I did open my eyes just a sliver, I couldn't see further than my hand.
Discuss then check
sliver
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. 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...
explore different genres.
Reveal
Try fantasy, mystery or adventure to find what you love.
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 4
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?
I'd read about sandstorms but that didn't prepare me for what it was like to suddenly be in the middle of one.
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)
How do the author’s word choices and sentence structures help emphasise the theme of panic and fear?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Something had happened to the sky. One moment it was low and red, the next it dimmed like it had gone behind a cloud. Only there were no clouds, just a huge, billowing wall of dust coming towards us at alarming speed. Within seconds we were in the middle of a yellow fog. It was hot and gritty. It made my eyes sting and my mouth go powder-dry. Now I really couldn't see anything but swirling, churning sand. We froze on the hillside. One wrong move might send any one of us plummeting to the valley floor. “Yikes, this is horrible!” Tulip yelled. I was so glad to hear her voice. Even more glad when I felt an arm, then another arm, and Tulip wrapped herself tightly around me, burying her face between my shoulder blades. “Oz!” I cried. “Are you there?” I didn’t hear him reply. “We’ll have to sit it out,” I said, praying that Oz was nearby too, and being sensible. I'd read about sandstorms but that didn't prepare me for what it was like to suddenly be in the middle of one. The whole sky had gone thunderstorm-dark. The wind picked up too, whipping around our heads, blowing sand everywhere. I held my hands over my mouth. Shut my eyes. Behind me, Tulip groaned. “It’s vile!”
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
“Stop talking!” I told her. I had no idea how close we were to the edge of the hillside. There was nothing to cling onto. Everywhere was sand. It was in the air. On the ground. In my ears, up my nose, crunching between my teeth. Even when I did open my eyes just a sliver, I couldn't see further than my hand. I stood bolt upright, frantic: “Oz? Where are you? Answer me if you can hear me!” From somewhere above us came a little cry. Tulip was on her feet now as well. “Hang on! We’re coming!” I yelled. My heart was thumping. I couldn't breathe. All I knew was Oz was on his own on the hillside, and we had to get to him. Whether he heard, I had no idea. Wind and sand kept swirling around us. I crept along, half a step at a time, terrified of being too close to the edge of the hill. Tulip crouched behind me. I had to trust the ground beneath my feet. Oz must be nearby. And when I saw a glimmer of blue sky, and the wind began to drop, I almost started to run.
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
billowing
churning
plummeting
bolt upright
vile
sliver
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
billowing
Explore
Find Read Talk
Something had happened to the sky. One moment it was low and red, the next it dimmed like it had gone behind a cloud. Only there were no clouds, just a huge, billowing wall of dust coming towards us at alarming speed.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
billowing
Your turn
churning
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
plummeting
vile
sliver
bolt upright
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Reveal Vocabulary
Something had happened to the sky. One moment it was low and red, the next it dimmed like it had gone behind a cloud. Only there were no clouds, just a huge, billowing wall of dust coming towards us at alarming speed. Within seconds we were in the middle of a yellow fog. It was hot and gritty. It made my eyes sting and my mouth go powder-dry. Now I really couldn't see anything but swirling, churning sand. We froze on the hillside. One wrong move might send any one of us plummeting to the valley floor. “Yikes, this is horrible!” Tulip yelled. I was so glad to hear her voice. Even more glad when I felt an arm, then another arm, and Tulip wrapped herself tightly around me, burying her face between my shoulder blades. “Oz!” I cried. “Are you there?” I didn’t hear him reply. “We’ll have to sit it out,” I said, praying that Oz was nearby too, and being sensible. I'd read about sandstorms but that didn't prepare me for what it was like to suddenly be in the middle of one. The whole sky had gone thunderstorm-dark. The wind picked up too, whipping around our heads, blowing sand everywhere. I held my hands over my mouth. Shut my eyes. Behind me, Tulip groaned. “It’s vile!”
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
“Stop talking!” I told her. I had no idea how close we were to the edge of the hillside. There was nothing to cling onto. Everywhere was sand. It was in the air. On the ground. In my ears, up my nose, crunching between my teeth. Even when I did open my eyes just a sliver, I couldn't see further than my hand. I stood bolt upright, frantic: “Oz? Where are you? Answer me if you can hear me!” From somewhere above us came a little cry. Tulip was on her feet now as well. “Hang on! We’re coming!” I yelled. My heart was thumping. I couldn't breathe. All I knew was Oz was on his own on the hillside, and we had to get to him. Whether he heard, I had no idea. Wind and sand kept swirling around us. I crept along, half a step at a time, terrified of being too close to the edge of the hill. Tulip crouched behind me. I had to trust the ground beneath my feet. Oz must be nearby. And when I saw a glimmer of blue sky, and the wind began to drop, I almost started to run.
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...
There was nothing to cling onto. Everywhere was sand. It was in the air. On the ground. In my ears, up my nose, crunching between my teeth. Even when I did open my eyes just a sliver, I couldn't see further than my hand.
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
There was nothing to cling onto.
Everywhere was sand.
It was in the air.
On the ground.
In my ears, up my nose, crunching between my teeth.
Even when I did open my eyes just a sliver, I couldn't see further than my hand.
Explore
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Text from Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
There was nothing to cling onto. Everywhere was sand. It was in the air. On the ground. In my ears, up my nose, crunching between my teeth. Even when I did open my eyes just a sliver, I couldn't see further than my hand.
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
How do the author’s word choices and sentence structures help emphasise the theme of panic and fear?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Something had happened to the sky. One moment it was low and red, the next it dimmed like it had gone behind a cloud.
How do the author’s word choices and sentence structures help emphasise the theme of panic and fear?
Reveal Explainer
I think something creates mystery and the quick changes in time make the storm feel sudden and panicked.
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
How do the author’s word choices and sentence structures help emphasise the theme of panic and fear?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
- one moment - the next - alarming speed - suddenly - within seconds
Text Mark Evidence
fast and out of control
How do the author’s word choices help emphasise the theme of panic and fear?
Text Mark Evidence- huge, billowing wall of dust- yellow fog - plummeting - swirling, churning sand - thunderstorm-dark
create vivid, strong images
Text Mark Evidence - in the middle of a yellow fog - in the middle of one (sandstorm) - (wind) whipping around our heads - swirling around us
surrounds them and is overwhelming
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - eyes sting - mouth go powder-dry - couldn’t see anything - couldn’t see further than my hand - heart was thumping - couldn’t breathe
physical effects
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - Only there were no clouds, just a huge, billowing wall of dust coming towards us at alarming speed. - The wind picked up too, whipping around our heads, blowing sand everywhere.
longer sentences for dramatic description
How do the author’s sentence structures help emphasise the theme of panic and fear?
Text Mark Evidence - Everywhere was sand. - It was in the air. - On the ground.
short sentences for impact, to emphasise the speed of the changes
Text Mark Evidence - froze on the hillside -burying her face between my shoulder blades - shut my eyes - bolt upright, frantic - crouched behind me
sentences include effective description of body language
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for 'bolt upright'?
Match Me
Match each word to the correct definition:
vile
churning
billowing
plummeting
B moving like a cloud in the wind
C falling suddenly or quickly from a high place
A moving and swirling like a liquid
D bad, disgusting or unpleasant
Check
Click if correct
Which One's Right?
Which character got lost in the sandstorm?
B Tulip
A Lilian
C Oz
D Tutankhamun
Find Me
Which word means a very small amount or a tiny opening?
Even when I did open my eyes just a sliver, I couldn't see further than my hand.
Discuss then check
sliver
From: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll © 2018. 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...
explore different genres.
Reveal
Try fantasy, mystery or adventure to find what you love.
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.