Ready Steady Read Together
Stories from Around the World: Fiction Lesson 3
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
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What do you know and think?
Soon the pair became inseparable, fighting side by side.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
How is the theme of friendship demonstrated in this extract?
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Let me read today's text
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Mulan soon began the rigorous training to become one of the Emperor’s elite soldiers. Combat was easy for her, as her muscles were used to years of sparring with her father. Her feet were swift, and her aim was sharp. Her fellow soldiers were in awe of her skill and talent but she was too nervous to try to become friends with them. She wielded her sword like no one else for miles around. Her fear of being discovered as a girl disappeared as she became known as the best and most fearless fighter in the army.
Soon they marched off to war, and death and destruction was all around. At first, Mulan was very lonely because she was afraid to make friends in case her secret was revealed. She spoke little and kept her head down, not causing any fuss. But eventually, she befriended a kind soldier named Wei. He came from a small village, too, and they often joked and laughed together about their old lives. place where she could be true to herself, with a friend who accepted her completely.
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Mulan was happy to have someone to talk to. She tried not to give too much away about her family life, but she told Wei about the farm where her parents lived and the stream that flowed by. Soon the pair became inseparable, fighting side by side. When Mulan was made General, she made Wei her second-in-command. Even the fiercest warriors needed someone to stand beside them. They fought valiantly in each battle and led the armies to success after success. Finally, the war was won and victory belonged to the Emperor. The Emperor’s victory was a triumph for the whole nation, but for Mulan, the true victory was finding a friend in Wei, and in herself. She had discovered a place where she could be true to herself, with a friend who accepted her completely.
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
rigorous
elite
wielded
befriended
inseperable
valiantly
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From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
rigorous
Explore
Find Read Talk
Mulan soon began the rigorous training to become one of the Emperor’s elite soldiers. Combat was easy for her, as her muscles were used to years of sparring with her father. Her feet were swift, and her aim was sharp.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
rigorous
Your turn
elite
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
wielded
befriended
inseperable
valiantly
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Mulan soon began the rigorous training to become one of the Emperor’s elite soldiers. Combat was easy for her, as her muscles were used to years of sparring with her father. Her feet were swift, and her aim was sharp. Her fellow soldiers were in awe of her skill and talent but she was too nervous to try to become friends with them. She wielded her sword like no one else for miles around. Her fear of being discovered as a girl disappeared as she became known as the best and most fearless fighter in the army.
Soon they marched off to war, and death and destruction was all around. At first, Mulan was very lonely because she was afraid to make friends in case her secret was revealed. She spoke little and kept her head down, not causing any fuss. But eventually, she befriended a kind soldier named Wei. He came from a small village, too, and they often joked and laughed together about their old lives.
Explore
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Mulan was happy to have someone to talk to. She tried not to give too much away about her family life, but she told Wei about the farm where her parents lived and the stream that flowed by. Soon the pair became inseparable, fighting side by side. When Mulan was made General, she made Wei her second-in-command. Even the fiercest warriors needed someone to stand beside them. They fought valiantly in each battle and led the armies to success after success. Finally, the war was won and victory belonged to the Emperor. The Emperor’s victory was a triumph for the whole nation, but for Mulan, the true victory was finding a friend in Wei, and in herself. She had discovered a place where she could be true to herself, with a friend who accepted her completely.
Explore
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Mulan was happy to have someone to talk to. She tried not to give too much away about her family life, but she told Wei about the farm where her parents lived. Soon the pair became inseparable, fighting side by side. When Mulan was made General, she made Wei her second-in-command.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Mulan was happy to have someone to talk to.
She tried not to give too much away about her family life,
but she told Wei about the farm where her parents lived.
Soon the pair became inseparable, fighting side by side.
When Mulan was made General, she made Wei her second-in-command.
Explore
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Mulan was happy to have someone to talk to. She tried not to give too much away about her family life, but she told Wei about the farm where her parents lived. Soon the pair became inseparable, fighting side by side. When Mulan was made General, she made Wei her second-in-command.
Explore
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Main Point
How is the theme of friendship demonstrated in this extract?
What’s the main idea in the text?
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Mulan was very lonely because she was afraid to make friends in case her secret was revealed. She spoke little and kept her head down, not causing any fuss. But eventually, she befriended a kind soldier named Wei.
How is the theme of friendship demonstrated in this extract?
Mulan was lonely and overcame her fears of being discovered by befriending Wei. This shows how important friendship was to her and how glad she was to make a friend.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
How is the theme of friendship demonstrated in this extract?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
enjoyed each other's company
Text Mark Evidence - joked and laughed together - happy to have someone to talk to
How is the theme of friendship demonstrated in this extract?
always together
Text Mark Evidence - became inseparable - fighting side by side
picked Wei over the other soldiers
Text Mark Evidence made Wei her second-in-command
Text Mark Evidence - the true victory was finding a friend in Wei, and in herself - she could be true to herself, with a friend who accepted her completely
friendship was the true victory
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'befriended'?
True or False?
Mulan was lonely and wanted friends but was too afraid her secret would be revealed.
False
True
Find Me
Which word(s) meansa person who supports and helps the leader?
Soon the pair became inseparable, fighting side by side. When Mulan was made General, she made Wei her second-in-command.
Discuss then check
second-in-command
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
inseperable
valiantly
destruction
revealed
C something is broken or ruined completely
B when two things stick together and can't be apart
D done in a brave or strong way
A something is shown or made visible
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
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explore audiobooks.
Reveal
Listen to books during walks or while relaxing.
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: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Stories from Around the World: 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?
Soon the pair became inseparable, fighting side by side.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
How is the theme of friendship demonstrated in this extract?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Mulan soon began the rigorous training to become one of the Emperor’s elite soldiers. Combat was easy for her, as her muscles were used to years of sparring with her father. Her feet were swift, and her aim was sharp. Her fellow soldiers were in awe of her skill and talent but she was too nervous to try to become friends with them. She wielded her sword like no one else for miles around. Her fear of being discovered as a girl disappeared as she became known as the best and most fearless fighter in the army. Soon they marched off to war, and death and destruction was all around. At first, Mulan was very lonely because she was afraid to make friends in case her secret was revealed. She spoke little and kept her head down, not causing any fuss. But eventually, she befriended a kind soldier named Wei. He came from a small village, too, and they often joked and laughed together about their old lives. place where she could be true to herself, with a friend who accepted her completely.
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Mulan was happy to have someone to talk to. She tried not to give too much away about her family life, but she told Wei about the farm where her parents lived and the stream that flowed by. Soon the pair became inseparable, fighting side by side. When Mulan was made General, she made Wei her second-in-command. Even the fiercest warriors needed someone to stand beside them. They fought valiantly in each battle and led the armies to success after success. Finally, the war was won and victory belonged to the Emperor. The Emperor’s victory was a triumph for the whole nation, but for Mulan, the true victory was finding a friend in Wei, and in herself. She had discovered a place where she could be true to herself, with a friend who accepted her completely.
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
rigorous
elite
wielded
befriended
inseperable
valiantly
Explore
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
rigorous
Explore
Find Read Talk
Mulan soon began the rigorous training to become one of the Emperor’s elite soldiers. Combat was easy for her, as her muscles were used to years of sparring with her father. Her feet were swift, and her aim was sharp.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
rigorous
Your turn
elite
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
wielded
befriended
inseperable
valiantly
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Mulan soon began the rigorous training to become one of the Emperor’s elite soldiers. Combat was easy for her, as her muscles were used to years of sparring with her father. Her feet were swift, and her aim was sharp. Her fellow soldiers were in awe of her skill and talent but she was too nervous to try to become friends with them. She wielded her sword like no one else for miles around. Her fear of being discovered as a girl disappeared as she became known as the best and most fearless fighter in the army. Soon they marched off to war, and death and destruction was all around. At first, Mulan was very lonely because she was afraid to make friends in case her secret was revealed. She spoke little and kept her head down, not causing any fuss. But eventually, she befriended a kind soldier named Wei. He came from a small village, too, and they often joked and laughed together about their old lives.
Explore
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Mulan was happy to have someone to talk to. She tried not to give too much away about her family life, but she told Wei about the farm where her parents lived and the stream that flowed by. Soon the pair became inseparable, fighting side by side. When Mulan was made General, she made Wei her second-in-command. Even the fiercest warriors needed someone to stand beside them. They fought valiantly in each battle and led the armies to success after success. Finally, the war was won and victory belonged to the Emperor. The Emperor’s victory was a triumph for the whole nation, but for Mulan, the true victory was finding a friend in Wei, and in herself. She had discovered a place where she could be true to herself, with a friend who accepted her completely.
Explore
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Mulan was happy to have someone to talk to. She tried not to give too much away about her family life, but she told Wei about the farm where her parents lived. Soon the pair became inseparable, fighting side by side. When Mulan was made General, she made Wei her second-in-command.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Mulan was happy to have someone to talk to.
She tried not to give too much away about her family life,
but she told Wei about the farm where her parents lived.
Soon the pair became inseparable, fighting side by side.
When Mulan was made General, she made Wei her second-in-command.
Explore
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Mulan was happy to have someone to talk to. She tried not to give too much away about her family life, but she told Wei about the farm where her parents lived. Soon the pair became inseparable, fighting side by side. When Mulan was made General, she made Wei her second-in-command.
Explore
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Main Point
How is the theme of friendship demonstrated in this extract?
What’s the main idea in the text?
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Mulan was very lonely because she was afraid to make friends in case her secret was revealed. She spoke little and kept her head down, not causing any fuss. But eventually, she befriended a kind soldier named Wei.
How is the theme of friendship demonstrated in this extract?
Mulan was lonely and overcame her fears of being discovered by befriending Wei. This shows how important friendship was to her and how glad she was to make a friend.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
How is the theme of friendship demonstrated in this extract?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
enjoyed each other's company
Text Mark Evidence - joked and laughed together - happy to have someone to talk to
How is the theme of friendship demonstrated in this extract?
always together
Text Mark Evidence - became inseparable - fighting side by side
picked Wei over the other soldiers
Text Mark Evidence made Wei her second-in-command
Text Mark Evidence - the true victory was finding a friend in Wei, and in herself - she could be true to herself, with a friend who accepted her completely
friendship was the true victory
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'befriended'?
True or False?
Mulan was lonely and wanted friends but was too afraid her secret would be revealed.
False
True
Find Me
Which word(s) meansa person who supports and helps the leader?
Soon the pair became inseparable, fighting side by side. When Mulan was made General, she made Wei her second-in-command.
Discuss then check
second-in-command
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
inseperable
valiantly
destruction
revealed
C something is broken or ruined completely
B when two things stick together and can't be apart
D done in a brave or strong way
A something is shown or made visible
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
explore audiobooks.
Reveal
Listen to books during walks or while relaxing.
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: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.