Ready Steady Read Together
Stories from Around the World: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Which One's Right?
Like those flowers, Mulan grew into a fine young woman. She was strong and quick-witted, with beautiful long hair the colour of ebony.
Which is the correct meaning for quick-witted?
B able to fight well
A able to run fast
D able to bloom like orchids
C able to think quickly
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A Mulan befriended Wei and together they fought for the Emperor.
B Mulan wanted to learn to fight and use a sword instead of sewing and weaving.
C Mulan disguised herself as a warrior and signed up to be a soldier.
D Mulan's family was shocked when she returned home safely.
Check
Click if correct
Link Me
Link each word to its correct definition:
A spinning or walking like you are going to fall
1 orchid
B a tool used to weave threads into fabric
2 loom
C make friendswith someone
Check
3 reeled
Click if correct
D a type of beautiful flower
4 befriended
Find Me
Which word(s) mean something that has not been seen for a long time which was thought to be gone forever?
“It can’t be! It’s my Mulan!” Mulan’s father hurried towards his long-lost daughter.
Discuss then check
long-lost
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Speaking Spotlight
Teacherin role
Explore
Teacher in Role
I am Mulan.What do you want to know?
How?
Who?
When?
What?
Where?
Why?
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
dismounted
comrades
stern
saluted
graciously
raised a toast
Explore
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
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Years passed peacefully while Mulan took up her old chores on the farm. Then, one day, unexpected visitors arrived. It was Wei, her friend from the army. He was with a few of their other comrades, all of whom had fought together in the war.
“We’ve come to visit General Hua. Is this the right farm?” Wei asked. Mulan’s little brother ran inside, calling for her. The soldiers were shocked beyond belief when, instead of stern General Hua, beautiful Mulan appeared. Her long hair was down around her face and she was dressed in her old flowing robes. Her face was familiar to them, but everything else was different.
“I am the one you seek,” she said.
“But it can’t be!” Wei exclaimed, as he looked into the face of his friend.
“I am the person you knew as Hua,” Mulan explained. “I am your General. I am still the same person who fought alongside you. I was a woman the whole time.”
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
The men stood wide-eyed with their mouths open, and they stepped uneasily away from Wei and Mulan. But, taking off his helmet, Wei dismounted his horse and stood in front of Mulan. He raised his arm and saluted his general, and when the other men saw this, they did the same. That night, Mulan’s mother and father put on a feast for the soldiers. “We now know that even though you are a woman, you were the best warrior our kingdom had ever seen,” said one of the soldiers as he lifted the rice bowl to his face. “Thank you,” Mulan replied accepting his praise graciously. “I hope you have learnt that women are at least as strong and clever as any man,” Mulan smiled. Wei nodded and raised a toast to Mulan – the finest warrior ever seen in the kingdom.
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Look at the paragraph starting with The men stood wide-eyed…
Find and copy one word that means ‘got off of something’.
The men stood wide-eyed with their mouths open, and they stepped away from Wei and Mulan. But, taking off his helmet, Wei dismounted his horse and stood in front of Mulan. He raised his arm and saluted his general, and when the other men saw this, they did the same.
RevealText Marks
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
2) What was the name the soldiers called Mulan?
the Emperor
General Wei
General Hua
General Mulan
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Why are the soldiers shocked to see Mulan?
Acceptable Points
- They thought General Hua was a man.
- They are shocked that the finest warrior in the kingdom was a woman.
RevealAnswer
Practise & Apply
4) Which of the following would be the moral of Mulan?
Tick one
Never trust appearances.
It is okay to be different and follow your own dreams.
Winning is the mostimportant thing in life.
Always do what you aretold, no matter what.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
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.
If you like this book, you might like...
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 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Which One's Right?
Like those flowers, Mulan grew into a fine young woman. She was strong and quick-witted, with beautiful long hair the colour of ebony. Which is the correct meaning for quick-witted?
B able to fight well
A able to run fast
D able to bloom like orchids
C able to think quickly
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A Mulan befriended Wei and together they fought for the Emperor.
B Mulan wanted to learn to fight and use a sword instead of sewing and weaving.
C Mulan disguised herself as a warrior and signed up to be a soldier.
D Mulan's family was shocked when she returned home safely.
Check
Click if correct
Link Me
Link each word to its correct definition:
A spinning or walking like you are going to fall
1 orchid
B a tool used to weave threads into fabric
2 loom
C make friendswith someone
Check
3 reeled
Click if correct
D a type of beautiful flower
4 befriended
Find Me
Which word(s) mean something that has not been seen for a long time which was thought to be gone forever?
“It can’t be! It’s my Mulan!” Mulan’s father hurried towards his long-lost daughter.
Discuss then check
long-lost
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Speaking Spotlight
Teacherin role
Explore
Teacher in Role
I am Mulan.What do you want to know?
How?
Who?
When?
What?
Where?
Why?
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
dismounted
comrades
stern
saluted
graciously
raised a toast
Explore
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
Years passed peacefully while Mulan took up her old chores on the farm. Then, one day, unexpected visitors arrived. It was Wei, her friend from the army. He was with a few of their other comrades, all of whom had fought together in the war. “We’ve come to visit General Hua. Is this the right farm?” Wei asked. Mulan’s little brother ran inside, calling for her. The soldiers were shocked beyond belief when, instead of stern General Hua, beautiful Mulan appeared. Her long hair was down around her face and she was dressed in her old flowing robes. Her face was familiar to them, but everything else was different. “I am the one you seek,” she said. “But it can’t be!” Wei exclaimed, as he looked into the face of his friend. “I am the person you knew as Hua,” Mulan explained. “I am your General. I am still the same person who fought alongside you. I was a woman the whole time.”
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
The men stood wide-eyed with their mouths open, and they stepped uneasily away from Wei and Mulan. But, taking off his helmet, Wei dismounted his horse and stood in front of Mulan. He raised his arm and saluted his general, and when the other men saw this, they did the same. That night, Mulan’s mother and father put on a feast for the soldiers. “We now know that even though you are a woman, you were the best warrior our kingdom had ever seen,” said one of the soldiers as he lifted the rice bowl to his face. “Thank you,” Mulan replied accepting his praise graciously. “I hope you have learnt that women are at least as strong and clever as any man,” Mulan smiled. Wei nodded and raised a toast to Mulan – the finest warrior ever seen in the kingdom.
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Look at the paragraph starting with The men stood wide-eyed… Find and copy one word that means ‘got off of something’.
The men stood wide-eyed with their mouths open, and they stepped away from Wei and Mulan. But, taking off his helmet, Wei dismounted his horse and stood in front of Mulan. He raised his arm and saluted his general, and when the other men saw this, they did the same.
RevealText Marks
From: Stories from Around the World by Maisie Chan © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
2) What was the name the soldiers called Mulan?
the Emperor
General Wei
General Hua
General Mulan
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Why are the soldiers shocked to see Mulan?
Acceptable Points
RevealAnswer
Practise & Apply
4) Which of the following would be the moral of Mulan?
Tick one
Never trust appearances.
It is okay to be different and follow your own dreams.
Winning is the mostimportant thing in life.
Always do what you aretold, no matter what.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
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.
If you like this book, you might like...
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.