Ready Steady Read Together
The Works: Poetry 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?
Let no one steal your dreams
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
How does the poet show that he wants you to follow your dreams?
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Let me read today's text
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Let No One Steal Your Dreams
By Paul Cookson
Let no one steal your dreams Let no one tear apart The burning of ambition That fires the drive inside your heart.
Let no one steal your dreams Let no one tell you that you can’t Let no one hold you back Let no one tell you that you won’t
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From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Set your sights and keep them fixed
Set your sights on high
Let no one steal your dreams
Your only limit is the sky
Let no one steal your dreams Follow your heart Follow your soul For only when you follow them Will you truly feel whole.
Set your sights and keep them fixed Set your sights on high Let no one steal your dreams Your only limit is the sky.
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
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hold
only
whole
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Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
fires the drive inside your heart
set your sights on high
burning of ambition
soul
truly
keep them fixed
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. 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
burning of ambition
Explore
Find Read Talk
Let no one steal your dreams
Let no one tear apart
The burning of ambition
That fires the drive inside your heart.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
burning of ambition
Your turn
fires the drive inside your heart
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
set your sights on high
soul
truly
keep them fixed
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Let no one steal your dreams Let no one tear apart The burning of ambition That fires the drive inside your heart. Let no one steal your dreams Let no one tell you that you can’t Let no one hold you back Let no one tell you that you won’t
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Set your sights and keep them fixed
Set your sights on high
Let no one steal your dreams
Your only limit is the sky
Let no one steal your dreams Follow your heart Follow your soul For only when you follow them Will you truly feel whole.
Set your sights and keep them fixed Set your sights on high Let no one steal your dreams Your only limit is the sky.
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Set your sights and keep them fixed Set your sights on high Let no one steal your dreams Your only limit is the sky
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Set your sights and keep them fixed
Set your sights on high
Let no one steal your dreams
Your only limit is the sky
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Set your sights and keep them fixed Set your sights on high Let no one steal your dreams Your only limit is the sky
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How does the poet show that he wants you to follow your dreams?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Let no one steal your dreams
Let no one tear apart
The burning of ambition
That fires the drive inside your heart.
How does the poet show that he wants you to follow your dreams?
Reveal Explainer
The poet doesn't want anybody to take your dreams. The poet wants your dreams to keep burning like a fire.
Teach
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. 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 does the poet show that he wants you to follow your dreams?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence- let no one tell you that you can’t - let no one hold you back, let no one tell you won’t
don't give up, even if others tell you to
How does the poet show that he wants you to follow your dreams?
Text Mark Evidence- set your sights and keep them fixed - set your sights on high - your only limit is the sky
set big dreams
Text Mark Evidence- follow your heart - follow your soul
do what is right for you
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
True or False?
The poet is telling people to follow rules and not steal.
True
False
Which One's Right?
Which is the best meaning for 'ambition'?
B walk
A fire
C sky
D goal
Tick Me
Which one is closest in meaning to 'set your sights and keep them fixed'?
Tick one
A set a goal and work towards it
C repair something that's broken
Check
B stare at something
Click if correct
D give up
Find Me
Which word means the part of you that feels emotions and makes you who you are?
Follow your soul
For only when you follow them
Will you truly feel whole.
Discuss then check
soul
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
turn poems into songs.
Reveal
Many poems have rhythms that work as songs.
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: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Works: Poetry 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?
Let no one steal your dreams
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
How does the poet show that he wants you to follow your dreams?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Let No One Steal Your Dreams By Paul Cookson
Let no one steal your dreams Let no one tear apart The burning of ambition That fires the drive inside your heart.
Let no one steal your dreams Let no one tell you that you can’t Let no one hold you back Let no one tell you that you won’t
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Set your sights and keep them fixed Set your sights on high Let no one steal your dreams Your only limit is the sky
Let no one steal your dreams Follow your heart Follow your soul For only when you follow them Will you truly feel whole.
Set your sights and keep them fixed Set your sights on high Let no one steal your dreams Your only limit is the sky.
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
hold
only
whole
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
fires the drive inside your heart
set your sights on high
burning of ambition
soul
truly
keep them fixed
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. 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
burning of ambition
Explore
Find Read Talk
Let no one steal your dreams Let no one tear apart The burning of ambition That fires the drive inside your heart.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
burning of ambition
Your turn
fires the drive inside your heart
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
set your sights on high
soul
truly
keep them fixed
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Let no one steal your dreams Let no one tear apart The burning of ambition That fires the drive inside your heart. Let no one steal your dreams Let no one tell you that you can’t Let no one hold you back Let no one tell you that you won’t
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Set your sights and keep them fixed Set your sights on high Let no one steal your dreams Your only limit is the sky
Let no one steal your dreams Follow your heart Follow your soul For only when you follow them Will you truly feel whole.
Set your sights and keep them fixed Set your sights on high Let no one steal your dreams Your only limit is the sky.
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Set your sights and keep them fixed Set your sights on high Let no one steal your dreams Your only limit is the sky
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Set your sights and keep them fixed
Set your sights on high
Let no one steal your dreams
Your only limit is the sky
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Set your sights and keep them fixed Set your sights on high Let no one steal your dreams Your only limit is the sky
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How does the poet show that he wants you to follow your dreams?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Let no one steal your dreams Let no one tear apart The burning of ambition That fires the drive inside your heart.
How does the poet show that he wants you to follow your dreams?
Reveal Explainer
The poet doesn't want anybody to take your dreams. The poet wants your dreams to keep burning like a fire.
Teach
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. 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 does the poet show that he wants you to follow your dreams?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence- let no one tell you that you can’t - let no one hold you back, let no one tell you won’t
don't give up, even if others tell you to
How does the poet show that he wants you to follow your dreams?
Text Mark Evidence- set your sights and keep them fixed - set your sights on high - your only limit is the sky
set big dreams
Text Mark Evidence- follow your heart - follow your soul
do what is right for you
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
True or False?
The poet is telling people to follow rules and not steal.
True
False
Which One's Right?
Which is the best meaning for 'ambition'?
B walk
A fire
C sky
D goal
Tick Me
Which one is closest in meaning to 'set your sights and keep them fixed'?
Tick one
A set a goal and work towards it
C repair something that's broken
Check
B stare at something
Click if correct
D give up
Find Me
Which word means the part of you that feels emotions and makes you who you are?
Follow your soul For only when you follow them Will you truly feel whole.
Discuss then check
soul
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
turn poems into songs.
Reveal
Many poems have rhythms that work as songs.
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: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.