Ready Steady Read Together
Welcome to My Crazy Life: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'sanctuary'?
True or False?
An estuary is where a river meets the sea and the water would be slightly salty.
False
True
Which One's Right?
Which is the correct meaning for the phrase 'nature calls'?
B it looks so pretty outside you want to go for a walk
A the noises of wildlife, such as birdsong
C what you say to someone who is spending too much time on their phone
D a funny or polite way to say you need to go to the toilet
Find Me
Which word means 'the view many tall buildings close together'?
I used to be a dinosaur
but now I’m just a mouse.
I used to be a cityscape
but now I’m just a house.
I used to be a bakery
but now I’m just a bun.
It used to be the both of us
but now there’s only one.
Discuss then check
cityscape
From: Welcome to My Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Speaking Spotlight
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Performance Podium
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Vocabulary
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bum note
posh
limerick
haiku
acrostic
novel
Explore
From: Welcome to My Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Let me read today's text
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The World’s Worst Poet by Joshua Seigal
There was a young poet called Josh
Who tried to be clever and posh
A limerick he wrote
But he hit a bum note
So he had to try something else.
A haiku is what
he then attempted to do
But that was no good either.
Explore
From: Welcome to My Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Argh! He thought.
Can’t I be good at anything?
Really, it can’t be that hard.
Oh yes! I’ve got it -
Surely an acrostic isn’t too difficult.
Today I will write an acrostic.
I can do that easily!
but it turned out that he Couldn’t.
He then
turned his mind to
a type of poem called
a cinquain. I’ve cracked it! He thought.
But he hadn’t.
Oh well, said Josh.
I’ll write a novel instead…
Explore
From: Welcome to My Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Which is not a type of poem but means a long fictional book that tells a story about characters and events? Circle one.
limerick
haiku
cinquain
novel
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) What two things did the poet called Josh try to be when he was writing a limerick?
There was a young poet called Josh
Who tried to be clever and posh
A limerick he wrote
But he hit a bum note
So he had to try something else.
RevealExtract
RevealAnswer
Practise & Apply
From: Welcome to My Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
3) Put the following events in the correct order.
Write a number 1-5 in each box.
The poet tried to write an acrostic but didn’t start his last sentence with a C.
The poet tried to write a haiku but used too many syllables in the third line.
The poet tried to write a cinquain messed up the ending.
The poet decided to try writing a novel instead.
The poet tried to write a limerick but didn’t use a rhyme at the end.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) How do we know that writing poems is a difficult task? Use evidence from the poem to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence - argh - can’t I be good at anything?
Text Mark Evidence I'll write a novel instead
poet was frustrated
he thought it would be easier to write a whole book than a poem
Text Mark Evidence - he hit a bum note - (his haiku) was no good either - turned out that he couldn’t (write an acrostic) - hadn’t (cracked it)
failed to write the poems correctly
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
read aloud.
Reveal
Hear the rhythm and sound of the poem by reading it aloud.
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: Welcome to My Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Welcome to My Crazy Life: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'sanctuary'?
True or False?
An estuary is where a river meets the sea and the water would be slightly salty.
False
True
Which One's Right?
Which is the correct meaning for the phrase 'nature calls'?
B it looks so pretty outside you want to go for a walk
A the noises of wildlife, such as birdsong
C what you say to someone who is spending too much time on their phone
D a funny or polite way to say you need to go to the toilet
Find Me
Which word means 'the view many tall buildings close together'?
I used to be a dinosaur but now I’m just a mouse. I used to be a cityscape but now I’m just a house. I used to be a bakery but now I’m just a bun. It used to be the both of us but now there’s only one.
Discuss then check
cityscape
From: Welcome to My Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Speaking Spotlight
Performance Podium
Explore
Performance Podium
Expression
Rehearse
Accuracy
Pace
Volume
Perform an extract from earlier in the week...
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
bum note
posh
limerick
haiku
acrostic
novel
Explore
From: Welcome to My Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
The World’s Worst Poet by Joshua Seigal
There was a young poet called Josh Who tried to be clever and posh A limerick he wrote But he hit a bum note So he had to try something else. A haiku is what he then attempted to do But that was no good either.
Explore
From: Welcome to My Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Argh! He thought. Can’t I be good at anything? Really, it can’t be that hard. Oh yes! I’ve got it - Surely an acrostic isn’t too difficult. Today I will write an acrostic. I can do that easily! but it turned out that he Couldn’t.
He then turned his mind to a type of poem called a cinquain. I’ve cracked it! He thought. But he hadn’t. Oh well, said Josh. I’ll write a novel instead…
Explore
From: Welcome to My Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Which is not a type of poem but means a long fictional book that tells a story about characters and events? Circle one.
limerick
haiku
cinquain
novel
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) What two things did the poet called Josh try to be when he was writing a limerick?
There was a young poet called Josh Who tried to be clever and posh A limerick he wrote But he hit a bum note So he had to try something else.
RevealExtract
RevealAnswer
Practise & Apply
From: Welcome to My Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
3) Put the following events in the correct order. Write a number 1-5 in each box.
The poet tried to write an acrostic but didn’t start his last sentence with a C.
The poet tried to write a haiku but used too many syllables in the third line.
The poet tried to write a cinquain messed up the ending.
The poet decided to try writing a novel instead.
The poet tried to write a limerick but didn’t use a rhyme at the end.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) How do we know that writing poems is a difficult task? Use evidence from the poem to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence - argh - can’t I be good at anything?
Text Mark Evidence I'll write a novel instead
poet was frustrated
he thought it would be easier to write a whole book than a poem
Text Mark Evidence - he hit a bum note - (his haiku) was no good either - turned out that he couldn’t (write an acrostic) - hadn’t (cracked it)
failed to write the poems correctly
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
read aloud.
Reveal
Hear the rhythm and sound of the poem by reading it aloud.
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: Welcome to My Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.