Ready Steady Read Together
Harry the Poisonous Centipede: 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?
They both knew what they had to do when a shadow fell on them. Run. Run! Run!
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Today's Question(s)
How does the author create tension in these parts of the story?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Extract 1
They both knew what they had to do when a shadow fell on them.
Run. Run! Run!
They ran.
They ran across the warm web thing. They kept expecting something to whack down on them. They headed straight down. They were on the floor. Desperately, they sprinted across it like mad. Suddenly something came down – CRASH! – just behind them as they ran.
They shot forward, faster than ever. They reached the door. WHACK! Belinda dashed out of the hole. She could see what the Hoo-Min was doing. It was lifting sticks. Belinda ran, signalling frantically for George to come to her, but George wasn’t noticing anything except the Hoo-Min. The stick that was covering him was suddenly lifted away. George was out in the open! The Hoo-Min could see him!
Extract 2
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
The Hoo-Min straightened up. Its shadow covered everything as it raised its top leg with the stick in its feeler.
The stick it had just picked up came down again. Very hard.
WHACK! Right on the ground where George was. George shot out of the way just as the stick came down.
The stick came down again. And again. It beat the earth.
Whack! Whack! Whack!
George ran frantically here and there dodging the stick. But he couldn’t really dodge it. He just twisted and turned and raced here and there. It was only good luck that the beating stick kept missing him. Sooner or later, it must find him.
Suddenly the stick fell to the ground. The Hoo-Min let it go.
George stopped running. He looked around.
Can you guess what had happened|? Brave Belinda had run up the Hoo-Min's trouser and given its leg a mighty bite!
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
desperately
frantically
signalling
straightened
feeler
dodging
Explore
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. 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
desperately
Explore
Find Read Talk
They ran across the warm web thing. They kept expecting something to whack down on them. They headed straight down. They were on the floor. Desperately, they sprinted across it like mad.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
desperately
Your turn
signalling
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
frantically
straightened
feeler
dodging
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Extract 1
They both knew what they had to do when a shadow fell on them.
Run. Run! Run!
They ran.
They ran across the warm web thing. They kept expecting something to whack down on them. They headed straight down. They were on the floor. Desperately, they sprinted across it like mad. Suddenly something came down – CRASH! – just behind them as they ran.
They shot forward, faster than ever. They reached the door. WHACK! Belinda dashed out of the hole. She could see what the Hoo-Min was doing. It was lifting sticks. Belinda ran, signalling frantically for George to come to her, but George wasn’t noticing anything except the Hoo-Min. The stick that was covering him was suddenly lifted away. George was out in the open! The Hoo-Min could see him!
Extract 2
Explore
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
The Hoo-Min straightened up. Its shadow covered everything as it raised its top leg with the stick in its feeler.
The stick it had just picked up came down again. Very hard.
WHACK! Right on the ground where George was. George shot out of the way just as the stick came down.
The stick came down again. And again. It beat the earth.
Whack! Whack! Whack!
George ran frantically here and there dodging the stick. But he couldn’t really dodge it. He just twisted and turned and raced here and there. It was only good luck that the beating stick kept missing him. Sooner or later, it must find him.
Suddenly the stick fell to the ground. The Hoo-Min let it go.
George stopped running. He looked around.
Can you guess what had happened|? Brave Belinda had run up the Hoo-Min's trouser and given its leg a mighty bite!
Explore
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
The stick it had just picked up came down again. Very hard.
WHACK! Right on the ground where George was. George shot out of the way just as the stick came down.
The stick came down again. And again. It beat the earth.
Whack! Whack! Whack!
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The stick it had just picked up came down again. Very hard.
WHACK! Right on the ground where George was.
George shot out of the way just as the stick came down.
The stick came down again. And again. It beat the earth.
Whack! Whack! Whack!
Explore
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The stick it had just picked up came down again. Very hard. WHACK! Right on the ground where George was. George shot out of the way just as the stick came down. The stick came down again. And again. It beat the earth. Whack! Whack! Whack!
Explore
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How does the author create tension in these parts of the story?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
They both knew what they had to do when a shadow fell on them.
Run. Run! Run!
How does the author create tension in these parts of the story?
The use of repetition of the word run and the exclamation mark build tension.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
How does the author create tension in these parts of the story?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence whack, whack, whack
repetition
How does the author create tension in these parts of the story?
Text Mark Evidence - run - they ran - they were on the floor - very hard - and again
short sentences
Go to the next slide for more....
Text Mark Evidence - WHACK! - CRASH!
sound effects in capital letters
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - sprinted - shot - dashed - beat - dodging - twisted and turned and raced
verb choices
How does the author create tension in these parts of the story?
Text Mark Evidence - desperately - suddenly --frantically
adverb choices
Text Mark Evidence - out in the open! - could see him!
exclamation
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'feeler'?
Fill the Gaps
desperately
mad
suddenly
They ran across the warm web thing. They kept expecting something to whack down on them. They headed straight down. They were on the floor. , they sprinted across it like . something came down – CRASH! – just behind them as they ran.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Link Me
Link each word with its correct definition:
A using your hands instead of words to tell someone what to do
1 desperately
B not caring about danger because you need to do something badly
2 signalling
C moving quickly to avoid something
Check
3 frantically
Click if correct
D hurriedly due to fear or nervousness
4 dodging
Match Me
Match character with its action:
Belinda
Hoo-Min
George
A lifting and whacking sticks
C twisting and turning and dodging
B signalling frantically
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...
share a story.
Reveal
Read your favourite fiction book aloud to a friend or family member.
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: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Harry the Poisonous Centipede: 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?
They both knew what they had to do when a shadow fell on them. Run. Run! Run!
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Today's Question(s)
How does the author create tension in these parts of the story?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Extract 1
They both knew what they had to do when a shadow fell on them. Run. Run! Run! They ran. They ran across the warm web thing. They kept expecting something to whack down on them. They headed straight down. They were on the floor. Desperately, they sprinted across it like mad. Suddenly something came down – CRASH! – just behind them as they ran. They shot forward, faster than ever. They reached the door. WHACK! Belinda dashed out of the hole. She could see what the Hoo-Min was doing. It was lifting sticks. Belinda ran, signalling frantically for George to come to her, but George wasn’t noticing anything except the Hoo-Min. The stick that was covering him was suddenly lifted away. George was out in the open! The Hoo-Min could see him!
Extract 2
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
The Hoo-Min straightened up. Its shadow covered everything as it raised its top leg with the stick in its feeler. The stick it had just picked up came down again. Very hard. WHACK! Right on the ground where George was. George shot out of the way just as the stick came down. The stick came down again. And again. It beat the earth. Whack! Whack! Whack! George ran frantically here and there dodging the stick. But he couldn’t really dodge it. He just twisted and turned and raced here and there. It was only good luck that the beating stick kept missing him. Sooner or later, it must find him. Suddenly the stick fell to the ground. The Hoo-Min let it go. George stopped running. He looked around. Can you guess what had happened|? Brave Belinda had run up the Hoo-Min's trouser and given its leg a mighty bite!
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
desperately
frantically
signalling
straightened
feeler
dodging
Explore
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. 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
desperately
Explore
Find Read Talk
They ran across the warm web thing. They kept expecting something to whack down on them. They headed straight down. They were on the floor. Desperately, they sprinted across it like mad.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
desperately
Your turn
signalling
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
frantically
straightened
feeler
dodging
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Extract 1
They both knew what they had to do when a shadow fell on them. Run. Run! Run! They ran. They ran across the warm web thing. They kept expecting something to whack down on them. They headed straight down. They were on the floor. Desperately, they sprinted across it like mad. Suddenly something came down – CRASH! – just behind them as they ran. They shot forward, faster than ever. They reached the door. WHACK! Belinda dashed out of the hole. She could see what the Hoo-Min was doing. It was lifting sticks. Belinda ran, signalling frantically for George to come to her, but George wasn’t noticing anything except the Hoo-Min. The stick that was covering him was suddenly lifted away. George was out in the open! The Hoo-Min could see him!
Extract 2
Explore
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
The Hoo-Min straightened up. Its shadow covered everything as it raised its top leg with the stick in its feeler. The stick it had just picked up came down again. Very hard. WHACK! Right on the ground where George was. George shot out of the way just as the stick came down. The stick came down again. And again. It beat the earth. Whack! Whack! Whack! George ran frantically here and there dodging the stick. But he couldn’t really dodge it. He just twisted and turned and raced here and there. It was only good luck that the beating stick kept missing him. Sooner or later, it must find him. Suddenly the stick fell to the ground. The Hoo-Min let it go. George stopped running. He looked around. Can you guess what had happened|? Brave Belinda had run up the Hoo-Min's trouser and given its leg a mighty bite!
Explore
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
The stick it had just picked up came down again. Very hard. WHACK! Right on the ground where George was. George shot out of the way just as the stick came down. The stick came down again. And again. It beat the earth. Whack! Whack! Whack!
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The stick it had just picked up came down again. Very hard.
WHACK! Right on the ground where George was.
George shot out of the way just as the stick came down.
The stick came down again. And again. It beat the earth.
Whack! Whack! Whack!
Explore
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The stick it had just picked up came down again. Very hard. WHACK! Right on the ground where George was. George shot out of the way just as the stick came down. The stick came down again. And again. It beat the earth. Whack! Whack! Whack!
Explore
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How does the author create tension in these parts of the story?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
They both knew what they had to do when a shadow fell on them. Run. Run! Run!
How does the author create tension in these parts of the story?
The use of repetition of the word run and the exclamation mark build tension.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
How does the author create tension in these parts of the story?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence whack, whack, whack
repetition
How does the author create tension in these parts of the story?
Text Mark Evidence - run - they ran - they were on the floor - very hard - and again
short sentences
Go to the next slide for more....
Text Mark Evidence - WHACK! - CRASH!
sound effects in capital letters
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - sprinted - shot - dashed - beat - dodging - twisted and turned and raced
verb choices
How does the author create tension in these parts of the story?
Text Mark Evidence - desperately - suddenly --frantically
adverb choices
Text Mark Evidence - out in the open! - could see him!
exclamation
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'feeler'?
Fill the Gaps
desperately
mad
suddenly
They ran across the warm web thing. They kept expecting something to whack down on them. They headed straight down. They were on the floor. , they sprinted across it like . something came down – CRASH! – just behind them as they ran.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
From: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Link Me
Link each word with its correct definition:
A using your hands instead of words to tell someone what to do
1 desperately
B not caring about danger because you need to do something badly
2 signalling
C moving quickly to avoid something
Check
3 frantically
Click if correct
D hurriedly due to fear or nervousness
4 dodging
Match Me
Match character with its action:
Belinda
Hoo-Min
George
A lifting and whacking sticks
C twisting and turning and dodging
B signalling frantically
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...
share a story.
Reveal
Read your favourite fiction book aloud to a friend or family member.
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: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks © 1997 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
desperately
mad
suddenly