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The House with Chicken Legs: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Which One's Right?
Which word is closest in meaning to 'a lifeless place unable to grow plants'?
B nimble
A barren
D hollow
C bleak
Fill the Gaps
reminisce
rafters
flits
Laughter echoes around the and the house murmurs with satisfaction as the dead about their prides and joys, and sigh at their sorrows and regrets. The house lives for the dead. Baba too. She from guest to guest, her twisted old body now nimble as a hummingbird.
Click if correct
Discuss then check
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
lurch
gallop
bleak
tundra
C gloomy, depressing or hopeless
B jerk suddenly or unsteadily
A a place that is cold and flat with no trees
D move or trot quickly
Click if correct
Check
Find Me
Which two words has the author used to link to the the books title, The House with Chicken Legs?
It nestles in dark forbidden woods, rattles on windswept icy tundra, and hides in crumbling ruins at the far edge of cities. At this moment it’s perched on a rocky ledge high in some barren mountains.
2 Discuss then check
1 Discuss then check
perched
nestles
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
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Debate
Should Marinka fulfil her destiny as Guardian of The Gate,or should she pursue the life she dreams of among the living?
I disagree because...
I agree because...
I see your point, but...
How do you know that?
Can you explain...
One reason is...
For
Against
Vocabulary
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weighed down by the memories
balustrade
spin me out of control
desolate
mould
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From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
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I sit on the porch steps, watching meteors fall through a deep blue sky, wondering if one of them is Serina on her journey. The front door creaks open and Baba shuffles out. She passes me two mugs of hot cocoa, grasps the balustrade and it bends, helping to lower her down, as the steps rise up to meet her.
“Do you want me to get you a cushion?” I offer.
“No, I’m fine.” Her bones creak as she settles onto the step beside me. “You did well tonight. I’m proud of you.” She takes one of the mugs from my hands, smiles, and brushes my cheek. I frown and pull away. I only wanted to guide Serina into The Gate so Nina didn’t find her. That’s nothing to be proud of.
Baba sips her cocoa and looks out across the desert. A band of orange light is thickening on the horizon, throwing dark shadows from the ripples in the sand. I’m glad Baba doesn’t say anything else. So many thoughts and emotions are swirling through my mind, I feel like a single word might be enough to spin me out of control.
I didn’t want to guide. I didn’t even think I could. Now that I have, I wonder if it means being a Guardian is a destiny I will never escape.
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
All my daydreams of friends and futures unknown crumble away as I imagine life as a Guardian stretching ahead of me once more, long and straight. Always stuck in this house. Every night being weighed down by the memories of the dead before I lead them away. A life of goodbyes. And when Baba moves on, being as alone as a Guardian. The thought makes me feel as cold and desolate as the desert at night. “Guiding is tiring.” Baba reaches out and strokes my hair before lifting the empty mug from my hands. “You should get some sleep.”
“I will, Baba. Just a few more minutes with the sunrise.” I feel her looking at me but I can’t meet her gaze. I wonder if she senses all the unsaid words swarming in the silence between us. She might feel proud of me, but I’m ashamed of myself. She might think I am a step closer to becoming the next Guardian, but it’s something I never want to be. I need a different future. One I can shape and mould myself. But I don’t know how to make her understand that.
Baba kisses my cheek, wishes me sweet dreams and moves to lift herself from the porch. The balustrade bends down to her and Baba pats it affectionately. “Thank you, House,” she murmurs. The balustrade straightens, helping Baba up, and she shuffles back indoors.
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Which word is closest in meaning to desolate?
abandoned
controlled
proud
tiring
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Find and copy three words Baba said to the balustrade after patting it affectionately.
Baba kisses my cheek, wishes me sweet dreams and moves to lift herself from the porch. The balustrade bends down to her and Baba pats it affectionately. “Thank you, House,” she murmurs. The balustrade straightens, helping Baba up, and she shuffles back indoors.
RevealExtract
RevealText Marks
Practise & Apply
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
3) Marinka acted as a guide for the first time. How are Baba’s and Marinka’s feelings about this event different? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence - nothing to be proud of - didn’t want to guide - I’m ashamed of myself
Text Mark Evidence - did well tonight - proud of you - she might feel proud of me
Marinka is ashamed and doesn't want to be a Guardian
Baba is proud and thinks Marinka is a step closer to being a Guardian
Text Mark Evidence - a destiny I will never escape - futures unknown crumble away - need a different future
Marinka's worried that she will be stuck being a Guardian now
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
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4) Which sentence best summarises Marinka’s feelings about becoming a Guardian?
Tick one
Marinka dreads the idea of only beingaround the living forever.
Marinka is content with learning to guideand making Baba proud.
Marinka would prefer to make friends with the living instead of always saying goodbye to the dead.
Marinka wants to travel the world in the house with Baba and meet the living and the dead.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
5) How has the author conveyed that Baba is very old? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence - helping her to lower down - bends down to her - helping Baba up
Text Mark Evidence - shuffles out - bones creak - shuffles back indoors
weak and needing help from the house
struggled to move easily
Text Mark Evidence when Baba moves on
Text Mark Evidence ...want me to get you a cushion?
mentions Baba dying
sitting on the porch steps may be uncomfortable
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
Practise & Apply
Practise & Apply
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Ready Steady Read Together
The House with Chicken Legs: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Which One's Right?
Which word is closest in meaning to 'a lifeless place unable to grow plants'?
B nimble
A barren
D hollow
C bleak
Fill the Gaps
reminisce
rafters
flits
Laughter echoes around the and the house murmurs with satisfaction as the dead about their prides and joys, and sigh at their sorrows and regrets. The house lives for the dead. Baba too. She from guest to guest, her twisted old body now nimble as a hummingbird.
Click if correct
Discuss then check
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
lurch
gallop
bleak
tundra
C gloomy, depressing or hopeless
B jerk suddenly or unsteadily
A a place that is cold and flat with no trees
D move or trot quickly
Click if correct
Check
Find Me
Which two words has the author used to link to the the books title, The House with Chicken Legs?
It nestles in dark forbidden woods, rattles on windswept icy tundra, and hides in crumbling ruins at the far edge of cities. At this moment it’s perched on a rocky ledge high in some barren mountains.
2 Discuss then check
1 Discuss then check
perched
nestles
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Speaking Spotlight
Debate
Explore
Debate
Should Marinka fulfil her destiny as Guardian of The Gate,or should she pursue the life she dreams of among the living?
I disagree because...
I agree because...
I see your point, but...
How do you know that?
Can you explain...
One reason is...
For
Against
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
weighed down by the memories
balustrade
spin me out of control
desolate
mould
Explore
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
I sit on the porch steps, watching meteors fall through a deep blue sky, wondering if one of them is Serina on her journey. The front door creaks open and Baba shuffles out. She passes me two mugs of hot cocoa, grasps the balustrade and it bends, helping to lower her down, as the steps rise up to meet her. “Do you want me to get you a cushion?” I offer. “No, I’m fine.” Her bones creak as she settles onto the step beside me. “You did well tonight. I’m proud of you.” She takes one of the mugs from my hands, smiles, and brushes my cheek. I frown and pull away. I only wanted to guide Serina into The Gate so Nina didn’t find her. That’s nothing to be proud of. Baba sips her cocoa and looks out across the desert. A band of orange light is thickening on the horizon, throwing dark shadows from the ripples in the sand. I’m glad Baba doesn’t say anything else. So many thoughts and emotions are swirling through my mind, I feel like a single word might be enough to spin me out of control. I didn’t want to guide. I didn’t even think I could. Now that I have, I wonder if it means being a Guardian is a destiny I will never escape.
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
All my daydreams of friends and futures unknown crumble away as I imagine life as a Guardian stretching ahead of me once more, long and straight. Always stuck in this house. Every night being weighed down by the memories of the dead before I lead them away. A life of goodbyes. And when Baba moves on, being as alone as a Guardian. The thought makes me feel as cold and desolate as the desert at night. “Guiding is tiring.” Baba reaches out and strokes my hair before lifting the empty mug from my hands. “You should get some sleep.” “I will, Baba. Just a few more minutes with the sunrise.” I feel her looking at me but I can’t meet her gaze. I wonder if she senses all the unsaid words swarming in the silence between us. She might feel proud of me, but I’m ashamed of myself. She might think I am a step closer to becoming the next Guardian, but it’s something I never want to be. I need a different future. One I can shape and mould myself. But I don’t know how to make her understand that. Baba kisses my cheek, wishes me sweet dreams and moves to lift herself from the porch. The balustrade bends down to her and Baba pats it affectionately. “Thank you, House,” she murmurs. The balustrade straightens, helping Baba up, and she shuffles back indoors.
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Which word is closest in meaning to desolate?
abandoned
controlled
proud
tiring
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Find and copy three words Baba said to the balustrade after patting it affectionately.
Baba kisses my cheek, wishes me sweet dreams and moves to lift herself from the porch. The balustrade bends down to her and Baba pats it affectionately. “Thank you, House,” she murmurs. The balustrade straightens, helping Baba up, and she shuffles back indoors.
RevealExtract
RevealText Marks
Practise & Apply
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
3) Marinka acted as a guide for the first time. How are Baba’s and Marinka’s feelings about this event different? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence - nothing to be proud of - didn’t want to guide - I’m ashamed of myself
Text Mark Evidence - did well tonight - proud of you - she might feel proud of me
Marinka is ashamed and doesn't want to be a Guardian
Baba is proud and thinks Marinka is a step closer to being a Guardian
Text Mark Evidence - a destiny I will never escape - futures unknown crumble away - need a different future
Marinka's worried that she will be stuck being a Guardian now
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
Practise & Apply
4) Which sentence best summarises Marinka’s feelings about becoming a Guardian?
Tick one
Marinka dreads the idea of only beingaround the living forever.
Marinka is content with learning to guideand making Baba proud.
Marinka would prefer to make friends with the living instead of always saying goodbye to the dead.
Marinka wants to travel the world in the house with Baba and meet the living and the dead.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
5) How has the author conveyed that Baba is very old? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence - helping her to lower down - bends down to her - helping Baba up
Text Mark Evidence - shuffles out - bones creak - shuffles back indoors
weak and needing help from the house
struggled to move easily
Text Mark Evidence when Baba moves on
Text Mark Evidence ...want me to get you a cushion?
mentions Baba dying
sitting on the porch steps may be uncomfortable
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
Practise & Apply
Practise & Apply
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.
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: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
rafters
reminisce
flits