Ready Steady Read Together
Werewolf Club Rules: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the closest match to ‘graffiti’?
Match Me
Match each word with its correct definition:
3 clustering
4 cocooning
1 terrace
2 tendrils
C wrapping around or protecting
B a paved area, like a patio
A forming a tight group
D a thin growth, usually on a climbing plant
Click if correct
Check
True or False?
A mash-giver and jacket-wearer were two names for potatoes in Joseph Found These Potatoes.
False
True
Fill the Gaps
clustering
nodules
tendrils
It lay in the Shetland-black dirt of the lowest level,
spreading around it like veins,
sprouting
from this vein, from that vein,
a of spuds to be boiled.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Speaking Spotlight
Peformance Podium
Explore
Performance Podium
Expression
Rehearse
Accuracy
Pace
Volume
Perform a poem from this week in small groups.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
conquer
clasping
beckoning
mace-like
prick
obsessed
Explore
From: Werewolf Club Rules! by Joseph Coelho © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
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Conquer
Five children clasping mittens
could not hug the entire trunk.
Whole hands could hide in the folds of its bark.
James, the tallest boy in class,
could sit on a root,
his feet would not touch the ground.
Every classroom faced the playground,
every child could see the tree.
Leaves beckoning.
Conkers swelling.
From: Werewolf Club Rules! by Joseph Coelho © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
As the bells rang we’d march to the tree,
sticks in hand,
eyes fixed on the mace-like horse chestnuts.
Green spikes hungry to prick
our minds obsessed by the jewels within.
From: Werewolf Club Rules! by Joseph Coelho © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Is the horse chestnut tree large or small? How do you know? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
The tree is very large:
Text Mark Evidence whole hands could hide in the folds of the bark
Text Mark Evidence five children clasping mittens could not hug the entire trunk
its bark is thick and deep
the trunk is wide/broad
Text Mark Evidence James, the tallest boy in the class, could sit on a root, his feet would not touch the ground
the roots are high above the ground
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
2) In the poem, it says ‘Green spikes hungry to prick our minds obsessed by the jewels within’. Which word is closest in meaning to ‘prick’?
teach
pierce
shine
feed
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) What two things could children see about the tree from every classroom?
Every classroom faced the playground,
every child could see the tree.
Leaves beckoning.
Conkers swelling.
RevealText Marks
RevealExtract
Practise & Apply
4) Which is the main message of the poem Conquer?
Tick one
A warning of the dangers of conkers andhow children should be careful around them.
A celebration of children's excitement aboutconkers and adventure and fascination with nature.
Conkers are too difficult for children to eachand gather due to the size of the tree.
A description of how trees change with the seasons, dropping coners and leaves at different times in the year.
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...
share poetry.
Reveal
Read a poem to someone else and discuss what it means for both of you.
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: Werewolf Club Rules! by Joseph Coelho © 2015 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Werewolf Club Rules: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the closest match to ‘graffiti’?
Match Me
Match each word with its correct definition:
3 clustering
4 cocooning
1 terrace
2 tendrils
C wrapping around or protecting
B a paved area, like a patio
A forming a tight group
D a thin growth, usually on a climbing plant
Click if correct
Check
True or False?
A mash-giver and jacket-wearer were two names for potatoes in Joseph Found These Potatoes.
False
True
Fill the Gaps
clustering
nodules
tendrils
It lay in the Shetland-black dirt of the lowest level, spreading around it like veins, sprouting from this vein, from that vein, a of spuds to be boiled.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Speaking Spotlight
Peformance Podium
Explore
Performance Podium
Expression
Rehearse
Accuracy
Pace
Volume
Perform a poem from this week in small groups.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
conquer
clasping
beckoning
mace-like
prick
obsessed
Explore
From: Werewolf Club Rules! by Joseph Coelho © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
Conquer
Five children clasping mittens could not hug the entire trunk. Whole hands could hide in the folds of its bark. James, the tallest boy in class, could sit on a root, his feet would not touch the ground. Every classroom faced the playground, every child could see the tree. Leaves beckoning. Conkers swelling.
From: Werewolf Club Rules! by Joseph Coelho © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
As the bells rang we’d march to the tree, sticks in hand, eyes fixed on the mace-like horse chestnuts. Green spikes hungry to prick our minds obsessed by the jewels within.
From: Werewolf Club Rules! by Joseph Coelho © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Is the horse chestnut tree large or small? How do you know? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
The tree is very large:
Text Mark Evidence whole hands could hide in the folds of the bark
Text Mark Evidence five children clasping mittens could not hug the entire trunk
its bark is thick and deep
the trunk is wide/broad
Text Mark Evidence James, the tallest boy in the class, could sit on a root, his feet would not touch the ground
the roots are high above the ground
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
2) In the poem, it says ‘Green spikes hungry to prick our minds obsessed by the jewels within’. Which word is closest in meaning to ‘prick’?
teach
pierce
shine
feed
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) What two things could children see about the tree from every classroom?
Every classroom faced the playground, every child could see the tree. Leaves beckoning. Conkers swelling.
RevealText Marks
RevealExtract
Practise & Apply
4) Which is the main message of the poem Conquer?
Tick one
A warning of the dangers of conkers andhow children should be careful around them.
A celebration of children's excitement aboutconkers and adventure and fascination with nature.
Conkers are too difficult for children to eachand gather due to the size of the tree.
A description of how trees change with the seasons, dropping coners and leaves at different times in the year.
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...
share poetry.
Reveal
Read a poem to someone else and discuss what it means for both of you.
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: Werewolf Club Rules! by Joseph Coelho © 2015 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
tendrils
nodules
clustering