Ready Steady Read Together
The One and Only Ivan: Fiction Lesson 1
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?
I am a great ape, and you are a great ape, and so are chimpanzees and orangutans and bonobos, all of us distant and distrustful cousins.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What do we know about Ivan from this text?
B) How has the author made Ivan seem almost human?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Names
People call me the Freeway Gorilla. The Ape at Exit 8. The One and Only Ivan, Mighty Silverback.
The names are mine, but they’re not me. I am Ivan, just Ivan, only Ivan.
Humans waste words. They toss them like banana peels and leave them to rot.
Everyone knows the peels are the best part.
I suppose you think gorillas can’t understand you. Of course, you probably think we can’t walk upright.
Try knuckle walking for an hour. You tell me: which way is more fun?
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
How I Look I used to be a wild gorilla, and I still look the part.
I have a gorilla’s shy gaze, a gorilla’s sly smile. I wear a snowy saddle of fur, the uniform of a silverback. When the sun warms my back, I cast a gorilla’s majestic shadow.
In my size humans see a test of themselves. They hear fighting words on the wind, when all I’m thinking is how the late-day sun reminds me of a ripe nectarine.
I’m mightier than any human, four hundred pounds of pure power. My body looks made for battle. My arms, outstretched, span taller than the tallest human. My family tree spreads wide as well. I am a great ape, and you are a great ape, and so are chimpanzees and orangutans and bonobos, all of us distant and distrustful cousins.
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I know this is troubling. I too find it hard to believe there is a connection across time and space, linking me to a race of ill-mannered clowns. Chimps. There’s no excuse for them. The Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade I live in a human habitat called the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. We are conveniently located off I-95, with shows at two, four and seven, 365 days a year.
Mack says that when he answers the trilling telephone.
Mack works here at the mall. He is the boss.
I work here too. I am the gorilla.
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
freeway
snowy saddle of fur
silverback
a race of ill-mannered clowns
majestic
mightier
Explore
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. 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
freeway
Explore
Find Read Talk
Names
People call me the Freeway Gorilla. The Ape at Exit 8. The One and Only Ivan, Mighty Silverback.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
freeway
Your turn
silverback
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
snowy saddle of fur
majestic
mightier
a race of ill-mannered clowns
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Names
People call me the Freeway Gorilla. The Ape at Exit 8. The One and Only Ivan, Mighty Silverback.
The names are mine, but they’re not me. I am Ivan, just Ivan, only Ivan.
Humans waste words. They toss them like banana peels and leave them to rot.
Everyone knows the peels are the best part.
I suppose you think gorillas can’t understand you. Of course, you probably think we can’t walk upright.
Try knuckle walking for an hour. You tell me: which way is more fun? How I Look I used to be a wild gorilla, and I still look the part. I have a gorilla’s shy gaze, a gorilla’s sly smile. I wear a snowy saddle of fur, the uniform of a silverback. When the sun warms my back, I cast a gorilla’s majestic shadow. In my size humans see a test of themselves. They hear fighting words on the wind, when all I’m thinking is how the late-day sun reminds me of a ripe nectarine.
Explore
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
I’m mightier than any human, four hundred pounds of pure power. My body looks made for battle. My arms, outstretched, span taller than the tallest human. My family tree spreads wide as well. I am a great ape, and you are a great ape, and so are chimpanzees and orangutans and bonobos, all of us distant and distrustful cousins. I know this is troubling.
I too find it hard to believe there is a connection across time and space, linking me to a race of ill-mannered clowns.
Chimps. There’s no excuse for them. The Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade I live in a human habitat called the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. We are conveniently located off I-95, with shows at two, four and seven, 365 days a year. Mack says that when he answers the trilling telephone. Mack works here at the mall. He is the boss. I work here too. I am the gorilla.
Explore
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
How I Look
I used to be a wild gorilla, and I still look the part. I have a gorilla’s shy gaze, a gorilla’s sly smile. I wear a snowy saddle of fur, the uniform of a silverback. When the sun warms my back, I cast a gorilla’s majestic shadow.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
How I Look
I used to be a wild gorilla, and I still look the part.
I have a gorilla’s shy gaze, a gorilla’s sly smile.
I wear a snowy saddle of fur, the uniform of a silverback.
When the sun warms my back, I cast a gorilla’s majestic shadow.
Explore
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
How I Look
I used to be a wild gorilla, and I still look the part. I have a gorilla’s shy gaze, a gorilla’s sly smile. I wear a snowy saddle of fur, the uniform of a silverback. When the sun warms my back, I cast a gorilla’s majestic shadow.
Explore
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What do we know about Ivan from this text?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
People call me the Freeway Gorilla. The Ape at Exit 8. The One and Only Ivan, Mighty Silverback.
A) What do we know about Ivan from this text?
Reveal Explainer
This tells us a nickname that is used for Ivan by humans, the Freeway Gorilla.
Teach
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) What do we know about Ivan from this text?
B) How has the author made Ivan seem almost human?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence - people call me…the Ape at Exit 8 - the One and Only Ivan, Mighty Silverback - I am Ivan, just Ivan, only Ivan
name/nickname
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - I have a gorilla’s shy gaze, a gorilla’s sly smile - I wear a snowy saddle of fur, the uniform of a silverback
his appearance
A) What do we know about Ivan from this text?
Text Mark Evidence - I’m mightier than any human, four hundred pounds of pure power - my body looks made for battle - my arms, outstretched, span taller than the tallest human
his size and strength
Text Mark Evidence - I am a great ape, and you are a great ape
he's related to humans
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - I used to be a wild gorilla - I live in a human habitat called the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade - I work here (at the mall), too
not free/lives in captivity
Text Mark Evidence I suppose you think gorillas can’t understand you
can understand humans
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - when all I’m thinking is how the late-day sun reminds me of a ripe nectarine - I too find it hard to believe there is a connection
has thoughts and opinions
B) How has the author made Ivan seem almost human?
Text Mark Evidence I used to be a wild gorilla
has memories
Text Mark Evidence I live in a human habitat
lives among humans
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence I work here (at the mall), too
works with humans
Text Mark Evidence - I am a great ape, and you are a great ape - all of us…cousins
related to humans
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'freeway'?
Which One's Right?
When the sun warms my back, I cast a gorilla’s majestic shadow.
Which is closest in meaning to ‘majestic’?
B beautiful and grand
A small but important
D simple and plain
C dark and mysterious
Tick Me
What does ‘the uniform of a silverback’ mean?
Tick one
A a special suit worn by Ivan when he works in the mall
B the grey or silver fur on the backs of all adult male gorillas
Check
C it describes when gorillas are learning like at school
Click if correct
D it shows that all great apes are the same
True or False?
Ivan thinks chimps are well-behaved and polite.
True
False
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
picturethe story.
Reveal
Visualise the characters, places and events as you read.
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 One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The One and Only Ivan: Fiction Lesson 1
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?
I am a great ape, and you are a great ape, and so are chimpanzees and orangutans and bonobos, all of us distant and distrustful cousins.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What do we know about Ivan from this text?
B) How has the author made Ivan seem almost human?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Names People call me the Freeway Gorilla. The Ape at Exit 8. The One and Only Ivan, Mighty Silverback. The names are mine, but they’re not me. I am Ivan, just Ivan, only Ivan. Humans waste words. They toss them like banana peels and leave them to rot. Everyone knows the peels are the best part. I suppose you think gorillas can’t understand you. Of course, you probably think we can’t walk upright. Try knuckle walking for an hour. You tell me: which way is more fun?
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
How I Look I used to be a wild gorilla, and I still look the part. I have a gorilla’s shy gaze, a gorilla’s sly smile. I wear a snowy saddle of fur, the uniform of a silverback. When the sun warms my back, I cast a gorilla’s majestic shadow. In my size humans see a test of themselves. They hear fighting words on the wind, when all I’m thinking is how the late-day sun reminds me of a ripe nectarine. I’m mightier than any human, four hundred pounds of pure power. My body looks made for battle. My arms, outstretched, span taller than the tallest human. My family tree spreads wide as well. I am a great ape, and you are a great ape, and so are chimpanzees and orangutans and bonobos, all of us distant and distrustful cousins.
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I know this is troubling. I too find it hard to believe there is a connection across time and space, linking me to a race of ill-mannered clowns. Chimps. There’s no excuse for them. The Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade I live in a human habitat called the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. We are conveniently located off I-95, with shows at two, four and seven, 365 days a year. Mack says that when he answers the trilling telephone. Mack works here at the mall. He is the boss. I work here too. I am the gorilla.
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
freeway
snowy saddle of fur
silverback
a race of ill-mannered clowns
majestic
mightier
Explore
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. 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
freeway
Explore
Find Read Talk
Names People call me the Freeway Gorilla. The Ape at Exit 8. The One and Only Ivan, Mighty Silverback.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
freeway
Your turn
silverback
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
snowy saddle of fur
majestic
mightier
a race of ill-mannered clowns
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Names People call me the Freeway Gorilla. The Ape at Exit 8. The One and Only Ivan, Mighty Silverback. The names are mine, but they’re not me. I am Ivan, just Ivan, only Ivan. Humans waste words. They toss them like banana peels and leave them to rot. Everyone knows the peels are the best part. I suppose you think gorillas can’t understand you. Of course, you probably think we can’t walk upright. Try knuckle walking for an hour. You tell me: which way is more fun? How I Look I used to be a wild gorilla, and I still look the part. I have a gorilla’s shy gaze, a gorilla’s sly smile. I wear a snowy saddle of fur, the uniform of a silverback. When the sun warms my back, I cast a gorilla’s majestic shadow. In my size humans see a test of themselves. They hear fighting words on the wind, when all I’m thinking is how the late-day sun reminds me of a ripe nectarine.
Explore
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
I’m mightier than any human, four hundred pounds of pure power. My body looks made for battle. My arms, outstretched, span taller than the tallest human. My family tree spreads wide as well. I am a great ape, and you are a great ape, and so are chimpanzees and orangutans and bonobos, all of us distant and distrustful cousins. I know this is troubling. I too find it hard to believe there is a connection across time and space, linking me to a race of ill-mannered clowns. Chimps. There’s no excuse for them. The Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade I live in a human habitat called the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. We are conveniently located off I-95, with shows at two, four and seven, 365 days a year. Mack says that when he answers the trilling telephone. Mack works here at the mall. He is the boss. I work here too. I am the gorilla.
Explore
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
How I Look I used to be a wild gorilla, and I still look the part. I have a gorilla’s shy gaze, a gorilla’s sly smile. I wear a snowy saddle of fur, the uniform of a silverback. When the sun warms my back, I cast a gorilla’s majestic shadow.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
How I Look
I used to be a wild gorilla, and I still look the part.
I have a gorilla’s shy gaze, a gorilla’s sly smile.
I wear a snowy saddle of fur, the uniform of a silverback.
When the sun warms my back, I cast a gorilla’s majestic shadow.
Explore
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
How I Look I used to be a wild gorilla, and I still look the part. I have a gorilla’s shy gaze, a gorilla’s sly smile. I wear a snowy saddle of fur, the uniform of a silverback. When the sun warms my back, I cast a gorilla’s majestic shadow.
Explore
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What do we know about Ivan from this text?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
People call me the Freeway Gorilla. The Ape at Exit 8. The One and Only Ivan, Mighty Silverback.
A) What do we know about Ivan from this text?
Reveal Explainer
This tells us a nickname that is used for Ivan by humans, the Freeway Gorilla.
Teach
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) What do we know about Ivan from this text?
B) How has the author made Ivan seem almost human?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence - people call me…the Ape at Exit 8 - the One and Only Ivan, Mighty Silverback - I am Ivan, just Ivan, only Ivan
name/nickname
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - I have a gorilla’s shy gaze, a gorilla’s sly smile - I wear a snowy saddle of fur, the uniform of a silverback
his appearance
A) What do we know about Ivan from this text?
Text Mark Evidence - I’m mightier than any human, four hundred pounds of pure power - my body looks made for battle - my arms, outstretched, span taller than the tallest human
his size and strength
Text Mark Evidence - I am a great ape, and you are a great ape
he's related to humans
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - I used to be a wild gorilla - I live in a human habitat called the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade - I work here (at the mall), too
not free/lives in captivity
Text Mark Evidence I suppose you think gorillas can’t understand you
can understand humans
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - when all I’m thinking is how the late-day sun reminds me of a ripe nectarine - I too find it hard to believe there is a connection
has thoughts and opinions
B) How has the author made Ivan seem almost human?
Text Mark Evidence I used to be a wild gorilla
has memories
Text Mark Evidence I live in a human habitat
lives among humans
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence I work here (at the mall), too
works with humans
Text Mark Evidence - I am a great ape, and you are a great ape - all of us…cousins
related to humans
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'freeway'?
Which One's Right?
When the sun warms my back, I cast a gorilla’s majestic shadow.
Which is closest in meaning to ‘majestic’?
B beautiful and grand
A small but important
D simple and plain
C dark and mysterious
Tick Me
What does ‘the uniform of a silverback’ mean?
Tick one
A a special suit worn by Ivan when he works in the mall
B the grey or silver fur on the backs of all adult male gorillas
Check
C it describes when gorillas are learning like at school
Click if correct
D it shows that all great apes are the same
True or False?
Ivan thinks chimps are well-behaved and polite.
True
False
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
picturethe story.
Reveal
Visualise the characters, places and events as you read.
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 One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.