Ready Steady Read Together
The One and Only Ivan: Fiction Lesson 3
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
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What do you know and think?
“The hole was huge. The water was all the way up to my neck and I was sure I was going to die.”
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
How do the animals’ opinions of humans differ?
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Let me read today's text
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Ruby’s Story
“It was a big hole full of water near a village,” Ruby says. “I don’t know why humans made it.”
“Sometimes you just need to dig for the sake of digging,” Bob reflects.
“We were looking for food,” Ruby says, “my family and I. But I wandered off and got lost and went too close to the village.” Ruby looks at me, eyes wide. “I was so scared when I fell into that hole.”
“Of course you were,” I say. “I would have been scared too.”
“Me too,” Bob admits. “And I like holes.”
“The hole was huge.” Ruby pokes her trunk through the bars and makes a circle in the air. “And guess what?” She doesn’t wait for an answer. “The water was all the way up to my neck and I was sure I was going to die.”
I shudder. “What happened then?” I ask.
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“I’ll tell you what happened,” Bob says darkly. “They captured her and put her in a box and shipped her off and here she is. Just like they did with Stella.” He pauses to scratch an ear. “Humans. Rats have bigger hearts. Roaches have kinder souls. Flies have – ” “No, Bob!” Ruby interrupts. “You’re wrong. These humans helped me. When they saw I was trapped, they grabbed ropes and they made loops around my neck and my tummy. The whole entire village helped, even little kids and grandmas and grandpas, and they all pulled and pulled and…”
Ruby stops. Her lashes are wet, and I know she must be remembering all the terrible feelings from that day.
“…and they saved me,” she finishes in a whisper.
Bob blinks. “They saved you?” he repeats.
“When I was finally out, everyone cheered,” Ruby says. “And the children fed me fruit. And then all those humans led me back to my family. It took the whole day to find them.”
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“No way,” Bob says, still doubtful. “It’s true,” Ruby says. “Every word.”
“Of course it’s true,” I say.
“I’ve heard rescue stories like that before.” It’s Stella’s voice. She sounds weary. Slowly she makes her way over to Ruby. “Humans can surprise you sometimes. An unpredictable species, Homo sapiens.”
Bob still looks unconvinced. “But Ruby’s here now,” he points out. “If humans are so swell, who did that to her?”
I send Bob a grumpy look. Sometimes he doesn’t know when to keep quiet.
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
darkly
for the sake of
shudder
species
weary
unpredictable
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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
for the sake of
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Find Read Talk
Ruby’s Story
“It was a big hole full of water near a village,” Ruby says. “I don’t know why humans made it.”
“Sometimes you just need to dig for the sake of digging,” Bob reflects.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
for the sake of
Your turn
shudder
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
darkly
weary
unpredictable
species
Use your text
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Vocabulary Check & Re-read
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Reveal Vocabulary
Ruby’s Story “It was a big hole full of water near a village,” Ruby says. “I don’t know why humans made it.” “Sometimes you just need to dig for the sake of digging,” Bob reflects. “We were looking for food,” Ruby says, “my family and I. But I wandered off and got lost and went too close to the village.” Ruby looks at me, eyes wide. “I was so scared when I fell into that hole.” “Of course you were,” I say. “I would have been scared too.” “Me too,” Bob admits. “And I like holes.” “The hole was huge.” Ruby pokes her trunk through the bars and makes a circle in the air. “And guess what?” She doesn’t wait for an answer. “The water was all the way up to my neck and I was sure I was going to die.” I shudder. “What happened then?” I ask. “I’ll tell you what happened,” Bob says darkly. “They captured her and put her in a box and shipped her off and here she is. Just like they did with Stella.” He pauses to scratch an ear. “Humans. Rats have bigger hearts. Roaches have kinder souls. Flies have – "
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From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“No, Bob!” Ruby interrupts. “You’re wrong. These humans helped me. When they saw I was trapped, they grabbed ropes and they made loops around my neck and my tummy. The whole entire village helped, even little kids and grandmas and grandpas, and they all pulled and pulled and…” Ruby stops. Her lashes are wet, and I know she must be remembering all the terrible feelings from that day. “…and they saved me,” she finishes in a whisper. Bob blinks. “They saved you?” he repeats. “When I was finally out, everyone cheered,” Ruby says. “And the children fed me fruit. And then all those humans led me back to my family. It took the whole day to find them.” “No way,” Bob says, still doubtful. “It’s true,” Ruby says. “Every word.” “Of course it’s true,” I say. “I’ve heard rescue stories like that before.” It’s Stella’s voice. She sounds weary. Slowly she makes her way over to Ruby. “Humans can surprise you sometimes. An unpredictable species, Homo sapiens.” Bob still looks unconvinced. “But Ruby’s here now,” he points out. “If humans are so swell, who did that to her?” I send Bob a grumpy look. Sometimes he doesn’t know when to keep quiet.
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From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
“When I was finally out, everyone cheered,” Ruby says. “And the children fed me fruit. And then all those humans led me back to my family. It took the whole day to find them.”
“No way,” Bob says, still doubtful.
“It’s true,” Ruby says. “Every word.”
“Of course it’s true,” I say.
What did you notice?
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From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“When I was finally out, everyone cheered,” Ruby says.
“And the children fed me fruit.”
“And then all those humans led me back to my family.”
“It took the whole day to find them.”
“No way,” Bob says, still doubtful.
“It’s true,” Ruby says. “Every word.”
“Of course it’s true,” I say.
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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
“When I was finally out, everyone cheered,” Ruby says. “And the children fed me fruit. And then all those humans led me back to my family. It took the whole day to find them.”
“No way,” Bob says, still doubtful.
“It’s true,” Ruby says. “Every word.”
“Of course it’s true,” I say.
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From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How do the animals’ opinions of humans differ?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
He pauses to scratch an ear. “Humans. Rats have bigger hearts. Roaches have kinder souls. Flies have – ”
Reveal Explainer
Bob, the dog, is comparing humans to vermin and pests, things that are usually disliked. He is saying these creatures are more caring than humans so he clearly dislikes people. Now, you will look for evidence of other animals’ attitudes towards people to see if they are the same or different.
How do the animals’ opinions of humans differ?
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
How do the animals’ opinions of humans differ?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - these humans helped me - the whole entire village helped, even little kids and grandmas and grandpas - the children fed me fruit…and then all those humans led me back to my family - they saved me
Ruby defends humans because they rescued her.
How do the animals’ opinions of humans differ?
Bob struggles to believe that humans could be kind.
Text Mark Evidence - “They saved you?” -“No way,” Bob says, still doubtful (of Ruby’s story) - Bob still looks unconvinced (when Stella says she’s heard rescue stories, too) - “If humans are so swell, who did that (captured) to her?”
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence “Humans can surprise you sometimes. An unpredictable species, Homo sapiens.”
Stella has seen kind and cruel humans.
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Which One's Right?
“The water was all the way up to my neck and I was sure I was going to die.”
I shudder. “What happened then?” I ask.
Which is closest in meaning to ‘shudder’?
B yawn and stretch
A smile nervously
D take a deep breath
C tremble and shake
Fill the Gaps
unpredictable
weary
species
She sounds . Slowly shemakes her way over to Ruby. “Humans can surprise you sometimes. An , Homo sapiens.”
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Tick Me
Bob compares humans to pests and struggles to believe humans were kind to Ruby. What can we infer about Bob’s experiences with people?
Tick one
A) Bob doesn’t like anyone or anything.
B) Bob has been treated unkindly by humans.
Check
C) Bob has never met a human before and doesn’t know how to react to them.
Click if correct
D) Bob is easily confused and didn’t understand Ruby’s story.
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) The villages used ropes to help rescue Ruby from the hole.
B) Ruby fell into a hole full of water and was terrified.
C) The villagers fed Ruby fruit and led her back to her family.
D) Ruby wandered off and got too close to the village while searching for food.
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...
take care of books.
Reveal
Treat your books with care to keep them looking great.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The One and Only Ivan: Fiction Lesson 3
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?
“The hole was huge. The water was all the way up to my neck and I was sure I was going to die.”
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)
How do the animals’ opinions of humans differ?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Ruby’s Story “It was a big hole full of water near a village,” Ruby says. “I don’t know why humans made it.” “Sometimes you just need to dig for the sake of digging,” Bob reflects. “We were looking for food,” Ruby says, “my family and I. But I wandered off and got lost and went too close to the village.” Ruby looks at me, eyes wide. “I was so scared when I fell into that hole.” “Of course you were,” I say. “I would have been scared too.” “Me too,” Bob admits. “And I like holes.” “The hole was huge.” Ruby pokes her trunk through the bars and makes a circle in the air. “And guess what?” She doesn’t wait for an answer. “The water was all the way up to my neck and I was sure I was going to die.” I shudder. “What happened then?” I ask.
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“I’ll tell you what happened,” Bob says darkly. “They captured her and put her in a box and shipped her off and here she is. Just like they did with Stella.” He pauses to scratch an ear. “Humans. Rats have bigger hearts. Roaches have kinder souls. Flies have – ” “No, Bob!” Ruby interrupts. “You’re wrong. These humans helped me. When they saw I was trapped, they grabbed ropes and they made loops around my neck and my tummy. The whole entire village helped, even little kids and grandmas and grandpas, and they all pulled and pulled and…” Ruby stops. Her lashes are wet, and I know she must be remembering all the terrible feelings from that day. “…and they saved me,” she finishes in a whisper. Bob blinks. “They saved you?” he repeats. “When I was finally out, everyone cheered,” Ruby says. “And the children fed me fruit. And then all those humans led me back to my family. It took the whole day to find them.”
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“No way,” Bob says, still doubtful. “It’s true,” Ruby says. “Every word.” “Of course it’s true,” I say. “I’ve heard rescue stories like that before.” It’s Stella’s voice. She sounds weary. Slowly she makes her way over to Ruby. “Humans can surprise you sometimes. An unpredictable species, Homo sapiens.” Bob still looks unconvinced. “But Ruby’s here now,” he points out. “If humans are so swell, who did that to her?” I send Bob a grumpy look. Sometimes he doesn’t know when to keep quiet.
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
darkly
for the sake of
shudder
species
weary
unpredictable
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
for the sake of
Explore
Find Read Talk
Ruby’s Story “It was a big hole full of water near a village,” Ruby says. “I don’t know why humans made it.” “Sometimes you just need to dig for the sake of digging,” Bob reflects.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
for the sake of
Your turn
shudder
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
darkly
weary
unpredictable
species
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Ruby’s Story “It was a big hole full of water near a village,” Ruby says. “I don’t know why humans made it.” “Sometimes you just need to dig for the sake of digging,” Bob reflects. “We were looking for food,” Ruby says, “my family and I. But I wandered off and got lost and went too close to the village.” Ruby looks at me, eyes wide. “I was so scared when I fell into that hole.” “Of course you were,” I say. “I would have been scared too.” “Me too,” Bob admits. “And I like holes.” “The hole was huge.” Ruby pokes her trunk through the bars and makes a circle in the air. “And guess what?” She doesn’t wait for an answer. “The water was all the way up to my neck and I was sure I was going to die.” I shudder. “What happened then?” I ask. “I’ll tell you what happened,” Bob says darkly. “They captured her and put her in a box and shipped her off and here she is. Just like they did with Stella.” He pauses to scratch an ear. “Humans. Rats have bigger hearts. Roaches have kinder souls. Flies have – "
Explore
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“No, Bob!” Ruby interrupts. “You’re wrong. These humans helped me. When they saw I was trapped, they grabbed ropes and they made loops around my neck and my tummy. The whole entire village helped, even little kids and grandmas and grandpas, and they all pulled and pulled and…” Ruby stops. Her lashes are wet, and I know she must be remembering all the terrible feelings from that day. “…and they saved me,” she finishes in a whisper. Bob blinks. “They saved you?” he repeats. “When I was finally out, everyone cheered,” Ruby says. “And the children fed me fruit. And then all those humans led me back to my family. It took the whole day to find them.” “No way,” Bob says, still doubtful. “It’s true,” Ruby says. “Every word.” “Of course it’s true,” I say. “I’ve heard rescue stories like that before.” It’s Stella’s voice. She sounds weary. Slowly she makes her way over to Ruby. “Humans can surprise you sometimes. An unpredictable species, Homo sapiens.” Bob still looks unconvinced. “But Ruby’s here now,” he points out. “If humans are so swell, who did that to her?” I send Bob a grumpy look. Sometimes he doesn’t know when to keep quiet.
Explore
From: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
“When I was finally out, everyone cheered,” Ruby says. “And the children fed me fruit. And then all those humans led me back to my family. It took the whole day to find them.” “No way,” Bob says, still doubtful. “It’s true,” Ruby says. “Every word.” “Of course it’s true,” I say.
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
“When I was finally out, everyone cheered,” Ruby says.
“And the children fed me fruit.”
“And then all those humans led me back to my family.”
“It took the whole day to find them.”
“No way,” Bob says, still doubtful.
“It’s true,” Ruby says. “Every word.”
“Of course it’s true,” I say.
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
“When I was finally out, everyone cheered,” Ruby says. “And the children fed me fruit. And then all those humans led me back to my family. It took the whole day to find them.” “No way,” Bob says, still doubtful. “It’s true,” Ruby says. “Every word.” “Of course it’s true,” I say.
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
How do the animals’ opinions of humans differ?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
He pauses to scratch an ear. “Humans. Rats have bigger hearts. Roaches have kinder souls. Flies have – ”
Reveal Explainer
Bob, the dog, is comparing humans to vermin and pests, things that are usually disliked. He is saying these creatures are more caring than humans so he clearly dislikes people. Now, you will look for evidence of other animals’ attitudes towards people to see if they are the same or different.
How do the animals’ opinions of humans differ?
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
How do the animals’ opinions of humans differ?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - these humans helped me - the whole entire village helped, even little kids and grandmas and grandpas - the children fed me fruit…and then all those humans led me back to my family - they saved me
Ruby defends humans because they rescued her.
How do the animals’ opinions of humans differ?
Bob struggles to believe that humans could be kind.
Text Mark Evidence - “They saved you?” -“No way,” Bob says, still doubtful (of Ruby’s story) - Bob still looks unconvinced (when Stella says she’s heard rescue stories, too) - “If humans are so swell, who did that (captured) to her?”
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence “Humans can surprise you sometimes. An unpredictable species, Homo sapiens.”
Stella has seen kind and cruel humans.
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Which One's Right?
“The water was all the way up to my neck and I was sure I was going to die.” I shudder. “What happened then?” I ask.
Which is closest in meaning to ‘shudder’?
B yawn and stretch
A smile nervously
D take a deep breath
C tremble and shake
Fill the Gaps
unpredictable
weary
species
She sounds . Slowly shemakes her way over to Ruby. “Humans can surprise you sometimes. An , Homo sapiens.”
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Tick Me
Bob compares humans to pests and struggles to believe humans were kind to Ruby. What can we infer about Bob’s experiences with people?
Tick one
A) Bob doesn’t like anyone or anything.
B) Bob has been treated unkindly by humans.
Check
C) Bob has never met a human before and doesn’t know how to react to them.
Click if correct
D) Bob is easily confused and didn’t understand Ruby’s story.
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) The villages used ropes to help rescue Ruby from the hole.
B) Ruby fell into a hole full of water and was terrified.
C) The villagers fed Ruby fruit and led her back to her family.
D) Ruby wandered off and got too close to the village while searching for food.
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...
take care of books.
Reveal
Treat your books with care to keep them looking great.
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.
weary
unpredictable
species