Ready Steady Read Together
The Final Year: Poetry 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?
This is not a place of labradors and lattes and electric Audis. This is a place of staffies and cider and exhaust-pipe smoke.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What do we learn about the main character in these poems?
B) How does the poet show a contrast between urban and suburban life?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Ya need to be able to pin this down
so ya can see it in ya mind as it plays out –
picture where it’s happenin.
Imagine it’s summer.
A hot one.
Leave the suburban semis to their leaf-dreams
and head for the city,
straight into the streets that surround the centre.
See how things are different?
It’s tighter ’ere.
Can ya feel it?
See the take-aways and neon-washed litter?
The disfigured pigeons
Huddled under railway bridges and flyovers?
Taxis buses pizza-boxes vape shops?
This is not a place of labradors and lattes
and electric Audis
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
this is a place of staffies and cider and exhaust-pipe smoke,
a place of one foot in front of the other brother
cos what else ya gonna do?
See that tall, skinny kid with the ball in his hand
sayin, see ya later to his mate?
That’s me:
Nathan Wilder
Nate.
10 years old
and a week away from the end of Year 5.
One more thing
The woman over there pushin the buggy,
hair scraped up in a top-knot,
headin to the shop for milk and cider,
a little kid dressed as Spiderman
trailin behind her,
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
that’s Mum.
The kid is Dylan
my nearly-four-year-old-nuisance-of-a-littlest brother. Always up to no good,
straight out any open door.
The bigger kid further back,
kickin stones along the road, ignorin Mum’s shouts
to GET A MOVE ON,
that’s Jaxon or Jax as everyone calls him:
my other brother
8 years old
he’s alright.
These are my streets
these are my people
this is my story.
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
suburban semis
neon-washed litter
leaf-dreams
disfigured
flyovers
nuisance
Explore
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. 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
suburban semis
Explore
Find Read Talk
Imagine it’s summer. A hot one.
Leave the suburban semis to their leaf-dreams
and head for the city,
straight into the streets that surround the centre.
Reveal Vocabulary
suburban semis
Your turn
leaf-dreams
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
neon-washed litter
disfigured
flyovers
nuisance
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Ya need to be able to pin this down
Reveal Vocabulary
so ya can see it in ya mind as it plays out –
picture where it’s happenin.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Imagine it’s summer.
A hot one.
Leave the suburban semis to their leaf-dreams
and head for the city,
straight into the streets that surround the centre.
See how things are different?
It’s tighter ’ere.
Can ya feel it?
See the take-aways and neon-washed litter?
The disfigured pigeons
Huddled under railway bridges and flyovers?
Taxis buses pizza-boxes vape shops?
This is not a place of labradors and lattes
and electric Audis
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
this is a place of staffies and cider and exhaust-pipe smoke,
a place of one foot in front of the other brother
cos what else ya gonna do?
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
See that tall, skinny kid with the ball in his hand
sayin, see ya later to his mate?
That’s me:
Nathan Wilder
Nate.
10 years old
and a week away from the end of Year 5.
One more thing
The woman over there pushin the buggy,
hair scraped up in a top-knot,
headin to the shop for milk and cider,
a little kid dressed as Spiderman
trailin behind her,
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
that’s Mum.
The kid is Dylan
my nearly-four-year-old-nuisance-of-a-littlest brother. Always up to no good,
straight out any open door.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
The bigger kid further back,
kickin stones along the road, ignorin Mum’s shouts
to GET A MOVE ON,
that’s Jaxon or Jax as everyone calls him:
my other brother
8 years old
he’s alright.
These are my streets
these are my people
this is my story.
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Leave the suburban semis to their leaf-dreams
and head for the city,
straight into the streets that surround the centre. See how things are different?
It’s tighter ’ere.
Can ya feel it?
See the take-aways and neon-washed litter?
The disfigured pigeons
Huddled under railway bridges and flyovers?
Taxis buses pizza-boxes vape shops?
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Leave the suburban semis to their leaf-dreams and head for the city,
straight into the streets that surround the centre.
See how things are different?
It’s tighter ’ere. Can ya feel it?
See the take-aways and neon-washed litter?
The disfigured pigeons
Huddled under railway bridges and flyovers?
Taxis buses pizza-boxes vape shops?
Explore
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Leave the suburban semis to their leaf-dreams
and head for the city,
straight into the streets that surround the centre. See how things are different?
It’s tighter ’ere.
Can ya feel it?
See the take-aways and neon-washed litter?
The disfigured pigeons
Huddled under railway bridges and flyovers?
Taxis buses pizza-boxes vape shops?
Explore
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What do we learn about the main character in these poems?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Leave the suburban semis to their leaf-dreams
and head for the city,
straight into the streets that surround the centre.
A) What do we learn about the main character in these poems?
The poet has the character speak directly to the reader, as if he is giving directions to show us his world. We know that the main character does not live in the quiet, leafy suburbs but instead lives in the busy, noisy inner city.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. 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 learn about the main character in these poems?
B) How does the poet show a contrast between urban and suburban life?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence see that tall, skinny kid with the ball in his hand…that’s me
his appearance
Text Mark Evidence that’s me: Nathan Wilder, Nate
his name
A) What do we learn about the main character in these poems?
Text Mark Evidence - 10 years old - a week away from the end of Year 5
age/school year
Text Mark Evidence - the woman over there pushing the buggy…that’s Mum - a little kid dressed as Spiderman…the kid is Dylan, my nearly-four-year-old-nuisance-of-a-littlest brother - that’s Jaxon or Jax…my other brother… 8 years old…he’s alright
his family members and attitude towards them
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence these are my streets, these are my people
pride in who he is and where he comes from
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence Suburban - leave the suburban semis to their leaf-dreams Urban - head for the city, straight into the streets that surround the centre - see how things are different…it’s tighter ’ere - see the take-aways and neon-washed litter - disfigured pigeons huddled under railway bridges and flyovers…taxis…buses… pizza-boxes…vape shops
setting descriptions
B) How does the poet show a contrast between urban and suburban life?
Text Mark Evidence Suburban - a place of labradors and lattes and electric Audis Urban – a place of staffies and cider and exhaust-pipe smoke
items such as different pets, drinks and pollution levels
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘flyover’?
Which One's Right?
Which word is closest in meaning to ‘nuisance’?
B brother
A helper
D delight
C pest
Tick Me
...a place of one foot in front of the other brother
cos what else ya gonna do?
This suggests it’s a place where…
Tick one
A people enjoy long walks with friends
B people just keep going through tough times because they have no other option
Check
C everyone is rushing to get somewhere exciting
Click if correct
D the roads are too busy for anyone to walk
True or False?
Nate is proud of his family and where he lives.
False
True
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
think about your life.
Reveal
Connect the story to your own experiences.
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 Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Final Year: Poetry 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?
This is not a place of labradors and lattes and electric Audis. This is a place of staffies and cider and exhaust-pipe smoke.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What do we learn about the main character in these poems?
B) How does the poet show a contrast between urban and suburban life?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Ya need to be able to pin this down
so ya can see it in ya mind as it plays out – picture where it’s happenin.
Imagine it’s summer. A hot one.
Leave the suburban semis to their leaf-dreams and head for the city, straight into the streets that surround the centre.
See how things are different?
It’s tighter ’ere. Can ya feel it?
See the take-aways and neon-washed litter? The disfigured pigeons Huddled under railway bridges and flyovers? Taxis buses pizza-boxes vape shops?
This is not a place of labradors and lattes and electric Audis
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
this is a place of staffies and cider and exhaust-pipe smoke, a place of one foot in front of the other brother cos what else ya gonna do?
See that tall, skinny kid with the ball in his hand sayin, see ya later to his mate? That’s me: Nathan Wilder Nate. 10 years old and a week away from the end of Year 5.
One more thing
The woman over there pushin the buggy, hair scraped up in a top-knot, headin to the shop for milk and cider,
a little kid dressed as Spiderman trailin behind her,
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
that’s Mum.
The kid is Dylan my nearly-four-year-old-nuisance-of-a-littlest brother. Always up to no good, straight out any open door.
The bigger kid further back, kickin stones along the road, ignorin Mum’s shouts to GET A MOVE ON,
that’s Jaxon or Jax as everyone calls him: my other brother
8 years old
he’s alright.
These are my streets
these are my people
this is my story.
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
suburban semis
neon-washed litter
leaf-dreams
disfigured
flyovers
nuisance
Explore
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. 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
suburban semis
Explore
Find Read Talk
Imagine it’s summer. A hot one. Leave the suburban semis to their leaf-dreams and head for the city, straight into the streets that surround the centre.
Reveal Vocabulary
suburban semis
Your turn
leaf-dreams
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
neon-washed litter
disfigured
flyovers
nuisance
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Ya need to be able to pin this down
Reveal Vocabulary
so ya can see it in ya mind as it plays out – picture where it’s happenin.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Imagine it’s summer. A hot one.
Leave the suburban semis to their leaf-dreams and head for the city, straight into the streets that surround the centre.
See how things are different?
It’s tighter ’ere. Can ya feel it?
See the take-aways and neon-washed litter? The disfigured pigeons Huddled under railway bridges and flyovers? Taxis buses pizza-boxes vape shops?
This is not a place of labradors and lattes and electric Audis
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
this is a place of staffies and cider and exhaust-pipe smoke, a place of one foot in front of the other brother cos what else ya gonna do?
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
See that tall, skinny kid with the ball in his hand sayin, see ya later to his mate? That’s me: Nathan Wilder Nate. 10 years old and a week away from the end of Year 5.
One more thing
The woman over there pushin the buggy, hair scraped up in a top-knot, headin to the shop for milk and cider,
a little kid dressed as Spiderman trailin behind her,
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
that’s Mum.
The kid is Dylan my nearly-four-year-old-nuisance-of-a-littlest brother. Always up to no good, straight out any open door.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
The bigger kid further back, kickin stones along the road, ignorin Mum’s shouts to GET A MOVE ON,
that’s Jaxon or Jax as everyone calls him: my other brother
8 years old
he’s alright.
These are my streets
these are my people
this is my story.
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Leave the suburban semis to their leaf-dreams and head for the city, straight into the streets that surround the centre. See how things are different? It’s tighter ’ere. Can ya feel it? See the take-aways and neon-washed litter? The disfigured pigeons Huddled under railway bridges and flyovers? Taxis buses pizza-boxes vape shops?
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Leave the suburban semis to their leaf-dreams and head for the city,
straight into the streets that surround the centre.
See how things are different?
It’s tighter ’ere. Can ya feel it?
See the take-aways and neon-washed litter?
The disfigured pigeons Huddled under railway bridges and flyovers?
Taxis buses pizza-boxes vape shops?
Explore
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Leave the suburban semis to their leaf-dreams and head for the city, straight into the streets that surround the centre. See how things are different? It’s tighter ’ere. Can ya feel it? See the take-aways and neon-washed litter? The disfigured pigeons Huddled under railway bridges and flyovers? Taxis buses pizza-boxes vape shops?
Explore
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What do we learn about the main character in these poems?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Leave the suburban semis to their leaf-dreams and head for the city, straight into the streets that surround the centre.
A) What do we learn about the main character in these poems?
The poet has the character speak directly to the reader, as if he is giving directions to show us his world. We know that the main character does not live in the quiet, leafy suburbs but instead lives in the busy, noisy inner city.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023. 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 learn about the main character in these poems?
B) How does the poet show a contrast between urban and suburban life?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence see that tall, skinny kid with the ball in his hand…that’s me
his appearance
Text Mark Evidence that’s me: Nathan Wilder, Nate
his name
A) What do we learn about the main character in these poems?
Text Mark Evidence - 10 years old - a week away from the end of Year 5
age/school year
Text Mark Evidence - the woman over there pushing the buggy…that’s Mum - a little kid dressed as Spiderman…the kid is Dylan, my nearly-four-year-old-nuisance-of-a-littlest brother - that’s Jaxon or Jax…my other brother… 8 years old…he’s alright
his family members and attitude towards them
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence these are my streets, these are my people
pride in who he is and where he comes from
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence Suburban - leave the suburban semis to their leaf-dreams Urban - head for the city, straight into the streets that surround the centre - see how things are different…it’s tighter ’ere - see the take-aways and neon-washed litter - disfigured pigeons huddled under railway bridges and flyovers…taxis…buses… pizza-boxes…vape shops
setting descriptions
B) How does the poet show a contrast between urban and suburban life?
Text Mark Evidence Suburban - a place of labradors and lattes and electric Audis Urban – a place of staffies and cider and exhaust-pipe smoke
items such as different pets, drinks and pollution levels
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘flyover’?
Which One's Right?
Which word is closest in meaning to ‘nuisance’?
B brother
A helper
D delight
C pest
Tick Me
...a place of one foot in front of the other brother cos what else ya gonna do?
This suggests it’s a place where…
Tick one
A people enjoy long walks with friends
B people just keep going through tough times because they have no other option
Check
C everyone is rushing to get somewhere exciting
Click if correct
D the roads are too busy for anyone to walk
True or False?
Nate is proud of his family and where he lives.
False
True
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
think about your life.
Reveal
Connect the story to your own experiences.
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 Final Year by Matt Goodfellow © 2023 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.