Ready Steady Read Together
Wicked World: Poetry 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?
She comes from a village people…They’re famous for being peaceful.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
What impression do you get of the poet’s friend, Mountain Flower?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
My Friend Mountain Flower
She dresses in a thousand beads Each year she plants a thousand seeds.
With skill she weaves her wicker baskets
She weaves her people’s sleeping blankets.
She may not have what we call wealth But she can build her house herself.
Although she still lives with her Mom
Experts can’t work out where she’s from.
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
She comes from a village people,
They’re famous for being peaceful.
If she gets married she won’t roam Her husband must live in her home.
Some say that with the passing years Her way of life just disappears.
She’s my friend, and you can quote me, Mountain Flower is a Hopi.
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
weaves
experts
wicker
passing years
roam
Hopi
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. 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
weaves
Explore
Find Read Talk
She dresses in a thousand beads Each year she plants a thousand seeds.
With skill she weaves her wicker baskets
She weaves her people’s sleeping blankets.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
weaves
Your turn
wicker
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
experts
roam
passing years
Hopi
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
My Friend Mountain Flower
She dresses in a thousand beads Each year she plants a thousand seeds.
With skill she weaves her wicker baskets
She weaves her people’s sleeping blankets.
She may not have what we call wealth But she can build her house herself.
Although she still lives with her Mom
Experts can’t work out where she’s from.
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
She comes from a village people,
They’re famous for being peaceful.
If she gets married she won’t roam Her husband must live in her home.
Some say that with the passing years Her way of life just disappears.
She’s my friend, and you can quote me, Mountain Flower is a Hopi.
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
She dresses in a thousand beads
Each year she plants a thousand seeds.
With skill she weaves her wicker baskets
She weaves her people’s sleeping blankets.
She may not have what we call wealth
But she can build her house herself.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
She dresses in a thousand beads
Each year she plants a thousand seeds.
With skill she weaves her wicker baskets
She weaves her people’s sleeping blankets.
She may not have what we call wealth
But she can build her house herself.
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
She dresses in a thousand beads
Each year she plants a thousand seeds.
With skill she weaves her wicker baskets
She weaves her people’s sleeping blankets.
She may not have what we call wealth
But she can build her house herself.
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
What impression do you get of the poet’s friend, Mountain Flower?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
She dresses in a thousand beads Each year she plants a thousand seeds.
What impression do you get of the poet’s friend, Mountain Flower?
This tells me that Mountain Flower takes care with her appearance and likes decorative accessories. It also suggests that she values her culture as beads are often part of traditional dress in Native American communities.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
What impression do you get of the poet’s friend, Mountain Flower?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence each year she plants a thousand seeds
she is connected to nature
What impression do you get of the poet’s friend, Mountain Flower?
Text Mark Evidence - with skill she weaves her wicker baskets - she weaves her people’s sleeping blankets - she can build her house herself
she has useful talents and is independent
Go to the next slide for more....
Text Mark Evidence she may not have what we call wealth but she can build her house herself
she is not rich in money but is rich in skills
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence they’re (her village people) famous for being peaceful
her people are non-violent
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - she still lives with her Mom - if she gets married she won’t roam - her husband must live in her home
she values her home and family
What impression do you get of the poet’s friend, Mountain Flower?
Text Mark Evidence some say that with the passing years her way of life just disappears
her culture is at risk of vanishing over time
Text Mark Evidence she’s my friend, and you can quote me
she is special to the poet
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘wicker’?
Fill the Gaps
wealth
wicker
weaves
With skill she her baskets
She weaves her people’s sleeping blankets.
She may not have what we call But she can build her house herself.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Find Me
Find the word which meansto travel or explore:
She comes from a village people,
They’re famous for being peaceful.
If she gets married she won’t roam Her husband must live in her home.
Discuss then check
roam
Tick Me
Tick the statement which best summarises this poem:
Tick one
A This poem is about travelling around the world to meet new people.
B This poem celebrates friendship and respect for traditional ways of life.
Check
C This poem explains how to build houses and weave baskets.
Click if correct
D This poem is the poet’s friend who is famous for making lots of money weaving baskets.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
feel the rhythm.
Reveal
Tap your foot or clap along to the beat of the poem.
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: Wicked World by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Transcript
Ready Steady Read Together
Wicked World: Poetry 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?
She comes from a village people…They’re famous for being peaceful.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
What impression do you get of the poet’s friend, Mountain Flower?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
My Friend Mountain Flower
She dresses in a thousand beads Each year she plants a thousand seeds.
With skill she weaves her wicker baskets She weaves her people’s sleeping blankets.
She may not have what we call wealth But she can build her house herself.
Although she still lives with her Mom Experts can’t work out where she’s from.
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
She comes from a village people, They’re famous for being peaceful.
If she gets married she won’t roam Her husband must live in her home.
Some say that with the passing years Her way of life just disappears.
She’s my friend, and you can quote me, Mountain Flower is a Hopi.
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
weaves
experts
wicker
passing years
roam
Hopi
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. 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
weaves
Explore
Find Read Talk
She dresses in a thousand beads Each year she plants a thousand seeds.
With skill she weaves her wicker baskets She weaves her people’s sleeping blankets.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
weaves
Your turn
wicker
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
experts
roam
passing years
Hopi
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
My Friend Mountain Flower
She dresses in a thousand beads Each year she plants a thousand seeds.
With skill she weaves her wicker baskets She weaves her people’s sleeping blankets.
She may not have what we call wealth But she can build her house herself.
Although she still lives with her Mom Experts can’t work out where she’s from.
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
She comes from a village people, They’re famous for being peaceful.
If she gets married she won’t roam Her husband must live in her home.
Some say that with the passing years Her way of life just disappears.
She’s my friend, and you can quote me, Mountain Flower is a Hopi.
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
She dresses in a thousand beads Each year she plants a thousand seeds. With skill she weaves her wicker baskets She weaves her people’s sleeping blankets. She may not have what we call wealth But she can build her house herself.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
She dresses in a thousand beads Each year she plants a thousand seeds.
With skill she weaves her wicker baskets She weaves her people’s sleeping blankets.
She may not have what we call wealth But she can build her house herself.
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
She dresses in a thousand beads Each year she plants a thousand seeds. With skill she weaves her wicker baskets She weaves her people’s sleeping blankets. She may not have what we call wealth But she can build her house herself.
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
What impression do you get of the poet’s friend, Mountain Flower?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
She dresses in a thousand beads Each year she plants a thousand seeds.
What impression do you get of the poet’s friend, Mountain Flower?
This tells me that Mountain Flower takes care with her appearance and likes decorative accessories. It also suggests that she values her culture as beads are often part of traditional dress in Native American communities.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
What impression do you get of the poet’s friend, Mountain Flower?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence each year she plants a thousand seeds
she is connected to nature
What impression do you get of the poet’s friend, Mountain Flower?
Text Mark Evidence - with skill she weaves her wicker baskets - she weaves her people’s sleeping blankets - she can build her house herself
she has useful talents and is independent
Go to the next slide for more....
Text Mark Evidence she may not have what we call wealth but she can build her house herself
she is not rich in money but is rich in skills
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence they’re (her village people) famous for being peaceful
her people are non-violent
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - she still lives with her Mom - if she gets married she won’t roam - her husband must live in her home
she values her home and family
What impression do you get of the poet’s friend, Mountain Flower?
Text Mark Evidence some say that with the passing years her way of life just disappears
her culture is at risk of vanishing over time
Text Mark Evidence she’s my friend, and you can quote me
she is special to the poet
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘wicker’?
Fill the Gaps
wealth
wicker
weaves
With skill she her baskets She weaves her people’s sleeping blankets.
She may not have what we call But she can build her house herself.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Find Me
Find the word which meansto travel or explore:
She comes from a village people, They’re famous for being peaceful.
If she gets married she won’t roam Her husband must live in her home.
Discuss then check
roam
Tick Me
Tick the statement which best summarises this poem:
Tick one
A This poem is about travelling around the world to meet new people.
B This poem celebrates friendship and respect for traditional ways of life.
Check
C This poem explains how to build houses and weave baskets.
Click if correct
D This poem is the poet’s friend who is famous for making lots of money weaving baskets.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
feel the rhythm.
Reveal
Tap your foot or clap along to the beat of the poem.
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: Wicked World by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
wicker
weaves
wealth