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Poems from a Green and Blue Planet: Poetry Lesson 1
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Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
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What do you know and think?
The moon upon the wide sea placidly looks down, smiling with her mild face, though the ocean frown.
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From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
How does the poet compare the moon shining on the sea to a mother’s love for her child?
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Let me read today's text
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The Mother Moon
by Louisa May Alcott
The moon upon the wide sea
Placidly looks down,
Smiling with her mild face,
Though the ocean frown.
Clouds may dim her brightness,
But soon they pass away,
And she shines out, unaltered,
O’er the little waves at play.
So ’mid the storm or sunshine,
Wherever she may go,
Led on by her hidden power
The wild sea must plough.
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
As the tranquil evening moon Looks on that restless sea,
So a mother’s gentle face,
Little child, is watching thee.
Then banish every tempest,
Chase all your clouds away,
That smoothly and brightly
Your quiet heart may play.
Let cheerful looks and actions
Like shining ripples flow,
Following the mother’s voice,
Singing as they go.
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
placidly
plough
unaltered
tempest
tranquil
banish
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From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. 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
placidly
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Find Read Talk
The moon upon the wide sea
Placidly looks down,
Smiling with her mild face,
Though the ocean frown.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
placidly
Your turn
unaltered
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
plough
tranquil
banish
tempest
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
The Mother Moon
Reveal Vocabulary
by Louisa May Alcott
The moon upon the wide sea
Placidly looks down,
Smiling with her mild face,
Though the ocean frown.
Clouds may dim her brightness,
But soon they pass away,
And she shines out, unaltered,
O’er the little waves at play.
So ’mid the storm or sunshine,
Wherever she may go,
Led on by her hidden power
The wild sea must plough.
Explore
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
As the tranquil evening moon Looks on that restless sea,
So a mother’s gentle face,
Little child, is watching thee.
Then banish every tempest,
Chase all your clouds away,
That smoothly and brightly
Your quiet heart may play.
Let cheerful looks and actions
Like shining ripples flow,
Following the mother’s voice,
Singing as they go.
Explore
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
As the tranquil evening moon
Looks on that restless sea,
So a mother’s gentle face,
Little child, is watching thee.
Then banish every tempest,
Chase all your clouds away,
That smoothly and brightly
Your quiet heart may play.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
As the tranquil evening moon
Looks on that restless sea,
So a mother’s gentle face,
Little child, is watching thee.
Then banish every tempest,
Chase all your clouds away,
That smoothly and brightly
Your quiet heart may play.
Explore
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
As the tranquil evening moon
Looks on that restless sea,
So a mother’s gentle face,
Little child, is watching thee.
Then banish every tempest,
Chase all your clouds away,
That smoothly and brightly
Your quiet heart may play.
Explore
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How does the poet compare the moon shining on the sea to a mother’s love for her child?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The moon upon the wide sea
Placidly looks down,
Smiling with her mild face,
Though the ocean frown.
How does the poet compare the moon shining on the sea to a mother’s love for her child?
Reveal Explainer
The moon is described as having a gentle face, like a mother who smiles down at her child, even if the child is upset or angry.
Teach
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. 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 does the poet compare the moon shining on the sea to a mother’s love for her child?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence - clouds may dim her brightness, but soon they pass away and she shines out, unaltered, o’er the little waves at play - so ’mid the storm or sunshine, wherever she may go, led on by her hidden power
the moon always shines like a mother always loves her child even through hard times
Acceptable Answers
How does the poet compare the moon shining on the sea to a mother’s love for her child?
Text Mark Evidence led on by her hidden power the wild sea must plough
the moon affects the sea like a mother’s love guides a child through life’s challenges
Text Mark Evidence as the tranquil evening moon looks on that restless sea, so a mother’s gentle face, little child is watching thee
the moon gently watches over the sea just like a mother watches over her child
Text Mark Evidence banish every tempest, chase all your clouds away, that smoothly and brightly your quiet heart may play
as storms pass on a sea, a mother reminds a child to get rid of anger and worries
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence let cheerful looks and actions like shining ripples flow, following the mother’s voice, singing as they go
the tide follows the moon’s pull just like a child follows their mother’s advice, spreading kindness like waves
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘tempest’?
Which One's Right?
So ’mid the storm or sunshine, Wherever she may go, Led on by her hidden power The wild sea must plough.
Which answer best completes this sentence?
The word plough suggests the sea’s movement is…
B smooth and calm
A slow and gentle
D weak and tired
C powerful and strong
Find Me
Find the word whichmeans ‘calm and peaceful’:
As the tranquil evening moon
Looks on that restless sea,
So a mother’s gentle face,
Little child, is watching thee.
Discuss then check
tranquil
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
4 tempest
1 placidly
2 unaltered
3 banish
A unchanged
B rid or ban
C peacefully
D violent storm
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...
talk about books.
Reveal
Share your thoughts with friends or family.
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: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Poems from a Green and Blue Planet: 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?
The moon upon the wide sea placidly looks down, smiling with her mild face, though the ocean frown.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
How does the poet compare the moon shining on the sea to a mother’s love for her child?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
The Mother Moon
by Louisa May Alcott
The moon upon the wide sea Placidly looks down, Smiling with her mild face, Though the ocean frown. Clouds may dim her brightness, But soon they pass away, And she shines out, unaltered, O’er the little waves at play. So ’mid the storm or sunshine, Wherever she may go, Led on by her hidden power The wild sea must plough.
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
As the tranquil evening moon Looks on that restless sea, So a mother’s gentle face, Little child, is watching thee. Then banish every tempest, Chase all your clouds away, That smoothly and brightly Your quiet heart may play. Let cheerful looks and actions Like shining ripples flow, Following the mother’s voice, Singing as they go.
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
placidly
plough
unaltered
tempest
tranquil
banish
Explore
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. 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
placidly
Explore
Find Read Talk
The moon upon the wide sea Placidly looks down, Smiling with her mild face, Though the ocean frown.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
placidly
Your turn
unaltered
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
plough
tranquil
banish
tempest
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
The Mother Moon
Reveal Vocabulary
by Louisa May Alcott
The moon upon the wide sea Placidly looks down, Smiling with her mild face, Though the ocean frown. Clouds may dim her brightness, But soon they pass away, And she shines out, unaltered, O’er the little waves at play. So ’mid the storm or sunshine, Wherever she may go, Led on by her hidden power The wild sea must plough.
Explore
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
As the tranquil evening moon Looks on that restless sea, So a mother’s gentle face, Little child, is watching thee. Then banish every tempest, Chase all your clouds away, That smoothly and brightly Your quiet heart may play. Let cheerful looks and actions Like shining ripples flow, Following the mother’s voice, Singing as they go.
Explore
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
As the tranquil evening moon Looks on that restless sea, So a mother’s gentle face, Little child, is watching thee. Then banish every tempest, Chase all your clouds away, That smoothly and brightly Your quiet heart may play.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
As the tranquil evening moon Looks on that restless sea,
So a mother’s gentle face, Little child, is watching thee.
Then banish every tempest, Chase all your clouds away,
That smoothly and brightly Your quiet heart may play.
Explore
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
As the tranquil evening moon Looks on that restless sea, So a mother’s gentle face, Little child, is watching thee. Then banish every tempest, Chase all your clouds away, That smoothly and brightly Your quiet heart may play.
Explore
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How does the poet compare the moon shining on the sea to a mother’s love for her child?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The moon upon the wide sea Placidly looks down, Smiling with her mild face, Though the ocean frown.
How does the poet compare the moon shining on the sea to a mother’s love for her child?
Reveal Explainer
The moon is described as having a gentle face, like a mother who smiles down at her child, even if the child is upset or angry.
Teach
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. 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 does the poet compare the moon shining on the sea to a mother’s love for her child?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence - clouds may dim her brightness, but soon they pass away and she shines out, unaltered, o’er the little waves at play - so ’mid the storm or sunshine, wherever she may go, led on by her hidden power
the moon always shines like a mother always loves her child even through hard times
Acceptable Answers
How does the poet compare the moon shining on the sea to a mother’s love for her child?
Text Mark Evidence led on by her hidden power the wild sea must plough
the moon affects the sea like a mother’s love guides a child through life’s challenges
Text Mark Evidence as the tranquil evening moon looks on that restless sea, so a mother’s gentle face, little child is watching thee
the moon gently watches over the sea just like a mother watches over her child
Text Mark Evidence banish every tempest, chase all your clouds away, that smoothly and brightly your quiet heart may play
as storms pass on a sea, a mother reminds a child to get rid of anger and worries
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence let cheerful looks and actions like shining ripples flow, following the mother’s voice, singing as they go
the tide follows the moon’s pull just like a child follows their mother’s advice, spreading kindness like waves
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘tempest’?
Which One's Right?
So ’mid the storm or sunshine, Wherever she may go, Led on by her hidden power The wild sea must plough.
Which answer best completes this sentence?
The word plough suggests the sea’s movement is…
B smooth and calm
A slow and gentle
D weak and tired
C powerful and strong
Find Me
Find the word whichmeans ‘calm and peaceful’:
As the tranquil evening moon Looks on that restless sea, So a mother’s gentle face, Little child, is watching thee.
Discuss then check
tranquil
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
4 tempest
1 placidly
2 unaltered
3 banish
A unchanged
B rid or ban
C peacefully
D violent storm
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...
talk about books.
Reveal
Share your thoughts with friends or family.
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: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.