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The Legend of Podkin One-Ear: Fiction Lesson 1

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?

A bard…a travelling, storytelling rabbit. A wanderer with nothing on his back but a set of travel-worn clothes and a head stuffed full of tales and yarns: old, new, broken and mended.

How might this extract link to the illustration?

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From: The Legend of Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Today's Question(s)

A) What impression do you get of the setting?

B) What impression do you get of the bard?

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Let me read today's text

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A Bard for Bramblemas

Crunch, crunch. Crunch, crunch. The sound of heavy footsteps, trudging through knee-deep snow, echoes through the night’s silence. A thick white blanket covers the wide slopes of the band of hills. Moonlight dances over it, glinting here and there in drifts of sparkles, as if someone has sprinkled the whole scene with diamond dust. It is perfect - untouched except for one spidery line of tracks leading down from the hills towards the frosted woodland beneath. Crunch, crunch. Crunch, crunch go the footsteps of the track-maker. He is hunched and weary, using a tall staff to help him through the snow. Move closer and you will see he is a rabbit, walking upright in the way men once did, his ears hidden beneath the hood of a heavy leather cloak, fierce eyes peering out at the wintry midnight world. The thick fur on his face and arms is dyed with blue swirls and patterns, which marks him out as a bard. A travelling, storytelling rabbit. A wanderer with nothing on his back but a set of travel-worn clothes and a head stuffed full of tales and yarns: old, new, broken and mended. Just about every story you ever heard, and many more yet to be told.

From: The Legend of Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Crunch, crunch. Crunch, crunch. His breath steams out behind him as he forces his way through the snow. Listen closer and you can hear him mumbling curses with each hard-fought step. Closer still and you can hear the strings of wooden beads around his neck clinking and clacking. The bone trinkets and pouches around his belt knocking and niggling. He marches with a purpose, as if he has someplace to be and he is already late. But where is there for him to go? There is nothing but snow and trees from here all the way to the horizon. Until, of course, you remember that he’s a rabbit. Rabbits live underground, in warrens and burrows: warm and safe, out of the winter ice and frost. And that is indeed where he is heading. Into the woods and through the trees until he stops before a pair of huge entrance doors, set into the side of a little hill. Behind them is Thornwood Warren, and there had better be a warm welcome for him, or there will be serious trouble. Boom, boom, boom! He smacks the end of his staff against the oak and waits for an answer.

From: The Legend of Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Vocabulary

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Hover for definitions!

trudging

heavy leather cloak

hunched and weary

bone trinkets and pouches

hard-fought

warrens and burrows

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From: The Legend of Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood © 2016. 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

trudging

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Find Read Talk

Crunch, crunch. Crunch, crunch. The sound of heavy footsteps, trudging through knee-deep snow, echoes through the night’s silence.

Reveal Vocabulary

From: The Legend of Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Your turn

trudging

hunched and weary

Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner

heavy leather cloak

hard-fought

bone trinkets and pouches

warrens and burrows

Use your text

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Vocabulary Check & Re-read

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Reveal Vocabulary

A Bard for Bramblemas

Crunch, crunch. Crunch, crunch. The sound of heavy footsteps, trudging through knee-deep snow, echoes through the night’s silence. A thick white blanket covers the wide slopes of the band of hills. Moonlight dances over it, glinting here and there in drifts of sparkles, as if someone has sprinkled the whole scene with diamond dust. It is perfect - untouched except for one spidery line of tracks leading down from the hills towards the frosted woodland beneath. Crunch, crunch. Crunch, crunch go the footsteps of the track-maker. He is hunched and weary, using a tall staff to help him through the snow. Move closer and you will see he is a rabbit, walking upright in the way men once did, his ears hidden beneath the hood of a heavy leather cloak, fierce eyes peering out at the wintry midnight world. The thick fur on his face and arms is dyed with blue swirls and patterns, which marks him out as a bard. A travelling, storytelling rabbit. A wanderer with nothing on his back but a set of travel-worn clothes and a head stuffed full of tales and yarns: old, new, broken and mended. Just about every story you ever heard, and many more yet to be told.

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From: The Legend of Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Reveal Vocabulary

Crunch, crunch. Crunch, crunch. His breath steams out behind him as he forces his way through the snow. Listen closer and you can hear him mumbling curses with each hard-fought step. Closer still and you can hear the strings of wooden beads around his neck clinking and clacking. The bone trinkets and pouches around his belt knocking and niggling. He marches with a purpose, as if he has someplace to be and he is already late. But where is there for him to go? There is nothing but snow and trees from here all the way to the horizon. Until, of course, you remember that he’s a rabbit. Rabbits live underground, in warrens and burrows: warm and safe, out of the winter ice and frost. And that is indeed where he is heading. Into the woods and through the trees until he stops before a pair of huge entrance doors, set into the side of a little hill. Behind them is Thornwood Warren, and there had better be a warm welcome for him, or there will be serious trouble. Boom, boom, boom! He smacks the end of his staff against the oak and waits for an answer.

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From: The Legend of Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Fluency

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Let me use my reader's voice...

Crunch, crunch. Crunch, crunch. His breath steams out behind him as he forces his way through the snow. Listen closer and you can hear him mumbling curses with each hard-fought step. Closer still and you can hear the strings of wooden beads around his neck clinking and clacking. The bone trinkets and pouches around his belt knocking and niggling.

What did you notice?

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From: The Legend of Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

My Turn
Your Turn

Echo Read

Crunch, crunch. Crunch, crunch.

His breath steams out behind him as he forces his way through the snow.

Listen closer and you can hear him mumbling curses with each hard-fought step.

Closer still and you can hear the strings of wooden beads around his neck clinking and clacking.

The bone trinkets and pouches around his belt knocking and niggling.

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From: The Legend of Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Sound like a reader!
Stand up!

Choral Read

Crunch, crunch. Crunch, crunch. His breath steams out behind him as he forces his way through the snow. Listen closer and you can hear him mumbling curses with each hard-fought step. Closer still and you can hear the strings of wooden beads around his neck clinking and clacking. The bone trinkets and pouches around his belt knocking and niggling.

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From: The Legend of Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Strategy Focus

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Strategy: Read Between the Lines

A) What impression do you get of the setting?

Be a detective and look for clues!

Teach

Let me show you

Reveal Text Marks

Crunch, crunch. Crunch, crunch. The sound of heavy footsteps, trudging through knee-deep snow, echoes through the night’s silence.

Reveal Explainer

The sentence describes a frozen, wintery landscape with a thick covering of snow. The repeated word ‘crunch’ suggests that the snow is icy or hardened on top. The words ‘trudging’ and ‘knee-deep’ show that the environment is harsh and difficult to travel through. Overall, the setting is cold, challenging and moving through it would require a lot of effort.

A) What impression do you get of the setting?

Teach

From: The Legend of Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood © 2016. 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 impression do you get of the setting?

B) What impression do you get of the bard?

Find the answers
Text mark

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Acceptable Answers

Text Mark Evidence echoes through the night’s silence

quiet and still

Text Mark Evidence - a thick white blanket covers the wide slopes of the band of hills - frosted woodland - wintery midnight world

cold and snowy

A) What impression do you get of the setting?

Text Mark Evidence - moonlight dances over it (the white blanket of snow on the hills), glinting here and there in drifts of sparkles, as if someone has sprinkled the whole scene with diamond dust - it (setting) is perfect

beautiful and magical

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Text Mark Evidence - untouched except for one spidery line of tracks - where is there for him to go…there is nothing but snow and trees from here all the way to the horizon

lonely and remote

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Practise & Apply

Acceptable Answers

Text Mark Evidence - the night’s silence - wintry midnight world

mysterious and dark / nighttime

A) What impression do you get of the setting?

Text Mark Evidence - towards the frosted woodland beneath - there is nothing but snow and trees - into the woods and through the trees

natural and wild

Text Mark Evidence he (bard) forces his way through the snow

harsh or difficult to travel through

Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers

Practise & Apply

Text Mark Evidence - the sound of heavy footsteps, trudging through knee-deep snow - he (bard) is hunched and weary, using a tall staff to help him through the snow - his (the bard’s) breath steams out behind him as he forces his way through the snow

exhausted or struggling

Acceptable Answers

Text Mark Evidence - you will see he (the bard) is a rabbit, walking upright the way men once did, his (the bard’s) ears hidden beneath the hood of a heavy leather cloak - you can hear the strings of wooden beads around his (the bard’s) neck - the bone trinkets and pouches around his (the bard’s) belt knocking and niggling

human qualities, clothing and accessories

B) What impression do you get of the bard?

Go to the next slide for more....

Text Mark Evidence - hidden beneath the hood of a heavy leather cloak - fierce eyes peering out - the thick fur on his (the bard’s) face and arms is dyed with blue swirls and patterns

intimidating or mysterious

Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers

Practise & Apply

Acceptable Answers

Text Mark Evidence - marks him out as a bard - a travelling, storytelling rabbit - a head stuffed full of tales and yarns

storyteller

B) What impression do you get of the bard?

Text Mark Evidence a wanderer with nothing on his back but a set of travel-worn clothes

few belongings

Text Mark Evidence - you can hear him (the bard) mumbling curses - there had better be a worm welcome for him (the bard), or there will be serious trouble

grumpy or irritated

Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers

Text Mark Evidence he (the bard) marches with a purpose as if has someplace to be and he is already late

determined or conscientious

Practise & Apply

Quiz Time

Start

Picture Me

Which image is the best match for ‘hunched’?

Find Me

Find one word which suggests that the bard was tired or worn out:

Crunch, crunch. Crunch, crunch go the footsteps of the track-maker. He is hunched and weary, using a tall staff to help him through the snow. Move closer and you will see he is a rabbit, walking upright in the way men once did, his ears hidden beneath the hood of a heavy leather cloak, fierce eyes peering out at the wintry midnight world.

Discuss then check

weary

Tick Me

Move closer and you will see he is a rabbit, walking upright in the way men once did…

What does this suggest about humans?

Tick one:

A The story is set when humans first started to walk upright.

B Humans may no longer exist in their world.

Check

C Humans are teaching rabbits to walk upright.

Click if correct

D Humans hide so rabbits cannot spot them.

Link Me

Link each word with its correct definition:

A decorations or ornaments

1 trudging

B underground tunnels where rabbits live

2 warrens

C walking with slow heavy steps

Check

3 cloak

Click if correct

D a long coat or cape

4 trinkets

Feedback: Who did what well?

FindRead Talk

EchoRead

ChoralRead

ReadingStrategy

Answers & Text Marks

Other...

To be a book lover, you could...

join a book club.

Reveal

Talk to others about books you've read to get new perspectives.

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 Legend of Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood © 2016 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.