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Poems from a Green and Blue Planet: Poetry 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?
Across the dunes, in the waning light, the rising moon pours her amber rays...
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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 use different senses to help you imagine the setting?
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Let me read today's text
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From Drifting Flowers of the Sea
by Sadakichi Hartmann
Across the dunes, in the waning light,
The rising moon pours her amber rays,
Through the slumbrous air of the dim, brown night
The pungent smell of the seaweed strays –
From vast and trackless spaces
Where wind and water meet,
White flowers, that rise from the sleepless deep,
Come drifting to my feet.
They flutter the shore in a drowsy tune,
Unfurl their bloom to the lightlorn sky,
Allow a caress to the rising moon,
Then fall to slumber, and fade, and die.
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!
slumbrous
vast and trackless spaces
pungent
unfurl
lightlorn
caress
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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
slumbrous
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Find Read Talk
Across the dunes, in the waning light,
The rising moon pours her amber rays,
Through the slumbrous air of the dim, brown night
The pungent smell of the seaweed strays –
From vast and trackless spaces
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
slumbrous
Your turn
pungent
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
vast and trackless spaces
unfurl
lightlorn
caress
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
From Drifting Flowers of the Sea
by Sadakichi Hartmann
Across the dunes, in the waning light,
The rising moon pours her amber rays,
Through the slumbrous air of the dim, brown night
The pungent smell of the seaweed strays –
From vast and trackless spaces
Where wind and water meet,
White flowers, that rise from the sleepless deep,
Come drifting to my feet.
They flutter the shore in a drowsy tune,
Unfurl their bloom to the lightlorn sky,
Allow a caress to the rising moon,
Then fall to slumber, and fade, and die.
Reveal Vocabulary
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...
Across the dunes, in the waning light,
The rising moon pours her amber rays,
Through the slumbrous air of the dim, brown night
The pungent smell of the seaweed strays –
From vast and trackless spaces
Where wind and water meet,
White flowers, that rise from the sleepless deep,
Come drifting to my feet.
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
Across the dunes, in the waning light,
The rising moon pours her amber rays,
Through the slumbrous air of the dim, brown night
The pungent smell of the seaweed strays –
From vast and trackless spaces
Where wind and water meet,
White flowers, that rise from the sleepless deep,
Come drifting to my feet.
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
Across the dunes, in the waning light,
The rising moon pours her amber rays,
Through the slumbrous air of the dim, brown night
The pungent smell of the seaweed strays –
From vast and trackless spaces
Where wind and water meet,
White flowers, that rise from the sleepless deep,
Come drifting to my feet.
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 use different senses to help you imagine the setting?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Across the dunes, in the waning light,
The rising moon pours her amber rays,
Through the slumbrous air of the dim, brown night
How does the poet use different senses to help you imagine the setting?
Reveal Explainer
The poet uses sight to describe the scene. This helps the reader to imagine mounds of sand which are dimly lit by moonlight.
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 use different senses to help you imagine the setting?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the rising moon pours her amber rays - the dim, brown night - white flowers…come drifting to my feet - they (flowers) flutter to the shore…unfurl their bloom to the lightlorn sky
sight
How does the poet use different senses to help you imagine the setting?
Text Mark Evidence the pungent smell of the seaweed strays
smell
Text Mark Evidence they (flowers) flutter to the shore in a drowsy tune
sound
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence allow a caress to the rising moon
touch
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘unfurl’?
True or False?
The poet describes the moon as a person pouring her amber rays of light.
False
True
Which One's Right?
White flowers, that rise from the sleepless deep,
Come drifting to my feet.
Which answer best completes the sentence?
The sleepless deep is referring to…
B a deep, dark forest.
A the ocean that never rests.
C the darkness ofthe sky at night.
D a quiet,peaceful lake.
Tick Me
Tick the main theme of the poem:
Tick one
A The excitement of sea adventures
B Celebrating diversity in people
Check
C Overcoming challenges
Click if correct
D Beauty and peace in nature
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
collect your favourites.
Reveal
Keep a notebook of poems you love or that inspire you.
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 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?
Across the dunes, in the waning light, the rising moon pours her amber rays...
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 use different senses to help you imagine the setting?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
From Drifting Flowers of the Sea
by Sadakichi Hartmann
Across the dunes, in the waning light, The rising moon pours her amber rays, Through the slumbrous air of the dim, brown night The pungent smell of the seaweed strays – From vast and trackless spaces Where wind and water meet, White flowers, that rise from the sleepless deep, Come drifting to my feet. They flutter the shore in a drowsy tune, Unfurl their bloom to the lightlorn sky, Allow a caress to the rising moon, Then fall to slumber, and fade, and die.
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!
slumbrous
vast and trackless spaces
pungent
unfurl
lightlorn
caress
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
slumbrous
Explore
Find Read Talk
Across the dunes, in the waning light, The rising moon pours her amber rays, Through the slumbrous air of the dim, brown night The pungent smell of the seaweed strays – From vast and trackless spaces
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Poems from a Green and Blue Planet by Sabrina Mahfouz © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
slumbrous
Your turn
pungent
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
vast and trackless spaces
unfurl
lightlorn
caress
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
From Drifting Flowers of the Sea
by Sadakichi Hartmann
Across the dunes, in the waning light, The rising moon pours her amber rays, Through the slumbrous air of the dim, brown night The pungent smell of the seaweed strays – From vast and trackless spaces Where wind and water meet, White flowers, that rise from the sleepless deep, Come drifting to my feet. They flutter the shore in a drowsy tune, Unfurl their bloom to the lightlorn sky, Allow a caress to the rising moon, Then fall to slumber, and fade, and die.
Reveal Vocabulary
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...
Across the dunes, in the waning light, The rising moon pours her amber rays, Through the slumbrous air of the dim, brown night The pungent smell of the seaweed strays – From vast and trackless spaces Where wind and water meet, White flowers, that rise from the sleepless deep, Come drifting to my feet.
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
Across the dunes, in the waning light,
The rising moon pours her amber rays,
Through the slumbrous air of the dim, brown night
The pungent smell of the seaweed strays –
From vast and trackless spaces Where wind and water meet,
White flowers, that rise from the sleepless deep, Come drifting to my feet.
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
Across the dunes, in the waning light, The rising moon pours her amber rays, Through the slumbrous air of the dim, brown night The pungent smell of the seaweed strays – From vast and trackless spaces Where wind and water meet, White flowers, that rise from the sleepless deep, Come drifting to my feet.
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 use different senses to help you imagine the setting?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Across the dunes, in the waning light, The rising moon pours her amber rays, Through the slumbrous air of the dim, brown night
How does the poet use different senses to help you imagine the setting?
Reveal Explainer
The poet uses sight to describe the scene. This helps the reader to imagine mounds of sand which are dimly lit by moonlight.
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 use different senses to help you imagine the setting?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the rising moon pours her amber rays - the dim, brown night - white flowers…come drifting to my feet - they (flowers) flutter to the shore…unfurl their bloom to the lightlorn sky
sight
How does the poet use different senses to help you imagine the setting?
Text Mark Evidence the pungent smell of the seaweed strays
smell
Text Mark Evidence they (flowers) flutter to the shore in a drowsy tune
sound
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence allow a caress to the rising moon
touch
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘unfurl’?
True or False?
The poet describes the moon as a person pouring her amber rays of light.
False
True
Which One's Right?
White flowers, that rise from the sleepless deep, Come drifting to my feet.
Which answer best completes the sentence? The sleepless deep is referring to…
B a deep, dark forest.
A the ocean that never rests.
C the darkness ofthe sky at night.
D a quiet,peaceful lake.
Tick Me
Tick the main theme of the poem:
Tick one
A The excitement of sea adventures
B Celebrating diversity in people
Check
C Overcoming challenges
Click if correct
D Beauty and peace in nature
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
collect your favourites.
Reveal
Keep a notebook of poems you love or that inspire you.
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.