Ready Steady Read Together
A Poem for Every Night of the Year: Poetry 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?
The first man down the ladder, Neil, spoke words that we remember now – ‘One small step…’.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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Today's Question(s)
A) How does the poet use language to make comparisons in the poem and what is the effect?
B) What effect did the moon landing have upon people on Earth?
Explore
Let me read today's text
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The First Man on the Moon by J. Patrick Lewis
“The Eagle has landed!” – Apollo 11 Commander Neil A Armstrong
“A magnificent desolation!” – Air Force Colonel Edwin E. ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, Jr.
July 20, 1969
That afternoon in mid-July,
Two pilgrims watched from distant space
The moon ballooning in the sky.
They rose to meet it face-to-face.
Their spidery spaceship, Eagle, dropped
Down gently on the lunar sand.
And when the module’s engines stopped,
Rapt silence fell across the land.
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
The first man down the ladder, Neil,
Spoke words that we remember now –
‘One small step…’ It made us feel
As if we were there too, somehow.
When Neil planted the flag and Buzz
Collected lunar rocks and dust,
They hopped like kangaroos because
Of gravity. Or wanderlust?
A quarter million miles away,
One small blue planet watched in awe.
And no one who was there that day
Will soon forget the sight they saw.
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
desolation
ballooning
pilgrims
lunar
rapt
wanderlust
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From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 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
desolation
Explore
Find Read Talk
The First Man on the Moon by J. Patrick Lewis
“The Eagle has landed!” – Apollo 11 Commander Neil A Armstrong
“A magnificent desolation!” – Air Force Colonel Edwin E. ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, Jr.
July 20, 1969
Reveal Vocabulary
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
desolation
Your turn
pilgrims
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
ballooning
lunar
rapt
wanderlust
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
The First Man on the Moon by J. Patrick Lewis
“The Eagle has landed!” – Apollo 11 Commander Neil A Armstrong
“A magnificent desolation!” – Air Force Colonel Edwin E. ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, Jr.
July 20, 1969
That afternoon in mid-July,
Two pilgrims watched from distant space
The moon ballooning in the sky.
They rose to meet it face-to-face.
Reveal Vocabulary
Their spidery spaceship, Eagle, dropped
Down gently on the lunar sand.
And when the module’s engines stopped,
Rapt silence fell across the land.
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
The first man down the ladder, Neil,
Spoke words that we remember now –
‘One small step…’ It made us feel
As if we were there too, somehow.
When Neil planted the flag and Buzz
Collected lunar rocks and dust,
They hopped like kangaroos because
Of gravity. Or wanderlust?
Reveal Vocabulary
A quarter million miles away,
One small blue planet watched in awe.
And no one who was there that day
Will soon forget the sight they saw.
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
When Neil planted the flag and Buzz
Collected lunar rocks and dust,
They hopped like kangaroos because
Of gravity. Or wanderlust? A quarter million miles away, One small blue planet watched in awe. And no one who was there that day Will soon forget the sight they saw.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
When Neil planted the flag and Buzz
Collected lunar rocks and dust,
They hopped like kangaroos because
Of gravity. Or wanderlust?
A quarter million miles away,
One small blue planet watched in awe.
And no one who was there that day
Will soon forget the sight they saw.
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
When Neil planted the flag and Buzz
Collected lunar rocks and dust,
They hopped like kangaroos because
Of gravity. Or wanderlust? A quarter million miles away, One small blue planet watched in awe. And no one who was there that day Will soon forget the sight they saw.
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the poet use language to make comparisons in the poem and what is the effect?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
That afternoon in mid-July,
Two pilgrims watched from distant space
The moon ballooning in the sky.
They rose to meet it face-to-face.
A) How does the poet use language to make comparisons in the poem and what is the effect?
Reveal Explainer
Instead of calling them astronauts, the poet describes Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin as pilgrims. This links their journey to historic and modern pilgrimages, suggesting he saw the moon landing as a momentous, significant and almost sacred event.
Teach
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 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) How does the poet use language to make comparisons in the poem and what is the effect?
B) What effect did the moon landing have upon people on Earth?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence two pilgrims watched from distant space the moon ballooning in the sky
the moon to blowing up a balloon to show how the moon appears to grow larger as they approach
A) How does the poet use language to make comparisons in the poem and what is the effect?
Text Mark Evidence they rose to meet it (the moon) face-to-face
the moon to a human/face to suggest its shape or features
Text Mark Evidence their spidery spaceship, Eagle, dropped down gently on lunar sand
the spaceship to a spider to help picture its shape and its movement
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence they hopped like kangaroos because of gravity
astronauts’ movements to kangaroos to help people imagine what it would be like walking on the moon
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - when the module’s engines stopped, rapt silence fell across the land - one small blue planet watched in awe
amazed
B) What effect did the moon landing have upon people on Earth?
Text Mark Evidence - Neil, spoke words that we remember now - no one who was there that day will soon forget the sight they saw
remember the event vividly
Text Mark Evidence it (Neil’s words) made us feel as if we were there too, somehow
felt part of the event
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘desolation’?
Fill the Gaps
pilgrims
ballooning
That afternoon in mid-July,
Two watched from distant space
The moon in the sky.
They rose to meet it face-to-face.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Link Me
Link each poetic feature with the correct line from the text:
1 alliteration
A Two pilgrims watched from distant space
2 metaphor
B They hopped like kangaroos
3 personification
C One small blue planet watched in awe
Check
Click if correct
4 simile
D Their spidery spaceship
Match Me
Match each word with the correct definition:
3 rapt
4 wanderlust
1 desolation
2 pilgrim
C traveller on a sacred journey
B emptiness
A captivated
D desire to explore
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: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
A Poem for Every Night of the 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?
The first man down the ladder, Neil, spoke words that we remember now – ‘One small step…’.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the poet use language to make comparisons in the poem and what is the effect?
B) What effect did the moon landing have upon people on Earth?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
The First Man on the Moon by J. Patrick Lewis
“The Eagle has landed!” – Apollo 11 Commander Neil A Armstrong “A magnificent desolation!” – Air Force Colonel Edwin E. ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, Jr. July 20, 1969
That afternoon in mid-July, Two pilgrims watched from distant space The moon ballooning in the sky. They rose to meet it face-to-face.
Their spidery spaceship, Eagle, dropped Down gently on the lunar sand. And when the module’s engines stopped, Rapt silence fell across the land.
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
The first man down the ladder, Neil, Spoke words that we remember now – ‘One small step…’ It made us feel As if we were there too, somehow.
When Neil planted the flag and Buzz Collected lunar rocks and dust, They hopped like kangaroos because Of gravity. Or wanderlust?
A quarter million miles away, One small blue planet watched in awe. And no one who was there that day Will soon forget the sight they saw.
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
desolation
ballooning
pilgrims
lunar
rapt
wanderlust
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 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
desolation
Explore
Find Read Talk
The First Man on the Moon by J. Patrick Lewis
“The Eagle has landed!” – Apollo 11 Commander Neil A Armstrong “A magnificent desolation!” – Air Force Colonel Edwin E. ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, Jr. July 20, 1969
Reveal Vocabulary
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
desolation
Your turn
pilgrims
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
ballooning
lunar
rapt
wanderlust
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
The First Man on the Moon by J. Patrick Lewis
“The Eagle has landed!” – Apollo 11 Commander Neil A Armstrong “A magnificent desolation!” – Air Force Colonel Edwin E. ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, Jr. July 20, 1969
That afternoon in mid-July, Two pilgrims watched from distant space The moon ballooning in the sky. They rose to meet it face-to-face.
Reveal Vocabulary
Their spidery spaceship, Eagle, dropped Down gently on the lunar sand. And when the module’s engines stopped, Rapt silence fell across the land.
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
The first man down the ladder, Neil, Spoke words that we remember now – ‘One small step…’ It made us feel As if we were there too, somehow.
When Neil planted the flag and Buzz Collected lunar rocks and dust, They hopped like kangaroos because Of gravity. Or wanderlust?
Reveal Vocabulary
A quarter million miles away, One small blue planet watched in awe. And no one who was there that day Will soon forget the sight they saw.
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
When Neil planted the flag and Buzz Collected lunar rocks and dust, They hopped like kangaroos because Of gravity. Or wanderlust? A quarter million miles away, One small blue planet watched in awe. And no one who was there that day Will soon forget the sight they saw.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
When Neil planted the flag and Buzz Collected lunar rocks and dust,
They hopped like kangaroos because Of gravity. Or wanderlust?
A quarter million miles away, One small blue planet watched in awe.
And no one who was there that day Will soon forget the sight they saw.
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
When Neil planted the flag and Buzz Collected lunar rocks and dust, They hopped like kangaroos because Of gravity. Or wanderlust? A quarter million miles away, One small blue planet watched in awe. And no one who was there that day Will soon forget the sight they saw.
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the poet use language to make comparisons in the poem and what is the effect?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
That afternoon in mid-July, Two pilgrims watched from distant space The moon ballooning in the sky. They rose to meet it face-to-face.
A) How does the poet use language to make comparisons in the poem and what is the effect?
Reveal Explainer
Instead of calling them astronauts, the poet describes Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin as pilgrims. This links their journey to historic and modern pilgrimages, suggesting he saw the moon landing as a momentous, significant and almost sacred event.
Teach
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 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) How does the poet use language to make comparisons in the poem and what is the effect?
B) What effect did the moon landing have upon people on Earth?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence two pilgrims watched from distant space the moon ballooning in the sky
the moon to blowing up a balloon to show how the moon appears to grow larger as they approach
A) How does the poet use language to make comparisons in the poem and what is the effect?
Text Mark Evidence they rose to meet it (the moon) face-to-face
the moon to a human/face to suggest its shape or features
Text Mark Evidence their spidery spaceship, Eagle, dropped down gently on lunar sand
the spaceship to a spider to help picture its shape and its movement
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence they hopped like kangaroos because of gravity
astronauts’ movements to kangaroos to help people imagine what it would be like walking on the moon
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - when the module’s engines stopped, rapt silence fell across the land - one small blue planet watched in awe
amazed
B) What effect did the moon landing have upon people on Earth?
Text Mark Evidence - Neil, spoke words that we remember now - no one who was there that day will soon forget the sight they saw
remember the event vividly
Text Mark Evidence it (Neil’s words) made us feel as if we were there too, somehow
felt part of the event
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘desolation’?
Fill the Gaps
pilgrims
ballooning
That afternoon in mid-July, Two watched from distant space The moon in the sky. They rose to meet it face-to-face.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Link Me
Link each poetic feature with the correct line from the text:
1 alliteration
A Two pilgrims watched from distant space
2 metaphor
B They hopped like kangaroos
3 personification
C One small blue planet watched in awe
Check
Click if correct
4 simile
D Their spidery spaceship
Match Me
Match each word with the correct definition:
3 rapt
4 wanderlust
1 desolation
2 pilgrim
C traveller on a sacred journey
B emptiness
A captivated
D desire to explore
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: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
pilgrims
ballooning