Ready Steady Read Together
Poetry Lesson 4
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?
Urdu poets have been known to create paradise in downtown Karachi and wordplay on the cricket fields.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What impression do you get of Urdu poets from the poet’s words?
B) What impression do you get of the Urdu language from the poet’s words?
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Let me read today's text
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Urdu Poets
Urdu poets speak wonders,
They are like magical wordsmiths,
They pluck words out of the sky
And create something for you to live for.
Urdu poets have a heavenly language
A language created by poets for poets,
A language that has turned a nation into poets,
Poets that love to speak to each other. They bring glory to the bazaars Hope to the pavements Libraries to the mind,
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
They light up dark wordless days Adding joy to eyes that are sad.
Urdu poets have been known to create paradise
In downtown Karachi
And wordplay on the cricket fields,
Their verse so full of grace
Even when it is angry Urdu is beautiful.
Combine fire with water
Combine the calm with the storm,
Combine the greatest painters
With the greatest subjects
And you will have Urdu poets.
Knowledge can be tasty
To question can be delightful.
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for defintions!
wordsmiths
bazaars
pluck
wordplay
verse
grace
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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
wordsmiths
Explore
Find Read Talk
Urdu poets speak wonders,
They are like magical wordsmiths,
They pluck words out of the sky
And create something for you to live for.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
wordsmiths
Your turn
pluck
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
bazaars
wordplay
verse
grace
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Urdu Poets
Urdu poets speak wonders,
They are like magical wordsmiths,
They pluck words out of the sky
And create something for you to live for.
Urdu poets have a heavenly language
A language created by poets for poets,
A language that has turned a nation into poets,
Poets that love to speak to each other. They bring glory to the bazaars Hope to the pavements Libraries to the mind,
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
They light up dark wordless days Adding joy to eyes that are sad.
Urdu poets have been known to create paradise
In downtown Karachi
And wordplay on the cricket fields,
Their verse so full of grace
Even when it is angry Urdu is beautiful.
Combine fire with water
Combine the calm with the storm,
Combine the greatest painters
With the greatest subjects
And you will have Urdu poets.
Knowledge can be tasty
To question can be delightful.
Reveal Vocabulary
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...
They bring glory to the bazaars
Hope to the pavements
Libraries to the mind,
They light up dark wordless days
Adding joy to eyes that are sad.
Urdu poets have been known to create paradise
In downtown Karachi
And wordplay on the cricket fields,
Their verse so full of grace
Even when it is angry Urdu is beautiful.
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
They bring glory to the bazaars
Hope to the pavements
Libraries to the mind,
They light up dark wordless days
Adding joy to eyes that are sad.
Urdu poets have been known to create paradise
In downtown Karachi
And wordplay on the cricket fields,
Their verse so full of grace
Even when it is angry Urdu is beautiful.
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
They bring glory to the bazaars
Hope to the pavements
Libraries to the mind,
They light up dark wordless days
Adding joy to eyes that are sad.
Urdu poets have been known to create paradise
In downtown Karachi
And wordplay on the cricket fields,
Their verse so full of grace
Even when it is angry Urdu is beautiful.
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What impression do you get of Urdu poets from the poet’s words?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Urdu poets speak wonders,
They are like magical wordsmiths,
They pluck words out of the sky
And create something for you to live for.
A) What impression do you get of Urdu poets from the poet’s words?
This suggests that Urdu poets are wonderfully creative with their use of language. The use of the words ‘wonders’ and ‘magical’ makes it seem as if they have special powers with words.
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
A) What impression do you get of Urdu poets from the poet’s words?
B) What impression do you get of the Urdu language from the poet’s words?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - they pluck words out of the sky - combine the greatest painters with the greatest subjects and you will have Urdu poets
they are creative and talented with language
A) What impression do you get of Urdu poets from the poet’s words?
Text Mark Evidence (Urdu) has turned a nation into poets
many Urdu speakers are poetic
Text Mark Evidence - they bring glory to the bazaars, hope to the pavements, libraries to the mind - Urdu poets have been known to create paradise in downtown Karachi and wordplay on the cricket fields
they make everyday places feel special and important
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - (Urdu poets) create something for you to live for - (they bring) hope to the pavements - they light up dark wordless days adding joy to eyes that are sad
they bring hope and help people feel better
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - Urdu poets have a heavenly language - their verse is so full of grace - even when it is angry Urdu is beautiful
it is lovely and elegant
B) What impression do you get of the Urdu language from the poet’s words?
Text Mark Evidence - a language created by poets for poets - a language that has turned a nation into poets, poets that love to speak to each other
it is inspiring and designed for poetry
Text Mark Evidence combine fire with water, combine the calm with the storm (to make Urdu poetry)
it is full of powerful or contrasting elements
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence knowledge can be tasty, to question can be delightful
it’s enjoyable to speak and learn
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘bazaar’?
True or False?
The poet describes the Urdu language as beautiful unless it is angry.
True
False
Match Me
Match the item Urdu poets create to the correct places referenced in the poem:
3 paradise
4 wordplay
1 glory
2 hope
B bazaars
C pavements
D cricket fields
A downtown
Click if correct
Check
Fill the Gaps
verse
wordplay
grace
Urdu poets have been known to create paradise
In downtown Karachi
And on the cricket fields,
Their so full of Even when it is angry Urdu is beautiful.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
explore different styles.
Reveal
Read rhyming poems, free verse, haikus, and limericks.
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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Ready Steady Read Together
Poetry Lesson 4
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?
Urdu poets have been known to create paradise in downtown Karachi and wordplay on the cricket fields.
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)
A) What impression do you get of Urdu poets from the poet’s words?
B) What impression do you get of the Urdu language from the poet’s words?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Urdu Poets
Urdu poets speak wonders, They are like magical wordsmiths, They pluck words out of the sky And create something for you to live for. Urdu poets have a heavenly language A language created by poets for poets, A language that has turned a nation into poets, Poets that love to speak to each other. They bring glory to the bazaars Hope to the pavements Libraries to the mind,
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
They light up dark wordless days Adding joy to eyes that are sad. Urdu poets have been known to create paradise In downtown Karachi And wordplay on the cricket fields, Their verse so full of grace Even when it is angry Urdu is beautiful. Combine fire with water Combine the calm with the storm, Combine the greatest painters With the greatest subjects And you will have Urdu poets. Knowledge can be tasty To question can be delightful.
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for defintions!
wordsmiths
bazaars
pluck
wordplay
verse
grace
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
wordsmiths
Explore
Find Read Talk
Urdu poets speak wonders, They are like magical wordsmiths, They pluck words out of the sky And create something for you to live for.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
wordsmiths
Your turn
pluck
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
bazaars
wordplay
verse
grace
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Urdu Poets
Urdu poets speak wonders, They are like magical wordsmiths, They pluck words out of the sky And create something for you to live for. Urdu poets have a heavenly language A language created by poets for poets, A language that has turned a nation into poets, Poets that love to speak to each other. They bring glory to the bazaars Hope to the pavements Libraries to the mind,
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
They light up dark wordless days Adding joy to eyes that are sad. Urdu poets have been known to create paradise In downtown Karachi And wordplay on the cricket fields, Their verse so full of grace Even when it is angry Urdu is beautiful. Combine fire with water Combine the calm with the storm, Combine the greatest painters With the greatest subjects And you will have Urdu poets. Knowledge can be tasty To question can be delightful.
Reveal Vocabulary
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...
They bring glory to the bazaars Hope to the pavements Libraries to the mind, They light up dark wordless days Adding joy to eyes that are sad. Urdu poets have been known to create paradise In downtown Karachi And wordplay on the cricket fields, Their verse so full of grace Even when it is angry Urdu is beautiful.
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
They bring glory to the bazaars Hope to the pavements Libraries to the mind,
They light up dark wordless days Adding joy to eyes that are sad.
Urdu poets have been known to create paradise In downtown Karachi And wordplay on the cricket fields,
Their verse so full of grace Even when it is angry Urdu is beautiful.
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
They bring glory to the bazaars Hope to the pavements Libraries to the mind, They light up dark wordless days Adding joy to eyes that are sad. Urdu poets have been known to create paradise In downtown Karachi And wordplay on the cricket fields, Their verse so full of grace Even when it is angry Urdu is beautiful.
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What impression do you get of Urdu poets from the poet’s words?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Urdu poets speak wonders, They are like magical wordsmiths, They pluck words out of the sky And create something for you to live for.
A) What impression do you get of Urdu poets from the poet’s words?
This suggests that Urdu poets are wonderfully creative with their use of language. The use of the words ‘wonders’ and ‘magical’ makes it seem as if they have special powers with words.
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
A) What impression do you get of Urdu poets from the poet’s words?
B) What impression do you get of the Urdu language from the poet’s words?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - they pluck words out of the sky - combine the greatest painters with the greatest subjects and you will have Urdu poets
they are creative and talented with language
A) What impression do you get of Urdu poets from the poet’s words?
Text Mark Evidence (Urdu) has turned a nation into poets
many Urdu speakers are poetic
Text Mark Evidence - they bring glory to the bazaars, hope to the pavements, libraries to the mind - Urdu poets have been known to create paradise in downtown Karachi and wordplay on the cricket fields
they make everyday places feel special and important
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - (Urdu poets) create something for you to live for - (they bring) hope to the pavements - they light up dark wordless days adding joy to eyes that are sad
they bring hope and help people feel better
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - Urdu poets have a heavenly language - their verse is so full of grace - even when it is angry Urdu is beautiful
it is lovely and elegant
B) What impression do you get of the Urdu language from the poet’s words?
Text Mark Evidence - a language created by poets for poets - a language that has turned a nation into poets, poets that love to speak to each other
it is inspiring and designed for poetry
Text Mark Evidence combine fire with water, combine the calm with the storm (to make Urdu poetry)
it is full of powerful or contrasting elements
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence knowledge can be tasty, to question can be delightful
it’s enjoyable to speak and learn
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘bazaar’?
True or False?
The poet describes the Urdu language as beautiful unless it is angry.
True
False
Match Me
Match the item Urdu poets create to the correct places referenced in the poem:
3 paradise
4 wordplay
1 glory
2 hope
B bazaars
C pavements
D cricket fields
A downtown
Click if correct
Check
Fill the Gaps
verse
wordplay
grace
Urdu poets have been known to create paradise In downtown Karachi And on the cricket fields, Their so full of Even when it is angry Urdu is beautiful.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
explore different styles.
Reveal
Read rhyming poems, free verse, haikus, and limericks.
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.
wordplay
verse
grace