Ready Steady Read Together
Poetry Lesson 2
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?
In Indonesia, there’s more than three hundred tribal groups using just as many different ways to speak.
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)
What impression do you get of Indonesia from the poet’s words?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
In Indonesia
In Indonesia
There are Muslims and Hindus
In Indonesia
There are Buddhists and Sikhs
In Indonesia
There’s more than three hundred tribal groups
Using just as many different ways to speak.
In Indonesia
There’s a tribe that’s called the Javanese
And another one that’s called the Sudanese,
People famous for their batiks are called Balinese
Not to be confused with others known as Madurese.
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
There are Makasarese, Ambonese and Chinese
There are Torajans and Dayaks and Papuans
And they all live on all these little islands
Eating long grain rice and voicing their opinions.
In Indonesia
Wayang Topeng is masked dance,
And the people are proud of the masks they make,
If you want to go somewhere that’s really boring
And you go there
Then you’re making a mistake.
In Indonesia
There’s shadow plays called Wayang Kulit
And a puppet play is called a Wanyang Golek,
So if you want to find some Indonesian culture
You’ll have to learn some new words or
Simply forget it.
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for defintions!
tribal groups
Wayang Topeng
batiks
Wayang Kulit
Wanyang Golek
culture
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
tribal groups
Explore
Find Read Talk
In Indonesia
There are Muslims and Hindus
In Indonesia
There are Buddhists and Sikhs
In Indonesia
There’s more than three hundred tribal groups
Using just as many different ways to speak.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
tribal groups
Your turn
batiks
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
Wayang Topeng
Wayang Kulit
Wanyang Golek
culture
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
In Indonesia
Reveal Vocabulary
In Indonesia
There are Muslims and Hindus
In Indonesia
There are Buddhists and Sikhs
In Indonesia
There’s more than three hundred tribal groups
Using just as many different ways to speak.
In Indonesia
There’s a tribe that’s called the Javanese
And another one that’s called the Sudanese,
People famous for their batiks are called Balinese
Not to be confused with others known as Madurese.
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
There are Makasarese, Ambonese and Chinese
There are Torajans and Dayaks and Papuans
And they all live on all these little islands
Eating long grain rice and voicing their opinions.
In Indonesia
Wayang Topeng is masked dance,
And the people are proud of the masks they make,
If you want to go somewhere that’s really boring
And you go there
Then you’re making a mistake.
In Indonesia
There’s shadow plays called Wayang Kulit
And a puppet play is called a Wanyang Golek,
So if you want to find some Indonesian culture
You’ll have to learn some new words or
Simply forget it.
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...
In Indonesia
Wayang Topeng is masked dance,
And the people are proud of the masks they make,
If you want to go somewhere that’s really boring
And you go there
Then you’re making a mistake.
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
In Indonesia
Wayang Topeng is masked dance,
And the people are proud of the masks they make,
If you want to go somewhere that’s really boring
And you go there
Then you’re making a mistake.
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
In Indonesia
Wayang Topeng is masked dance,
And the people are proud of the masks they make,
If you want to go somewhere that’s really boring
And you go there
Then you’re making a mistake.
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
What impression do you get of Indonesia from the poet’s words?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
In Indonesia
There are Muslims and Hindus
In Indonesia
There are Buddhists and Sikhs
What impression do you get of Indonesia from the poet’s words?
This tells me that the people of Indonesia have more than one faith. It sounds like it might be a place of religious diversity.
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
What impression do you get of Indonesia from the poet’s words?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence In Indonesia there are Buddhists and Sikhs
it is a place of religious diversity
What impression do you get of Indonesia from the poet’s words?
Text Mark Evidence - there’s more than three hundred tribal groups - there’s a tribe that’s called the Javanese and another on that’s called the Sudanese
it is a place of cultural diversity
Text Mark Evidence - using just as many (three hundred) different ways to speak - if you want to find some Indonesian culture you’ll have to learn some new words or simply forget it
many languages are spoken
Go to the next slide for more....
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence people famous for their batiks are called Balinese
its people create lovely textiles
Practise & Apply
Text Mark Evidence they all live on all these little islands
it has many islands
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence they all live on all these little islands…voicing their opinions
its people speak their minds freely
What impression do you get of Indonesia from the poet’s words?
Text Mark Evidence - Wayang Topeng is masked dance - there’s shadow plays called Wayang Kulit and a puppet play is called a Wanyang Golek
performing arts are part of its tradition
Text Mark Evidence Wayang Topeng is a masked dance, and the people are proud of the masks they make
its people have pride in their heritage
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence if you want to go somewhere that’s really boring and you go there then you’re making a mistake
it’s a vibrant and exciting country
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘batik’?
Which One's Right?
Which tribe is famous for their batiks?
B Sudanese
A Balinese
C Madurese
D Javanese
Match Me
Match each type of performance art with its correct Indonesian name:
1 masked dance
2 shadow plays
3 puppet plays
B Wanyang Golek
A Wayang Kulit
C Wayang Topeng
Click if correct
Check
Tick Me
Tick the statement which is closest in meaning to these lines from the poem:
So if you want to find some Indonesian culture
You’ll have to learn some new words or
Simply forget it.
Tick one
A Indonesian people don’t want visitors to learn about their culture.
B Learning about Indonesian culture is difficult, so it’s not worth trying.
Check
C Indonesian culture is not interesting unless you already live there.
Click if correct
D To enjoy Indonesian culture properly, you’ll need to learn some of its special words.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
learn about poets.
Reveal
Read about the lives of famous poets and what inspired them.
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 2
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?
In Indonesia, there’s more than three hundred tribal groups using just as many different ways to speak.
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)
What impression do you get of Indonesia from the poet’s words?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
In Indonesia
In Indonesia There are Muslims and Hindus In Indonesia There are Buddhists and Sikhs In Indonesia There’s more than three hundred tribal groups Using just as many different ways to speak.
In Indonesia There’s a tribe that’s called the Javanese And another one that’s called the Sudanese, People famous for their batiks are called Balinese Not to be confused with others known as Madurese.
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
There are Makasarese, Ambonese and Chinese There are Torajans and Dayaks and Papuans And they all live on all these little islands Eating long grain rice and voicing their opinions.
In Indonesia Wayang Topeng is masked dance, And the people are proud of the masks they make, If you want to go somewhere that’s really boring And you go there Then you’re making a mistake.
In Indonesia There’s shadow plays called Wayang Kulit And a puppet play is called a Wanyang Golek, So if you want to find some Indonesian culture You’ll have to learn some new words or Simply forget it.
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for defintions!
tribal groups
Wayang Topeng
batiks
Wayang Kulit
Wanyang Golek
culture
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
tribal groups
Explore
Find Read Talk
In Indonesia There are Muslims and Hindus In Indonesia There are Buddhists and Sikhs In Indonesia There’s more than three hundred tribal groups Using just as many different ways to speak.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
tribal groups
Your turn
batiks
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
Wayang Topeng
Wayang Kulit
Wanyang Golek
culture
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
In Indonesia
Reveal Vocabulary
In Indonesia There are Muslims and Hindus In Indonesia There are Buddhists and Sikhs In Indonesia There’s more than three hundred tribal groups Using just as many different ways to speak.
In Indonesia There’s a tribe that’s called the Javanese And another one that’s called the Sudanese, People famous for their batiks are called Balinese Not to be confused with others known as Madurese.
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
There are Makasarese, Ambonese and Chinese There are Torajans and Dayaks and Papuans And they all live on all these little islands Eating long grain rice and voicing their opinions.
In Indonesia Wayang Topeng is masked dance, And the people are proud of the masks they make, If you want to go somewhere that’s really boring And you go there Then you’re making a mistake.
In Indonesia There’s shadow plays called Wayang Kulit And a puppet play is called a Wanyang Golek, So if you want to find some Indonesian culture You’ll have to learn some new words or Simply forget it.
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...
In Indonesia Wayang Topeng is masked dance, And the people are proud of the masks they make, If you want to go somewhere that’s really boring And you go there Then you’re making a mistake.
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
In Indonesia Wayang Topeng is masked dance,
And the people are proud of the masks they make,
If you want to go somewhere that’s really boring And you go there
Then you’re making a mistake.
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
In Indonesia Wayang Topeng is masked dance, And the people are proud of the masks they make, If you want to go somewhere that’s really boring And you go there Then you’re making a mistake.
Explore
From: Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2000. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
What impression do you get of Indonesia from the poet’s words?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
In Indonesia There are Muslims and Hindus In Indonesia There are Buddhists and Sikhs
What impression do you get of Indonesia from the poet’s words?
This tells me that the people of Indonesia have more than one faith. It sounds like it might be a place of religious diversity.
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
What impression do you get of Indonesia from the poet’s words?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence In Indonesia there are Buddhists and Sikhs
it is a place of religious diversity
What impression do you get of Indonesia from the poet’s words?
Text Mark Evidence - there’s more than three hundred tribal groups - there’s a tribe that’s called the Javanese and another on that’s called the Sudanese
it is a place of cultural diversity
Text Mark Evidence - using just as many (three hundred) different ways to speak - if you want to find some Indonesian culture you’ll have to learn some new words or simply forget it
many languages are spoken
Go to the next slide for more....
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence people famous for their batiks are called Balinese
its people create lovely textiles
Practise & Apply
Text Mark Evidence they all live on all these little islands
it has many islands
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence they all live on all these little islands…voicing their opinions
its people speak their minds freely
What impression do you get of Indonesia from the poet’s words?
Text Mark Evidence - Wayang Topeng is masked dance - there’s shadow plays called Wayang Kulit and a puppet play is called a Wanyang Golek
performing arts are part of its tradition
Text Mark Evidence Wayang Topeng is a masked dance, and the people are proud of the masks they make
its people have pride in their heritage
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence if you want to go somewhere that’s really boring and you go there then you’re making a mistake
it’s a vibrant and exciting country
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘batik’?
Which One's Right?
Which tribe is famous for their batiks?
B Sudanese
A Balinese
C Madurese
D Javanese
Match Me
Match each type of performance art with its correct Indonesian name:
1 masked dance
2 shadow plays
3 puppet plays
B Wanyang Golek
A Wayang Kulit
C Wayang Topeng
Click if correct
Check
Tick Me
Tick the statement which is closest in meaning to these lines from the poem:
So if you want to find some Indonesian culture You’ll have to learn some new words or Simply forget it.
Tick one
A Indonesian people don’t want visitors to learn about their culture.
B Learning about Indonesian culture is difficult, so it’s not worth trying.
Check
C Indonesian culture is not interesting unless you already live there.
Click if correct
D To enjoy Indonesian culture properly, you’ll need to learn some of its special words.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
learn about poets.
Reveal
Read about the lives of famous poets and what inspired them.
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.