Ready Steady Read Together
A Poem for Every Night of the Year: 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?
Does Minnaloushe know that his pupils will pass from change to change, and that from round to crescent…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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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.
Today's Question(s)
How does the poem show the connection between the cat and the moon?
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Let me read today's text
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The Cat and the Moon by W.B. Yeats
The cat went here and there
And the moon spun round like a top,
And the nearest kin of the moon,
The creeping cat, looked up,
Black Minnaloushe stared at the moon,
For, wander and wail as he would,
The pure cold light in the sky
Troubled his animal blood.
Minnaloushe runs in the grass
Lifting his delicate feet.
Do you dance, Minnaloushe, do you dance?
When two close kindred meet,
What better than call a dance?
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Maybe the moon may learn, Tired of that courtly fashion,
A new dance turn.
Minnaloushe creeps through the grass
From moonlit place to place,
The sacred moon overhead
Has taken a new phase.
Does Minnaloushe know that his pupils
Will pass from change to change,
And that from round to crescent,
From crescent to round they range?
Minnaloushe creeps through the grass
Alone, important and wise,
And lifts to the changing moon
His changing eyes.
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!
kin / kindred
sacred
courtly fashion
phase
pupils
crescent
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
kin / kindred
Explore
Find Read Talk
The cat went here and there
And the moon spun round like a top,
And the nearest kin of the moon,
The creeping cat, looked up,
Black Minnaloushe stared at the moon,
For, wander and wail as he would,
Reveal Vocabulary
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
kin / kindred
Your turn
courtly fashion
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
sacred
phase
pupils
crescent
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
The Cat and the Moon by W.B. Yeats
The cat went here and there
And the moon spun round like a top,
And the nearest kin of the moon,
The creeping cat, looked up,
Black Minnaloushe stared at the moon,
For, wander and wail as he would,
The pure cold light in the sky
Troubled his animal blood.
Minnaloushe runs in the grass
Lifting his delicate feet.
Do you dance, Minnaloushe, do you dance?
When two close kindred meet,
What better than call a dance?
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Maybe the moon may learn, Tired of that courtly fashion,
A new dance turn.
Minnaloushe creeps through the grass
From moonlit place to place,
The sacred moon overhead
Has taken a new phase.
Does Minnaloushe know that his pupils
Will pass from change to change,
And that from round to crescent,
From crescent to round they range?
Minnaloushe creeps through the grass
Alone, important and wise,
And lifts to the changing moon
His changing eyes.
Reveal Vocabulary
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...
From moonlit place to place,
The sacred moon overhead
Has taken a new phase.
Does Minnaloushe know that his pupils
Will pass from change to change,
And that from round to crescent,
From crescent to round they range?
Minnaloushe creeps through the grass
Alone, important and wise,
And lifts to the changing moon
His changing eyes.
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
From moonlit place to place,
The sacred moon overhead
Has taken a new phase.
Does Minnaloushe know that his pupils
Will pass from change to change,
And that from round to crescent,
From crescent to round they range?
Minnaloushe creeps through the grass
Alone, important and wise,
And lifts to the changing moon
His changing eyes.
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
From moonlit place to place,
The sacred moon overhead
Has taken a new phase.
Does Minnaloushe know that his pupils
Will pass from change to change,
And that from round to crescent,
From crescent to round they range?
Minnaloushe creeps through the grass
Alone, important and wise,
And lifts to the changing moon
His changing eyes.
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
How does the poem show the connection between the cat and the moon?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The cat went here and there
And the moon spun round like a top,
And the nearest kin of the moon,
The creeping cat, looked up,
How does the poem show the connection between the cat and the moon?
Reveal Explainer
The use of the word ‘kin’ suggests that the cat and the moon are related, like family. The reference to the cat looking up suggests that the cat is aware of the moon’s presence.
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
How does the poem show the connection between the cat and the moon?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence when two close kindred meet
refers to them as family
Text Mark Evidence - black Minnaloushe stared at the moon - Minnaloushe creeps through the grass from moonlit place to place
interactions between the moon and the cat
Text Mark Evidence for, wander and wail as he would, the pure cold light in the sky troubled his (Minnaloushe’s) animal blood
effect of the moon on the cat
How does the poem show the connection between the cat and the moon?
Text Mark Evidence - when two close kindred meet, what better than to call a dance - maybe the moon may learn…a new dance turn (from the cat)
suggests a dance between the cat and the moon
Text Mark Evidence - the sacred moon overhead has taken a new phase - his pupils will pass from change to change - from round to crescent, from crescent to round they range - and lifts to the changing moon his changing eyes
the cat’s eyes are similar to the moon’s phases
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘crescent’?
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘holy or spiritual’:
Maybe the moon may learn,
Tired of that courtly fashion,
A new dance turn.
Minnaloushe creeps through the grass
From moonlit place to place,
The sacred moon overhead
Has taken a new phase.
Discuss then check
sacred
True or False?
The poet prefers to Minnaloushe as important and wise.
False
True
Sequence Me
Put the events in the correct order:
A) The cat stared at the pure light of the moon.
B) The sacred moon took a new phase.
C) The moon spun round like a top.
D) The cat lifted its changing eyes to the changing moon.
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...
create a reading nook.
Reveal
Set up a cozy space for reading with pillows and good lighting.
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 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?
Does Minnaloushe know that his pupils will pass from change to change, and that from round to crescent…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
How does the poem show the connection between the cat and the moon?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
The Cat and the Moon by W.B. Yeats
The cat went here and there And the moon spun round like a top, And the nearest kin of the moon, The creeping cat, looked up, Black Minnaloushe stared at the moon, For, wander and wail as he would, The pure cold light in the sky Troubled his animal blood. Minnaloushe runs in the grass Lifting his delicate feet. Do you dance, Minnaloushe, do you dance? When two close kindred meet, What better than call a dance?
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Maybe the moon may learn, Tired of that courtly fashion, A new dance turn. Minnaloushe creeps through the grass From moonlit place to place, The sacred moon overhead Has taken a new phase. Does Minnaloushe know that his pupils Will pass from change to change, And that from round to crescent, From crescent to round they range? Minnaloushe creeps through the grass Alone, important and wise, And lifts to the changing moon His changing eyes.
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!
kin / kindred
sacred
courtly fashion
phase
pupils
crescent
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
kin / kindred
Explore
Find Read Talk
The cat went here and there And the moon spun round like a top, And the nearest kin of the moon, The creeping cat, looked up, Black Minnaloushe stared at the moon, For, wander and wail as he would,
Reveal Vocabulary
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
kin / kindred
Your turn
courtly fashion
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
sacred
phase
pupils
crescent
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
The Cat and the Moon by W.B. Yeats
The cat went here and there And the moon spun round like a top, And the nearest kin of the moon, The creeping cat, looked up, Black Minnaloushe stared at the moon, For, wander and wail as he would, The pure cold light in the sky Troubled his animal blood. Minnaloushe runs in the grass Lifting his delicate feet. Do you dance, Minnaloushe, do you dance? When two close kindred meet, What better than call a dance?
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: A Poem for Every Night of the Year selected by Allie Esiri © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Maybe the moon may learn, Tired of that courtly fashion, A new dance turn. Minnaloushe creeps through the grass From moonlit place to place, The sacred moon overhead Has taken a new phase. Does Minnaloushe know that his pupils Will pass from change to change, And that from round to crescent, From crescent to round they range? Minnaloushe creeps through the grass Alone, important and wise, And lifts to the changing moon His changing eyes.
Reveal Vocabulary
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...
From moonlit place to place, The sacred moon overhead Has taken a new phase. Does Minnaloushe know that his pupils Will pass from change to change, And that from round to crescent, From crescent to round they range? Minnaloushe creeps through the grass Alone, important and wise, And lifts to the changing moon His changing eyes.
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
From moonlit place to place, The sacred moon overhead Has taken a new phase.
Does Minnaloushe know that his pupils Will pass from change to change,
And that from round to crescent, From crescent to round they range?
Minnaloushe creeps through the grass Alone, important and wise,
And lifts to the changing moon His changing eyes.
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
From moonlit place to place, The sacred moon overhead Has taken a new phase. Does Minnaloushe know that his pupils Will pass from change to change, And that from round to crescent, From crescent to round they range? Minnaloushe creeps through the grass Alone, important and wise, And lifts to the changing moon His changing eyes.
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
How does the poem show the connection between the cat and the moon?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The cat went here and there And the moon spun round like a top, And the nearest kin of the moon, The creeping cat, looked up,
How does the poem show the connection between the cat and the moon?
Reveal Explainer
The use of the word ‘kin’ suggests that the cat and the moon are related, like family. The reference to the cat looking up suggests that the cat is aware of the moon’s presence.
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
How does the poem show the connection between the cat and the moon?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence when two close kindred meet
refers to them as family
Text Mark Evidence - black Minnaloushe stared at the moon - Minnaloushe creeps through the grass from moonlit place to place
interactions between the moon and the cat
Text Mark Evidence for, wander and wail as he would, the pure cold light in the sky troubled his (Minnaloushe’s) animal blood
effect of the moon on the cat
How does the poem show the connection between the cat and the moon?
Text Mark Evidence - when two close kindred meet, what better than to call a dance - maybe the moon may learn…a new dance turn (from the cat)
suggests a dance between the cat and the moon
Text Mark Evidence - the sacred moon overhead has taken a new phase - his pupils will pass from change to change - from round to crescent, from crescent to round they range - and lifts to the changing moon his changing eyes
the cat’s eyes are similar to the moon’s phases
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘crescent’?
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘holy or spiritual’:
Maybe the moon may learn, Tired of that courtly fashion, A new dance turn. Minnaloushe creeps through the grass From moonlit place to place, The sacred moon overhead Has taken a new phase.
Discuss then check
sacred
True or False?
The poet prefers to Minnaloushe as important and wise.
False
True
Sequence Me
Put the events in the correct order:
A) The cat stared at the pure light of the moon.
B) The sacred moon took a new phase.
C) The moon spun round like a top.
D) The cat lifted its changing eyes to the changing moon.
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...
create a reading nook.
Reveal
Set up a cozy space for reading with pillows and good lighting.
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.