Ready Steady Read Together
The Wild Robot: Fiction 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?
They called it the Dawn Truce. Most mornings, the island residents would gather in the Great Meadow and spend the hour chatting with friends.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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Today's Question(s)
A) What do the animals think or feel about the robot?
B) What does Roz think or feel about the animals?
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Let me read today's text
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There was an hour each morning, in the dim light of dawn, when all the island animals were safe. You see, long ago they had agreed not to hunt or harm one another during that hour. They called it the Dawn Truce. Most mornings, the island residents would gather in the Great Meadow and spend the hour chatting with friends.
“Settle down, everyone – I have something to say!” Swooper the owl hooted to the crowd from the lowest branch of a dead tree. “Last night I saw a mysterious creature right here in the Great Meadow. It seemed to be covered in grass, so I couldn’t get a good look at it, but I think it may have been the monster.”
Looks of concern swept over the crowd.
“What was the creature doing?” said Dart the weasel.
“It was speaking,” said Swooper. “It kept repeating the same words over and over again. But each time it sounded a little different. At first it sounded like a cricket, and then it sounded like a raccoon, and then it sounded like an owl!”
“What was it saying?” said Digdown the groundhog.
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“I could be mistaken,” said Swooper, “but I think it was saying, ‘Hello, my name is Roz.’” The crowd began to chatter.
“Just where was this creature?” said Fink the fox.
Everyone turned as the owl slowly pointed his wing to a grassy lump in the meadow. It was a rather ordinary-looking grassy lump. Until it began to move.
As you probably guessed, that grassy lump was Roz. She had been there the whole time, camouflaged, watching, listening, and with all the animals looking at her she decided to introduce herself. The crowd stared in disbelief as the grassy lump started shaking and bulging upward and crumbling apart, and there was the robot! Then, using her body and voice, the robot spoke to the animals in their own language.
“Hello, my name is Roz.”
The crowd gasped.
Swooper fluttered up from his branch and screeched, “It’s the monster!”
“I am not a monster,” said Roz. “I am a robot.”
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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dim light of dawn
mistaken
residents
camouflaged
disbelief
bulging
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From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. 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
dim light of dawn
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Find Read Talk
There was an hour each morning, in the dim light of dawn, when all the island animals were safe. You see, long ago they had agreed not to hunt or harm one another during that hour. They called it the Dawn Truce. Most mornings, the island residents would gather in the Great Meadow and spend the hour chatting with friends.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
dim light of dawn
Your turn
residents
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
mistaken
camouflaged
disbelief
bulging
Use your text
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Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
There was an hour each morning, in the dim light of dawn, when all the island animals were safe. You see, long ago they had agreed not to hunt or harm one another during that hour. They called it the Dawn Truce. Most mornings, the island residents would gather in the Great Meadow and spend the hour chatting with friends.
“Settle down, everyone – I have something to say!” Swooper the owl hooted to the crowd from the lowest branch of a dead tree. “Last night I saw a mysterious creature right here in the Great Meadow. It seemed to be covered in grass, so I couldn’t get a good look at it, but I think it may have been the monster.”
Looks of concern swept over the crowd.
“What was the creature doing?” said Dart the weasel.
“It was speaking,” said Swooper. “It kept repeating the same words over and over again. But each time it sounded a little different. At first it sounded like a cricket, and then it sounded like a raccoon, and then it sounded like an owl!”
“What was it saying?” said Digdown the groundhog.
Explore
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“I could be mistaken,” said Swooper, “but I think it was saying, ‘Hello, my name is Roz.’” The crowd began to chatter.
“Just where was this creature?” said Fink the fox.
Everyone turned as the owl slowly pointed his wing to a grassy lump in the meadow. It was a rather ordinary-looking grassy lump. Until it began to move.
As you probably guessed, that grassy lump was Roz. She had been there the whole time, camouflaged, watching, listening, and with all the animals looking at her she decided to introduce herself. The crowd stared in disbelief as the grassy lump started shaking and bulging upward and crumbling apart, and there was the robot! Then, using her body and voice, the robot spoke to the animals in their own language.
“Hello, my name is Roz.”
The crowd gasped.
Swooper fluttered up from his branch and screeched, “It’s the monster!”
“I am not a monster,” said Roz. “I am a robot.”
Explore
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
As you probably guessed, that grassy lump was Roz. She had been there the whole time, camouflaged, watching, listening, and with all the animals looking at her she decided to introduce herself. The crowd stared in disbelief as the grassy lump started shaking and bulging upward and crumbling apart, and there was the robot!
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
As you probably guessed, that grassy lump was Roz.
She had been there the whole time, camouflaged, watching, listening,
and with all the animals looking at her she decided to introduce herself.
The crowd stared in disbelief
as the grassy lump started shaking and bulging upward and crumbling apart,
and there was the robot!
Explore
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
As you probably guessed, that grassy lump was Roz. She had been there the whole time, camouflaged, watching, listening, and with all the animals looking at her she decided to introduce herself. The crowd stared in disbelief as the grassy lump started shaking and bulging upward and crumbling apart, and there was the robot!
Explore
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What do the animals think or feel about the robot?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
“Settle down, everyone – I have something to say!” Swooper the owl hooted to the crowd from the lowest branch of a dead tree. “Last night I saw a mysterious creature right here in the Great Meadow. It seemed to be covered in grass, so I couldn’t get a good look at it, but I think it may have been the monster.”
Reveal Explainer
The owl called Roz a ‘creature’. The animals on the island had never seen a robot before so they didn’t know what she was. The word ‘mysterious’ tells us that the owl was puzzled and confused. He was not certain if Roz was safe or dangerous so he wanted to warn the other animals, just in case.
A) What do the animals think or feel about the robot?
Teach
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. 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 do the animals think or feel about the robot?
B) What does Roz think or feel about the animals?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence I saw a mysterious creature right here
uncertain or confused
Text Mark Evidence - I think it may have been the monster - looks of concern swept over the crowd - Swooper fluttered up…and screeched…it’s the monster
fearful or worried
A) How do the animals feel about the robot?
Text Mark Evidence - what was the creature doing - what was it (the creature) saying - the crowd began to chatter (about the creature)
curious and interested
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - the crowd stared in disbelief as the grassy lump started shaking and bulging upward - the crowd gasped
shocked or surprised
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - it (Roz) was speaking…repeating the same words over and over and over…each time it sounded a little different - at first it (the words) sounded like a cricket, and then it sounded like a raccoon, and then it sounded like an owl
friendly/wants to communicate
B) What does Roz think or feel about the animals?
Text Mark Evidence she had been there the whole time…watching, listening
curious and interested
Text Mark Evidence she had been there the whole time, camouflaged
cautious and careful
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence I am not a monster…I am a robot
calm and reassuring
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which is the best match for the ‘resist’?
Match Me
Match each quote with the character who said it:
4 Fink the fox
3 Digdown the groundhog
2 Dart the weasel
1 Swooper the owl
C “Just where was the creature?”
B “I think it may have been the monster.”
A “What was it saying?”
D “What was the creature doing?”
Click if correct
Check
Fill the Gaps
disbelief
camouflaged
bulging
As you probably guessed, that grassy lump was Roz. She had been there the whole time, , watching,listening, and with all the animals looking at her she decided to introduce herself. The crowd stared in as the grassy lump started shaking and upward and crumbling apart, and there was the robot!
Click if correct
Discuss then check
Sequence Me
Put the following events in the correct order:
A) The owl warned the others about the monster.
B) Roz emerged from a grassy lump in the meadow.
C) The animals gathered for the dawn truce.
D) Roz said that she was not a monster.
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...
use a bookmark.
Reveal
Never fold pages - use a fun bookmark instead!
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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: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Wild Robot: Fiction 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?
They called it the Dawn Truce. Most mornings, the island residents would gather in the Great Meadow and spend the hour chatting with friends.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
Today's Question(s)
A) What do the animals think or feel about the robot?
B) What does Roz think or feel about the animals?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
There was an hour each morning, in the dim light of dawn, when all the island animals were safe. You see, long ago they had agreed not to hunt or harm one another during that hour. They called it the Dawn Truce. Most mornings, the island residents would gather in the Great Meadow and spend the hour chatting with friends. “Settle down, everyone – I have something to say!” Swooper the owl hooted to the crowd from the lowest branch of a dead tree. “Last night I saw a mysterious creature right here in the Great Meadow. It seemed to be covered in grass, so I couldn’t get a good look at it, but I think it may have been the monster.” Looks of concern swept over the crowd. “What was the creature doing?” said Dart the weasel. “It was speaking,” said Swooper. “It kept repeating the same words over and over again. But each time it sounded a little different. At first it sounded like a cricket, and then it sounded like a raccoon, and then it sounded like an owl!” “What was it saying?” said Digdown the groundhog.
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“I could be mistaken,” said Swooper, “but I think it was saying, ‘Hello, my name is Roz.’” The crowd began to chatter. “Just where was this creature?” said Fink the fox. Everyone turned as the owl slowly pointed his wing to a grassy lump in the meadow. It was a rather ordinary-looking grassy lump. Until it began to move. As you probably guessed, that grassy lump was Roz. She had been there the whole time, camouflaged, watching, listening, and with all the animals looking at her she decided to introduce herself. The crowd stared in disbelief as the grassy lump started shaking and bulging upward and crumbling apart, and there was the robot! Then, using her body and voice, the robot spoke to the animals in their own language. “Hello, my name is Roz.” The crowd gasped. Swooper fluttered up from his branch and screeched, “It’s the monster!” “I am not a monster,” said Roz. “I am a robot.”
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
dim light of dawn
mistaken
residents
camouflaged
disbelief
bulging
Explore
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. 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
dim light of dawn
Explore
Find Read Talk
There was an hour each morning, in the dim light of dawn, when all the island animals were safe. You see, long ago they had agreed not to hunt or harm one another during that hour. They called it the Dawn Truce. Most mornings, the island residents would gather in the Great Meadow and spend the hour chatting with friends.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
dim light of dawn
Your turn
residents
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
mistaken
camouflaged
disbelief
bulging
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
There was an hour each morning, in the dim light of dawn, when all the island animals were safe. You see, long ago they had agreed not to hunt or harm one another during that hour. They called it the Dawn Truce. Most mornings, the island residents would gather in the Great Meadow and spend the hour chatting with friends. “Settle down, everyone – I have something to say!” Swooper the owl hooted to the crowd from the lowest branch of a dead tree. “Last night I saw a mysterious creature right here in the Great Meadow. It seemed to be covered in grass, so I couldn’t get a good look at it, but I think it may have been the monster.” Looks of concern swept over the crowd. “What was the creature doing?” said Dart the weasel. “It was speaking,” said Swooper. “It kept repeating the same words over and over again. But each time it sounded a little different. At first it sounded like a cricket, and then it sounded like a raccoon, and then it sounded like an owl!” “What was it saying?” said Digdown the groundhog.
Explore
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“I could be mistaken,” said Swooper, “but I think it was saying, ‘Hello, my name is Roz.’” The crowd began to chatter. “Just where was this creature?” said Fink the fox. Everyone turned as the owl slowly pointed his wing to a grassy lump in the meadow. It was a rather ordinary-looking grassy lump. Until it began to move. As you probably guessed, that grassy lump was Roz. She had been there the whole time, camouflaged, watching, listening, and with all the animals looking at her she decided to introduce herself. The crowd stared in disbelief as the grassy lump started shaking and bulging upward and crumbling apart, and there was the robot! Then, using her body and voice, the robot spoke to the animals in their own language. “Hello, my name is Roz.” The crowd gasped. Swooper fluttered up from his branch and screeched, “It’s the monster!” “I am not a monster,” said Roz. “I am a robot.”
Explore
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
As you probably guessed, that grassy lump was Roz. She had been there the whole time, camouflaged, watching, listening, and with all the animals looking at her she decided to introduce herself. The crowd stared in disbelief as the grassy lump started shaking and bulging upward and crumbling apart, and there was the robot!
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
As you probably guessed, that grassy lump was Roz.
She had been there the whole time, camouflaged, watching, listening,
and with all the animals looking at her she decided to introduce herself.
The crowd stared in disbelief
as the grassy lump started shaking and bulging upward and crumbling apart,
and there was the robot!
Explore
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
As you probably guessed, that grassy lump was Roz. She had been there the whole time, camouflaged, watching, listening, and with all the animals looking at her she decided to introduce herself. The crowd stared in disbelief as the grassy lump started shaking and bulging upward and crumbling apart, and there was the robot!
Explore
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What do the animals think or feel about the robot?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
“Settle down, everyone – I have something to say!” Swooper the owl hooted to the crowd from the lowest branch of a dead tree. “Last night I saw a mysterious creature right here in the Great Meadow. It seemed to be covered in grass, so I couldn’t get a good look at it, but I think it may have been the monster.”
Reveal Explainer
The owl called Roz a ‘creature’. The animals on the island had never seen a robot before so they didn’t know what she was. The word ‘mysterious’ tells us that the owl was puzzled and confused. He was not certain if Roz was safe or dangerous so he wanted to warn the other animals, just in case.
A) What do the animals think or feel about the robot?
Teach
From: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018. 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 do the animals think or feel about the robot?
B) What does Roz think or feel about the animals?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence I saw a mysterious creature right here
uncertain or confused
Text Mark Evidence - I think it may have been the monster - looks of concern swept over the crowd - Swooper fluttered up…and screeched…it’s the monster
fearful or worried
A) How do the animals feel about the robot?
Text Mark Evidence - what was the creature doing - what was it (the creature) saying - the crowd began to chatter (about the creature)
curious and interested
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - the crowd stared in disbelief as the grassy lump started shaking and bulging upward - the crowd gasped
shocked or surprised
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - it (Roz) was speaking…repeating the same words over and over and over…each time it sounded a little different - at first it (the words) sounded like a cricket, and then it sounded like a raccoon, and then it sounded like an owl
friendly/wants to communicate
B) What does Roz think or feel about the animals?
Text Mark Evidence she had been there the whole time…watching, listening
curious and interested
Text Mark Evidence she had been there the whole time, camouflaged
cautious and careful
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence I am not a monster…I am a robot
calm and reassuring
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which is the best match for the ‘resist’?
Match Me
Match each quote with the character who said it:
4 Fink the fox
3 Digdown the groundhog
2 Dart the weasel
1 Swooper the owl
C “Just where was the creature?”
B “I think it may have been the monster.”
A “What was it saying?”
D “What was the creature doing?”
Click if correct
Check
Fill the Gaps
disbelief
camouflaged
bulging
As you probably guessed, that grassy lump was Roz. She had been there the whole time, , watching,listening, and with all the animals looking at her she decided to introduce herself. The crowd stared in as the grassy lump started shaking and upward and crumbling apart, and there was the robot!
Click if correct
Discuss then check
Sequence Me
Put the following events in the correct order:
A) The owl warned the others about the monster.
B) Roz emerged from a grassy lump in the meadow.
C) The animals gathered for the dawn truce.
D) Roz said that she was not a monster.
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...
use a bookmark.
Reveal
Never fold pages - use a fun bookmark instead!
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: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
camouflaged
disbelief
bulging