Ready Steady Read Together
We Are Family: Poetry 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?
Farewell, Nikey! You are too dear to be my own…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
What is the main point or summary of each line?
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Let me read today's text
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Window Shopping
Farewell, Nikey! You are too dear to be my own,
At one hundred and twenty pounds, you know your worth.
I stand here, salivating at the ‘swoosh’ there sewn,
Wondering whether the winged Goddess
Of Victory herself might hear my heartfelt groan,
And whoosh her way upon the wind, a-whistling,
A wish-come-true, a joy that I have never known.
Whooooosh. Hmm… ’Tis but the wind. I fall back down to Earth,
Let loose a strangled cry, and make my way back home.
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
the winged Goddess of Victory
dear
salivating
strangled cry
heartfelt
whoosh
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From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. 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
dear
Explore
Find Read Talk
Window Shopping
Farewell, Nikey! You are too dear to be my own,
At one hundred and twenty pounds, you know your worth.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
dear
Your turn
salivating
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
the winged Goddess of Victory
heartfelt
whoosh
strangled cry
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Window Shopping
Farewell, Nikey! You are too dear to be my own,
At one hundred and twenty pounds, you know your worth.
I stand here, salivating at the ‘swoosh’ there sewn,
Wondering whether the winged Goddess
Of Victory herself might hear my heartfelt groan,
And whoosh her way upon the wind, a-whistling,
A wish-come-true, a joy that I have never known.
Whooooosh. Hmm… ’Tis but the wind. I fall back down to Earth,
Let loose a strangled cry, and make my way back home.
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Wondering whether the winged Goddess Of Victory herself might hear my heartfelt groan, And whoosh her way upon the wind, a-whistling, A wish-come-true, a joy that I have never known. Whooooosh. Hmm… ’Tis but the wind.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
I stand here, salivating at the ‘swoosh’ there sewn,
Wondering whether the winged Goddess
Of Victory herself might hear my heartfelt groan,
And whoosh her way upon the wind, a-whistling,
A wish-come-true, a joy that I have never known.
Whooooosh.
Hmm… ’Tis but the wind.
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Wondering whether the winged Goddess Of Victory herself might hear my heartfelt groan, And whoosh her way upon the wind, a-whistling, A wish-come-true, a joy that I have never known. Whooooosh. Hmm… ’Tis but the wind.
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Main Point
What is the main point or summary of each line?
What's the main idea of the text?
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Window Shopping
Farewell, Nikey! You are too dear to be my own,
At one hundred and twenty pounds, you know your worth.
Reveal Explainer
The poet is window shopping. He is looking at a pair of Nike trainers. He realises they are too expensive for his family to afford so he is saying goodbye to them even though he really wants them.
What is the main point or summary of each line?
Teach
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. 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 is the main point or summary of each line?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
At one hundred and twenty pounds, you know your worth.
Reveal Main Point
This suggests the trainers have a mind and know that they are worth a lot of money, £120.
I stand here, salivating at the ‘swoosh’ there sewn,
Reveal Main Point
He is eagerly admiring the shoes, especially the ‘swoosh’ design or logo that is sewn on the shoes.
Acceptable Answers
Wondering whether the winged Goddess
Of Victory herself might hear my heartfelt groan,
Reveal Main Point
This refers to the Greek goddess, Nike. He wonders if she knows how badly he wants the trainers, which share her name.
And whoosh her way upon the wind, a-whistling,
Reveal Main Point
He wonders if she could magically send them to him on the wind.
Acceptable Answers
A wish-come-true, a joy that I have never known.
Reveal Main Point
He implies he none of his wishes have ever come true before.
Whooooosh. Hmm… ’Tis but the wind. I fall back down to Earth,
Reveal Main Point
He hears a sound which he hopes is the wish appearing but it is only the wind. He comes back to reality.
Let loose a strangled cry, and make my way back home.
Reveal Main Point
He stifles a cry of disappointment and goes home.
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘dear’?
Which One's Right?
Wondering whether the winged Goddess
Of Victory herself might hear my heartfelt groan…
Which word is the best match for ‘heartfelt’?
A muffled
B genuine
C sorrowful
D caring
Sequence Me
Put the events in the correct order:
A) The poet realises how expensive the trainers are.
B) The poet comes back to reality and heads home.
C) The poet hopes his wish might be granted.
D) The poet admires the trainers through a window.
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each poetic feature to its example from the poem:
A Whooooosh. Hmm… ’Tis but the wind...
1 hyperbole
B I stand here, salivating at the ‘swoosh’ there sewn...
2 alliteration
C I fall back down to Earth...
Check
Click if correct
3 personification
D At one hundred and twenty pounds, you know your worth...
4 onomatopoeia
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
join a book club.
Reveal
Talk to others about books you've read to get new perspectives.
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: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
We Are Family: Poetry 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?
Farewell, Nikey! You are too dear to be my own…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
What is the main point or summary of each line?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Window Shopping
Farewell, Nikey! You are too dear to be my own, At one hundred and twenty pounds, you know your worth. I stand here, salivating at the ‘swoosh’ there sewn, Wondering whether the winged Goddess Of Victory herself might hear my heartfelt groan, And whoosh her way upon the wind, a-whistling, A wish-come-true, a joy that I have never known. Whooooosh. Hmm… ’Tis but the wind. I fall back down to Earth, Let loose a strangled cry, and make my way back home.
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
the winged Goddess of Victory
dear
salivating
strangled cry
heartfelt
whoosh
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. 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
dear
Explore
Find Read Talk
Window Shopping
Farewell, Nikey! You are too dear to be my own, At one hundred and twenty pounds, you know your worth.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
dear
Your turn
salivating
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
the winged Goddess of Victory
heartfelt
whoosh
strangled cry
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Window Shopping
Farewell, Nikey! You are too dear to be my own, At one hundred and twenty pounds, you know your worth. I stand here, salivating at the ‘swoosh’ there sewn, Wondering whether the winged Goddess Of Victory herself might hear my heartfelt groan, And whoosh her way upon the wind, a-whistling, A wish-come-true, a joy that I have never known. Whooooosh. Hmm… ’Tis but the wind. I fall back down to Earth, Let loose a strangled cry, and make my way back home.
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Wondering whether the winged Goddess Of Victory herself might hear my heartfelt groan, And whoosh her way upon the wind, a-whistling, A wish-come-true, a joy that I have never known. Whooooosh. Hmm… ’Tis but the wind.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
I stand here, salivating at the ‘swoosh’ there sewn,
Wondering whether the winged Goddess Of Victory herself might hear my heartfelt groan,
And whoosh her way upon the wind, a-whistling,
A wish-come-true, a joy that I have never known.
Whooooosh.
Hmm… ’Tis but the wind.
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Wondering whether the winged Goddess Of Victory herself might hear my heartfelt groan, And whoosh her way upon the wind, a-whistling, A wish-come-true, a joy that I have never known. Whooooosh. Hmm… ’Tis but the wind.
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Main Point
What is the main point or summary of each line?
What's the main idea of the text?
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Window Shopping Farewell, Nikey! You are too dear to be my own, At one hundred and twenty pounds, you know your worth.
Reveal Explainer
The poet is window shopping. He is looking at a pair of Nike trainers. He realises they are too expensive for his family to afford so he is saying goodbye to them even though he really wants them.
What is the main point or summary of each line?
Teach
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. 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 is the main point or summary of each line?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
At one hundred and twenty pounds, you know your worth.
Reveal Main Point
This suggests the trainers have a mind and know that they are worth a lot of money, £120.
I stand here, salivating at the ‘swoosh’ there sewn,
Reveal Main Point
He is eagerly admiring the shoes, especially the ‘swoosh’ design or logo that is sewn on the shoes.
Acceptable Answers
Wondering whether the winged Goddess Of Victory herself might hear my heartfelt groan,
Reveal Main Point
This refers to the Greek goddess, Nike. He wonders if she knows how badly he wants the trainers, which share her name.
And whoosh her way upon the wind, a-whistling,
Reveal Main Point
He wonders if she could magically send them to him on the wind.
Acceptable Answers
A wish-come-true, a joy that I have never known.
Reveal Main Point
He implies he none of his wishes have ever come true before.
Whooooosh. Hmm… ’Tis but the wind. I fall back down to Earth,
Reveal Main Point
He hears a sound which he hopes is the wish appearing but it is only the wind. He comes back to reality.
Let loose a strangled cry, and make my way back home.
Reveal Main Point
He stifles a cry of disappointment and goes home.
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘dear’?
Which One's Right?
Wondering whether the winged Goddess Of Victory herself might hear my heartfelt groan…
Which word is the best match for ‘heartfelt’?
A muffled
B genuine
C sorrowful
D caring
Sequence Me
Put the events in the correct order:
A) The poet realises how expensive the trainers are.
B) The poet comes back to reality and heads home.
C) The poet hopes his wish might be granted.
D) The poet admires the trainers through a window.
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each poetic feature to its example from the poem:
A Whooooosh. Hmm… ’Tis but the wind...
1 hyperbole
B I stand here, salivating at the ‘swoosh’ there sewn...
2 alliteration
C I fall back down to Earth...
Check
Click if correct
3 personification
D At one hundred and twenty pounds, you know your worth...
4 onomatopoeia
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
join a book club.
Reveal
Talk to others about books you've read to get new perspectives.
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: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.