Ready Steady Read Together
Cloud Busting: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘scabby’?
Match Me
Match each word from this unit with its correct meaning:
3 lapping
4 directly
1 scabby
2 censor
C gentle splashing on a shore
B covered in sores or unhealthy
A face-to-face or in-person
D stop yourself from saying something
Check
Click if correct
Fill the Gaps
scabby
knock-kneed
When I see Dave, how I laugh!
He’s got legs like a giraffe
And his bum is so smelly
It appeared on the telly
’Cause he never once gets in the bath.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) Someone posted mean poems about Dave around the school.
B) The bully said unkind things directly to Dave.
C) Mr Mackie’s class learnt about poetry.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
Teacher in Role
Explore
Teacher in Role
I am Dave.What do you want to know?
How?
Who?
When?
What?
Where?
Why?
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
bolted
stood his ground
realise
effect
uttering
faint
Explore
From: Cloud Busting by Marjorie Blackman © 2004. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
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Standing Proud
Davey never shouted, never bolted,
He stood his ground, he watched and he waited,
He did not seem to realise the effect
Just standing there, not uttering a word
Had on the class bully, the school bully.
A faint, sad smile would play across his lips
As he stood before the one who hurt him.
A smile that just had to be wiped away,
Washed away, knocked away, smashed far away,
But Davey just stood proud and never spoke.
From: Cloud Busting by Marjorie Blackman © 2004. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Davey never shouted, never bolted,
He stood his ground, he watched and he waited.
Circle the word which best completes the sentence.
This suggests that Davey is…
stubborn
shy
brave
frightened
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
Davey shouted at the bully.
Davey’s actions had an effect on the school bully.
Davey stood still and waited silently.
Davey walked away with a smile on his face.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) A faint, sad smile would play across his lips…
What does the word ‘faint’ suggest about Davey’s smile?
Tick one:
Davey’s smile was confident and proud.
Davey’s smile was so small it was hard to notice.
Davey’s smile showed he was happy.
Davey smiled to show his teeth in anger.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) Name two things that Davey did when he faced the bully:
Accept reference to the following points, including direct text lifts:
Text Mark Evidence - never bolted - stood his ground - watched and waited - the effect just standing there… had on the class bully - he stood before the one who hurt him - Davey just stood proud
Text Mark Evidence - Davey never shouted - the effect…not uttering a word had on the class bully - Davey…never spoke
stayed silent
stood still
Text Mark Evidence - a faint, sad smile would play across his lips - a smile that just had to be wiped away
smiled faintly
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
write your own poetry.
Reveal
Start with a short poem about your thoughts or surroundings.
If you like this book, you might like...
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: Cloud Busting by Marjorie Blackman © 2004 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Cloud Busting: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘scabby’?
Match Me
Match each word from this unit with its correct meaning:
3 lapping
4 directly
1 scabby
2 censor
C gentle splashing on a shore
B covered in sores or unhealthy
A face-to-face or in-person
D stop yourself from saying something
Check
Click if correct
Fill the Gaps
scabby
knock-kneed
When I see Dave, how I laugh! He’s got legs like a giraffe And his bum is so smelly It appeared on the telly ’Cause he never once gets in the bath.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) Someone posted mean poems about Dave around the school.
B) The bully said unkind things directly to Dave.
C) Mr Mackie’s class learnt about poetry.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
Teacher in Role
Explore
Teacher in Role
I am Dave.What do you want to know?
How?
Who?
When?
What?
Where?
Why?
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
bolted
stood his ground
realise
effect
uttering
faint
Explore
From: Cloud Busting by Marjorie Blackman © 2004. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
Standing Proud
Davey never shouted, never bolted, He stood his ground, he watched and he waited, He did not seem to realise the effect Just standing there, not uttering a word Had on the class bully, the school bully. A faint, sad smile would play across his lips As he stood before the one who hurt him. A smile that just had to be wiped away, Washed away, knocked away, smashed far away, But Davey just stood proud and never spoke.
From: Cloud Busting by Marjorie Blackman © 2004. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Davey never shouted, never bolted, He stood his ground, he watched and he waited.
Circle the word which best completes the sentence. This suggests that Davey is…
stubborn
shy
brave
frightened
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
Davey shouted at the bully.
Davey’s actions had an effect on the school bully.
Davey stood still and waited silently.
Davey walked away with a smile on his face.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) A faint, sad smile would play across his lips… What does the word ‘faint’ suggest about Davey’s smile?
Tick one:
Davey’s smile was confident and proud.
Davey’s smile was so small it was hard to notice.
Davey’s smile showed he was happy.
Davey smiled to show his teeth in anger.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) Name two things that Davey did when he faced the bully:
Accept reference to the following points, including direct text lifts:
Text Mark Evidence - never bolted - stood his ground - watched and waited - the effect just standing there… had on the class bully - he stood before the one who hurt him - Davey just stood proud
Text Mark Evidence - Davey never shouted - the effect…not uttering a word had on the class bully - Davey…never spoke
stayed silent
stood still
Text Mark Evidence - a faint, sad smile would play across his lips - a smile that just had to be wiped away
smiled faintly
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
write your own poetry.
Reveal
Start with a short poem about your thoughts or surroundings.
If you like this book, you might like...
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: Cloud Busting by Marjorie Blackman © 2004 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
scabby
knock-kneed