Ready Steady Read Together
Where Zebras Go: Fiction 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?
King Cobra in your black and gold…But is your heart so stony cold?
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the poet show the snake is dangerous, cold and feared?
B) What words or phrases does the poet use to suggest the snake might be capable of feelings?
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Let me read today's text
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From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
what evil score dubbed you
quarry
misunderstood
caress
venom
ponder
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From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. 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
what evil score dubbed you
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Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Your turn
what evil score dubbed you
misunderstood
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
quarry
caress
venom
ponder
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
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From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
King Cobra in your black and gold.
But is your heart so ssstony cold?
Or do you cry, what evil ssscore dubbed yooou, uncaring carnivore?
When you kisss your victim’s neck,
do tearsss fall in sssad regret,
that your only form of greeting,
is taste to sssee if it’s worth eating?
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
King Cobra in your black and gold.
But is your heart so ssstony cold?
Or do you cry, what evil ssscore dubbed yooou, uncaring carnivore?
When you kisss your victim’s neck,
do tearsss fall in sssad regret,
that your only form of greeting,
is taste to sssee if it’s worth eating?
Explore
From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
King Cobra in your black and gold.
But is your heart so ssstony cold?
Or do you cry, what evil ssscore dubbed yooou, uncaring carnivore?
When you kisss your victim’s neck,
do tearsss fall in sssad regret,
that your only form of greeting,
is taste to sssee if it’s worth eating?
Explore
From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the poet show the snake is dangerous, cold and feared?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
A) How does the poet show the snake is dangerous, cold and feared?
Reveal Explainer
The word ‘cold’ suggests that the snake lacks warmth or emotions. The word ‘stony’ makes the snake’s heart seem hard and lifeless like a stone, without thoughts or emotion. Together, these words show that the snake kills without feeling emotion, mercy or pity for its victim.
Teach
From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. 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) How does the poet show the snake is dangerous, cold and feared?
B) What words or phrases does the poet use to suggest the snake might be capable of feelings?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence uncaring carnivore
describes as unfeeling or uncaring
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence what evil ssscore dubbed you
its reputation for being evil
A) How does the poet show the snake is dangerous, cold and feared?
Text Mark Evidence - when you kisss your victim’s neck - taste to sssee if it’s (your victim is) worth eating - death’ss the one caresss you share (with your prey)
describes attacking prey
Text Mark Evidence quarry frozen ssstiff with fear
describes as frightening
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence what venom is it that you own
it has deadly poison
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - but is your heart so ssstony cold - do you cry
suggests care or empathy
B) What words or phrases does the poet use to suggest the snake might be capable of feelings?
Text Mark Evidence - do you cry what evil ssscore dubbed you, uncaring carnivore - what venom is it that you own, living hated and alone
suggests sadness about its bad reputation
Text Mark Evidence - do tears fall in sssad regret - do you ponder those you eat
suggests regret or empathy for prey
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence do you feeeeeeeel misunderstood
suggests it is not as evil as people think
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘caress’?
Find Me
Find the word which means‘a poison or toxin’:
Slipping sssoftly into sssleep,
do you ponder those you eat? What venom is it that you own,
living hated and alone?
Discuss then check
venom
Fill the Gaps
caress
misunderstood
quarry
Asss you dance you ssspread your hood.
Do you feeeeeeeel ,
when frozen ssstiff with fear,
feeelss death’ss the one you share?
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Tick Me
What type of poem is ‘A Question of a Snake’?
Tick two:
A a rhyming poem
B a concrete poem
Check
C a haiku
Click if correct
D an acrostic poem
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
use nature as inspiration.
Reveal
Many poets write about nature; try reading outdoors!
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: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Where Zebras Go: Fiction 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?
King Cobra in your black and gold…But is your heart so stony cold?
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the poet show the snake is dangerous, cold and feared?
B) What words or phrases does the poet use to suggest the snake might be capable of feelings?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
what evil score dubbed you
quarry
misunderstood
caress
venom
ponder
Explore
From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. 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
what evil score dubbed you
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Your turn
what evil score dubbed you
misunderstood
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
quarry
caress
venom
ponder
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
King Cobra in your black and gold. But is your heart so ssstony cold? Or do you cry, what evil ssscore dubbed yooou, uncaring carnivore? When you kisss your victim’s neck, do tearsss fall in sssad regret, that your only form of greeting, is taste to sssee if it’s worth eating?
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
King Cobra in your black and gold. But is your heart so ssstony cold?
Or do you cry, what evil ssscore dubbed yooou, uncaring carnivore?
When you kisss your victim’s neck, do tearsss fall in sssad regret,
that your only form of greeting, is taste to sssee if it’s worth eating?
Explore
From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
King Cobra in your black and gold. But is your heart so ssstony cold? Or do you cry, what evil ssscore dubbed yooou, uncaring carnivore? When you kisss your victim’s neck, do tearsss fall in sssad regret, that your only form of greeting, is taste to sssee if it’s worth eating?
Explore
From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the poet show the snake is dangerous, cold and feared?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
A) How does the poet show the snake is dangerous, cold and feared?
Reveal Explainer
The word ‘cold’ suggests that the snake lacks warmth or emotions. The word ‘stony’ makes the snake’s heart seem hard and lifeless like a stone, without thoughts or emotion. Together, these words show that the snake kills without feeling emotion, mercy or pity for its victim.
Teach
From: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017. 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) How does the poet show the snake is dangerous, cold and feared?
B) What words or phrases does the poet use to suggest the snake might be capable of feelings?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence uncaring carnivore
describes as unfeeling or uncaring
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence what evil ssscore dubbed you
its reputation for being evil
A) How does the poet show the snake is dangerous, cold and feared?
Text Mark Evidence - when you kisss your victim’s neck - taste to sssee if it’s (your victim is) worth eating - death’ss the one caresss you share (with your prey)
describes attacking prey
Text Mark Evidence quarry frozen ssstiff with fear
describes as frightening
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence what venom is it that you own
it has deadly poison
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - but is your heart so ssstony cold - do you cry
suggests care or empathy
B) What words or phrases does the poet use to suggest the snake might be capable of feelings?
Text Mark Evidence - do you cry what evil ssscore dubbed you, uncaring carnivore - what venom is it that you own, living hated and alone
suggests sadness about its bad reputation
Text Mark Evidence - do tears fall in sssad regret - do you ponder those you eat
suggests regret or empathy for prey
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence do you feeeeeeeel misunderstood
suggests it is not as evil as people think
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘caress’?
Find Me
Find the word which means‘a poison or toxin’:
Slipping sssoftly into sssleep, do you ponder those you eat? What venom is it that you own, living hated and alone?
Discuss then check
venom
Fill the Gaps
caress
misunderstood
quarry
Asss you dance you ssspread your hood. Do you feeeeeeeel , when frozen ssstiff with fear, feeelss death’ss the one you share?
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Tick Me
What type of poem is ‘A Question of a Snake’?
Tick two:
A a rhyming poem
B a concrete poem
Check
C a haiku
Click if correct
D an acrostic poem
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
use nature as inspiration.
Reveal
Many poets write about nature; try reading outdoors!
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: Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson © 2017 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
misunderstood
quarry
caress