Ready Steady Read Together
The Place for Me: Non-Fiction Lesson 2
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?
I can tell you, I’ve found no streets paved with gold. No Wonderland here. No beautiful manor houses: rather, cramped houses like little boxes, squashed so tight that the poor sky barely gets a look in!
How might this extract link to the illustration?
From: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How do Gloria’s childhood expectations of the ‘mother country’ compare with her description of England?
B) What did Gloria find as positive or pleasantly surprising about England?
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Let me read today's text
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A LETTER HOME
NOVEMBER, 1958
E.L. NORRY – Part One
My dear sister,
Well, no sharks gobbled me up and I didn’t fall overboard neither! I’m here, finally: England. The ‘mother country’ we learned so much about at school. Remember all our whispers of princes and high tea, castles and Alice in Wonderland? Huddled under the covers, during our endless summers and rainy seasons, giggling as girls? Seems a lifetime ago. “What’s it like?” I can imagine the fire sparking in your eyes as you ask. I can tell you, I’ve found no streets paved with gold. No Wonderland here. No beautiful manor houses: rather, cramped houses like little boxes, squashed so tight that the poor sky barely gets a look in!
Adapted from: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
My heart still beats with you – thousands of miles away – but it feels right, to be here with Eric. He drives the Tube and although he’s deep underground, and his skin is looking too chalky, he’s almost back to his old self, now that he’s working again. Smiling and laughing like when he worked on the plantation. I think he just needed to feel useful, you know? He works long hours but earns sixteen shillings a week – can you imagine!
Where to begin? On the boat, I met a nice lady going off to be a medical secretary in Manchester; not our Manchester but the one here in England. She told me the country is desperate for nurses, so I’m hoping to start training for the NHS. It’s an amazing service and offers free healthcare to everyone. Truly a miracle. You know I can always take care of myself and I have Eric too. But still, don’t say too much of this to our friends and neighbours because I’m not sure they’ll understand. As you know, my sense of humour is my guiding light; it keeps me smiling, even though at times my heart feels blacker than the night, with no stars to be seen. I can’t tell you how many times I thank the Lord and count our blessings.
I was bone-chillingly freezing stepping off that gangplank, surprised to see my own breath misting around me like an apparition. I struggled with my suitcase, bulging with my hopes and dreams, fretting because my suit was creased. The cold was like a slap and my arms practically turned purple! Months later and I’m still not used to it. But Eric was there, waiting for me, and he had a big coat to wrap me in. A heavy, scratchy wool thing, but with his arms tight around me, I barely noticed.
Adapted from: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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sixteen shillings a week
mother country
plantation
bone-chillingly freezing
gangplank
apparition
From: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. 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
mother country
Explore
Find Read Talk
Well, no sharks gobbled me up and I didn’t fall overboard neither! I’m here, finally: England. The ‘mother country’ we learned so much about at school. Remember all our whispers of princes and high tea, castles and Alice in Wonderland?
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
mother country
Your turn
plantation
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
sixteen shillings a week
bone-chillingly freezing
gangplank
apparition
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
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A LETTER HOME
Reveal Vocabulary
NOVEMBER, 1958
E.L. NORRY
My dear sister,
Well, no sharks gobbled me up and I didn’t fall overboard neither! I’m here, finally: England. The ‘mother country’ we learned so much about at school. Remember all our whispers of princes and high tea, castles and Alice in Wonderland? Huddled under the covers, during our endless summers and rainy seasons, giggling as girls? Seems a lifetime ago. “What’s it like?” I can imagine the fire sparking in your eyes as you ask. I can tell you, I’ve found no streets paved with gold. No Wonderland here. No beautiful manor houses: rather, cramped houses like little boxes, squashed so tight that the poor sky barely gets a look in!
Adapted from: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
My heart still beats with you – thousands of miles away – but it feels right, to be here with Eric. He drives the Tube and although he’s deep underground, and his skin is looking too chalky, he’s almost back to his old self, now that he’s working again. Smiling and laughing like when he worked on the plantation. I think he just needed to feel useful, you know? He works long hours but earns sixteen shillings a week – can you imagine!
Reveal Vocabulary
Where to begin? On the boat, I met a nice lady going off to be a medical secretary in Manchester; not our Manchester but the one here in England. She told me the country is desperate for nurses, so I’m hoping to start training for the NHS. It’s an amazing service and offers free healthcare to everyone. Truly a miracle. I was bone-chillingly freezing stepping off that gangplank, surprised to see my own breath misting around me like an apparition. I struggled with my suitcase, bulging with my hopes and dreams, fretting because my suit was creased. The cold was like a slap and my arms practically turned purple! Months later and I’m still not used to it. But Eric was there, waiting for me, and he had a big coat to wrap me in. A heavy, scratchy wool thing, but with his arms tight around me, I barely noticed.
I want to be honest about what life is like here, but whatever I tell you, there’s no need to worry. You know I can always take care of myself and I have Eric too. But still, don’t say too much of this to our friends and neighbours because I’m not sure they’ll understand. As you know, my sense of humour is my guiding light; it keeps me smiling, even though at times my heart feels blacker than the night, with no stars to be seen. I can’t tell you how many times I thank the Lord and count our blessings.
Adapted from: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
“What’s it like?” I can imagine the fire sparking in your eyes as you ask. I can tell you, I’ve found no streets paved with gold. No Wonderland here. No beautiful manor houses: rather, cramped houses like little boxes, squashed so tight that the poor sky barely gets a look in!
What did you notice?
From: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“What’s it like?”
I can imagine the fire sparking in your eyes as you ask.
I can tell you, I’ve found no streets paved with gold.
No Wonderland here.
No beautiful manor houses:
rather, cramped houses like little boxes,
squashed so tight that the poor sky barely gets a look in!
From: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“What’s it like?” I can imagine the fire sparking in your eyes as you ask. I can tell you, I’ve found no streets paved with gold. No Wonderland here. No beautiful manor houses: rather, cramped houses like little boxes, squashed so tight that the poor sky barely gets a look in!
From: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How do Gloria’s childhood expectations of the ‘mother country’ compare with her description of England?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Well, no sharks gobbled me up and I didn’t fall overboard neither! I’m here, finally: England. The ‘mother country’ we learned so much about at school. Remember all our whispers of princes and high tea, castles and Alice in Wonderland?
A) How do Gloria’s childhood expectations of the ‘mother country’ compare with her description of England?
Reveal Explainer
This shows that Gloria learned all about Britain as a child. She imagined it as a magical, storybook place, filled with royalty, glamourous and elegant castles and grand tea parties.
From: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. 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 do Gloria’s childhood expectations of the ‘mother country’ compare with her description of England?
B) What did Gloria find as positive or pleasantly surprising about England?
Text mark
Find the answers
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Childhood Expectations
Description of England
Text Mark Evidence I’ve found no streets paved with gold
not fancy in reality
Text Mark Evidence our whispers of princes and high tea
fancy things and people
Text Mark Evidence no beautiful manor houses: rather, cramped houses like little boxes, squashed so tight
Text Mark Evidence our whispers of…castles
tiny, cramped homes
impressive homes
Text Mark Evidence our whispers of…Alice in Wonderland
wondrous, magical places
Text Mark Evidence no Wonderland here
no magical places
A) How do Gloria’s childhood expectations of the ‘mother country’ compare with her description of England?
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - he (Eric) drives the Tube…he’s working again - I’m hoping to start training for the NHS
job opportunities
B) What did Gloria find as positive or pleasantly surprising about England?
Text Mark Evidence he works long hours but earns sixteen shillings a week – can you imagine
earning a good wage
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence it’s (NHS is) an amazing service and offers free healthcare to everyone…truly a miracle
free medical care
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘apparition’?
Fill the Gaps
bone-chillingly
gangplank
apparition
I was freezing stepping off that , surprised to see my own breath misting around me like an . I struggled with my suitcase, bulging with my hopes and dreams, fretting because my suit was creased. The cold was like a slap and my arms practically turned purple!
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Match Me
Match each word with the correct definition:
3 shilling
4 gangplank
1 mother country
2 plantation
A a ramp used to board a ship
B a large farm which grows a single crop
C a country that rules over a colony
D a British coin no longer used
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link the expressions from the text with their meanings:
1 My heart still beats with you...
A It felt sudden, shocking and painful.
Check
B I still feel close to you even though we are far apart.
2 The cold waslike a slap...
Click if correct
C I sometimes feel very sad or hopeless.
3 My guidinglight...
4 My heart feels blacker than the night, with no stars to be seen...
D It helps me find my way when things are hard.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
ask questions.
Reveal
Think of questions as you read and look for answers in the text.
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 and adapted for accessibility from: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Place for Me: Non-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?
I can tell you, I’ve found no streets paved with gold. No Wonderland here. No beautiful manor houses: rather, cramped houses like little boxes, squashed so tight that the poor sky barely gets a look in!
How might this extract link to the illustration?
From: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How do Gloria’s childhood expectations of the ‘mother country’ compare with her description of England?
B) What did Gloria find as positive or pleasantly surprising about England?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
A LETTER HOME
NOVEMBER, 1958
E.L. NORRY – Part One
My dear sister,
Well, no sharks gobbled me up and I didn’t fall overboard neither! I’m here, finally: England. The ‘mother country’ we learned so much about at school. Remember all our whispers of princes and high tea, castles and Alice in Wonderland? Huddled under the covers, during our endless summers and rainy seasons, giggling as girls? Seems a lifetime ago. “What’s it like?” I can imagine the fire sparking in your eyes as you ask. I can tell you, I’ve found no streets paved with gold. No Wonderland here. No beautiful manor houses: rather, cramped houses like little boxes, squashed so tight that the poor sky barely gets a look in!
Adapted from: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
My heart still beats with you – thousands of miles away – but it feels right, to be here with Eric. He drives the Tube and although he’s deep underground, and his skin is looking too chalky, he’s almost back to his old self, now that he’s working again. Smiling and laughing like when he worked on the plantation. I think he just needed to feel useful, you know? He works long hours but earns sixteen shillings a week – can you imagine! Where to begin? On the boat, I met a nice lady going off to be a medical secretary in Manchester; not our Manchester but the one here in England. She told me the country is desperate for nurses, so I’m hoping to start training for the NHS. It’s an amazing service and offers free healthcare to everyone. Truly a miracle. You know I can always take care of myself and I have Eric too. But still, don’t say too much of this to our friends and neighbours because I’m not sure they’ll understand. As you know, my sense of humour is my guiding light; it keeps me smiling, even though at times my heart feels blacker than the night, with no stars to be seen. I can’t tell you how many times I thank the Lord and count our blessings.
I was bone-chillingly freezing stepping off that gangplank, surprised to see my own breath misting around me like an apparition. I struggled with my suitcase, bulging with my hopes and dreams, fretting because my suit was creased. The cold was like a slap and my arms practically turned purple! Months later and I’m still not used to it. But Eric was there, waiting for me, and he had a big coat to wrap me in. A heavy, scratchy wool thing, but with his arms tight around me, I barely noticed.
Adapted from: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
sixteen shillings a week
mother country
plantation
bone-chillingly freezing
gangplank
apparition
From: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. 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
mother country
Explore
Find Read Talk
Well, no sharks gobbled me up and I didn’t fall overboard neither! I’m here, finally: England. The ‘mother country’ we learned so much about at school. Remember all our whispers of princes and high tea, castles and Alice in Wonderland?
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
mother country
Your turn
plantation
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
sixteen shillings a week
bone-chillingly freezing
gangplank
apparition
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
A LETTER HOME
Reveal Vocabulary
NOVEMBER, 1958
E.L. NORRY
My dear sister,
Well, no sharks gobbled me up and I didn’t fall overboard neither! I’m here, finally: England. The ‘mother country’ we learned so much about at school. Remember all our whispers of princes and high tea, castles and Alice in Wonderland? Huddled under the covers, during our endless summers and rainy seasons, giggling as girls? Seems a lifetime ago. “What’s it like?” I can imagine the fire sparking in your eyes as you ask. I can tell you, I’ve found no streets paved with gold. No Wonderland here. No beautiful manor houses: rather, cramped houses like little boxes, squashed so tight that the poor sky barely gets a look in!
Adapted from: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
My heart still beats with you – thousands of miles away – but it feels right, to be here with Eric. He drives the Tube and although he’s deep underground, and his skin is looking too chalky, he’s almost back to his old self, now that he’s working again. Smiling and laughing like when he worked on the plantation. I think he just needed to feel useful, you know? He works long hours but earns sixteen shillings a week – can you imagine!
Reveal Vocabulary
Where to begin? On the boat, I met a nice lady going off to be a medical secretary in Manchester; not our Manchester but the one here in England. She told me the country is desperate for nurses, so I’m hoping to start training for the NHS. It’s an amazing service and offers free healthcare to everyone. Truly a miracle. I was bone-chillingly freezing stepping off that gangplank, surprised to see my own breath misting around me like an apparition. I struggled with my suitcase, bulging with my hopes and dreams, fretting because my suit was creased. The cold was like a slap and my arms practically turned purple! Months later and I’m still not used to it. But Eric was there, waiting for me, and he had a big coat to wrap me in. A heavy, scratchy wool thing, but with his arms tight around me, I barely noticed. I want to be honest about what life is like here, but whatever I tell you, there’s no need to worry. You know I can always take care of myself and I have Eric too. But still, don’t say too much of this to our friends and neighbours because I’m not sure they’ll understand. As you know, my sense of humour is my guiding light; it keeps me smiling, even though at times my heart feels blacker than the night, with no stars to be seen. I can’t tell you how many times I thank the Lord and count our blessings.
Adapted from: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
“What’s it like?” I can imagine the fire sparking in your eyes as you ask. I can tell you, I’ve found no streets paved with gold. No Wonderland here. No beautiful manor houses: rather, cramped houses like little boxes, squashed so tight that the poor sky barely gets a look in!
What did you notice?
From: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“What’s it like?”
I can imagine the fire sparking in your eyes as you ask.
I can tell you, I’ve found no streets paved with gold.
No Wonderland here.
No beautiful manor houses:
rather, cramped houses like little boxes,
squashed so tight that the poor sky barely gets a look in!
From: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“What’s it like?” I can imagine the fire sparking in your eyes as you ask. I can tell you, I’ve found no streets paved with gold. No Wonderland here. No beautiful manor houses: rather, cramped houses like little boxes, squashed so tight that the poor sky barely gets a look in!
From: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How do Gloria’s childhood expectations of the ‘mother country’ compare with her description of England?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Well, no sharks gobbled me up and I didn’t fall overboard neither! I’m here, finally: England. The ‘mother country’ we learned so much about at school. Remember all our whispers of princes and high tea, castles and Alice in Wonderland?
A) How do Gloria’s childhood expectations of the ‘mother country’ compare with her description of England?
Reveal Explainer
This shows that Gloria learned all about Britain as a child. She imagined it as a magical, storybook place, filled with royalty, glamourous and elegant castles and grand tea parties.
From: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021. 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 do Gloria’s childhood expectations of the ‘mother country’ compare with her description of England?
B) What did Gloria find as positive or pleasantly surprising about England?
Text mark
Find the answers
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Childhood Expectations
Description of England
Text Mark Evidence I’ve found no streets paved with gold
not fancy in reality
Text Mark Evidence our whispers of princes and high tea
fancy things and people
Text Mark Evidence no beautiful manor houses: rather, cramped houses like little boxes, squashed so tight
Text Mark Evidence our whispers of…castles
tiny, cramped homes
impressive homes
Text Mark Evidence our whispers of…Alice in Wonderland
wondrous, magical places
Text Mark Evidence no Wonderland here
no magical places
A) How do Gloria’s childhood expectations of the ‘mother country’ compare with her description of England?
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - he (Eric) drives the Tube…he’s working again - I’m hoping to start training for the NHS
job opportunities
B) What did Gloria find as positive or pleasantly surprising about England?
Text Mark Evidence he works long hours but earns sixteen shillings a week – can you imagine
earning a good wage
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence it’s (NHS is) an amazing service and offers free healthcare to everyone…truly a miracle
free medical care
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘apparition’?
Fill the Gaps
bone-chillingly
gangplank
apparition
I was freezing stepping off that , surprised to see my own breath misting around me like an . I struggled with my suitcase, bulging with my hopes and dreams, fretting because my suit was creased. The cold was like a slap and my arms practically turned purple!
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Match Me
Match each word with the correct definition:
3 shilling
4 gangplank
1 mother country
2 plantation
A a ramp used to board a ship
B a large farm which grows a single crop
C a country that rules over a colony
D a British coin no longer used
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link the expressions from the text with their meanings:
1 My heart still beats with you...
A It felt sudden, shocking and painful.
Check
B I still feel close to you even though we are far apart.
2 The cold waslike a slap...
Click if correct
C I sometimes feel very sad or hopeless.
3 My guidinglight...
4 My heart feels blacker than the night, with no stars to be seen...
D It helps me find my way when things are hard.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
ask questions.
Reveal
Think of questions as you read and look for answers in the text.
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 and adapted for accessibility from: The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation by Various Authors © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
bone-chillingly
gangplank
apparition