Ready Steady Read Together
The Last Bear: Fiction Lesson 4
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
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Soundscape - a roar of a polar bear
What do you know and think?
It was the horrible gut-wrenching sound of an animal in pain.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
How does the author make this scene seem scary and full of suspense?
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Let me read today's text
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It was then she heard the noise.
It wasn’t the kind of noise you would want to listen to for long. It was deep and guttural and made her skin tighten. But just as quickly as she thought it was gone, it started again. Louder this time.
With a choke, April figured out what it reminded her of: the time, three years ago, when one of the foxes had got its paw trapped in a rusted tin can and couldn’t get it off. It was the horrible gut-wrenching sound of an animal in pain.
“Oh no.” April’s heart squeezed tight. There was no way she could turn back now. Not when there was an animal who might need her help. Not when there was no one else to save it but her. She half ran, stumbled and skidded the last remaining few hundred metres, her breath aching in her throat and her chest burning, until she finally arrived at Walrus Bay.
She juddered to a halt.
The fog was already starting to creep in, slowly slithering along the ground. There was a jetty jutting into the bay but so long disused that it was now just a series of loose, rotting slats.
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Elsewhere, there was a wooden hut with the door hanging off its hinges and the windows long since broken. Upturned on the shore was the abandoned hull of an old fishing boat. A rusting pile of metal rope sat next to it. Partly shrouded in the creepy fog, the whole scene looked like something out of a ghost movie. And then the noise came again.
Much closer now. This time so fierce and loud and frightening, it sent a shiver down her spine. Even if she wanted to run away, she couldn’t. Instead, she became rooted to the ground as every nerve in her body buzzed and hummed like electricity. It was as if time suddenly froze, or at least slowed down. The air itself felt sharp and still. The wind stopped. Even the sea held its breath.
And April knew if she looked up her life would never be the same again. That this moment itself was going to alter her in some way. Maybe even forever. She slowly raised her eyes.
And there, standing on the other side of the beach, about fifty metres away, was the most magnificent creature she had ever seen.
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
guttural
juddered to a halt
gut-wrenching
a jetty jutting into the bay
abandoned hull
shrouded
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From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 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
guttural
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Find Read Talk
It was then she heard the noise.
It wasn’t the kind of noise you would want to listen to for long. It was deep and guttural and made her skin tighten. But just as quickly as she thought it was gone, it started again. Louder this time.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Your turn
guttural
gut-wrenching
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
juddered to a halt
a jetty jutting into the bay
abandoned hull
shrouded
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
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Reveal Vocabulary
It was then she heard the noise.
It wasn’t the kind of noise you would want to listen to for long. It was deep and guttural and made her skin tighten. But just as quickly as she thought it was gone, it started again. Louder this time.
With a choke, April figured out what it reminded her of: the time, three years ago, when one of the foxes had got its paw trapped in a rusted tin can and couldn’t get it off. It was the horrible gut-wrenching sound of an animal in pain.
“Oh no.” April’s heart squeezed tight. There was no way she could turn back now. Not when there was an animal who might need her help. Not when there was no one else to save it but her. She half ran, stumbled and skidded the last remaining few hundred metres, her breath aching in her throat and her chest burning, until she finally arrived at Walrus Bay.
She juddered to a halt.
The fog was already starting to creep in, slowly slithering along the ground. There was a jetty jutting into the bay but so long disused that it was now just a series of loose, rotting slats.
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Elsewhere, there was a wooden hut with the door hanging off its hinges and the windows long since broken. Upturned on the shore was the abandoned hull of an old fishing boat. A rusting pile of metal rope sat next to it. Partly shrouded in the creepy fog, the whole scene looked like something out of a ghost movie. And then the noise came again.
Much closer now. This time so fierce and loud and frightening, it sent a shiver down her spine. Even if she wanted to run away, she couldn’t. Instead, she became rooted to the ground as every nerve in her body buzzed and hummed like electricity. It was as if time suddenly froze, or at least slowed down. The air itself felt sharp and still. The wind stopped. Even the sea held its breath.
And April knew if she looked up her life would never be the same again. That this moment itself was going to alter her in some way. Maybe even forever. She slowly raised her eyes.
And there, standing on the other side of the beach, about fifty metres away, was the most magnificent creature she had ever seen.
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
It was as if time suddenly froze, or at least slowed down. The air itself felt sharp and still. The wind stopped. Even the sea held its breath. And April knew if she looked up her life would never be the same again. That this moment itself was going to alter her in some way. Maybe even forever. She slowly raised her eyes.
What did you notice?
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From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
It was as if time suddenly froze, or at least slowed down.
The air itself felt sharp and still.
The wind stopped.
Even the sea held its breath.
And April knew if she looked up her life would never be the same again.
That this moment itself was going to alter her in some way. Maybe even forever.
She slowly raised her eyes.
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
It was as if time suddenly froze, or at least slowed down. The air itself felt sharp and still. The wind stopped. Even the sea held its breath. And April knew if she looked up her life would never be the same again. That this moment itself was going to alter her in some way. Maybe even forever. She slowly raised her eyes.
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How does the author make this scene seem scary and full of suspense?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
It was then she heard the noise. It wasn’t the kind of noise you would want to listen to for long. It was deep and guttural and made her skin tighten. But just as quickly as she thought it was gone, it started again. Louder this time.
How does the author make this scene seem scary and full of suspense?
Reveal Explainer
The author immediately makes the sudden noise seem scary by describing it as ‘the kind of noise you wouldn’t want to listen to for long’. This suggests it is unpleasant and unsettling. The words ‘deep and guttural’ make it sound like the threatening growl of a creature or monster. We can tell that April is truly frightened because the noise as a physical effect on her, making her ‘skin tighten’.
Teach
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 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
How does the author make this scene seem scary and full of suspense?
Find the answers
Text mark
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Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - it was the horrible gut-wrenching sound of an animal in pain - it (the noise) started again… louder this time - and then the noise came again…much closer now…this time so fierce and loud and frightening
scary sounds getting nearer
How does the author make this scene seem scary and full of suspense?
Text Mark Evidence - it (noise) made her skin tighten - April’s heart squeezed tight - her breath aching in her throat and her chest burning - it (noise) sent a shiver down her spine - even if she wanted to run away, she couldn’t - she became rooted to the ground as every nerve in her body buzzed and hummed like electricity
April’s fearful reactions
Go to the next slide for more....
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Text Mark Evidence - the fog was already starting to creep in, slowly slithering along the ground - there was a jetty jutting into the bay but so long disused that it was now just a series of loose, rotting slats - there was a wooden hut with the door hanging off its hinges and the windows long since broken
spooky, deserted setting
Acceptable Answers
How does the author make this scene seem scary and full of suspense?
Text Mark Evidence - there was no way she could turn back now - she half ran, stumbled and skidded the last remaining few hundred metres - she juddered to a halt
urgent and clumsy movement
Text Mark Evidence - it was as if time suddenly froze, or at least slowed down - the air itself felt sharp and still - the wind stopped - even the sea held its breath
seems like the world stops
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence April figured out what it reminded her of: the time…when one of the foxes had got its paw trapped in a rusted tin can and couldn’t get it off
hints of what is to come
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘shrouded’?
True or False?
The deep, guttural noise on the island was from a fox who got its paw trapped in a rusted tin can.
True
False
Tick Me
Even the sea held its breath.
What does this line mean?
Tick one:
A) A marine animal was blocking the waves.
B) Litter was covering the sea and it couldn’t breathe.
Check
C) Time actually froze for a moment on the island.
Click if correct
D) The waves and the wind suddenly became very still and quiet.
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) April guessed an animal might be in pain.
B) April heard a guttural noise.
C) April discovered an abandoned hut and fishing boat.
D) April reached the magnificent creature.
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...
take care of books.
Reveal
Treat your books with care to keep them looking great.
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 Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Last Bear: Fiction Lesson 4
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
Soundscape - a roar of a polar bear
What do you know and think?
It was the horrible gut-wrenching sound of an animal in pain.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
How does the author make this scene seem scary and full of suspense?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
It was then she heard the noise. It wasn’t the kind of noise you would want to listen to for long. It was deep and guttural and made her skin tighten. But just as quickly as she thought it was gone, it started again. Louder this time. With a choke, April figured out what it reminded her of: the time, three years ago, when one of the foxes had got its paw trapped in a rusted tin can and couldn’t get it off. It was the horrible gut-wrenching sound of an animal in pain. “Oh no.” April’s heart squeezed tight. There was no way she could turn back now. Not when there was an animal who might need her help. Not when there was no one else to save it but her. She half ran, stumbled and skidded the last remaining few hundred metres, her breath aching in her throat and her chest burning, until she finally arrived at Walrus Bay. She juddered to a halt. The fog was already starting to creep in, slowly slithering along the ground. There was a jetty jutting into the bay but so long disused that it was now just a series of loose, rotting slats.
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Elsewhere, there was a wooden hut with the door hanging off its hinges and the windows long since broken. Upturned on the shore was the abandoned hull of an old fishing boat. A rusting pile of metal rope sat next to it. Partly shrouded in the creepy fog, the whole scene looked like something out of a ghost movie. And then the noise came again. Much closer now. This time so fierce and loud and frightening, it sent a shiver down her spine. Even if she wanted to run away, she couldn’t. Instead, she became rooted to the ground as every nerve in her body buzzed and hummed like electricity. It was as if time suddenly froze, or at least slowed down. The air itself felt sharp and still. The wind stopped. Even the sea held its breath. And April knew if she looked up her life would never be the same again. That this moment itself was going to alter her in some way. Maybe even forever. She slowly raised her eyes. And there, standing on the other side of the beach, about fifty metres away, was the most magnificent creature she had ever seen.
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
guttural
juddered to a halt
gut-wrenching
a jetty jutting into the bay
abandoned hull
shrouded
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 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
guttural
Explore
Find Read Talk
It was then she heard the noise. It wasn’t the kind of noise you would want to listen to for long. It was deep and guttural and made her skin tighten. But just as quickly as she thought it was gone, it started again. Louder this time.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Your turn
guttural
gut-wrenching
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
juddered to a halt
a jetty jutting into the bay
abandoned hull
shrouded
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
It was then she heard the noise. It wasn’t the kind of noise you would want to listen to for long. It was deep and guttural and made her skin tighten. But just as quickly as she thought it was gone, it started again. Louder this time. With a choke, April figured out what it reminded her of: the time, three years ago, when one of the foxes had got its paw trapped in a rusted tin can and couldn’t get it off. It was the horrible gut-wrenching sound of an animal in pain. “Oh no.” April’s heart squeezed tight. There was no way she could turn back now. Not when there was an animal who might need her help. Not when there was no one else to save it but her. She half ran, stumbled and skidded the last remaining few hundred metres, her breath aching in her throat and her chest burning, until she finally arrived at Walrus Bay. She juddered to a halt. The fog was already starting to creep in, slowly slithering along the ground. There was a jetty jutting into the bay but so long disused that it was now just a series of loose, rotting slats.
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Elsewhere, there was a wooden hut with the door hanging off its hinges and the windows long since broken. Upturned on the shore was the abandoned hull of an old fishing boat. A rusting pile of metal rope sat next to it. Partly shrouded in the creepy fog, the whole scene looked like something out of a ghost movie. And then the noise came again. Much closer now. This time so fierce and loud and frightening, it sent a shiver down her spine. Even if she wanted to run away, she couldn’t. Instead, she became rooted to the ground as every nerve in her body buzzed and hummed like electricity. It was as if time suddenly froze, or at least slowed down. The air itself felt sharp and still. The wind stopped. Even the sea held its breath. And April knew if she looked up her life would never be the same again. That this moment itself was going to alter her in some way. Maybe even forever. She slowly raised her eyes. And there, standing on the other side of the beach, about fifty metres away, was the most magnificent creature she had ever seen.
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
It was as if time suddenly froze, or at least slowed down. The air itself felt sharp and still. The wind stopped. Even the sea held its breath. And April knew if she looked up her life would never be the same again. That this moment itself was going to alter her in some way. Maybe even forever. She slowly raised her eyes.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
It was as if time suddenly froze, or at least slowed down.
The air itself felt sharp and still.
The wind stopped.
Even the sea held its breath.
And April knew if she looked up her life would never be the same again.
That this moment itself was going to alter her in some way. Maybe even forever.
She slowly raised her eyes.
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
It was as if time suddenly froze, or at least slowed down. The air itself felt sharp and still. The wind stopped. Even the sea held its breath. And April knew if she looked up her life would never be the same again. That this moment itself was going to alter her in some way. Maybe even forever. She slowly raised her eyes.
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How does the author make this scene seem scary and full of suspense?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
It was then she heard the noise. It wasn’t the kind of noise you would want to listen to for long. It was deep and guttural and made her skin tighten. But just as quickly as she thought it was gone, it started again. Louder this time.
How does the author make this scene seem scary and full of suspense?
Reveal Explainer
The author immediately makes the sudden noise seem scary by describing it as ‘the kind of noise you wouldn’t want to listen to for long’. This suggests it is unpleasant and unsettling. The words ‘deep and guttural’ make it sound like the threatening growl of a creature or monster. We can tell that April is truly frightened because the noise as a physical effect on her, making her ‘skin tighten’.
Teach
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 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
How does the author make this scene seem scary and full of suspense?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - it was the horrible gut-wrenching sound of an animal in pain - it (the noise) started again… louder this time - and then the noise came again…much closer now…this time so fierce and loud and frightening
scary sounds getting nearer
How does the author make this scene seem scary and full of suspense?
Text Mark Evidence - it (noise) made her skin tighten - April’s heart squeezed tight - her breath aching in her throat and her chest burning - it (noise) sent a shiver down her spine - even if she wanted to run away, she couldn’t - she became rooted to the ground as every nerve in her body buzzed and hummed like electricity
April’s fearful reactions
Go to the next slide for more....
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Text Mark Evidence - the fog was already starting to creep in, slowly slithering along the ground - there was a jetty jutting into the bay but so long disused that it was now just a series of loose, rotting slats - there was a wooden hut with the door hanging off its hinges and the windows long since broken
spooky, deserted setting
Acceptable Answers
How does the author make this scene seem scary and full of suspense?
Text Mark Evidence - there was no way she could turn back now - she half ran, stumbled and skidded the last remaining few hundred metres - she juddered to a halt
urgent and clumsy movement
Text Mark Evidence - it was as if time suddenly froze, or at least slowed down - the air itself felt sharp and still - the wind stopped - even the sea held its breath
seems like the world stops
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence April figured out what it reminded her of: the time…when one of the foxes had got its paw trapped in a rusted tin can and couldn’t get it off
hints of what is to come
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘shrouded’?
True or False?
The deep, guttural noise on the island was from a fox who got its paw trapped in a rusted tin can.
True
False
Tick Me
Even the sea held its breath.
What does this line mean?
Tick one:
A) A marine animal was blocking the waves.
B) Litter was covering the sea and it couldn’t breathe.
Check
C) Time actually froze for a moment on the island.
Click if correct
D) The waves and the wind suddenly became very still and quiet.
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) April guessed an animal might be in pain.
B) April heard a guttural noise.
C) April discovered an abandoned hut and fishing boat.
D) April reached the magnificent creature.
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...
take care of books.
Reveal
Treat your books with care to keep them looking great.
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 Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.