Ready Steady Read Together
Refugee: Fiction Lesson 1
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?
Someone was in the house!
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From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How did Hitler’s ‘storm troopers’ terrorise Josef and his family?
B) What were Josef and Ruth’s reactions to the violent incident?
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Josef
Berlin, Germany – 1938
CRACK! BANG!
Joseph Landau shot straight up in bed, his heart racing. That sound – it was like someone had kicked the front door in. Or had he dreamed it?
Josef listened, straining his ears in the dark. He wasn’t used to the sounds of this new flat, the smaller one he and his family had been forced to move into. They couldn’t afford their old place, not since the Nazis told Josef’s father he wasn’t allowed to practise law anymore because he was Jewish.
Across the room, Josef’s little sister, Ruth, was still asleep. Josef tried to relax. Maybe he’d just been having a nightmare.
Something in the darkness outside his room moved with a grunt and a scuffle.
Someone was in the house!
Josef scrambled backward on his bed, his eyes wide. There was a shattering sound in the next room – crisssh! Ruth woke up and screamed. Screamed in sheer blind terror. She was only six years old.
“Mama!” Josef cried. “Papa!”
Towering shadows burst into the room. The air seemed to crackle around them like static from a radio. Josef tried to hide in the corner of his bed, but shadowy hands snatched at him.
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Grabbed for him. He screamed even louder than his little sister, drowning her out. He kicked and flailed in a panic, but one of the shadows caught his ankle and dragged him face-first across his bed. Josef clawed at his sheets, but the hands were too strong. Josef was so scared he wet himself, the warm liquid spreading through his nightclothes. “No!” Josef screamed. “No!”
The shadows threw him to the floor. Another shadow picked up Ruth by the hair and slapped her.
“Be quiet!” the shadow yelled, and it tossed Ruth down on the floor beside Josef. The shock shut Ruth up, but only for a moment. Then she wailed even harder and louder.
“Hush, Ruthie. Hush,” Josef begged her. He took her in his arms and wrapped her in a protective hug. “Hush now.”
They cowered together on the floor as the shadows picked up Ruth’s bed and threw it against the wall. Crash! The bed broke into pieces. The shadows tore down pictures, pulled drawers from their bureaus, and flung clothing everywhere. They broke lamps and lightbulbs. Josef and Ruth clung to each other, terrified and wet-faced with tears.
The shadows grabbed them again and dragged them into the living room. They threw Josef and Ruth on the floor once more and flicked on the overhead light. As Josef’s eyes adjusted, he saw the seven strangers who had invaded his home. Some of them wore regular clothes: white shirts with the sleeves rolled up, grey slacks, brown wool caps, leather work boots. More of them wore the brown shirts and red swastika armbands of the Sturmabteilung, Adolf Hitler’s ‘storm troopers’.
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
straining
sheer blind terror
scuffle
towering shadows
flailed in a panic
cowered
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From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 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
straining
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Find Read Talk
Joseph Landau shot straight up in bed, his heart racing. That sound – it was like someone had kicked the front door in. Or had he dreamed it?
Josef listened, straining his ears in the dark. He wasn’t used to the sounds of this new flat, the smaller one he and his family had been forced to move into.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
straining
Your turn
scuffle
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
sheer blind terror
towering shadows
flailed in a panic
cowered
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Josef
Berlin, Germany – 1938
CRACK! BANG!
Joseph Landau shot straight up in bed, his heart racing. That sound – it was like someone had kicked the front door in. Or had he dreamed it?
Josef listened, straining his ears in the dark. He wasn’t used to the sounds of this new flat, the smaller one he and his family had been forced to move into. They couldn’t afford their old place, not since the Nazis told Josef’s father he wasn’t allowed to practise law anymore because he was Jewish.
Across the room, Josef’s little sister, Ruth, was still asleep. Josef tried to relax. Maybe he’d just been having a nightmare.
Something in the darkness outside his room moved with a grunt and a scuffle.
Someone was in the house!
Josef scrambled backward on his bed, his eyes wide. There was a shattering sound in the next room – crisssh! Ruth woke up and screamed. Screamed in sheer blind terror. She was only six years old.
“Mama!” Josef cried. “Papa!”
Towering shadows burst into the room. The air seemed to crackle around them like static from a radio. Josef tried to hide in the corner of his bed, but shadowy hands snatched at him.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Grabbed for him. He screamed even louder than his little sister, drowning her out. He kicked and flailed in a panic, but one of the shadows caught his ankle and dragged him face-first across his bed. Josef clawed at his sheets, but the hands were too strong. Josef was so scared he wet himself, the warm liquid spreading through his nightclothes. “No!” Josef screamed. “No!”
The shadows threw him to the floor. Another shadow picked up Ruth by the hair and slapped her.
“Be quiet!” the shadow yelled, and it tossed Ruth down on the floor beside Josef. The shock shut Ruth up, but only for a moment. Then she wailed even harder and louder.
“Hush, Ruthie. Hush,” Josef begged her. He took her in his arms and wrapped her in a protective hug. “Hush now.”
They cowered together on the floor as the shadows picked up Ruth’s bed and threw it against the wall. Crash! The bed broke into pieces. The shadows tore down pictures, pulled drawers from their bureaus, and flung clothing everywhere. They broke lamps and lightbulbs. Josef and Ruth clung to each other, terrified and wet-faced with tears.
The shadows grabbed them again and dragged them into the living room. They threw Josef and Ruth on the floor once more and flicked on the overhead light. As Josef’s eyes adjusted, he saw the seven strangers who had invaded his home. Some of them wore regular clothes: white shirts with the sleeves rolled up, grey slacks, brown wool caps, leather work boots. More of them wore the brown shirts and red swastika armbands of the Sturmabteilung, Adolf Hitler’s ‘storm troopers’.
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Something in the darkness outside his room moved with a grunt and a scuffle. Someone was in the house! Josef scrambled backward on his bed, his eyes wide. There was a shattering sound in the next room – crisssh! Ruth woke up and screamed. Screamed in sheer blind terror. She was only six years old. “Mama!” Josef cried. “Papa!”
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Something in the darkness outside his room moved with a grunt and a scuffle.
Someone was in the house!
Josef scrambled backward on his bed, his eyes wide.
There was a shattering sound in the next room – crisssh!
Ruth woke up and screamed. Screamed in sheer blind terror.
She was only six years old.
“Mama!” Josef cried. “Papa!”
Explore
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Something in the darkness outside his room moved with a grunt and a scuffle. Someone was in the house! Josef scrambled backward on his bed, his eyes wide. There was a shattering sound in the next room – crisssh! Ruth woke up and screamed. Screamed in sheer blind terror. She was only six years old. “Mama!” Josef cried. “Papa!”
Explore
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How did Hitler’s ‘storm troopers’ terrorise Josef and his family?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Joseph Landau shot straight up in bed, his heart racing. That sound – it was like someone had kicked the front door in. Or had he dreamed it?
Reveal Explainer
The words ‘shot up straight in bed’ show that the incident occurred in the middle of the night whilst the family was asleep. This would have made the experience even more terrifying. The men did not knock at the door or identify themselves. Instead they ‘kicked the front door in’ which shows the suddenness of the intrusion and the violent nature of the attackers. The home was invaded without warning or apparent reason, creating a strong sense of danger, fear and helplessness.
A) How did Hitler’s ‘storm troopers’ terrorise Josef and his family?
Teach
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 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 did Hitler’s ‘storm troopers’ terrorise Josef and his family?
B) What were Josef and Ruth’s reactions to the violent incident?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence - something in the darkness outside his room moved with a grunt and a scuffle…someone was in the house - towering shadows burst into the room - the seven strangers who invaded his home
broke into the home
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - there was a shattering sound in the next room - the shadows picked up Ruth’s bed andthrew it against the wall…the bed broke into pieces - the shadows tore down pictures, pulled drawers from their bureaus and flung clothing everywhere
destroyed property
A) How did Hitler’s ‘storm troopers’ terrorise Josef and his family?
Text Mark Evidence - shadowy hands snatched at him - one of the shadows caught his ankle and dragged him face-first across his bed - the hands were too strong - the shadows threw him to the floor
aggressive and violent behaviour
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence be quiet…the shadow yelled
yelling and shouting
Practise & Apply
Text Mark Evidence - Joseph Landau shot straight up in bed, his heart racing - his eyes wide
physical reactions of fear
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - had he dreamed it - maybe he’d just been having a nightmare - Josef was so scared he wet himself
disbelief
B) What were Josef and Ruth’s reactions to the violent incident?
Text Mark Evidence - Josef scrambled backward on his bed - Josef tried to hide in the corner of his bed - Josef clawed at his sheets
trying to escape or hide
Text Mark Evidence - Ruth woke up and screamed… screamed in sheer blind terror - Mama…Josef cried…Papa
cries of terror / cries for help
Text Mark Evidence he (Josef) kicked and flailed in a panic
fought back
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - hush...Josef begged her (Ruth) - he (Josef) took her (Ruth) in his arms and wrapped her in a protective hug
tried to protect / comfort each other
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘cowered’?
Tick Me
They couldn’t afford their old place, not since the Nazis told Josef’s father he wasn’t allowed to practise law anymore because he was Jewish.
What does this tell us about the family’s situation before the home invasion?
Tick one:
A They were wealthy and lived comfortably.
B They were already being persecuted under unfair Nazi laws.
Check
C They were safe from danger because Josef’s father understood the laws.
Click if correct
D They had better opportunities under Nazi laws.
Find Me
Find the word that means‘a messy fight or struggle’:
Across the room, Josef’s little sister, Ruth, was still asleep. Josef tried to relax. Maybe he’d just been having a nightmare.
Something in the darkness outside his room moved with a grunt and a scuffle.
Someone was in the house!
Josef scrambled backward on his bed, his eyes wide.
Discuss then check
scuffle
Link Me
Link each word to the correct definition:
A to thrash your arms and legs about
1 strain
B to crouch or hide
2 flail
C to loom over
Check
3 tower
Click if correct
D to use great effort to do something
4 cower
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
say what's next.
Reveal
Predict what might happen next in the story.
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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: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Refugee: Fiction Lesson 1
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?
Someone was in the house!
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How did Hitler’s ‘storm troopers’ terrorise Josef and his family?
B) What were Josef and Ruth’s reactions to the violent incident?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Josef Berlin, Germany – 1938
CRACK! BANG! Joseph Landau shot straight up in bed, his heart racing. That sound – it was like someone had kicked the front door in. Or had he dreamed it? Josef listened, straining his ears in the dark. He wasn’t used to the sounds of this new flat, the smaller one he and his family had been forced to move into. They couldn’t afford their old place, not since the Nazis told Josef’s father he wasn’t allowed to practise law anymore because he was Jewish. Across the room, Josef’s little sister, Ruth, was still asleep. Josef tried to relax. Maybe he’d just been having a nightmare. Something in the darkness outside his room moved with a grunt and a scuffle. Someone was in the house! Josef scrambled backward on his bed, his eyes wide. There was a shattering sound in the next room – crisssh! Ruth woke up and screamed. Screamed in sheer blind terror. She was only six years old. “Mama!” Josef cried. “Papa!” Towering shadows burst into the room. The air seemed to crackle around them like static from a radio. Josef tried to hide in the corner of his bed, but shadowy hands snatched at him.
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Grabbed for him. He screamed even louder than his little sister, drowning her out. He kicked and flailed in a panic, but one of the shadows caught his ankle and dragged him face-first across his bed. Josef clawed at his sheets, but the hands were too strong. Josef was so scared he wet himself, the warm liquid spreading through his nightclothes. “No!” Josef screamed. “No!” The shadows threw him to the floor. Another shadow picked up Ruth by the hair and slapped her. “Be quiet!” the shadow yelled, and it tossed Ruth down on the floor beside Josef. The shock shut Ruth up, but only for a moment. Then she wailed even harder and louder. “Hush, Ruthie. Hush,” Josef begged her. He took her in his arms and wrapped her in a protective hug. “Hush now.” They cowered together on the floor as the shadows picked up Ruth’s bed and threw it against the wall. Crash! The bed broke into pieces. The shadows tore down pictures, pulled drawers from their bureaus, and flung clothing everywhere. They broke lamps and lightbulbs. Josef and Ruth clung to each other, terrified and wet-faced with tears. The shadows grabbed them again and dragged them into the living room. They threw Josef and Ruth on the floor once more and flicked on the overhead light. As Josef’s eyes adjusted, he saw the seven strangers who had invaded his home. Some of them wore regular clothes: white shirts with the sleeves rolled up, grey slacks, brown wool caps, leather work boots. More of them wore the brown shirts and red swastika armbands of the Sturmabteilung, Adolf Hitler’s ‘storm troopers’.
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
straining
sheer blind terror
scuffle
towering shadows
flailed in a panic
cowered
Explore
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 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
straining
Explore
Find Read Talk
Joseph Landau shot straight up in bed, his heart racing. That sound – it was like someone had kicked the front door in. Or had he dreamed it? Josef listened, straining his ears in the dark. He wasn’t used to the sounds of this new flat, the smaller one he and his family had been forced to move into.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
straining
Your turn
scuffle
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
sheer blind terror
towering shadows
flailed in a panic
cowered
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Josef Berlin, Germany – 1938
CRACK! BANG! Joseph Landau shot straight up in bed, his heart racing. That sound – it was like someone had kicked the front door in. Or had he dreamed it? Josef listened, straining his ears in the dark. He wasn’t used to the sounds of this new flat, the smaller one he and his family had been forced to move into. They couldn’t afford their old place, not since the Nazis told Josef’s father he wasn’t allowed to practise law anymore because he was Jewish. Across the room, Josef’s little sister, Ruth, was still asleep. Josef tried to relax. Maybe he’d just been having a nightmare. Something in the darkness outside his room moved with a grunt and a scuffle. Someone was in the house! Josef scrambled backward on his bed, his eyes wide. There was a shattering sound in the next room – crisssh! Ruth woke up and screamed. Screamed in sheer blind terror. She was only six years old. “Mama!” Josef cried. “Papa!” Towering shadows burst into the room. The air seemed to crackle around them like static from a radio. Josef tried to hide in the corner of his bed, but shadowy hands snatched at him.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Grabbed for him. He screamed even louder than his little sister, drowning her out. He kicked and flailed in a panic, but one of the shadows caught his ankle and dragged him face-first across his bed. Josef clawed at his sheets, but the hands were too strong. Josef was so scared he wet himself, the warm liquid spreading through his nightclothes. “No!” Josef screamed. “No!” The shadows threw him to the floor. Another shadow picked up Ruth by the hair and slapped her. “Be quiet!” the shadow yelled, and it tossed Ruth down on the floor beside Josef. The shock shut Ruth up, but only for a moment. Then she wailed even harder and louder. “Hush, Ruthie. Hush,” Josef begged her. He took her in his arms and wrapped her in a protective hug. “Hush now.” They cowered together on the floor as the shadows picked up Ruth’s bed and threw it against the wall. Crash! The bed broke into pieces. The shadows tore down pictures, pulled drawers from their bureaus, and flung clothing everywhere. They broke lamps and lightbulbs. Josef and Ruth clung to each other, terrified and wet-faced with tears. The shadows grabbed them again and dragged them into the living room. They threw Josef and Ruth on the floor once more and flicked on the overhead light. As Josef’s eyes adjusted, he saw the seven strangers who had invaded his home. Some of them wore regular clothes: white shirts with the sleeves rolled up, grey slacks, brown wool caps, leather work boots. More of them wore the brown shirts and red swastika armbands of the Sturmabteilung, Adolf Hitler’s ‘storm troopers’.
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Something in the darkness outside his room moved with a grunt and a scuffle. Someone was in the house! Josef scrambled backward on his bed, his eyes wide. There was a shattering sound in the next room – crisssh! Ruth woke up and screamed. Screamed in sheer blind terror. She was only six years old. “Mama!” Josef cried. “Papa!”
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Something in the darkness outside his room moved with a grunt and a scuffle.
Someone was in the house!
Josef scrambled backward on his bed, his eyes wide.
There was a shattering sound in the next room – crisssh!
Ruth woke up and screamed. Screamed in sheer blind terror.
She was only six years old.
“Mama!” Josef cried. “Papa!”
Explore
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Something in the darkness outside his room moved with a grunt and a scuffle. Someone was in the house! Josef scrambled backward on his bed, his eyes wide. There was a shattering sound in the next room – crisssh! Ruth woke up and screamed. Screamed in sheer blind terror. She was only six years old. “Mama!” Josef cried. “Papa!”
Explore
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How did Hitler’s ‘storm troopers’ terrorise Josef and his family?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Joseph Landau shot straight up in bed, his heart racing. That sound – it was like someone had kicked the front door in. Or had he dreamed it?
Reveal Explainer
The words ‘shot up straight in bed’ show that the incident occurred in the middle of the night whilst the family was asleep. This would have made the experience even more terrifying. The men did not knock at the door or identify themselves. Instead they ‘kicked the front door in’ which shows the suddenness of the intrusion and the violent nature of the attackers. The home was invaded without warning or apparent reason, creating a strong sense of danger, fear and helplessness.
A) How did Hitler’s ‘storm troopers’ terrorise Josef and his family?
Teach
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 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 did Hitler’s ‘storm troopers’ terrorise Josef and his family?
B) What were Josef and Ruth’s reactions to the violent incident?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence - something in the darkness outside his room moved with a grunt and a scuffle…someone was in the house - towering shadows burst into the room - the seven strangers who invaded his home
broke into the home
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - there was a shattering sound in the next room - the shadows picked up Ruth’s bed andthrew it against the wall…the bed broke into pieces - the shadows tore down pictures, pulled drawers from their bureaus and flung clothing everywhere
destroyed property
A) How did Hitler’s ‘storm troopers’ terrorise Josef and his family?
Text Mark Evidence - shadowy hands snatched at him - one of the shadows caught his ankle and dragged him face-first across his bed - the hands were too strong - the shadows threw him to the floor
aggressive and violent behaviour
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence be quiet…the shadow yelled
yelling and shouting
Practise & Apply
Text Mark Evidence - Joseph Landau shot straight up in bed, his heart racing - his eyes wide
physical reactions of fear
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - had he dreamed it - maybe he’d just been having a nightmare - Josef was so scared he wet himself
disbelief
B) What were Josef and Ruth’s reactions to the violent incident?
Text Mark Evidence - Josef scrambled backward on his bed - Josef tried to hide in the corner of his bed - Josef clawed at his sheets
trying to escape or hide
Text Mark Evidence - Ruth woke up and screamed… screamed in sheer blind terror - Mama…Josef cried…Papa
cries of terror / cries for help
Text Mark Evidence he (Josef) kicked and flailed in a panic
fought back
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - hush...Josef begged her (Ruth) - he (Josef) took her (Ruth) in his arms and wrapped her in a protective hug
tried to protect / comfort each other
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘cowered’?
Tick Me
They couldn’t afford their old place, not since the Nazis told Josef’s father he wasn’t allowed to practise law anymore because he was Jewish.
What does this tell us about the family’s situation before the home invasion?
Tick one:
A They were wealthy and lived comfortably.
B They were already being persecuted under unfair Nazi laws.
Check
C They were safe from danger because Josef’s father understood the laws.
Click if correct
D They had better opportunities under Nazi laws.
Find Me
Find the word that means‘a messy fight or struggle’:
Across the room, Josef’s little sister, Ruth, was still asleep. Josef tried to relax. Maybe he’d just been having a nightmare. Something in the darkness outside his room moved with a grunt and a scuffle. Someone was in the house! Josef scrambled backward on his bed, his eyes wide.
Discuss then check
scuffle
Link Me
Link each word to the correct definition:
A to thrash your arms and legs about
1 strain
B to crouch or hide
2 flail
C to loom over
Check
3 tower
Click if correct
D to use great effort to do something
4 cower
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
say what's next.
Reveal
Predict what might happen next in the story.
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: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.