Ready Steady Read Together
Hot Like Fire: Poetry 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?
Yesterday he was majestic, challenging the sky
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Hot Like Fire and Other Poems by Valerie Bloom © 2002. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How do we know that the tree used to be strong and impressive before it was cut down?
B) How would you describe the tree now?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
A Tree Felled
Yesterday he was majestic,
Challenging the sky,
A crown of leaves, emerald green,
Strong limbs to hold up the canopy,
Now those leaves lie dry and brittle,
Withered in the sun,
The branches that were arms outstretched,
Lopped, bundled up and gone.
The mighty trunk, a century wide,
Is prone, powerless, compliant,
There is no sadder sight, I think,
Than a broken, fallen giant.
From: Hot Like Fire and Other Poems by Valerie Bloom © 2002. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
canopy
withered
brittle
lopped
prone
compliant
Explore
From: Hot Like Fire and Other Poems by Valerie Bloom © 2002. 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
canopy
Explore
Find Read Talk
Yesterday he was majestic,
Challenging the sky,
A crown of leaves, emerald green,
Strong limbs to hold up the canopy,
Now those leaves lie dry and brittle
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Hot Like Fire and Other Poems by Valerie Bloom © 2002. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
canopy
Your turn
brittle
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
withered
lopped
prone
compliant
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
A Tree Felled
Yesterday he was majestic,
Challenging the sky,
A crown of leaves, emerald green,
Strong limbs to hold up the canopy,
Now those leaves lie dry and brittle,
Withered in the sun,
The branches that were arms outstretched,
Lopped, bundled up and gone.
The mighty trunk, a century wide,
Is prone, powerless, compliant,
There is no sadder sight, I think,
Than a broken, fallen giant.
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: Hot Like Fire and Other Poems by Valerie Bloom © 2002. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Yesterday he was majestic, Challenging the sky, A crown of leaves, emerald green, Strong limbs to hold up the canopy...
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Hot Like Fire and Other Poems by Valerie Bloom © 2002. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Yesterday he was majestic,
Challenging the sky,
A crown of leaves,
emerald green,
Strong limbs to hold up the canopy...
Explore
From: Hot Like Fire and Other Poems by Valerie Bloom © 2002. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Yesterday he was majestic, Challenging the sky, A crown of leaves, emerald green, Strong limbs to hold up the canopy...
Explore
From: Hot Like Fire and Other Poems by Valerie Bloom © 2002. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How do we know that the tree used to be strong and impressive before it was cut down?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
A Tree Felled
Yesterday he was majestic,
Challenging the sky
A) How do we know that the tree used to be strong and impressive before it was cut down?
Reveal Explainer
It says that Yesterday he was majestic, which means that before it was cut down, the tree was big, impressive and beautiful.
Teach
From: Hot Like Fire and Other Poems by Valerie Bloom © 2002. 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 we know that the tree used to be strong and impressive before it was cut down?
B) How would you describe the tree now?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence challenging the sky
it was standing up to the sky
A) How do we know that the tree used to be strong and impressive before it was cut down?
Text Mark Evidence a crown of leaves
it wore a crown like an important king
Text Mark Evidence strong limbs
it had strong branches
Text Mark Evidence to hold the canopy
it was strong enough to hold up the leafy treetops
Text Mark Evidence a century wide
it had survived many years and was very old
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - mighty - giant
it was tall and impressive
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence those leaves lie dry and brittle, withered
unhealthy / dying
Text Mark Evidence the branches …lopped, bundled up and gone, broken
broken
B) How would you describe the tree now?
Text Mark Evidence prone, fallen
lying flat and still
Text Mark Evidence powerless
unable to survive
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence powerless, compliant
unable to do anything about its fate (being felled)
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which is the best match for the ‘canopy’?
Find Me
Find the phrase which shows thatthe tree is a hundred years old:
The mighty trunk, a century wide,
Is prone, powerless, compliant
Discuss then check
a century wide
True or False?
The poet doesn’t care that the tree has been chopped down.
True
False
Fill the Gaps
sight
giant
There is no sadder , I think,
Than a broken, fallen .
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
think about meaning.
Reveal
Reflect on what the poet is trying to say.
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: Hot Like Fire and Other Poems by Valerie Bloom © 2002 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Hot Like Fire: Poetry 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?
Yesterday he was majestic, challenging the sky
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Hot Like Fire and Other Poems by Valerie Bloom © 2002. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How do we know that the tree used to be strong and impressive before it was cut down?
B) How would you describe the tree now?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
A Tree Felled
Yesterday he was majestic, Challenging the sky, A crown of leaves, emerald green, Strong limbs to hold up the canopy, Now those leaves lie dry and brittle, Withered in the sun, The branches that were arms outstretched, Lopped, bundled up and gone. The mighty trunk, a century wide, Is prone, powerless, compliant, There is no sadder sight, I think, Than a broken, fallen giant.
From: Hot Like Fire and Other Poems by Valerie Bloom © 2002. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
canopy
withered
brittle
lopped
prone
compliant
Explore
From: Hot Like Fire and Other Poems by Valerie Bloom © 2002. 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
canopy
Explore
Find Read Talk
Yesterday he was majestic, Challenging the sky, A crown of leaves, emerald green, Strong limbs to hold up the canopy, Now those leaves lie dry and brittle
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Hot Like Fire and Other Poems by Valerie Bloom © 2002. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
canopy
Your turn
brittle
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
withered
lopped
prone
compliant
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
A Tree Felled
Yesterday he was majestic, Challenging the sky, A crown of leaves, emerald green, Strong limbs to hold up the canopy, Now those leaves lie dry and brittle, Withered in the sun, The branches that were arms outstretched, Lopped, bundled up and gone. The mighty trunk, a century wide, Is prone, powerless, compliant, There is no sadder sight, I think, Than a broken, fallen giant.
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: Hot Like Fire and Other Poems by Valerie Bloom © 2002. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Yesterday he was majestic, Challenging the sky, A crown of leaves, emerald green, Strong limbs to hold up the canopy...
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Hot Like Fire and Other Poems by Valerie Bloom © 2002. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Yesterday he was majestic,
Challenging the sky,
A crown of leaves,
emerald green,
Strong limbs to hold up the canopy...
Explore
From: Hot Like Fire and Other Poems by Valerie Bloom © 2002. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Yesterday he was majestic, Challenging the sky, A crown of leaves, emerald green, Strong limbs to hold up the canopy...
Explore
From: Hot Like Fire and Other Poems by Valerie Bloom © 2002. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How do we know that the tree used to be strong and impressive before it was cut down?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
A Tree Felled
Yesterday he was majestic, Challenging the sky
A) How do we know that the tree used to be strong and impressive before it was cut down?
Reveal Explainer
It says that Yesterday he was majestic, which means that before it was cut down, the tree was big, impressive and beautiful.
Teach
From: Hot Like Fire and Other Poems by Valerie Bloom © 2002. 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 we know that the tree used to be strong and impressive before it was cut down?
B) How would you describe the tree now?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence challenging the sky
it was standing up to the sky
A) How do we know that the tree used to be strong and impressive before it was cut down?
Text Mark Evidence a crown of leaves
it wore a crown like an important king
Text Mark Evidence strong limbs
it had strong branches
Text Mark Evidence to hold the canopy
it was strong enough to hold up the leafy treetops
Text Mark Evidence a century wide
it had survived many years and was very old
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - mighty - giant
it was tall and impressive
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence those leaves lie dry and brittle, withered
unhealthy / dying
Text Mark Evidence the branches …lopped, bundled up and gone, broken
broken
B) How would you describe the tree now?
Text Mark Evidence prone, fallen
lying flat and still
Text Mark Evidence powerless
unable to survive
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence powerless, compliant
unable to do anything about its fate (being felled)
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which is the best match for the ‘canopy’?
Find Me
Find the phrase which shows thatthe tree is a hundred years old:
The mighty trunk, a century wide, Is prone, powerless, compliant
Discuss then check
a century wide
True or False?
The poet doesn’t care that the tree has been chopped down.
True
False
Fill the Gaps
sight
giant
There is no sadder , I think, Than a broken, fallen .
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
think about meaning.
Reveal
Reflect on what the poet is trying to say.
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: Hot Like Fire and Other Poems by Valerie Bloom © 2002 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
sight
giant