Ready Steady Read Together
The Explorer: 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?
The aeroplane vibrated as it flew faster into the setting sun, following the swerve of the Amazon River below them.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What inferences can you make and impressions do you get of the children on the plane?
B) How does the author hint that the children may soon be in danger?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Flight
Like a man-made magic wish, the aeroplane began to rise.
The boy sitting in the cockpit gripped his seat and held his breath as the plane climbed into the arms of the sky. Fred’s jaw was set with concentration, and his fingers twitched, following the movements of the pilot beside him: joystick, throttle.
The aeroplane vibrated as it flew faster into the setting sun, following the swerve of the Amazon River below them. Fred could see the reflection of the six-seater plane, a spot of black on the vast sweep of blue, as it sped towards Manaus, the city on the water. He pressed his head against the window.
Behind Fred sat a girl with her little brother. They had the same slanted eyebrows and the same brown skin, the same long eyelashes. The girl had been shy, hugging her parents until the last possible moment at the airfield; now she was staring down at the water, singing under her breath, her brother trying to eat his seatbelt.
In the next row, on her own, sat a pale girl with blonde hair down to her waist. Her blouse had a neck-ruffle that came up to her chin, and she kept tugging it down and grimacing. She was determinedly not looking out of the window.
The airfield they had just left had been dusty and almost deserted. Fred’s cousin had insisted that he wear his school uniform and cricket jumper, and now, inside the hot, airless cabin, he felt like he was being gently cooked inside his own skin.
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
The engine gave a whine, and the pilot frowned and tapped the joystick. He was old and soldierly, with brisk nostril hair and a grey waxed moustache which seemed to reject the usual laws of gravity. He touched the throttle and the plane soared upwards, higher into the clouds. It was almost dark when Fred began to worry. The pilot began to belch, first quietly, then violently and repeatedly. His hand jerked, and the plane dipped suddenly to the left. Someone screamed behind Fred. The plane lurched away from the river and over the canopy. The pilot grunted, gasped and wound back the throttle, slowing the engine. He gave a cough that sounded like a choke.
Fred stared at the man – he was turning the same shade of grey as his moustache. “Are you all right, sir?” he asked. “Is there something I can do?”
Fighting for breath, the pilot shook his head. He reached over to the control panel and cut the engine. The roar ceased. The nose of the plane dipped downwards. The trees rose up.
“What’s happening?” asked the blonde girl sharply. “Make him stop!”
The little boy in the back began to shriek. The pilot grasped Fred’s wrist hard for a single moment, then his head slumped against the dashboard.
And the sky, which had seconds before seemed so reliable, gave way.
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
grimacing
soldierly
deserted
lurched
slumped
reliable
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From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 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
grimacing
Explore
Find Read Talk
In the next row, on her own, sat a pale girl with blonde hair down to her waist. Her blouse had a neck-ruffle that came up to her chin, and she kept tugging it down and grimacing. She was determinedly not looking out of the window.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
grimacing
Your turn
deserted
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
soldierly
lurched
slumped
reliable
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Flight
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Like a man-made magic wish, the aeroplane began to rise.
The boy sitting in the cockpit gripped his seat and held his breath as the plane climbed into the arms of the sky. Fred’s jaw was set with concentration, and his fingers twitched, following the movements of the pilot beside him: joystick, throttle.
The aeroplane vibrated as it flew faster into the setting sun, following the swerve of the Amazon River below them. Fred could see the reflection of the six-seater plane, a spot of black on the vast sweep of blue, as it sped towards Manaus, the city on the water. He pressed his head against the window.
Behind Fred sat a girl with her little brother. They had the same slanted eyebrows and the same brown skin, the same long eyelashes. The girl had been shy, hugging her parents until the last possible moment at the airfield; now she was staring down at the water, singing under her breath, her brother trying to eat his seatbelt.
In the next row, on her own, sat a pale girl with blonde hair down to her waist. Her blouse had a neck-ruffle that came up to her chin, and she kept tugging it down and grimacing. She was determinedly not looking out of the window.
The airfield they had just left had been dusty and almost deserted. Fred’s cousin had insisted that he wear his school uniform and cricket jumper, and now, inside the hot, airless cabin, he felt like he was being gently cooked inside his own skin.
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
The engine gave a whine, and the pilot frowned and tapped the joystick. He was old and soldierly, with brisk nostril hair and a grey waxed moustache which seemed to reject the usual laws of gravity. He touched the throttle and the plane soared upwards, higher into the clouds. It was almost dark when Fred began to worry. The pilot began to belch, first quietly, then violently and repeatedly. His hand jerked, and the plane dipped suddenly to the left. Someone screamed behind Fred. The plane lurched away from the river and over the canopy. The pilot grunted, gasped and wound back the throttle, slowing the engine. He gave a cough that sounded like a choke.
Fred stared at the man – he was turning the same shade of grey as his moustache. “Are you all right, sir?” he asked. “Is there something I can do?”
Fighting for breath, the pilot shook his head. He reached over to the control panel and cut the engine. The roar ceased. The nose of the plane dipped downwards. The trees rose up.
“What’s happening?” asked the blonde girl sharply. “Make him stop!”
The little boy in the back began to shriek. The pilot grasped Fred’s wrist hard for a single moment, then his head slumped against the dashboard.
And the sky, which had seconds before seemed so reliable, gave way.
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
“What’s happening?” asked the blonde girl sharply. “Make him stop!”
The little boy in the back began to shriek. The pilot grasped Fred’s wrist hard for a single moment, then his head slumped against the dashboard. And the sky, which had seconds before seemed so reliable, gave way.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“What’s happening?” asked the blonde girl sharply. “Make him stop!”
The little boy in the back began to shriek.
The pilot grasped Fred’s wrist hard for a single moment, then his head slumped against the dashboard.
And the sky, which had seconds before seemed so reliable, gave way.
Explore
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“What’s happening?” asked the blonde girl sharply. “Make him stop!”
The little boy in the back began to shriek. The pilot grasped Fred’s wrist hard for a single moment, then his head slumped against the dashboard. And the sky, which had seconds before seemed so reliable, gave way.
Explore
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What inferences can you make and impressions do you get of the children on the plane?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The boy sitting in the cockpit gripped his seat and held his breath as the plane climbed into the arms of the sky. Fred’s jaw was set with concentration, and his fingers twitched, following the movements of the pilot beside him: joystick, throttle.
Reveal Explainer
Of the four children on the plane, Fred either chose or was chosen to sit closest to the pilot in the cockpit of the small plane. This might suggest that he is the eldest, the most sensible or that he is particularly interested in flying. The words ‘gripped his seat and held his breath’ shows that he is nervous and not used to flying, while ‘jaw set with concentration’ indicates he is focused and attentive. His ‘finger twitched’ could suggest nervousness, but because he is ‘following the movements of the pilot’ it shows that he is carefully observing and possibly mimicking the pilot’s actions.
A) What inferences can you make and impressions do you get of the children on the plane?
Teach
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 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) What inferences can you make and impressions do you get of the children on the plane?
B) How does the author hint that the children may soon be in danger?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the girl had been shy, hugging her parents until the last possible moment at the airfield - she was staring down at the water, singing under her breath
the girl with her little brother seems shy, nurturing and calm
A) What inferences can you make and impressions do you get of the children on the plane?
Text Mark Evidence - her brother trying to eat his seatbelt - the little boy in the back began to shriek
the little brother seems young, playful and scared
Text Mark Evidence - her blouse had a neck-ruffle that came up to her chin, and she kept tugging it down and grimacing - she was determinedly not looking out of the window
the blonde girl seems anxious and uncomfortable
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - it was almost dark when Fred began to worry - is there something I can do
Fred seems concerned but responsible
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence the engine gave a whine, and the pilot frowned and tapped the joystick
signs of problems with the plane
Text Mark Evidence - the pilot began to belch, first quietly, then violently and repeatedly - the pilot grunted, gasped…he gave a cough that sounded like a choke - he (the pilot) was turning the same shade of grey as his moustache - fighting for breath, the pilot shook his head
pilot becomes seriously ill
B) How does the author hint that the children may be in danger?
Text Mark Evidence - the plane dipped suddenly to the left - the plane lurched away from the river and over the canopy - he (the pilot) reached over to the control panel and cut the engine - the nose of the plane dipped downwards…the trees rose up
plane may crash
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘grimacing’?
Which One's Right?
Like a man-made magic wish, the aeroplane began to rise.
Which answer best completes the sentence?
The words ‘man-made magic wish’ suggest that the airplane rising seemed almost…
B unusual.
A wondrous.
C dangerous.
D noisy.
Tick Me
And the sky, which had seconds before seemed so reliable, gave way.
What does this suggest has happened?
Tick one:
A The weather suddenly turned violent.
B The sky darkened quickly and dramatically.
Check
C The sky has literally fallen.
Click if correct
D The plane has suddenly dropped from the sky.
Sequence Me
Put the events in the order they occurred:
A) The plane flew over the Amazon River towards Manaus.
B) The engine whined and the plane soared high into the clouds.
C) The children said goodbye to family at the airfield and boarded the plane.
D) The pilot coughed, spluttered and slumped against the dashboard.
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...
re-read your favourite books.
Reveal
Like old friends, they're always comforting.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Explorer: 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?
The aeroplane vibrated as it flew faster into the setting sun, following the swerve of the Amazon River below them.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What inferences can you make and impressions do you get of the children on the plane?
B) How does the author hint that the children may soon be in danger?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Flight
Like a man-made magic wish, the aeroplane began to rise. The boy sitting in the cockpit gripped his seat and held his breath as the plane climbed into the arms of the sky. Fred’s jaw was set with concentration, and his fingers twitched, following the movements of the pilot beside him: joystick, throttle. The aeroplane vibrated as it flew faster into the setting sun, following the swerve of the Amazon River below them. Fred could see the reflection of the six-seater plane, a spot of black on the vast sweep of blue, as it sped towards Manaus, the city on the water. He pressed his head against the window. Behind Fred sat a girl with her little brother. They had the same slanted eyebrows and the same brown skin, the same long eyelashes. The girl had been shy, hugging her parents until the last possible moment at the airfield; now she was staring down at the water, singing under her breath, her brother trying to eat his seatbelt. In the next row, on her own, sat a pale girl with blonde hair down to her waist. Her blouse had a neck-ruffle that came up to her chin, and she kept tugging it down and grimacing. She was determinedly not looking out of the window. The airfield they had just left had been dusty and almost deserted. Fred’s cousin had insisted that he wear his school uniform and cricket jumper, and now, inside the hot, airless cabin, he felt like he was being gently cooked inside his own skin.
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
The engine gave a whine, and the pilot frowned and tapped the joystick. He was old and soldierly, with brisk nostril hair and a grey waxed moustache which seemed to reject the usual laws of gravity. He touched the throttle and the plane soared upwards, higher into the clouds. It was almost dark when Fred began to worry. The pilot began to belch, first quietly, then violently and repeatedly. His hand jerked, and the plane dipped suddenly to the left. Someone screamed behind Fred. The plane lurched away from the river and over the canopy. The pilot grunted, gasped and wound back the throttle, slowing the engine. He gave a cough that sounded like a choke. Fred stared at the man – he was turning the same shade of grey as his moustache. “Are you all right, sir?” he asked. “Is there something I can do?” Fighting for breath, the pilot shook his head. He reached over to the control panel and cut the engine. The roar ceased. The nose of the plane dipped downwards. The trees rose up. “What’s happening?” asked the blonde girl sharply. “Make him stop!” The little boy in the back began to shriek. The pilot grasped Fred’s wrist hard for a single moment, then his head slumped against the dashboard. And the sky, which had seconds before seemed so reliable, gave way.
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
grimacing
soldierly
deserted
lurched
slumped
reliable
Explore
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 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
grimacing
Explore
Find Read Talk
In the next row, on her own, sat a pale girl with blonde hair down to her waist. Her blouse had a neck-ruffle that came up to her chin, and she kept tugging it down and grimacing. She was determinedly not looking out of the window.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
grimacing
Your turn
deserted
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
soldierly
lurched
slumped
reliable
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Flight
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Like a man-made magic wish, the aeroplane began to rise. The boy sitting in the cockpit gripped his seat and held his breath as the plane climbed into the arms of the sky. Fred’s jaw was set with concentration, and his fingers twitched, following the movements of the pilot beside him: joystick, throttle. The aeroplane vibrated as it flew faster into the setting sun, following the swerve of the Amazon River below them. Fred could see the reflection of the six-seater plane, a spot of black on the vast sweep of blue, as it sped towards Manaus, the city on the water. He pressed his head against the window. Behind Fred sat a girl with her little brother. They had the same slanted eyebrows and the same brown skin, the same long eyelashes. The girl had been shy, hugging her parents until the last possible moment at the airfield; now she was staring down at the water, singing under her breath, her brother trying to eat his seatbelt. In the next row, on her own, sat a pale girl with blonde hair down to her waist. Her blouse had a neck-ruffle that came up to her chin, and she kept tugging it down and grimacing. She was determinedly not looking out of the window. The airfield they had just left had been dusty and almost deserted. Fred’s cousin had insisted that he wear his school uniform and cricket jumper, and now, inside the hot, airless cabin, he felt like he was being gently cooked inside his own skin.
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
The engine gave a whine, and the pilot frowned and tapped the joystick. He was old and soldierly, with brisk nostril hair and a grey waxed moustache which seemed to reject the usual laws of gravity. He touched the throttle and the plane soared upwards, higher into the clouds. It was almost dark when Fred began to worry. The pilot began to belch, first quietly, then violently and repeatedly. His hand jerked, and the plane dipped suddenly to the left. Someone screamed behind Fred. The plane lurched away from the river and over the canopy. The pilot grunted, gasped and wound back the throttle, slowing the engine. He gave a cough that sounded like a choke. Fred stared at the man – he was turning the same shade of grey as his moustache. “Are you all right, sir?” he asked. “Is there something I can do?” Fighting for breath, the pilot shook his head. He reached over to the control panel and cut the engine. The roar ceased. The nose of the plane dipped downwards. The trees rose up. “What’s happening?” asked the blonde girl sharply. “Make him stop!” The little boy in the back began to shriek. The pilot grasped Fred’s wrist hard for a single moment, then his head slumped against the dashboard. And the sky, which had seconds before seemed so reliable, gave way.
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
“What’s happening?” asked the blonde girl sharply. “Make him stop!” The little boy in the back began to shriek. The pilot grasped Fred’s wrist hard for a single moment, then his head slumped against the dashboard. And the sky, which had seconds before seemed so reliable, gave way.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“What’s happening?” asked the blonde girl sharply. “Make him stop!”
The little boy in the back began to shriek.
The pilot grasped Fred’s wrist hard for a single moment, then his head slumped against the dashboard.
And the sky, which had seconds before seemed so reliable, gave way.
Explore
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“What’s happening?” asked the blonde girl sharply. “Make him stop!” The little boy in the back began to shriek. The pilot grasped Fred’s wrist hard for a single moment, then his head slumped against the dashboard. And the sky, which had seconds before seemed so reliable, gave way.
Explore
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What inferences can you make and impressions do you get of the children on the plane?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The boy sitting in the cockpit gripped his seat and held his breath as the plane climbed into the arms of the sky. Fred’s jaw was set with concentration, and his fingers twitched, following the movements of the pilot beside him: joystick, throttle.
Reveal Explainer
Of the four children on the plane, Fred either chose or was chosen to sit closest to the pilot in the cockpit of the small plane. This might suggest that he is the eldest, the most sensible or that he is particularly interested in flying. The words ‘gripped his seat and held his breath’ shows that he is nervous and not used to flying, while ‘jaw set with concentration’ indicates he is focused and attentive. His ‘finger twitched’ could suggest nervousness, but because he is ‘following the movements of the pilot’ it shows that he is carefully observing and possibly mimicking the pilot’s actions.
A) What inferences can you make and impressions do you get of the children on the plane?
Teach
From: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 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) What inferences can you make and impressions do you get of the children on the plane?
B) How does the author hint that the children may soon be in danger?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the girl had been shy, hugging her parents until the last possible moment at the airfield - she was staring down at the water, singing under her breath
the girl with her little brother seems shy, nurturing and calm
A) What inferences can you make and impressions do you get of the children on the plane?
Text Mark Evidence - her brother trying to eat his seatbelt - the little boy in the back began to shriek
the little brother seems young, playful and scared
Text Mark Evidence - her blouse had a neck-ruffle that came up to her chin, and she kept tugging it down and grimacing - she was determinedly not looking out of the window
the blonde girl seems anxious and uncomfortable
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - it was almost dark when Fred began to worry - is there something I can do
Fred seems concerned but responsible
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence the engine gave a whine, and the pilot frowned and tapped the joystick
signs of problems with the plane
Text Mark Evidence - the pilot began to belch, first quietly, then violently and repeatedly - the pilot grunted, gasped…he gave a cough that sounded like a choke - he (the pilot) was turning the same shade of grey as his moustache - fighting for breath, the pilot shook his head
pilot becomes seriously ill
B) How does the author hint that the children may be in danger?
Text Mark Evidence - the plane dipped suddenly to the left - the plane lurched away from the river and over the canopy - he (the pilot) reached over to the control panel and cut the engine - the nose of the plane dipped downwards…the trees rose up
plane may crash
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘grimacing’?
Which One's Right?
Like a man-made magic wish, the aeroplane began to rise.
Which answer best completes the sentence? The words ‘man-made magic wish’ suggest that the airplane rising seemed almost…
B unusual.
A wondrous.
C dangerous.
D noisy.
Tick Me
And the sky, which had seconds before seemed so reliable, gave way.
What does this suggest has happened?
Tick one:
A The weather suddenly turned violent.
B The sky darkened quickly and dramatically.
Check
C The sky has literally fallen.
Click if correct
D The plane has suddenly dropped from the sky.
Sequence Me
Put the events in the order they occurred:
A) The plane flew over the Amazon River towards Manaus.
B) The engine whined and the plane soared high into the clouds.
C) The children said goodbye to family at the airfield and boarded the plane.
D) The pilot coughed, spluttered and slumped against the dashboard.
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...
re-read your favourite books.
Reveal
Like old friends, they're always comforting.
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 Explorer by Katherine Rundell © 2017 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.