Ready Steady Read Together
Viking Boy: 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?
“We are the Wolf Men, bringers of fire and slaughter,” a voice outside growled at last. “And we will give you a choice of endings.”
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How do you know that everyone was scared inside the longhouse?
B) Why might everyone inside the longhouse felt so scared when he saw the warriors?
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Let me read today's text
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The longhouse was under attack and its thatched roof ablaze. Gunnar, his family, guards and other families were all inside…
Gunnar heard a humming sound of arrows through a narrow opening in the door. One of the guards grunted, falling to the ground. He was dead, three arrows in his chest, a dark bloodstain spreading across his tunic. Gunnar felt sick, hardly able to believe what he was seeing. Gunnar’s father stepped forward, slammed the door and banged the bar down into place again. He quickly moved to one of the small windows in the wall, pulled open the shutters a crack and peered out. More arrows thunked into the woods of the longhouse.
“Who brings fire in the night and murder to my hall?” he roared.
There was no answer for a moment. Gunnar glanced up and saw the flames spreading. His mother grabbed him and moved him towards another window, then turned him with a finger across her lips and carefully pulled the shutters open.
From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“We are the Wolf Men, bringers of fire and slaughter,” a voice outside growled at last. “And we will give you a choice of endings.” Gunnar peered through the window and felt his blood go cold. A line of fierce-looking warriors stood facing the longhouse beneath the star-filled sky. There were perhaps thirty of them, most wearing leather jerkins. All wore wolf’s helmets, and carried spears decorated with wolf tails and shields painted with pictures of snarling wolves.
Several held torches, the flames casting shadows that danced, and three had war bows, arrows notched and ready to be fired. There were dogs too, five massive beasts straining at their leashes, their jaws parted to reveal white fangs, their wild eyes reflecting the red light of the torches.
Another man stood in front of the line, and Gunnar realized he was the one who had spoken, their chief. His head was bare, his grey streaked black hair hanging to his shoulders. He wore a long wolfskin cloak, and the blade of his unsheathed sword glinted in the starlight. A couple of Wolf Men with torches moved up beside him.
From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
thunked
casting shadows
snarling
notched
unsheathed
glinted
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From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. 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
thunked
Explore
Find Read Talk
He quickly moved to one of the small windows in the wall, pulled open the shutters a crack and peered out. More arrows thunked into the woods of the longhouse.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
thunked
Your turn
snarling
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
casting shadows
notched
unsheathed
glinted
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The longhouse was under attack and its thatched roof ablaze. Gunnar, his family, guards and other families were all inside…
Gunnar heard a humming sound of arrows through a narrow opening in the door. One of the guards grunted, falling to the ground. He was dead, three arrows in his chest, a dark bloodstain spreading across his tunic. Gunnar felt sick, hardly able to believe what he was seeing. Gunnar’s father stepped forward, slammed the door and banged the bar down into place again. He quickly moved to one of the small windows in the wall, pulled open the shutters a crack and peered out. More arrows thunked into the woods of the longhouse.
“Who brings fire in the night and murder to my hall?” he roared.
There was no answer for a moment. Gunnar glanced up and saw the flames spreading. His mother grabbed him and moved him towards another window, then turned him with a finger across her lips and carefully pulled the shutters open.
Explore
From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“We are the Wolf Men, bringers of fire and slaughter,” a voice outside growled at last. “And we will give you a choice of endings.” Gunnar peered through the window and felt his blood go cold. A line of fierce-looking warriors stood facing the longhouse beneath the star-filled sky. There were perhaps thirty of them, most wearing leather jerkins. All wore wolf’s helmets, and carried spears decorated with wolf tails and shields painted with pictures of snarling wolves.
Several held torches, the flames casting shadows that danced, and three had war bows, arrows notched and ready to be fired. There were dogs too, five massive beasts straining at their leashes, their jaws parted to reveal white fangs, their wild eyes reflecting the red light of the torches.
Another man stood in front of the line, and Gunnar realized he was the one who had spoken, their chief. His head was bare, his grey streaked black hair hanging to his shoulders. He wore a long wolfskin cloak, and the blade of his unsheathed sword glinted in the starlight. A couple of Wolf Men with torches moved up beside him.
Explore
From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Gunnar heard a humming sound of arrows through a narrow opening in the door. One of the guards grunted, falling to the ground. He was dead, three arrows in his chest, a dark bloodstain spreading across his tunic. Gunnar felt sick, hardly able to believe what he was seeing.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Gunnar heard a humming sound
of arrows through a narrow opening in the door.
One of the guards grunted, falling to the ground.
He was dead, three arrows in his chest,
a dark bloodstain spreading across his tunic.
Gunnar felt sick,
hardly able to believe what he was seeing.
Explore
From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Gunnar heard a humming sound of arrows through a narrow opening in the door. One of the guards grunted, falling to the ground. He was dead, three arrows in his chest, a dark bloodstain spreading across his tunic. Gunnar felt sick, hardly able to believe what he was seeing.
Explore
From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How do you know that everyone was scared inside the longhouse?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
He was dead, three arrows in his chest, a dark bloodstain spreading across his tunic. Gunnar felt sick, hardly able to believe what he was seeing. Gunnar’s father stepped forward, slammed the door and banged the bar down into place again.
A) How do you know that everyone was scared inside the longhouse?
Reveal Explainer
This shows that Gunnar was very scared and shocked because what he saw was so frightening that it made him feel sick. Feeling sick tells us he was overwhelmed with fear, and “hardly able to believe” shows he was in disbelief at how dangerous the situation was.
Teach
From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. 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 you know that everyone was scared inside the longhouse?
B) Why might everyone inside the longhouse felt so scared when he saw the warriors?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence - hardly able to believe what he was seeing - three arrows his chest - blood stained tunic
Gunnar’s shocked reaction
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the longhouse was under attack - its thatched roof ablaze
they were being attacked
A) How do you know that everyone was scared inside the longhouse?
Text Mark Evidence - falling to the ground - he was dead
a guard was killed in front of them
Text Mark Evidence Gunnar felt sick
made him feel ill
Text Mark Evidence - slammed the door - banged the bar down into place again
Gunnar’s father tried to protect everyone
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - his mother grabbed him - with a finger across her lips
Mother tried to keep him quiet
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence a line of fierce-looking warriors stood facing the longhouse
there were a lot of them
B) Why might everyone inside the longhouse felt so scared when he saw the warriors?
Text Mark Evidence - all wore wolf’s helmets - wore a wolf skin coat
their clothes were made from scary animals
Text Mark Evidence - carried spears - several held torches - three had war bows - arrows
they had lots of weapons
Text Mark Evidence - arrows notched and ready to be fired - beasts straining at their leashes
they were ready to fight
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - five massive beasts - their white fangs - wild eyes
they had angry animals
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘snarling’?
Find Me
What words tell you the Wolf Men came to attack the longhouse?
His mother grabbed him and moved him towards another window, then turned him with a finger across her lips and carefully pulled the shutters open.“We are the Wolf Men, bringers of fire and slaughter,” a voice outside growled at last. “And we will give you a choice of endings.”
Discuss then check
bringers of fire and slaughter
Fill the Gaps
parted
notched
casting shadows
Several held torches, the flames thatdanced, and three had war bows, arrows and ready to be fired. There were dogs too, five massive beasts straining at their leashes, their jaws to reveal white fangs, their wild eyes reflecting the red light of the torches.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
4 glinted
1 thunked
3 unsheathed
2 snarling
C a dull, heavy sound
B shining briefly
A angry growling face
D pulling a sword out of its holder
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...
look forclues.
Reveal
Notice how the author builds suspense or hints at future events.
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: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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notched
parted
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Ready Steady Read Together
Viking Boy: 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?
“We are the Wolf Men, bringers of fire and slaughter,” a voice outside growled at last. “And we will give you a choice of endings.”
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How do you know that everyone was scared inside the longhouse?
B) Why might everyone inside the longhouse felt so scared when he saw the warriors?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
The longhouse was under attack and its thatched roof ablaze. Gunnar, his family, guards and other families were all inside… Gunnar heard a humming sound of arrows through a narrow opening in the door. One of the guards grunted, falling to the ground. He was dead, three arrows in his chest, a dark bloodstain spreading across his tunic. Gunnar felt sick, hardly able to believe what he was seeing. Gunnar’s father stepped forward, slammed the door and banged the bar down into place again. He quickly moved to one of the small windows in the wall, pulled open the shutters a crack and peered out. More arrows thunked into the woods of the longhouse. “Who brings fire in the night and murder to my hall?” he roared. There was no answer for a moment. Gunnar glanced up and saw the flames spreading. His mother grabbed him and moved him towards another window, then turned him with a finger across her lips and carefully pulled the shutters open.
From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“We are the Wolf Men, bringers of fire and slaughter,” a voice outside growled at last. “And we will give you a choice of endings.” Gunnar peered through the window and felt his blood go cold. A line of fierce-looking warriors stood facing the longhouse beneath the star-filled sky. There were perhaps thirty of them, most wearing leather jerkins. All wore wolf’s helmets, and carried spears decorated with wolf tails and shields painted with pictures of snarling wolves. Several held torches, the flames casting shadows that danced, and three had war bows, arrows notched and ready to be fired. There were dogs too, five massive beasts straining at their leashes, their jaws parted to reveal white fangs, their wild eyes reflecting the red light of the torches. Another man stood in front of the line, and Gunnar realized he was the one who had spoken, their chief. His head was bare, his grey streaked black hair hanging to his shoulders. He wore a long wolfskin cloak, and the blade of his unsheathed sword glinted in the starlight. A couple of Wolf Men with torches moved up beside him.
From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
thunked
casting shadows
snarling
notched
unsheathed
glinted
Explore
From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. 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
thunked
Explore
Find Read Talk
He quickly moved to one of the small windows in the wall, pulled open the shutters a crack and peered out. More arrows thunked into the woods of the longhouse.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
thunked
Your turn
snarling
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
casting shadows
notched
unsheathed
glinted
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The longhouse was under attack and its thatched roof ablaze. Gunnar, his family, guards and other families were all inside… Gunnar heard a humming sound of arrows through a narrow opening in the door. One of the guards grunted, falling to the ground. He was dead, three arrows in his chest, a dark bloodstain spreading across his tunic. Gunnar felt sick, hardly able to believe what he was seeing. Gunnar’s father stepped forward, slammed the door and banged the bar down into place again. He quickly moved to one of the small windows in the wall, pulled open the shutters a crack and peered out. More arrows thunked into the woods of the longhouse. “Who brings fire in the night and murder to my hall?” he roared. There was no answer for a moment. Gunnar glanced up and saw the flames spreading. His mother grabbed him and moved him towards another window, then turned him with a finger across her lips and carefully pulled the shutters open.
Explore
From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“We are the Wolf Men, bringers of fire and slaughter,” a voice outside growled at last. “And we will give you a choice of endings.” Gunnar peered through the window and felt his blood go cold. A line of fierce-looking warriors stood facing the longhouse beneath the star-filled sky. There were perhaps thirty of them, most wearing leather jerkins. All wore wolf’s helmets, and carried spears decorated with wolf tails and shields painted with pictures of snarling wolves. Several held torches, the flames casting shadows that danced, and three had war bows, arrows notched and ready to be fired. There were dogs too, five massive beasts straining at their leashes, their jaws parted to reveal white fangs, their wild eyes reflecting the red light of the torches. Another man stood in front of the line, and Gunnar realized he was the one who had spoken, their chief. His head was bare, his grey streaked black hair hanging to his shoulders. He wore a long wolfskin cloak, and the blade of his unsheathed sword glinted in the starlight. A couple of Wolf Men with torches moved up beside him.
Explore
From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Gunnar heard a humming sound of arrows through a narrow opening in the door. One of the guards grunted, falling to the ground. He was dead, three arrows in his chest, a dark bloodstain spreading across his tunic. Gunnar felt sick, hardly able to believe what he was seeing.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Gunnar heard a humming sound
of arrows through a narrow opening in the door.
One of the guards grunted, falling to the ground.
He was dead, three arrows in his chest,
a dark bloodstain spreading across his tunic.
Gunnar felt sick,
hardly able to believe what he was seeing.
Explore
From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Gunnar heard a humming sound of arrows through a narrow opening in the door. One of the guards grunted, falling to the ground. He was dead, three arrows in his chest, a dark bloodstain spreading across his tunic. Gunnar felt sick, hardly able to believe what he was seeing.
Explore
From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How do you know that everyone was scared inside the longhouse?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
He was dead, three arrows in his chest, a dark bloodstain spreading across his tunic. Gunnar felt sick, hardly able to believe what he was seeing. Gunnar’s father stepped forward, slammed the door and banged the bar down into place again.
A) How do you know that everyone was scared inside the longhouse?
Reveal Explainer
This shows that Gunnar was very scared and shocked because what he saw was so frightening that it made him feel sick. Feeling sick tells us he was overwhelmed with fear, and “hardly able to believe” shows he was in disbelief at how dangerous the situation was.
Teach
From: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012. 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 you know that everyone was scared inside the longhouse?
B) Why might everyone inside the longhouse felt so scared when he saw the warriors?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence - hardly able to believe what he was seeing - three arrows his chest - blood stained tunic
Gunnar’s shocked reaction
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the longhouse was under attack - its thatched roof ablaze
they were being attacked
A) How do you know that everyone was scared inside the longhouse?
Text Mark Evidence - falling to the ground - he was dead
a guard was killed in front of them
Text Mark Evidence Gunnar felt sick
made him feel ill
Text Mark Evidence - slammed the door - banged the bar down into place again
Gunnar’s father tried to protect everyone
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - his mother grabbed him - with a finger across her lips
Mother tried to keep him quiet
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence a line of fierce-looking warriors stood facing the longhouse
there were a lot of them
B) Why might everyone inside the longhouse felt so scared when he saw the warriors?
Text Mark Evidence - all wore wolf’s helmets - wore a wolf skin coat
their clothes were made from scary animals
Text Mark Evidence - carried spears - several held torches - three had war bows - arrows
they had lots of weapons
Text Mark Evidence - arrows notched and ready to be fired - beasts straining at their leashes
they were ready to fight
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - five massive beasts - their white fangs - wild eyes
they had angry animals
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘snarling’?
Find Me
What words tell you the Wolf Men came to attack the longhouse?
His mother grabbed him and moved him towards another window, then turned him with a finger across her lips and carefully pulled the shutters open.“We are the Wolf Men, bringers of fire and slaughter,” a voice outside growled at last. “And we will give you a choice of endings.”
Discuss then check
bringers of fire and slaughter
Fill the Gaps
parted
notched
casting shadows
Several held torches, the flames thatdanced, and three had war bows, arrows and ready to be fired. There were dogs too, five massive beasts straining at their leashes, their jaws to reveal white fangs, their wild eyes reflecting the red light of the torches.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
4 glinted
1 thunked
3 unsheathed
2 snarling
C a dull, heavy sound
B shining briefly
A angry growling face
D pulling a sword out of its holder
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...
look forclues.
Reveal
Notice how the author builds suspense or hints at future events.
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: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman © 2012 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
casting shadows
notched
parted