Ready Steady Read Together
Over to You: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘serenading’?
True or False?
The poem Wild Stallions is about the poet’s desire to ride on a stallion or a mule.
True
False
Match Me
Match each word with its correct definition:
4 agile
1 contradiction
3 pep and vim
2 scramble
C full of energy and enthusiasm
B two ideas that are opposites to each other
A able to move quickly and easily
D to climb awkwardly using hands and feet
Check
Click if correct
Link Me
Link each poem from this unit with the correct summary:
A This poem shows frustration with rules and limits and shares its desire for freedom.
1 I’m Not as Niceas I Look
B This poem shows that it takes planning, hard work and bravery to achieve our dreams.
2 Mischief and Beans
C This poem reminds that size is no match for someone full of confidence, energy and determination.
3 Performance Poet
Check
D This poem warns against judging people by their appearance.
4 Wild Stallions
Click if correct
Speaking Spotlight
Teacher in Role
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Teacher in Role
I am the poem, Wild Stallions.What do you want to ask me?
How?
Who?
When?
What?
Where?
Why?
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
range
puts them through their paces
give a hundred per cent
shiftless
hazy
herds
Explore
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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At Home on the Range
Words running wild don’t make sense
A poet rounds them up, builds a fence
Takes the sounds and puts them through their paces
Some are sad and some wear smiley faces
Some are short but pack a punch
and some are quiet and shy
Some always give a hundred per cent
while others just don’t try
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Some are fit and push themselves while others are simply lazy
Some can’t help but tell the truth
while others are shiftless and hazy
The poet is a cowboy
Out on the range with the herds
Rounding them up at the close of the day
And the horses, of course, are words.
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Fill in each blank in the sentences below:
the poet
A) The cowboy represents _______________. B) The horses represent _______________________.
words / the poet’s words
Reveal Answer A
Reveal Answer B
2) Some always give a hundred per cent
while others just don’t try…
Which answer best completes the statement?
The words ‘give a hundred per cent’ suggest that words…
try their hardest.
are clever.
are honest.
are powerful.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) What impression do you get of how the poet feels about words?
Text Mark Evidence words running wild don’t make sense
words can be unruly or confusing
Text Mark Evidence - some are short but pack a punch - some always give a hundred per cent - some are fit and push themselves - some can’t help but tell the truth
words can be powerful or impactful
Text Mark Evidence - a poet rounds them up…puts them through their paces - the poet is a cowboy…rounding them (words) up at the close of the day
words need to be tried, tested, guided and shaped
Text Mark Evidence some are quiet and shy
words can be quiet or gentle
Text Mark Evidence - others just don’t try - others are simply lazy - others are shiftless and hazy
words can be weak, boring or unclear
Text Mark Evidence some are sad and some wear smiley faces
words can bring out different emotions or moods
RevealEvidence & Answers
4) Which sentence best summarises the poem?
Tick one:
Words should be allowed to run free and not be tethered.
Words have personalities like animals and need a poet to control and guide them.
Words can be powerful so they should be used with responsibility and care.
Words can be lazy like some animals and need prodding to behave.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
use a bookmark.
Reveal
Never fold pages - use a fun bookmark instead!
If you like this book, you might like...
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: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Over to You: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘serenading’?
True or False?
The poem Wild Stallions is about the poet’s desire to ride on a stallion or a mule.
True
False
Match Me
Match each word with its correct definition:
4 agile
1 contradiction
3 pep and vim
2 scramble
C full of energy and enthusiasm
B two ideas that are opposites to each other
A able to move quickly and easily
D to climb awkwardly using hands and feet
Check
Click if correct
Link Me
Link each poem from this unit with the correct summary:
A This poem shows frustration with rules and limits and shares its desire for freedom.
1 I’m Not as Niceas I Look
B This poem shows that it takes planning, hard work and bravery to achieve our dreams.
2 Mischief and Beans
C This poem reminds that size is no match for someone full of confidence, energy and determination.
3 Performance Poet
Check
D This poem warns against judging people by their appearance.
4 Wild Stallions
Click if correct
Speaking Spotlight
Teacher in Role
Explore
Teacher in Role
I am the poem, Wild Stallions.What do you want to ask me?
How?
Who?
When?
What?
Where?
Why?
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
range
puts them through their paces
give a hundred per cent
shiftless
hazy
herds
Explore
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
At Home on the Range
Words running wild don’t make sense A poet rounds them up, builds a fence Takes the sounds and puts them through their paces Some are sad and some wear smiley faces Some are short but pack a punch and some are quiet and shy Some always give a hundred per cent while others just don’t try
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Some are fit and push themselves while others are simply lazy Some can’t help but tell the truth while others are shiftless and hazy The poet is a cowboy Out on the range with the herds Rounding them up at the close of the day And the horses, of course, are words.
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Fill in each blank in the sentences below:
the poet
A) The cowboy represents _______________. B) The horses represent _______________________.
words / the poet’s words
Reveal Answer A
Reveal Answer B
2) Some always give a hundred per cent while others just don’t try…
Which answer best completes the statement? The words ‘give a hundred per cent’ suggest that words…
try their hardest.
are clever.
are honest.
are powerful.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) What impression do you get of how the poet feels about words?
Text Mark Evidence words running wild don’t make sense
words can be unruly or confusing
Text Mark Evidence - some are short but pack a punch - some always give a hundred per cent - some are fit and push themselves - some can’t help but tell the truth
words can be powerful or impactful
Text Mark Evidence - a poet rounds them up…puts them through their paces - the poet is a cowboy…rounding them (words) up at the close of the day
words need to be tried, tested, guided and shaped
Text Mark Evidence some are quiet and shy
words can be quiet or gentle
Text Mark Evidence - others just don’t try - others are simply lazy - others are shiftless and hazy
words can be weak, boring or unclear
Text Mark Evidence some are sad and some wear smiley faces
words can bring out different emotions or moods
RevealEvidence & Answers
4) Which sentence best summarises the poem?
Tick one:
Words should be allowed to run free and not be tethered.
Words have personalities like animals and need a poet to control and guide them.
Words can be powerful so they should be used with responsibility and care.
Words can be lazy like some animals and need prodding to behave.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
use a bookmark.
Reveal
Never fold pages - use a fun bookmark instead!
If you like this book, you might like...
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: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.