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Ready Steady Read Together

The Storm Keeper's Island: Fiction Lesson 3

What do you think you know?

What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?

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What do you know and think?

It was an explosion of chaos and colour, and Fionn hated every inch of it.

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From: The Storm Keeper’s Island by Catherine Doyle © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Today's Question(s)

A) What is Fionn’s first impression of his grandfather’s cottage?

B) What is Fionn’s first impression of his grandfather?

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Malachy Boyle’s house was breathing; Fionn was almost sure of it. It was rising and falling behind the tangled briars, peeking out at them every so often. The smoke was still curling into the sky, but there was no sign of Fionn’s grandfather. The cottage was small and squat, wedged deep into the earth, and swamped in a mess of trees and thorns. The edges of stonework peeked out in parts, where the white paint was peeling. The roof was made of slates, but around the edges, some had chipped and fallen into cracked gutters. The windows were cloudy with dirt and the sills were stuffed with headless flowers, their stems bending over into the garden like they were searching for their lost petals. It was an explosion of chaos and colour, and Fionn hated every inch of it. He wanted to be back in Dublin with his mother, in their cramped flat, listening to their upstairs neighbours pretend they weren’t harbouring a secret pit bull terrier and deciding what to order from the Chinese. They passed an old letter box, inscribed with faded Irish: Tír na nÓg. Ironic, thought Fionn. And then he made a mental note to double-check what the word ‘ironic’ actually meant before he said it out loud in front of Tara. The gate let out a low whine as he closed it behind them.

The Land of Youth.

From: The Storm Keeper’s Island by Catherine Doyle © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

“It’s grim, isn’t it?” Tara didn’t bother to whisper despite the fact they were now standing in what some people might call a ‘garden’, but which seemed to Fionn more like a salad. “And inside is just as depressing.” Depressing. That word again. Fionn did a slow-motion turn. “Why would anyone choose to live here?” “Well, I suppose this is the only place that would have me.” Fionn stopped turning. The blood in his cheeks burst open. His grandfather was standing at the entrance to his cottage. He was a giant of a thing – tall and narrow with a shiny bald head, a large face and a nose to fit it. It was the same nose Fionn had been cursing in reflections for as long as he could remember. An oversized pair of round, horn-rimmed glasses sat along the tip, making his eyes seem bigger and wider than they really were. His arms and his legs were impossibly long, but still somehow dwarfed in an oversized tweed suit. He looked like he was all dressed up to go somewhere, only he’d been all dressed up for fifty years and now the suit was falling apart on him. His grandfather threw his head back, opened his mouth until Fionn could see all his teeth – the greying and the white – and laughed. And laughed and laughed and laughed, until Fionn imagined his laughter was sweeping around him in a tornado, the winds of it playing his heart like a fiddle.

From: The Storm Keeper’s Island by Catherine Doyle © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Vocabulary

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harbouring

ironic

inscribed

grim

oversized

dwarfed

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From: The Storm Keeper’s Island by Catherine Doyle © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

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harbouring

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It was an explosion of chaos and colour, and Fionn hated every inch of it. He wanted to be back in Dublin with his mother, in their cramped flat, listening to their upstairs neighbours pretend they weren’t harbouring a secret pit bull terrier and deciding what to order from the Chinese.

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From: The Storm Keeper’s Island by Catherine Doyle © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

harbouring

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inscribed

Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner

ironic

grim

oversized

dwarfed

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Vocabulary Check

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Reveal Vocabulary

Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.

Malachy Boyle’s house was breathing; Fionn was almost sure of it. It was rising and falling behind the tangled briars, peeking out at them every so often. The smoke was still curling into the sky, but there was no sign of Fionn’s grandfather. The cottage was small and squat, wedged deep into the earth, and swamped in a mess of trees and thorns. The edges of stonework peeked out in parts, where the white paint was peeling. The roof was made of slates, but around the edges, some had chipped and fallen into cracked gutters. The windows were cloudy with dirt and the sills were stuffed with headless flowers, their stems bending over into the garden like they were searching for their lost petals. It was an explosion of chaos and colour, and Fionn hated every inch of it. He wanted to be back in Dublin with his mother, in their cramped flat, listening to their upstairs neighbours pretend they weren’t harbouring a secret pit bull terrier and deciding what to order from the Chinese. They passed an old letter box, inscribed with faded Irish: Tír na nÓg. Ironic, thought Fionn. And then he made a mental note to double-check what the word ‘ironic’ actually meant before he said it out loud in front of Tara. The gate let out a low whine as he closed it behind them.

The Land of Youth.

From: The Storm Keeper’s Island by Catherine Doyle © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

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Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.

“It’s grim, isn’t it?” Tara didn’t bother to whisper despite the fact they were now standing in what some people might call a ‘garden’, but which seemed to Fionn more like a salad. “And inside is just as depressing.” Depressing. That word again. Fionn did a slow-motion turn. “Why would anyone choose to live here?” “Well, I suppose this is the only place that would have me.” Fionn stopped turning. The blood in his cheeks burst open. His grandfather was standing at the entrance to his cottage. He was a giant of a thing – tall and narrow with a shiny bald head, a large face and a nose to fit it. It was the same nose Fionn had been cursing in reflections for as long as he could remember. An oversized pair of round, horn-rimmed glasses sat along the tip, making his eyes seem bigger and wider than they really were. His arms and his legs were impossibly long, but still somehow dwarfed in an oversized tweed suit. He looked like he was all dressed up to go somewhere, only he’d been all dressed up for fifty years and now the suit was falling apart on him. His grandfather threw his head back, opened his mouth until Fionn could see all his teeth – the greying and the white – and laughed. And laughed and laughed and laughed, until Fionn imagined his laughter was sweeping around him in a tornado, the winds of it playing his heart like a fiddle.

From: The Storm Keeper’s Island by Catherine Doyle © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Fluency

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“It’s grim, isn’t it?” Tara didn’t bother to whisper despite the fact they were now standing in what some people might call a ‘garden’, but which seemed to Fionn more like a salad. “And inside is just as depressing.” Depressing. That word again. Fionn did a slow-motion turn. “Why would anyone choose to live here?”

What did you notice?

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From: The Storm Keeper’s Island by Catherine Doyle © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

My Turn
Your Turn

Echo Read

“It’s grim, isn’t it?”

Tara didn’t bother to whisper

despite the fact they were now standing in what some people might call a ‘garden’,

but which seemed to Fionn more like a salad.

“And inside is just as depressing.”

Depressing. That word again.

Fionn did a slow-motion turn.

“Why would anyone choose to live here?”

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From: The Storm Keeper’s Island by Catherine Doyle © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

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Choral Read

“It’s grim, isn’t it?” Tara didn’t bother to whisper despite the fact they were now standing in what some people might call a ‘garden’, but which seemed to Fionn more like a salad. “And inside is just as depressing.” Depressing. That word again. Fionn did a slow-motion turn. “Why would anyone choose to live here?”

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From: The Storm Keeper’s Island by Catherine Doyle © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Strategy Focus

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Strategy: Read Between the Lines

A) What is Fionn’s first impression of his grandfather’s cottage?

Be a detective and look for clues!

Teach

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Reveal Text Marks

Malachy Boyle’s house was breathing; Fionn was almost sure of it. It was rising and falling behind the tangled briars, peeking out at them every so often. The smoke was still curling into the sky, but there was no sign of Fionn’s grandfather.

A) What is Fionn’s first impression of his grandfather’s cottage?

Reveal Explainer

Fionn’s first impression of the house is that it is strange and unsettling. He describes the house as ‘breathing’ which suggests he feels the cottage is alive and perhaps watching him. Fionn feels the house is eerie and unpleasant instead of welcoming.

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From: The Storm Keeper’s Island by Catherine Doyle © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Strategy Stop

What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?

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Your Turn

A) What is Fionn’s first impression of his grandfather’s cottage?

B) What is Fionn’s first impression of his grandfather?

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Acceptable Answers

Text Mark Evidence - it (cottage) was rising and falling and behind the tangled briars, peeking out at them (Tara and Fionn) - edges of stoneware peeked out in parts - the gate let out a low whine

alive and watchful

A) What is Fionn’s first impression of his grandfather’s cottage?

Text Mark Evidence - it (cottage) was…behind the tangled briars - the cottage was small and squat, wedged deep into the earth - swamped in a mess of trees and thorns - what some people might call a ‘garden’, but which seemed to Fionn more like a salad

embedded in the landscape / wild and overgrown

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Text Mark Evidence - edges of stonework peeked out in parts, where the white paint was peeling - some (slates) had chipped and fallen into the cracked gutters - the windows were cloudy with dirt - sills were stuffed with headless flowers

decaying, neglected and run-down

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Practise & Apply

Acceptable Answers

Text Mark Evidence - it (cottage) was an explosion of chaos and colour, and Fionn hated every inch of it - inscribed with faded Irish…The Land of Youth…ironic, thought Fionn - why would anyone choose to live here

chaotic, confusing and unappealing

A) What is Fionn’s first impression of his grandfather’s cottage?

Text Mark Evidence it’s grim, isn’t it…and inside is just as depressing… depressing…that word again

sad and gloomy

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Practise & Apply

Text Mark Evidence he (grandfather) was a giant of a thing

enormous, physically imposing or intimidating

Acceptable Answers

Text Mark Evidence - a large face and a nose to fit it - an oversized pair of round, horn-rimmed glasses…making his eyes seem bigger and wider than they really were - his (grandfather’s) arms and his legs were impossibly long, but still somehow dwarfed in an oversized tweed suit

oversized, unusual appearance

B) What is Fionn’s first impression of his grandfather?

Text Mark Evidence it (his grandfather’s nose) was the same nose Fionn had been cursing in reflections for as long as he could remember

strong family resemblance

Text Mark Evidence he (grandfather) looked like he was all dressed up to go somewhere, only he’d been all dressed up for fifty years

outdated

Text Mark Evidence the suit was falling apart on him

scruffy or unkempt

Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers

Text Mark Evidence - his grandfather threw his head back… and laughed…and laughed and laughed... - Fionn imagined his laughter was sweeping around him in a tornado, the winds of it playing his heart like a fiddle

overwhelming or emotionally powerful presence

Quiz Time

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Picture Me

Which image is the best match for ‘dwarfed’?

Which One's Right?

“Well, I suppose this is the only place that would have me.” Fionn stopped turning. The blood in his cheeks burst open.

What emotion does the author suggest Fionn is feeling at this moment?

B) amusement

A) anger

D) embarassment

C) pride

Tick Me

They passed an old letter box, inscribed with faded Irish: Tír na nÓg. The Land of Youth. Ironic, thought Fionn.

Why does Fionn find the words ‘The Land of Youth’ ironic?

Tick two:

A) The cottage appears overgrown, wild and full of life.

B) The cottage looks old, neglected and decaying.

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C) The cottage was an ‘explosion of colour’ which would appeal to the young.

Click if correct

D) The cottage feels gloomy and depressing, not youthful.

Match Me

Match each word with the correct definition:

3 grim

4 oversized

1 harbouring

2 inscribed

C) concealing

D) bulky

B) etched

A) dreary

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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 Storm Keeper’s Island by Catherine Doyle © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.