Ready Steady Read Together
Stars with Flaming Tails: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘shrill’?
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
4 yowling
1 subdue
3 outrageous
2 ridicule
A) to embarrass someone
B) a loud, long and unpleasant crying sound
C) something shocking makes people surprised
D) to stop someone by using force
Click if correct
Check
Sequence Me
Put the events from the poem, THE SELLER, in the correct order:
A) The seller tells the people he does not want money and asks for their pain instead.
B) The people become angry and shout at the seller, telling him to leave.
C) The seller walks through the streets calling people to buy what he is offering.
D) The people explain that they would like the goods but have no money.
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each poetic feature with the example from a poem in this unit:
A settled snow
1 rhyme
B sorrow called
2 alliteration
Check
C the plates all rattle
Click if correct
3 personification
D When grandad sings he shuts his eyes,
Screws up his face, points to the skies.
4 onomatopoeia
Speaking Spotlight
Performance Podium
Explore
Performance Podium
Expression
Rehearse
Accuracy
Pace
Volume
Select an extract of two versesfrom a poem from earlier this week.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
bouts of weeping
doubts
retreating
courage
boldly
abhor
Explore
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
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SORROW CHILD
Sorrow called while I was sleeping,
As he had done once before,
Praying open eyes still sore
From the endless bouts of weeping.
Whispering doubts I thought were sleeping
At the edges of my core,
Stealing strength I’d locked ashore,
Sorrow called, my peace retreating.
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Scattering courage I’ve been keeping For a rainy day, in store,
Sorrow called while I was sleeping,
As he had done once before.
He walked not boldly, but came creeping
Like those robbers I abhor,
Came to wreck my life once more,
Bringing changes harsh and sweeping.
Sorrow called what I was sleeping.
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Find and copy one phrase in the second verse that suggests the speaker is losing their calm or happiness.
Whispering doubts I thought were sleeping At the edges of my core, Stealing strength I’d locked ashore, Sorrow called, my peace retreating.
Reveal Answer
Reveal Extract
2) How does describing sorrow as something that can ‘call’ affect the reader?
Text Mark Evidence - sorrow called while I was sleeping - he walked not boldly, but came creeping
Text Mark Evidence - like those robbers I abhor - came to wreck my life once more
makes sorrow seem like a real person
makes sorrow feel threatening or frightening
Text Mark Evidence - stealing strength - scattering courage
shows sorrow has control of power
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
3) Using the text in the poem, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
The speaker is asleep when sorrow arrives.
Sorrow only comes to the speaker once.
The poet describes sorrow as arriving quietly and slowly.
Sorrow makes the speaker feel stronger and more confident.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Whispering doubts I thought were sleeping...
4) Which poetic feature is used in this line?
metaphor
alliteration
personification
simile
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
5) Why do you think sorrow is described as something that ‘came to wreck my life once more’?
sorrow arrives in a harmful, unwanted way
Text Mark Evidence - came creeping - like those robbers I abhor
Text Mark Evidence came to wreck my life once more
sorrow causes serious damage to the speaker’s life
Text Mark Evidence wreck my life
sorrow affects the whole of the speaker’s life, not just one feeling
Text Mark Evidence - once more - as he had does once before
the pain has returned after happening before
Text Mark Evidence bringing changes harsh and sweeping
sorrow brings sudden and powerful change
Text Mark Evidence sorrow called while I was sleeping
sorrow disturbs the speaker even when they should be at peace
RevealEvidence & Answers
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.
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: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Stars with Flaming Tails: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘shrill’?
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
4 yowling
1 subdue
3 outrageous
2 ridicule
A) to embarrass someone
B) a loud, long and unpleasant crying sound
C) something shocking makes people surprised
D) to stop someone by using force
Click if correct
Check
Sequence Me
Put the events from the poem, THE SELLER, in the correct order:
A) The seller tells the people he does not want money and asks for their pain instead.
B) The people become angry and shout at the seller, telling him to leave.
C) The seller walks through the streets calling people to buy what he is offering.
D) The people explain that they would like the goods but have no money.
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each poetic feature with the example from a poem in this unit:
A settled snow
1 rhyme
B sorrow called
2 alliteration
Check
C the plates all rattle
Click if correct
3 personification
D When grandad sings he shuts his eyes, Screws up his face, points to the skies.
4 onomatopoeia
Speaking Spotlight
Performance Podium
Explore
Performance Podium
Expression
Rehearse
Accuracy
Pace
Volume
Select an extract of two versesfrom a poem from earlier this week.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
bouts of weeping
doubts
retreating
courage
boldly
abhor
Explore
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
SORROW CHILD
Sorrow called while I was sleeping, As he had done once before, Praying open eyes still sore From the endless bouts of weeping. Whispering doubts I thought were sleeping At the edges of my core, Stealing strength I’d locked ashore, Sorrow called, my peace retreating.
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Scattering courage I’ve been keeping For a rainy day, in store, Sorrow called while I was sleeping, As he had done once before. He walked not boldly, but came creeping Like those robbers I abhor, Came to wreck my life once more, Bringing changes harsh and sweeping. Sorrow called what I was sleeping.
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Find and copy one phrase in the second verse that suggests the speaker is losing their calm or happiness.
Whispering doubts I thought were sleeping At the edges of my core, Stealing strength I’d locked ashore, Sorrow called, my peace retreating.
Reveal Answer
Reveal Extract
2) How does describing sorrow as something that can ‘call’ affect the reader?
Text Mark Evidence - sorrow called while I was sleeping - he walked not boldly, but came creeping
Text Mark Evidence - like those robbers I abhor - came to wreck my life once more
makes sorrow seem like a real person
makes sorrow feel threatening or frightening
Text Mark Evidence - stealing strength - scattering courage
shows sorrow has control of power
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
3) Using the text in the poem, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
The speaker is asleep when sorrow arrives.
Sorrow only comes to the speaker once.
The poet describes sorrow as arriving quietly and slowly.
Sorrow makes the speaker feel stronger and more confident.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Whispering doubts I thought were sleeping...
4) Which poetic feature is used in this line?
metaphor
alliteration
personification
simile
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
5) Why do you think sorrow is described as something that ‘came to wreck my life once more’?
sorrow arrives in a harmful, unwanted way
Text Mark Evidence - came creeping - like those robbers I abhor
Text Mark Evidence came to wreck my life once more
sorrow causes serious damage to the speaker’s life
Text Mark Evidence wreck my life
sorrow affects the whole of the speaker’s life, not just one feeling
Text Mark Evidence - once more - as he had does once before
the pain has returned after happening before
Text Mark Evidence bringing changes harsh and sweeping
sorrow brings sudden and powerful change
Text Mark Evidence sorrow called while I was sleeping
sorrow disturbs the speaker even when they should be at peace
RevealEvidence & Answers
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.
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: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.