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Stars with Flaming Tails: Poetry Lesson 3
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What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
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He walked through the streets, from door to door, he called through the streets till his throat was sore.
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From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) In the first verse, how does the poet show that the seller is desperate to be heard?
B) In the second verse, what do the people feel when the seller first speaks to them?
C) In the fourth verse, why do the people begin to turn angry towards the seller?
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Let me read today's text
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THE SELLER
He walked through the streets, from door to door,
he called through the streets till his throat was sore.
“Come look at the treasures I have to sell,
cooling waters from a bottomless well,
ointments for your eyes, so you can see
everything clearly, for eternity.
Come eat of my bread, and you’ll never die,
come out of your houses, come buy, come buy.”
But they shook their heads and with mournful sigh
said, “We have no money with which to buy.
We would love to eat of your marvellous bread,
who’d choose to die if they could live instead?
Your wares are tempting, but we are poor,
we have no money, please go from our door.”
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“Do not fret about money,” the seller replied. “I don’t need your pennies, so put them aside,
but I’ll take instead the tears from your eyes,
give me your heartaches, your groans and your sighs.
Bring me your pain and your misery
and I’ll give you fruit from a life-giving tree,
fruit that will keep you from growing old,
countless nuggets of purest gold,
garments woven from precious threads,
crowns studded with jewels to grace your head.”
But the people murmured, the people frowned,
and soon the seller’s words were drowned
by angry voices and furious shouts.
“Get rid of this man, go on, throw him out!
He’s come here to mock us, to waste our time,
he’s spreading lies and that’s a crime,
who’s ever heard of anything good,
clothing or vehicles or tools or food,
being brought without money, being sold without price?
He’s holding us to ridicule, and that’s not nice.”
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
ointments
wares
mournful sigh
fret
mock us
ridicule
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From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. 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
ointments
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Find Read Talk
He walked through the streets, from door to door, he called through the streets till his throat was sore. “Come look at the treasures I have to sell, cooling waters from a bottomless well, ointments for your eyes, so you can see everything clearly, for eternity.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
ointments
Your turn
mournful sigh
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
wares
fret
mock us
ridicule
Use your text
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Vocabulary Check & Re-read
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THE SELLER
He walked through the streets, from door to door,
he called through the streets till his throat was sore.
“Come look at the treasures I have to sell,
cooling waters from a bottomless well,
ointments for your eyes, so you can see
everything clearly, for eternity.
Come eat of my bread, and you’ll never die,
come out of your houses, come buy, come buy.”
But they shook their heads and with mournful sigh
said, “We have no money with which to buy.
We would love to eat of your marvellous bread,
who’d choose to die if they could live instead?
Your wares are tempting, but we are poor,
we have no money, please go from our door.”
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“Do not fret about money,” the seller replied. “I don’t need your pennies, so put them aside,
but I’ll take instead the tears from your eyes,
give me your heartaches, your groans and your sighs.
Bring me your pain and your misery
and I’ll give you fruit from a life-giving tree,
fruit that will keep you from growing old,
countless nuggets of purest gold,
garments woven from precious threads,
crowns studded with jewels to grace your head.”
But the people murmured, the people frowned,
and soon the seller’s words were drowned
by angry voices and furious shouts.
“Get rid of this man, go on, throw him out!
He’s come here to mock us, to waste our time,
he’s spreading lies and that’s a crime,
who’s ever heard of anything good,
clothing or vehicles or tools or food,
being brought without money, being sold without price?
He’s holding us to ridicule, and that’s not nice.”
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
But the people murmured, the people frowned,
and soon the seller’s words were drowned
by angry voices and furious shouts.
“Get rid of this man, go on, throw him out!
He’s come here to mock us, to waste our time,
he’s spreading lies and that a crime...
What did you notice?
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From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
But the people murmured, the people frowned,
and soon the seller’s words were drowned
by angry voices and furious shouts.
“Get rid of this man, go on, throw him out!
He’s come here to mock us, to waste our time,
he’s spreading lies and that a crime...
Explore
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
But the people murmured, the people frowned,
and soon the seller’s words were drowned
by angry voices and furious shouts.
“Get rid of this man, go on, throw him out!
He’s come here to mock us, to waste our time,
he’s spreading lies and that a crime...
Explore
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) In the first verse, how does the poet show that the seller is desperate to be heard?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
He walked through the streets, from door to door,
he called through the streets till his throat was sore.
Come eat of my bread, and you’ll never die,
come out of your houses, come buy, come buy.”
Reveal Explainer
The poet shows the seller is desperate to be heard by describing how he goes “from door to door”, which suggests he keeps trying again and again to reach people. The repeated phrase “Come buy, come buy” also shows urgency, as if he is calling out loudly and pleading for attention because he really wants people to listen to him.
A) In the first verse, how does the poet show that the seller is desperate to be heard?
Teach
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. 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) In the first verse, how does the poet show that the seller is desperate to be heard?
B) In the second verse, what do the people feel when the seller first speaks to them?
C) In the fourth verse, why do the people begin to turn angry towards the seller?
Find the answers
Text mark
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Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - from door to door - through the streets
keeps trying to reach people
A) In the first verse, how does the poet show that the seller is desperate to be heard?
Text Mark Evidence he called through the streets till his throat was sore
calls for a long time
Text Mark Evidence come buy, come buy
repeats his call
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - with mournful sigh - they shook their heads
sad / regretful
B) In the second verse, what do the people feel when the seller first speaks to them?
Text Mark Evidence - we would love to eat your marvellous bread - your wares are tempting
tempted
Text Mark Evidence - we have no money with which to buy - we are poor
hopeless / resigned
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - he’s come here to mock us - to waste our time
they think he is mocking them
C) In the fourth verse, why do the people begin to turn angry towards the seller?
Text Mark Evidence - he’s spreading lies - who’s ever heard of anything good…being sold without a price?
they don’t believe what he is offering
Text Mark Evidence - he’s holding us to ridicule - that’s not nice
they feel insulted
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - the people murmured - the people frowned - angry voices and furious shouts
their frustration turns into anger
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘mournful sigh’?
True or False?
The seller says he does not want money from the people.
False
True
Find Me
Find two words that show worry or feeling anxious about something:
“Do not fret about money,” the seller replied.
“I don’t need your pennies, so put them aside,
but I’ll take instead the tears from your eyes,
give me your heartaches, your groans and your sighs.
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
fret
heartaches
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
3 ridicule
4 ointments
1 wares
2 mock us
C) laugh and make feel foolish
B) make fun of
A) creams for the skin
D) goods to sell
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...
learn new words.
Reveal
Keep a notebook to write down and remember new words.
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 3
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?
He walked through the streets, from door to door, he called through the streets till his throat was sore.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) In the first verse, how does the poet show that the seller is desperate to be heard?
B) In the second verse, what do the people feel when the seller first speaks to them?
C) In the fourth verse, why do the people begin to turn angry towards the seller?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
THE SELLER
He walked through the streets, from door to door, he called through the streets till his throat was sore. “Come look at the treasures I have to sell, cooling waters from a bottomless well, ointments for your eyes, so you can see everything clearly, for eternity. Come eat of my bread, and you’ll never die, come out of your houses, come buy, come buy.” But they shook their heads and with mournful sigh said, “We have no money with which to buy. We would love to eat of your marvellous bread, who’d choose to die if they could live instead? Your wares are tempting, but we are poor, we have no money, please go from our door.”
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“Do not fret about money,” the seller replied. “I don’t need your pennies, so put them aside, but I’ll take instead the tears from your eyes, give me your heartaches, your groans and your sighs. Bring me your pain and your misery and I’ll give you fruit from a life-giving tree, fruit that will keep you from growing old, countless nuggets of purest gold, garments woven from precious threads, crowns studded with jewels to grace your head.” But the people murmured, the people frowned, and soon the seller’s words were drowned by angry voices and furious shouts. “Get rid of this man, go on, throw him out! He’s come here to mock us, to waste our time, he’s spreading lies and that’s a crime, who’s ever heard of anything good, clothing or vehicles or tools or food, being brought without money, being sold without price? He’s holding us to ridicule, and that’s not nice.”
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
ointments
wares
mournful sigh
fret
mock us
ridicule
Explore
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. 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
ointments
Explore
Find Read Talk
He walked through the streets, from door to door, he called through the streets till his throat was sore. “Come look at the treasures I have to sell, cooling waters from a bottomless well, ointments for your eyes, so you can see everything clearly, for eternity.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
ointments
Your turn
mournful sigh
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
wares
fret
mock us
ridicule
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
THE SELLER
He walked through the streets, from door to door, he called through the streets till his throat was sore. “Come look at the treasures I have to sell, cooling waters from a bottomless well, ointments for your eyes, so you can see everything clearly, for eternity. Come eat of my bread, and you’ll never die, come out of your houses, come buy, come buy.” But they shook their heads and with mournful sigh said, “We have no money with which to buy. We would love to eat of your marvellous bread, who’d choose to die if they could live instead? Your wares are tempting, but we are poor, we have no money, please go from our door.”
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“Do not fret about money,” the seller replied. “I don’t need your pennies, so put them aside, but I’ll take instead the tears from your eyes, give me your heartaches, your groans and your sighs. Bring me your pain and your misery and I’ll give you fruit from a life-giving tree, fruit that will keep you from growing old, countless nuggets of purest gold, garments woven from precious threads, crowns studded with jewels to grace your head.” But the people murmured, the people frowned, and soon the seller’s words were drowned by angry voices and furious shouts. “Get rid of this man, go on, throw him out! He’s come here to mock us, to waste our time, he’s spreading lies and that’s a crime, who’s ever heard of anything good, clothing or vehicles or tools or food, being brought without money, being sold without price? He’s holding us to ridicule, and that’s not nice.”
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
But the people murmured, the people frowned, and soon the seller’s words were drowned by angry voices and furious shouts. “Get rid of this man, go on, throw him out! He’s come here to mock us, to waste our time, he’s spreading lies and that a crime...
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
But the people murmured, the people frowned,
and soon the seller’s words were drowned
by angry voices and furious shouts.
“Get rid of this man, go on, throw him out!
He’s come here to mock us, to waste our time,
he’s spreading lies and that a crime...
Explore
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
But the people murmured, the people frowned, and soon the seller’s words were drowned by angry voices and furious shouts. “Get rid of this man, go on, throw him out! He’s come here to mock us, to waste our time, he’s spreading lies and that a crime...
Explore
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) In the first verse, how does the poet show that the seller is desperate to be heard?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
He walked through the streets, from door to door, he called through the streets till his throat was sore. Come eat of my bread, and you’ll never die, come out of your houses, come buy, come buy.”
Reveal Explainer
The poet shows the seller is desperate to be heard by describing how he goes “from door to door”, which suggests he keeps trying again and again to reach people. The repeated phrase “Come buy, come buy” also shows urgency, as if he is calling out loudly and pleading for attention because he really wants people to listen to him.
A) In the first verse, how does the poet show that the seller is desperate to be heard?
Teach
From: Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom © 2021. 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) In the first verse, how does the poet show that the seller is desperate to be heard?
B) In the second verse, what do the people feel when the seller first speaks to them?
C) In the fourth verse, why do the people begin to turn angry towards the seller?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - from door to door - through the streets
keeps trying to reach people
A) In the first verse, how does the poet show that the seller is desperate to be heard?
Text Mark Evidence he called through the streets till his throat was sore
calls for a long time
Text Mark Evidence come buy, come buy
repeats his call
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - with mournful sigh - they shook their heads
sad / regretful
B) In the second verse, what do the people feel when the seller first speaks to them?
Text Mark Evidence - we would love to eat your marvellous bread - your wares are tempting
tempted
Text Mark Evidence - we have no money with which to buy - we are poor
hopeless / resigned
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - he’s come here to mock us - to waste our time
they think he is mocking them
C) In the fourth verse, why do the people begin to turn angry towards the seller?
Text Mark Evidence - he’s spreading lies - who’s ever heard of anything good…being sold without a price?
they don’t believe what he is offering
Text Mark Evidence - he’s holding us to ridicule - that’s not nice
they feel insulted
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - the people murmured - the people frowned - angry voices and furious shouts
their frustration turns into anger
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘mournful sigh’?
True or False?
The seller says he does not want money from the people.
False
True
Find Me
Find two words that show worry or feeling anxious about something:
“Do not fret about money,” the seller replied. “I don’t need your pennies, so put them aside, but I’ll take instead the tears from your eyes, give me your heartaches, your groans and your sighs.
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
fret
heartaches
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
3 ridicule
4 ointments
1 wares
2 mock us
C) laugh and make feel foolish
B) make fun of
A) creams for the skin
D) goods to sell
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...
learn new words.
Reveal
Keep a notebook to write down and remember new words.
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.