Ready Steady Read Together
And Everything Will Be Glad to See You: Poetry 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?
The ghost in the garden cracks twigs as she treads…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the poet make nature seem to be almost human?
B) How is this poem similar to Why is It? the poem from Lesson 1? How is it different?
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Let me read today's text
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GHOST IN THE GARDEN
By Berlie Doherty
The ghost in the garden
Cracks twigs as she treads
Shuffles the leaves
But isn’t there
The ghost in the garden
Snaps back the brambles
So they spring against my legs
But isn’t there
Draws spiders’ webs across my face
Breathes mist on my cheek
Whispers with bird-breath down my ear
But isn’t there
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Tosses raindrops down from branches
Splashes the pond
Traces a face in it
That isn’t mine
Moves shadows underneath the trees
Too tall, too thin, too tiny to be me
Spreads bindweed out to catch me Flutters wild wings about my head
Tugs at my hair
But isn’t there
And when I look There’s only the bed of grass
Where her running feet
Have smudged the dew
And there’s only the sigh
Of her laughter
Trickling
Like
Moonlight
On
Wet
Weeds.
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
treads
bindweed
brambles
smudged
dew
trickling
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From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. 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
treads
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Find Read Talk
GHOST IN THE GARDEN
By Berlie Doherty
The ghost in the garden
Cracks twigs as she treads
Shuffles the leaves
But isn’t there
Reveal Vocabulary
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
treads
Your turn
brambles
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
bindweed
smudged
dew
trickling
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
GHOST IN THE GARDEN
Reveal Vocabulary
By Berlie Doherty
The ghost in the garden
Cracks twigs as she treads
Shuffles the leaves
But isn’t there
The ghost in the garden
Snaps back the brambles
So they spring against my legs
But isn’t there
Draws spiders’ webs across my face
Breathes mist on my cheek
Whispers with bird-breath down my ear
But isn’t there
Explore
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Tosses raindrops down from branches
Splashes the pond
Traces a face in it
That isn’t mine
Moves shadows underneath the trees
Too tall, too thin, too tiny to be me
Spreads bindweed out to catch me Flutters wild wings about my head
Tugs at my hair
But isn’t there
And when I look There’s only the bed of grass
Where her running feet
Have smudged the dew
And there’s only the sigh
Of her laughter
Trickling
Like
Moonlight
On
Wet
Weeds.
Explore
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
The ghost in the garden
Cracks twigs as she treads
Shuffles the leaves
But isn’t there
The ghost in the garden
Snaps back the brambles
So they spring against my legs
But isn’t there
Draws spiders’ webs across my face
Breathes mist on my cheek
Whispers with bird-breath down my ear
But isn’t there
What did you notice?
Explore
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The ghost in the garden
Cracks twigs as she treads
Shuffles the leaves
But isn’t there
The ghost in the garden
Snaps back the brambles
So they spring against my legs
But isn’t there
Draws spiders’ webs across my face
Breathes mist on my cheek
Whispers with bird-breath down my ear
But isn’t there
Explore
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The ghost in the garden
Cracks twigs as she treads
Shuffles the leaves
But isn’t there
The ghost in the garden
Snaps back the brambles
So they spring against my legs
But isn’t there
Draws spiders’ webs across my face
Breathes mist on my cheek
Whispers with bird-breath down my ear
But isn’t there
Explore
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the poet make nature seem to be almost human?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The ghost in the garden
Cracks twigs as she treads
Shuffles the leaves
But isn’t there
A) How does the poet make nature seem to be almost human?
Reveal Explainer
The poet uses personification by giving human actions to nature. The words ‘treads’ and ‘shuffles’ are usually used to describe people who are walking and dragging their feet. The use of the pronoun ‘she’ makes it seem as though the poet is describing a person rather than nature.
Teach
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. 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 does the poet make nature seem to be almost human?
B) How is this poem similar to Why is It? the poem from Lesson 1? How is it different?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - tosses raindrops down from branches - splashes the pond - traces a face in it that isn’t mine - moves shadows underneath the trees - her running feet have smudged the dew
has human actions or movements
Text Mark Evidence - the ghost in the garden snaps back the brambles so they spring against my legs - draws spiders’ webs across my face - breathes mist on my cheek - whispers with bird-breath down my ear - spreads bindweed out to catch me - flutters wild wings about my head - tugs at my hair
has plans to target the poet on purpose
A) How does the poet make nature seem to be almost human?
Text Mark Evidence the sigh of her laughter
described as expressing emotions
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - she treads - her running feet - her laughter
use of ‘she/her’
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Similarities
Text Mark Evidence Why is it? – describes everyday sounds in a house as frightening
Ghost in the Garden – describes movements in a garden as frightening
both describe ordinary things as unsettling
B) How is this poem similar to Why is It?, the poem from Lesson 1? How is it different?
Text Mark Evidence Why is it? – taps drip - attic grumble - floorboards creak… Ghost in the Garden – cracks twigs - shuffles the leaves
both use sound and movement to create fear
Go to the next slide for differences...
Text Mark Evidence Why is it? – soft whispers in the air - you think you’re not alone in bed
Ghost in the Garden – the ghost in the garden - whispers with bird-breath
both use personification / imagine another presence / hear voices
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence Why is it? – when you’re alone at night
Ghost in the Garden – but isn’t there
both focus on fear that is imagined, not true danger
Acceptable Answers
Differences
B) How is this poem similar to Why is It?, the poem from Lesson 1? How is it different?
Text Mark Evidence Why is it? – fear from sounds and darkness inside a house at night
Ghost in the Garden – fear from movement and touch from nature outside in a garden
different settings / causes of fear
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘dew’?
Find Me
Find the word which refers to a thorny weed:
The ghost in the garden
Snaps back the brambles
So they spring against my legs
But isn’t there...
Discuss then check
brambles
Tick Me
Breathes mist on my cheek
Whispers with bird-breath down my ear
This line suggests the touch to the poet’s face was…
Tick one:
A) gentle and light.
B) warm and dry.
Check
C) painful and sharp.
Click if correct
D) wet and hard.
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
4 trickle
1 tread
2 bindweed
3 smudged
C) a pesky garden weed
B) walk on or over
A) flowing gently
D) smeared or not clear
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...
use nature as inspiration.
Reveal
Many poets write about nature; try reading outdoors!
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: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
And Everything Will Be Glad to See You: Poetry 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?
The ghost in the garden cracks twigs as she treads…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the poet make nature seem to be almost human?
B) How is this poem similar to Why is It? the poem from Lesson 1? How is it different?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
GHOST IN THE GARDEN
By Berlie Doherty
The ghost in the garden Cracks twigs as she treads Shuffles the leaves But isn’t there The ghost in the garden Snaps back the brambles So they spring against my legs But isn’t there Draws spiders’ webs across my face Breathes mist on my cheek Whispers with bird-breath down my ear But isn’t there
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Tosses raindrops down from branches Splashes the pond Traces a face in it That isn’t mine Moves shadows underneath the trees Too tall, too thin, too tiny to be me Spreads bindweed out to catch me Flutters wild wings about my head Tugs at my hair But isn’t there
And when I look There’s only the bed of grass Where her running feet Have smudged the dew And there’s only the sigh Of her laughter Trickling Like Moonlight On Wet Weeds.
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
treads
bindweed
brambles
smudged
dew
trickling
Explore
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. 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
treads
Explore
Find Read Talk
GHOST IN THE GARDEN
By Berlie Doherty
The ghost in the garden Cracks twigs as she treads Shuffles the leaves But isn’t there
Reveal Vocabulary
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
treads
Your turn
brambles
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
bindweed
smudged
dew
trickling
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
GHOST IN THE GARDEN
Reveal Vocabulary
By Berlie Doherty
The ghost in the garden Cracks twigs as she treads Shuffles the leaves But isn’t there The ghost in the garden Snaps back the brambles So they spring against my legs But isn’t there Draws spiders’ webs across my face Breathes mist on my cheek Whispers with bird-breath down my ear But isn’t there
Explore
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Tosses raindrops down from branches Splashes the pond Traces a face in it That isn’t mine Moves shadows underneath the trees Too tall, too thin, too tiny to be me Spreads bindweed out to catch me Flutters wild wings about my head Tugs at my hair But isn’t there
And when I look There’s only the bed of grass Where her running feet Have smudged the dew And there’s only the sigh Of her laughter Trickling Like Moonlight On Wet Weeds.
Explore
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
The ghost in the garden Cracks twigs as she treads Shuffles the leaves But isn’t there The ghost in the garden Snaps back the brambles So they spring against my legs But isn’t there Draws spiders’ webs across my face Breathes mist on my cheek Whispers with bird-breath down my ear But isn’t there
What did you notice?
Explore
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The ghost in the garden Cracks twigs as she treads Shuffles the leaves
But isn’t there
The ghost in the garden Snaps back the brambles So they spring against my legs
But isn’t there
Draws spiders’ webs across my face
Breathes mist on my cheek
Whispers with bird-breath down my ear
But isn’t there
Explore
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The ghost in the garden Cracks twigs as she treads Shuffles the leaves But isn’t there The ghost in the garden Snaps back the brambles So they spring against my legs But isn’t there Draws spiders’ webs across my face Breathes mist on my cheek Whispers with bird-breath down my ear But isn’t there
Explore
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the poet make nature seem to be almost human?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The ghost in the garden Cracks twigs as she treads Shuffles the leaves But isn’t there
A) How does the poet make nature seem to be almost human?
Reveal Explainer
The poet uses personification by giving human actions to nature. The words ‘treads’ and ‘shuffles’ are usually used to describe people who are walking and dragging their feet. The use of the pronoun ‘she’ makes it seem as though the poet is describing a person rather than nature.
Teach
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. 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 does the poet make nature seem to be almost human?
B) How is this poem similar to Why is It? the poem from Lesson 1? How is it different?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - tosses raindrops down from branches - splashes the pond - traces a face in it that isn’t mine - moves shadows underneath the trees - her running feet have smudged the dew
has human actions or movements
Text Mark Evidence - the ghost in the garden snaps back the brambles so they spring against my legs - draws spiders’ webs across my face - breathes mist on my cheek - whispers with bird-breath down my ear - spreads bindweed out to catch me - flutters wild wings about my head - tugs at my hair
has plans to target the poet on purpose
A) How does the poet make nature seem to be almost human?
Text Mark Evidence the sigh of her laughter
described as expressing emotions
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - she treads - her running feet - her laughter
use of ‘she/her’
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Similarities
Text Mark Evidence Why is it? – describes everyday sounds in a house as frightening Ghost in the Garden – describes movements in a garden as frightening
both describe ordinary things as unsettling
B) How is this poem similar to Why is It?, the poem from Lesson 1? How is it different?
Text Mark Evidence Why is it? – taps drip - attic grumble - floorboards creak… Ghost in the Garden – cracks twigs - shuffles the leaves
both use sound and movement to create fear
Go to the next slide for differences...
Text Mark Evidence Why is it? – soft whispers in the air - you think you’re not alone in bed Ghost in the Garden – the ghost in the garden - whispers with bird-breath
both use personification / imagine another presence / hear voices
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence Why is it? – when you’re alone at night Ghost in the Garden – but isn’t there
both focus on fear that is imagined, not true danger
Acceptable Answers
Differences
B) How is this poem similar to Why is It?, the poem from Lesson 1? How is it different?
Text Mark Evidence Why is it? – fear from sounds and darkness inside a house at night Ghost in the Garden – fear from movement and touch from nature outside in a garden
different settings / causes of fear
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘dew’?
Find Me
Find the word which refers to a thorny weed:
The ghost in the garden Snaps back the brambles So they spring against my legs But isn’t there...
Discuss then check
brambles
Tick Me
Breathes mist on my cheek Whispers with bird-breath down my ear
This line suggests the touch to the poet’s face was…
Tick one:
A) gentle and light.
B) warm and dry.
Check
C) painful and sharp.
Click if correct
D) wet and hard.
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
4 trickle
1 tread
2 bindweed
3 smudged
C) a pesky garden weed
B) walk on or over
A) flowing gently
D) smeared or not clear
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...
use nature as inspiration.
Reveal
Many poets write about nature; try reading outdoors!
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: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.