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And Everything Will Be Glad to See You: Poetry Lesson 4
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
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What do you know and think?
He takes his girlness off like a sealskin…
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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 feel different as their ‘secret me’?
B) How does the poet suggest that it is important for people to be themselves or feel comfortable in their ‘own skin’?
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Let me read today's text
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SELKIE
By Rachel Plummer
The secret me is a boy.
He takes girlness off like a sealskin:
something that never sat right on his shoulders.
The secret me is broad-shouldered;
the sea can’t contain him,
the land can’t anchor his waves
to its sand.
The secret me swims
with the big fish, brash, he swaggers
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
like a mermaid, bares teeth like daggers, barks at the moon when it’s thin.
He’s whiskered, that boy. Thick-skinned.
Quick-finned, always turning tail.
He wears his own skin like a sail,
lets it carry him to where
salt swallows mouthfuls of air.
Let them find me there by the shore:
The girl-seal with a secret
boy inside. Rough-voiced. Black-eyed.
Washed bare
as the beach by the tide.
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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selkie
brash
anchor
swaggers
bares teeth like daggers
thick-skinned
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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
selkie
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Find Read Talk
SELKIE
By Rachel Plummer
The secret me is a boy.
He takes girlness off like a sealskin:
something that never sat right on his shoulders.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Your turn
selkie
anchor
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
brash
swaggers
bares teeth like daggers
thick-skinned
Use your text
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Vocabulary Check & Re-read
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SELKIE
By Rachel Plummer
The secret me is a boy.
He takes girlness off like a sealskin:
something that never sat right on his shoulders.
The secret me is broad-shouldered;
the sea can’t contain him,
the land can’t anchor his waves
to its sand.
The secret me swims
with the big fish, brash, he swaggers
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
like a mermaid, bares teeth like daggers, barks at the moon when it’s thin.
He’s whiskered, that boy. Thick-skinned.
Quick-finned, always turning tail.
He wears his own skin like a sail,
lets it carry him to where
salt swallows mouthfuls of air.
Let them find me there by the shore:
The girl-seal with a secret
boy inside. Rough-voiced. Black-eyed.
Washed bare
as the beach by the tide.
Reveal Vocabulary
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 secret me swims
with the big fish, brash, he swaggers
like a mermaid, bares teeth
like daggers, barks at the moon when it’s thin.
He’s whiskered, that boy. Thick-skinned.
Quick-finned, always turning tail.
He wears his own skin like a sail,
lets it carry him to where
salt swallows mouthfuls of air.
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 secret me swims
with the big fish, brash,
he swaggers
like a mermaid,
bares teeth
like daggers,
barks at the moon when it’s thin.
He’s whiskered, that boy. Thick-skinned.
Quick-finned, always turning tail.
He wears his own skin like a sail,
lets it carry him to where
salt swallows mouthfuls of air.
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 secret me swims
with the big fish, brash, he swaggers
like a mermaid, bares teeth
like daggers, barks at the moon when it’s thin.
He’s whiskered, that boy. Thick-skinned.
Quick-finned, always turning tail.
He wears his own skin like a sail,
lets it carry him to where
salt swallows mouthfuls of air.
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
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the poet feel different as their ‘secret me’?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The secret me is a boy.
He takes girlness off like a sealskin:
something that never sat right on his shoulders.
Reveal Explainer
The poet says girlness ‘never sat right on his shoulders’. This shows that the poet feels uncomfortable and restricted when they are not their ‘secret me’. Perhaps the poet feels that being seen in ‘girlness’ places expectations on them about how they should behave that do not fit who they really are. As such, they feel freer and more comfortable as their ‘secret me’.
A) How does the poet feel different as their ‘secret me’?
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 feel different as their ‘secret me’?
B) How does the poet suggest that it is important for people to be themselves or feel comfortable in their ‘own skin’?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the sea can’t contain him - the land can’t anchor his waves to its sand
free
A) How does the poet feel different as their ‘secret me’?
Text Mark Evidence the secret me swims with the big fish, brash, he swaggers
confident
Text Mark Evidence he bares teeth like daggers, barks at the moon
fierce and wild
Text Mark Evidence thick-skinned
strong or tough
Text Mark Evidence quick-finned, always turning tail
athletic or agile
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence he wears his own skin like a sail, lets it carry him
brave and adventurous
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the secret me is a boy - washed bare as the beach by the tide
sharing their true self
B) How does the poet suggest that it is important for people to be themselves or feel comfortable in their ‘own skin’?
Text Mark Evidence he takes girlness off like sealskin: something that never sat right on his shoulders
feeling more comfortable as their true self
Text Mark Evidence let them find me there by the shore: the girl-seal with a secret boy inside
being proud of who they are
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘bares teeth like daggers’?
Which One's Right?
The secret me swims
with the big fish, brash, he swaggers like a mermaid, bares teeth
like daggers, barks at the moon when it’s thin.
What does the simile ‘teeth like daggers’ tell us about the teeth of the poet’s secret me?
B) They look silverin the water.
A) They aresmall and shiny.
C) They are sharpand dangerous.
D) They are smiling broadly with joy.
Fill the Gaps
daggers
swaggers
anchor
brash
The secret me is broad-shouldered;
the sea can’t contain him,
the land can’t his waves
to its sand.
The secret me swims
with the big fish, , he like a mermaid, bares teeth
like , barks at the moon when it’s thin.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Tick Me
Why might the poet have named the poem Selkie?
Tick one:
A) The poems tells the story of the selkie legend.
B) The poet wants to be free like a seal.
Check
C) The poet wants to learn to swim well.
Click if correct
D) The poem is about changing between two forms.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
play with words.
Reveal
Create your own rhymes or fun combinations of words.
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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 4
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 takes his girlness off like a sealskin…
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 feel different as their ‘secret me’?
B) How does the poet suggest that it is important for people to be themselves or feel comfortable in their ‘own skin’?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
SELKIE
By Rachel Plummer
The secret me is a boy. He takes girlness off like a sealskin: something that never sat right on his shoulders. The secret me is broad-shouldered; the sea can’t contain him, the land can’t anchor his waves to its sand. The secret me swims with the big fish, brash, he swaggers
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
like a mermaid, bares teeth like daggers, barks at the moon when it’s thin. He’s whiskered, that boy. Thick-skinned. Quick-finned, always turning tail. He wears his own skin like a sail, lets it carry him to where salt swallows mouthfuls of air. Let them find me there by the shore: The girl-seal with a secret boy inside. Rough-voiced. Black-eyed. Washed bare as the beach by the tide.
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!
selkie
brash
anchor
swaggers
bares teeth like daggers
thick-skinned
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
selkie
Explore
Find Read Talk
SELKIE
By Rachel Plummer
The secret me is a boy. He takes girlness off like a sealskin: something that never sat right on his shoulders.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Your turn
selkie
anchor
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
brash
swaggers
bares teeth like daggers
thick-skinned
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
SELKIE
By Rachel Plummer
The secret me is a boy. He takes girlness off like a sealskin: something that never sat right on his shoulders. The secret me is broad-shouldered; the sea can’t contain him, the land can’t anchor his waves to its sand. The secret me swims with the big fish, brash, he swaggers
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
like a mermaid, bares teeth like daggers, barks at the moon when it’s thin. He’s whiskered, that boy. Thick-skinned. Quick-finned, always turning tail. He wears his own skin like a sail, lets it carry him to where salt swallows mouthfuls of air. Let them find me there by the shore: The girl-seal with a secret boy inside. Rough-voiced. Black-eyed. Washed bare as the beach by the tide.
Reveal Vocabulary
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 secret me swims with the big fish, brash, he swaggers like a mermaid, bares teeth like daggers, barks at the moon when it’s thin. He’s whiskered, that boy. Thick-skinned. Quick-finned, always turning tail. He wears his own skin like a sail, lets it carry him to where salt swallows mouthfuls of air.
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 secret me swims with the big fish, brash,
he swaggers like a mermaid,
bares teeth like daggers,
barks at the moon when it’s thin.
He’s whiskered, that boy. Thick-skinned.
Quick-finned, always turning tail.
He wears his own skin like a sail,
lets it carry him to where salt swallows mouthfuls of air.
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 secret me swims with the big fish, brash, he swaggers like a mermaid, bares teeth like daggers, barks at the moon when it’s thin. He’s whiskered, that boy. Thick-skinned. Quick-finned, always turning tail. He wears his own skin like a sail, lets it carry him to where salt swallows mouthfuls of air.
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 feel different as their ‘secret me’?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The secret me is a boy.
He takes girlness off like a sealskin: something that never sat right on his shoulders.
Reveal Explainer
The poet says girlness ‘never sat right on his shoulders’. This shows that the poet feels uncomfortable and restricted when they are not their ‘secret me’. Perhaps the poet feels that being seen in ‘girlness’ places expectations on them about how they should behave that do not fit who they really are. As such, they feel freer and more comfortable as their ‘secret me’.
A) How does the poet feel different as their ‘secret me’?
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 feel different as their ‘secret me’?
B) How does the poet suggest that it is important for people to be themselves or feel comfortable in their ‘own skin’?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the sea can’t contain him - the land can’t anchor his waves to its sand
free
A) How does the poet feel different as their ‘secret me’?
Text Mark Evidence the secret me swims with the big fish, brash, he swaggers
confident
Text Mark Evidence he bares teeth like daggers, barks at the moon
fierce and wild
Text Mark Evidence thick-skinned
strong or tough
Text Mark Evidence quick-finned, always turning tail
athletic or agile
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence he wears his own skin like a sail, lets it carry him
brave and adventurous
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the secret me is a boy - washed bare as the beach by the tide
sharing their true self
B) How does the poet suggest that it is important for people to be themselves or feel comfortable in their ‘own skin’?
Text Mark Evidence he takes girlness off like sealskin: something that never sat right on his shoulders
feeling more comfortable as their true self
Text Mark Evidence let them find me there by the shore: the girl-seal with a secret boy inside
being proud of who they are
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘bares teeth like daggers’?
Which One's Right?
The secret me swims with the big fish, brash, he swaggers like a mermaid, bares teeth like daggers, barks at the moon when it’s thin.
What does the simile ‘teeth like daggers’ tell us about the teeth of the poet’s secret me?
B) They look silverin the water.
A) They aresmall and shiny.
C) They are sharpand dangerous.
D) They are smiling broadly with joy.
Fill the Gaps
daggers
swaggers
anchor
brash
The secret me is broad-shouldered; the sea can’t contain him, the land can’t his waves to its sand. The secret me swims with the big fish, , he like a mermaid, bares teeth like , barks at the moon when it’s thin.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Tick Me
Why might the poet have named the poem Selkie?
Tick one:
A) The poems tells the story of the selkie legend.
B) The poet wants to be free like a seal.
Check
C) The poet wants to learn to swim well.
Click if correct
D) The poem is about changing between two forms.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
play with words.
Reveal
Create your own rhymes or fun combinations of 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: And Everything Will Be Glad to See You selected by Ella Risbridger © 2022 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
anchor
swaggers
brash
daggers