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Ready Steady Read Together

Hello, Universe: Fiction Lesson 3

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?

“Guess you’ll have to get new books, weakling…Not that you need them anyway, since you probably don’t know how to read.”

How might this extract link to the illustration?

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From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Today's Question(s)

A) Put the following events in the correct order.

B) Why was Virgil so upset when Chet took his bag?

C) How can you tell Chet enjoyed being cruel?

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Let me read today's text

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In addition to being afraid of the dark, carrying a guinea pig in his backpack, and stuffing his pockets full of dandelions and rocks, Virgil had another secret: he weighed only seventy-six pounds, and even though he pretended to be five feet tall, he was actually four foot eleven. Virgil wasn’t sure how much the Bull weighed or how tall he was, but he certainly weighed more than seventy-six pounds. “You really are stupid, huh?” the Bull said. His eyes shifted to Virgil’s backpack. Chet took a step forward and Virgil took a step back, which the Bull thought was hilarious, because he immediately broke into peals of laughter before ripping Virgil’s backpack off his shoulders with such force that Virgil spun – actually spun – and hit the ground with a numbing whack that shot from the palms of his hands to his shoulders. The Bull took off like a bullet; Virgil pushed himself up and ran after him, saying, “No! No! No!” in the loudest voice he could manage without choking. “Gulliver! Gulliver!” he cried. Or maybe he only said it in his head. He wasn’t sure.

From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

The Bull darted between the trees, not laughing anymore, just running with Virgil’s backpack in his hands. A million horrifying images blazed through Virgil’s mind – the Bull tearing Gulliver in two, feeding him to a pit of lions, picking him up and tossing him into the trees – which is why he didn’t feel any better when the Bull finally stopped running and turned to face him, his cheeks flushed and his neck and hairline glistening. Virgil waited for him to open the backpack, discover Gulliver, and destroy him. Instead the Bull took a giant step back, grinned evilly, and turned toward a stumpy circle of stones that Virgil had never noticed before. It was an old well. With two hefty shoves, the Bull pushed the cover of the well aside and dangled the backpack over the now-open hole. “Say bye-bye to your stuff, stupid,” he said. The bull let go, and the bag fell into the dark, gaping well, so far down that Virgil didn’t even hear it land. “Guess you’ll have to get new books, weakling,” the Bull said, his smile widening. “Not that you need them anyway, since you probably don’t know how to read.” The Bull wiped his hands on the front of his jeans as if he’d just finished a dirty, dirty deed – which he had.

From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Vocabulary

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Hover for definitions!

peals of laughter

darted

numbing whack

blazed

dangled

gaping

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From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. 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

peals of laughter

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Find Read Talk

Chet took a step forward and Virgil took a step back, which the Bull thought was hilarious, because he immediately broke into peals of laughter before ripping Virgil’s backpack off his shoulders with such force that Virgil spun – actually spun – and hit the ground with a numbing whack that shot from the palms of his hands to his shoulders.

Reveal Vocabulary

From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

peals of laughter

Your turn

numbing whack

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

darted

blazed

dangled

gaping

Use your text

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Vocabulary Check & Re-read

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Reveal Vocabulary

In addition to being afraid of the dark, carrying a guinea pig in his backpack, and stuffing his pockets full of dandelions and rocks, Virgil had another secret: he weighed only seventy-six pounds, and even though he pretended to be five feet tall, he was actually four foot eleven. Virgil wasn’t sure how much the Bull weighed or how tall he was, but he certainly weighed more than seventy-six pounds. “You really are stupid, huh?” the Bull said. His eyes shifted to Virgil’s backpack. Chet took a step forward and Virgil took a step back, which the Bull thought was hilarious, because he immediately broke into peals of laughter before ripping Virgil’s backpack off his shoulders with such force that Virgil spun – actually spun – and hit the ground with a numbing whack that shot from the palms of his hands to his shoulders. The Bull took off like a bullet; Virgil pushed himself up and ran after him, saying, “No! No! No!” in the loudest voice he could manage without choking. “Gulliver! Gulliver!” he cried. Or maybe he only said it in his head. He wasn’t sure.

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From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Reveal Vocabulary

The Bull darted between the trees, not laughing anymore, just running with Virgil’s backpack in his hands. A million horrifying images blazed through Virgil’s mind – the Bull tearing Gulliver in two, feeding him to a pit of lions, picking him up and tossing him into the trees – which is why he didn’t feel any better when the Bull finally stopped running and turned to face him, his cheeks flushed and his neck and hairline glistening. Virgil waited for him to open the backpack, discover Gulliver, and destroy him. Instead the Bull took a giant step back, grinned evilly, and turned toward a stumpy circle of stones that Virgil had never noticed before. It was an old well. With two hefty shoves, the Bull pushed the cover of the well aside and dangled the backpack over the now-open hole. “Say bye-bye to your stuff, stupid,” he said. The bull let go, and the bag fell into the dark, gaping well, so far down that Virgil didn’t even hear it land. “Guess you’ll have to get new books, weakling,” the Bull said, his smile widening. “Not that you need them anyway, since you probably don’t know how to read.” The Bull wiped his hands on the front of his jeans as if he’d just finished a dirty, dirty deed – which he had.

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From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Fluency

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Let me use my reader's voice...

It was an old well. With two hefty shoves, the Bull pushed the cover of the well aside and dangled the backpack over the now-open hole. “Say bye-bye to your stuff, stupid,” he said. The bull let go, and the bag fell into the dark, gaping well, so far down that Virgil didn’t even hear it land.

What did you notice?

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From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

My Turn
Your Turn

Echo Read

It was an old well.

With two hefty shoves, the Bull pushed the cover of the well aside

and dangled the backpack over the now-open hole.

“Say bye-bye to your stuff, stupid,” he said.

The bull let go,

and the bag fell into the dark, gaping well,

so far down that Virgil didn’t even hear it land.

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From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Sound like a reader!
Stand up!

Choral Read

It was an old well. With two hefty shoves, the Bull pushed the cover of the well aside and dangled the backpack over the now-open hole. “Say bye-bye to your stuff, stupid,” he said. The bull let go, and the bag fell into the dark, gaping well, so far down that Virgil didn’t even hear it land.

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From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Strategy Focus

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Strategy: Look Around, Find and Take & Sequence It

What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Put the events in the correct order!

A) Put the following events in the correct order.

Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
Reveal Text Marks

Let me show you

“You really are stupid, huh?” the Bull said. His eyes shifted to Virgil’s backpack. Chet took a step forward and Virgil took a step back, which the Bull thought was hilarious, because he immediately broke into peals of laughter before ripping Virgil’s backpack off his shoulders with such force that Virgil spun...

Reveal Events

A) Put the following events in the correct order.

Reveal Explainer

First, I will read all the sentences. Then, I will ‘look around’ to find what happened at the beginning of the text. I can see that Chet spoke to Virgil, calling him dumb and then Virgil took a step back. I can ‘find and take’ C as the first event of the sequence.

From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Strategy Stop

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

Teach

Your Turn

B) Why was Virgil so upset when Chet took his bag?

A) Put the following events in the correct order.

A) Chet ran to a well and pushed the cover aside. B) Chet dropped the bookbag into the well with Gulliver inside it. C) Virgil fed his guinea pig some dandelions. D) Chet darted between the trees while Virgil chased him. E) Chet grabbed Virgil’s rucksack causing him to fall over.

C) How can you tell Chet enjoyed being cruel?

Find the answers
Text mark

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Acceptable Answers

C) Virgil heard Chet speak and backed away.

A) Put the following events in the correct order.

E) Chet grabbed Virgil’s rucksack causing him to fall over.

D) Chet darted between the trees while Virgil chased him.

A) Chet ran to a well and pushed the cover aside.

Click on each number to reveal the events in the correct order

B) Chet dropped the bookbag into the well with Gulliver inside it.

Practise & Apply

Acceptable Answers

Text Mark Evidence - carrying a guinea pig in his backpack - Gulliver…Gulliver…he cried

Gulliver, his guinea pig was in his backpack

B) Why was Virgil so upset when Chet took his bag?

Text Mark Evidence - a million horrifying images blazed through Virgil’s mind – the Bull tearing Gulliver in two, feeding him to a pit of lions, picking him up and tossing him into the trees - Virgil waited for him to open the backpack, discover Gulliver and destroy him

he worried Chet might hurt Gulliver

Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers

Practise & Apply

Acceptable Answers

Text Mark Evidence - Virgil took a step back, which the Bull thought was hilarious - he (Chet) immediately broke into peals of laughter

he laughed when Virgil seemed afraid

C) How can you tell Chet enjoyed being cruel?

Text Mark Evidence the Bull took a giant step back, grinned evilly, and turned toward a stumpy circle of stones

he smiled when he thought of the well

Text Mark Evidence guess you’ll have to get new books, weakling…the Bull said, his smile widening

he smiled when he mocked Virgil

Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers

Practise & Apply

Quiz Time

Start

Picture Me

Which image is the best match for ‘dangled’?

Fill the Gaps

peals
numbing
whack

Chet took a step forward and Virgil took a step back, which the Bull thought was hilarious, because he immediately broke into of laughter before ripping Virgil’s backpack off his shoulders with such force that Virgil spun – actually spun – and hit the ground with a that shot from the palms of his hands to his shoulders.

Click if correct
Discuss then check

Find Me

Find the two words that show that the well is open:

With two hefty shoves, the Bull pushed the cover of the well aside and dangled the backpack over the now-open hole. “Say bye-bye to your stuff, stupid,” he said. The bull let go, and the bag fell into the dark, gaping well, so far down that Virgil didn’t even hear it land.

1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check

gaping

now-open

Link Me

Link each word with the correct definition:

A) hang down or swing loosely

1 numbing

B) flashed quickly over and over

2 darted

C) moved quickly and suddenly

3 blazed

Check
Click if correct

D) tingly or starting to lose feeling

4 dangle

Feedback: Who did what well?

FindRead Talk

EchoRead

ChoralRead

ReadingStrategy

Answers & Text Marks

Other...

To be a book lover, you could...

create a reading nook.

Reveal

Set up a cozy space for reading with pillows and good lighting.

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: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.

A) Chet ran to a well and pushed the cover aside. B) Chet dropped the bookbag into the well with Gulliver inside it. C) Virgil fed his guinea pig some dandelions. D) Chet darted between the trees while Virgil chased him. E) Chet grabbed Virgil’s rucksack causing him to fall over.

peals
numbing
whack