Ready Steady Read Together
Inside Out and Back Again: Poetry Lesson 1
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?
Today is Tết, the first day of the lunar calendar.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What can you learn about the Vietnamese celebration of Tết from the poem?
B) What can you learn about the speaker from the poem?
Explore
Let me read today's text
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1975: Year of the Cat
Today is Tết,
the first day
of the lunar calendar.
Every Tết
we eat sugary lotus seeds
and glutinous rice cakes.
We wear all new clothes,
even underneath.
Mother warns
how we act today
foretells the whole year.
Everyone must smile no matter how we feel.
No one can sweep,
for why sweep away hope?
No one can splash water,
for why splash away joy?
Today we all gain one year in age,
no matter the date we were born.
Tết, our New Year’s,
doubles as everyone’s birthday.
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Now I am ten, learning
to embroider circular stitches,
to calculate fractions into percentages,
to nurse my papaya tree to bear many fruits. But last night I pouted
when Mother insisted
one of my brothers
must rise first
this morning
to bless our house
because only male feet
can bring luck.
An old, angry knot expanded in my throat.
I decided
to wake before dawn
and tap my big toe
to the tile floor
first.
Not even Mother,
sleeping beside me, knew.
February 11
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
Tết
lotus seeds
lunar calendar
glutinous
foretells
embroider
Explore
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. 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
Tết
Explore
Find Read Talk
Today is Tết,
the first day
of the lunar calendar.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Tết
Your turn
lunar calendar
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
lotus seeds
glutinous
foretells
embroider
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
1975: Year of the Cat
Today is Tết,
the first day
of the lunar calendar.
Every Tết
we eat sugary lotus seeds
and glutinous rice cakes.
We wear all new clothes,
even underneath.
Mother warns
how we act today
foretells the whole year.
Everyone must smile no matter how we feel.
No one can sweep,
for why sweep away hope?
No one can splash water,
for why splash away joy?
Today we all gain one year in age,
no matter the date we were born.
Tết, our New Year’s,
doubles as everyone’s birthday.
Explore
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Now I am ten, learning
to embroider circular stitches,
to calculate fractions into percentages,
to nurse my papaya tree to bear many fruits. But last night I pouted
when Mother insisted
one of my brothers
must rise first
this morning
to bless our house
because only male feet
can bring luck.
An old, angry knot expanded in my throat.
I decided
to wake before dawn
and tap my big toe
to the tile floor
first.
Not even Mother,
sleeping beside me, knew.
February 11
Explore
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
But last night I pouted
when Mother insisted
one of my brothers
must rise first
this morning
to bless our house
because only male feet
can bring luck.
An old, angry knot
expanded in my throat.
I decided to wake before dawn
and tap my big toe
to the tile floor
first.
Not even Mother,
sleeping beside me, knew.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
But last night I pouted when Mother insisted
one of my brothers must rise first this morning to bless our house
because only male feet can bring luck.
An old, angry knot expanded in my throat.
I decided to wake before dawn and tap my big toe to the tile floor first.
Not even Mother, sleeping beside me, knew.
Explore
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
But last night I pouted
when Mother insisted
one of my brothers
must rise first
this morning
to bless our house
because only male feet
can bring luck.
An old, angry knot
expanded in my throat.
I decided to wake before dawn
and tap my big toe
to the tile floor
first.
Not even Mother,
sleeping beside me, knew.
Explore
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What can you learn about the Vietnamese celebration of Tết from the poem?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
1975: Year of the Cat
Today is Tết,
the first day
of the lunar calendar.
The words ‘the first day’ tell us that it marks the start of a new year. In Britain, New Year is celebrated on 1 January based on the movements of the sun using the solar calendar. The words ‘lunar calendar’ show that Tết is based on the movements of the moon.
Reveal Explainer
A) What can you learn about the Vietnamese celebration of Tết from the poem?
Teach
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. 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) What can you learn about the Vietnamese celebration of Tết from the poem?
B) What can you learn about the speaker from the poem?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence Tết, our New Year’s
it celebrates the Vietnamese New Year
A) What can you learn about the Vietnamese celebration of Tết from the poem?
Text Mark Evidence every Tết we eat sugary lotus seeds and glutinous rice cakes
special foods are eaten
Text Mark Evidence we wear all new clothes, even underneath
special traditions are observed
Go to the next slide for more...
Text Mark Evidence - Mother warns how we act today foretells the whole year…everyone must smile no matter how we feel - one of my brothers must rise first this morning to bless our house because only male feet can bring luck
linked to beliefs about luck and blessings
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - no one can sweep, for why sweep away hope - no one can splash water, for why splash away joy
superstitions around some chores / activities
A) What can you learn about the Vietnamese celebration of Tết from the poem?
Text Mark Evidence - today we all gain one year in age, no matter the date we were born - Tết…doubles as everyone’s birthday
it celebrates shared birthdays
Text Mark Evidence February 11
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
the date it was celebrated
Practise & Apply
Text Mark Evidence now I am ten
her age
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence learning to embroider circular stitches, to calculate fractions into percentages, to nurse my papaya tree to bear many fruits
she is learning new skills
Text Mark Evidence Mother insisted one of my brothers
she has siblings
B) What can you learn about the speaker from the poem?
Text Mark Evidence - last night I pouted when Mother insisted one of my brothers must rise first this morning to bless our house - only male feet can bring luck…an old, angry knot expanded in my throat
she is upset by unfair rules
Text Mark Evidence I decided to wake before dawn and tap my big toe to the tile floor first
she is defiant or rebellious
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence not even Mother, sleeping beside me, knew
she is secretive
Text Mark Evidence ...Mother, sleeping beside me
she shares a room with her mother
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘embroider’?
Which One's Right?
Mother warns how we act today foretells the whole year.
Which word is closest in meaning to ‘foretells’?
A) symbolises
B) predicts
D) explains
C) decides
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘sticky’:
Every Tết
we eat sugary lotus seeds
and glutinous rice cakes.
We wear all new clothes,
even underneath.
Discuss then check
glutinous
Tick Me
Everyone must smile no matter how we feel.
What can we infer about the family from this line?
Tick one:
A) The family doesn’t care about each other’s feelings.
B) The family believes feelings should always be shared openly.
Check
C) The family is disguising their true feelings to honour traditions.
Click if correct
D) The family is very fortunate and surrounded always full of joy.
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: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Inside Out and Back Again: Poetry Lesson 1
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?
Today is Tết, the first day of the lunar calendar.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What can you learn about the Vietnamese celebration of Tết from the poem?
B) What can you learn about the speaker from the poem?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
1975: Year of the Cat
Today is Tết, the first day of the lunar calendar. Every Tết we eat sugary lotus seeds and glutinous rice cakes. We wear all new clothes, even underneath. Mother warns how we act today foretells the whole year.
Everyone must smile no matter how we feel. No one can sweep, for why sweep away hope? No one can splash water, for why splash away joy? Today we all gain one year in age, no matter the date we were born. Tết, our New Year’s, doubles as everyone’s birthday.
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Now I am ten, learning to embroider circular stitches, to calculate fractions into percentages, to nurse my papaya tree to bear many fruits. But last night I pouted when Mother insisted one of my brothers must rise first this morning to bless our house because only male feet can bring luck.
An old, angry knot expanded in my throat. I decided to wake before dawn and tap my big toe to the tile floor first. Not even Mother, sleeping beside me, knew. February 11
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
Tết
lotus seeds
lunar calendar
glutinous
foretells
embroider
Explore
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. 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
Tết
Explore
Find Read Talk
Today is Tết, the first day of the lunar calendar.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Tết
Your turn
lunar calendar
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
lotus seeds
glutinous
foretells
embroider
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
1975: Year of the Cat
Today is Tết, the first day of the lunar calendar. Every Tết we eat sugary lotus seeds and glutinous rice cakes. We wear all new clothes, even underneath. Mother warns how we act today foretells the whole year.
Everyone must smile no matter how we feel. No one can sweep, for why sweep away hope? No one can splash water, for why splash away joy? Today we all gain one year in age, no matter the date we were born. Tết, our New Year’s, doubles as everyone’s birthday.
Explore
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Now I am ten, learning to embroider circular stitches, to calculate fractions into percentages, to nurse my papaya tree to bear many fruits. But last night I pouted when Mother insisted one of my brothers must rise first this morning to bless our house because only male feet can bring luck.
An old, angry knot expanded in my throat. I decided to wake before dawn and tap my big toe to the tile floor first. Not even Mother, sleeping beside me, knew. February 11
Explore
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
But last night I pouted when Mother insisted one of my brothers must rise first this morning to bless our house because only male feet can bring luck. An old, angry knot expanded in my throat.
I decided to wake before dawn and tap my big toe to the tile floor first. Not even Mother, sleeping beside me, knew.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
But last night I pouted when Mother insisted
one of my brothers must rise first this morning to bless our house
because only male feet can bring luck.
An old, angry knot expanded in my throat.
I decided to wake before dawn and tap my big toe to the tile floor first.
Not even Mother, sleeping beside me, knew.
Explore
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
But last night I pouted when Mother insisted one of my brothers must rise first this morning to bless our house because only male feet can bring luck. An old, angry knot expanded in my throat.
I decided to wake before dawn and tap my big toe to the tile floor first. Not even Mother, sleeping beside me, knew.
Explore
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What can you learn about the Vietnamese celebration of Tết from the poem?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
1975: Year of the Cat
Today is Tết, the first day of the lunar calendar.
The words ‘the first day’ tell us that it marks the start of a new year. In Britain, New Year is celebrated on 1 January based on the movements of the sun using the solar calendar. The words ‘lunar calendar’ show that Tết is based on the movements of the moon.
Reveal Explainer
A) What can you learn about the Vietnamese celebration of Tết from the poem?
Teach
From: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013. 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) What can you learn about the Vietnamese celebration of Tết from the poem?
B) What can you learn about the speaker from the poem?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence Tết, our New Year’s
it celebrates the Vietnamese New Year
A) What can you learn about the Vietnamese celebration of Tết from the poem?
Text Mark Evidence every Tết we eat sugary lotus seeds and glutinous rice cakes
special foods are eaten
Text Mark Evidence we wear all new clothes, even underneath
special traditions are observed
Go to the next slide for more...
Text Mark Evidence - Mother warns how we act today foretells the whole year…everyone must smile no matter how we feel - one of my brothers must rise first this morning to bless our house because only male feet can bring luck
linked to beliefs about luck and blessings
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - no one can sweep, for why sweep away hope - no one can splash water, for why splash away joy
superstitions around some chores / activities
A) What can you learn about the Vietnamese celebration of Tết from the poem?
Text Mark Evidence - today we all gain one year in age, no matter the date we were born - Tết…doubles as everyone’s birthday
it celebrates shared birthdays
Text Mark Evidence February 11
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
the date it was celebrated
Practise & Apply
Text Mark Evidence now I am ten
her age
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence learning to embroider circular stitches, to calculate fractions into percentages, to nurse my papaya tree to bear many fruits
she is learning new skills
Text Mark Evidence Mother insisted one of my brothers
she has siblings
B) What can you learn about the speaker from the poem?
Text Mark Evidence - last night I pouted when Mother insisted one of my brothers must rise first this morning to bless our house - only male feet can bring luck…an old, angry knot expanded in my throat
she is upset by unfair rules
Text Mark Evidence I decided to wake before dawn and tap my big toe to the tile floor first
she is defiant or rebellious
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence not even Mother, sleeping beside me, knew
she is secretive
Text Mark Evidence ...Mother, sleeping beside me
she shares a room with her mother
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘embroider’?
Which One's Right?
Mother warns how we act today foretells the whole year. Which word is closest in meaning to ‘foretells’?
A) symbolises
B) predicts
D) explains
C) decides
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘sticky’:
Every Tết we eat sugary lotus seeds and glutinous rice cakes. We wear all new clothes, even underneath.
Discuss then check
glutinous
Tick Me
Everyone must smile no matter how we feel. What can we infer about the family from this line?
Tick one:
A) The family doesn’t care about each other’s feelings.
B) The family believes feelings should always be shared openly.
Check
C) The family is disguising their true feelings to honour traditions.
Click if correct
D) The family is very fortunate and surrounded always full of joy.
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: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai © 2013 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.