Ready Steady Read Together
How to Train Your Dragon: Fiction Lesson 1
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?
The cliff loomed dizzyingly high above them, black and sinister.
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From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
How does the author create tension and make the setting feel threatening?
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Let me read today's text
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The ten boys tipped their heads backwards.
The cliff loomed dizzyingly high above them, black and sinister. In summer you could barely even see the cliff as dragons of all shapes and sizes swarmed over it, snapping and biting and sending up a cacophony of noise that could be heard all over Berk.
But in winter the dragons were hibernating and the cliff fell silent, except for the ominous, low rumble of their snores. Hiccup could feel the vibrations through his sandals.
“Now,” said Gobber, “do you notice those four caves about halfway up the cliff, grouped roughly in the shape of a skull?”
The boys nodded.
“Inside the cave that would be the right eye of the skull is the Dragon Nursery, where there are, AT THIS VERY MOMENT, three thousand young dragons having their last few weeks of winter sleep.”
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“OOOOOOOH,” muttered the boys excitedly. Hiccup swallowed hard. He happened to know considerably more about dragons than anybody else there. Ever since he was a small boy, he’d been fascinated by the creatures. He’d spent hour after long hour dragon-watching in secret. (Dragon-spotters were thought to be geeks and nerds, hence the need for secrecy.) And what Hiccup had learnt about dragons told him that walking into a cave with three thousand dragons in it was an act of madness.
No one else seemed too concerned, however.
“In a few minutes I want you to take one of these baskets and start climbing the cliff,” commanded Gobber the Belch. “Once you are at the cave entrance, you are on your own. I am too large to squeeze my way into the tunnels that lead to the Dragon Nursery. You will enter the cave QUIETLY – and that means you too, Wartihog, unless you want to become the first spring meal for three thousand hungry dragons, HA HA HA HA!”
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
loomed dizzyingly high
swarmed
sinister
cacophony
hibernating
ominous
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From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. 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
loomed dizzyingly high
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Find Read Talk
The ten boys tipped their heads backwards. The cliff loomed dizzyingly high above them, black and sinister. In summer you could barely even see the cliff as dragons of all shapes and sizes swarmed over it, snapping and biting and sending up a cacophony of noise that could be heard all over Berk.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Your turn
loomed dizzyingly high
sinister
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
swarmed
cacophony
hibernating
ominous
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
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Reveal Vocabulary
The ten boys tipped their heads backwards.
The cliff loomed dizzyingly high above them, black and sinister. In summer you could barely even see the cliff as dragons of all shapes and sizes swarmed over it, snapping and biting and sending up a cacophony of noise that could be heard all over Berk.
But in winter the dragons were hibernating and the cliff fell silent, except for the ominous, low rumble of their snores. Hiccup could feel the vibrations through his sandals.
“Now,” said Gobber, “do you notice those four caves about halfway up the cliff, grouped roughly in the shape of a skull?”
The boys nodded.
“Inside the cave that would be the right eye of the skull is the Dragon Nursery, where there are, AT THIS VERY MOMENT, three thousand young dragons having their last few weeks of winter sleep.”
Explore
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“OOOOOOOH,” muttered the boys excitedly. Hiccup swallowed hard. He happened to know considerably more about dragons than anybody else there. Ever since he was a small boy, he’d been fascinated by the creatures. He’d spent hour after long hour dragon-watching in secret. (Dragon-spotters were thought to be geeks and nerds, hence the need for secrecy.) And what Hiccup had learnt about dragons told him that walking into a cave with three thousand dragons in it was an act of madness.
No one else seemed too concerned, however.
“In a few minutes I want you to take one of these baskets and start climbing the cliff,” commanded Gobber the Belch. “Once you are at the cave entrance, you are on your own. I am too large to squeeze my way into the tunnels that lead to the Dragon Nursery. You will enter the cave QUIETLY – and that means you too, Wartihog, unless you want to become the first spring meal for three thousand hungry dragons, HA HA HA HA!”
Explore
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
“Once you are at the cave entrance, you are on your own. I am too large to squeeze my way into the tunnels that lead to the Dragon Nursery. You will enter the cave QUIETLY – and that means you too, Wartihog, unless you want to become the first spring meal for three thousand hungry dragons, HA HA HA HA!”
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“Once you are at the cave entrance, you are on your own.”
“I am too large to squeeze my way into the tunnels that lead to the Dragon Nursery.”
“You will enter the cave QUIETLY – and that means you too, Wartihog,
unless you want to become the first spring meal for three thousand hungry dragons,
HA HA HA HA!”
Explore
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“Once you are at the cave entrance, you are on your own. I am too large to squeeze my way into the tunnels that lead to the Dragon Nursery. You will enter the cave QUIETLY – and that means you too, Wartihog, unless you want to become the first spring meal for three thousand hungry dragons, HA HA HA HA!”
Explore
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How does the author create tension and make the setting feel threatening?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The cliff loomed dizzyingly high above them, black and sinister. In summer you could barely even see the cliff as dragons of all shapes and sizes swarmed over it, snapping and biting and sending up a cacophony of noise that could be heard all over Berk.
Reveal Explainer
The word ‘loomed’ suggests that the cliff is towering over the boys, making it feel overwhelming and unsafe. The cliff they are meant to climb is ‘dizzyingly high’ making the reader imagine feeling giddy just looking up at it. The word ‘black’ suggests darkness while ‘sinister’ hints that the place might be dangerous or evil. This description makes the reader feel uneasy and suspect that something bad might happen, which helps to build tension.
How does the author create tension and make the setting feel threatening?
Teach
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
How does the author create tension and make the setting feel threatening?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - dragons of all shapes and sizes swarmed over it, snapping and biting - inside the cave…there are…three thousand young dragons - a cave with three thousand dragons in it
nearness of dangerous creatures
How does the author create tension and make the setting feel threatening?
Text Mark Evidence the cliff fell silent, except for the ominous, low rumble of their (dragons’) snores
frightening sounds
Text Mark Evidence those four caves…grouped roughly in the shape of a skull
scary images or deathly symbols
Go to the next slide for more...
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - Hiccup swallowed hard - what Hiccup had learnt about dragons told him that walking into a cave with three thousand dragons in it was an act of madness
fearful reaction of characters
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the Dragon Nursery, where there are, AT THIS VERY MOMENT, three thousand young dragons - you will enter the cave QUIETLY
warnings or urgency shown in capital letters
How does the author create tension and make the setting feel threatening?
Text Mark Evidence - once you are at the cave entrance, you are on your own - I am too large to squeeze my way into the tunnels that lead to the Dragon Nursery
no chance of rescue
Text Mark Evidence you will enter the cave QUIETLY…unless you want to become the first spring meal for three thousand hungry dragons
risk of being eaten
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘loomed’?
Fill the Gaps
sinister
swarmed
dizzyingly
cacophony
The cliff loomed high above them, black and . In summer you could barely even see the cliff as dragons of all shapes and sizes over it, snapping and biting and sending up a of noise that could be heard all over Berk.
Click if correct
Discuss then check
Find Me
Find the words which show that Hiccup would not wantthe other boys to know about his interest in dragons:
Hiccup swallowed hard. He happened to know considerably more about dragons than anybody else there. Ever since he was a small boy, he’d been fascinated by the creatures. He’d spent hour after long hour dragon-watching in secret. (Dragon-spotters were thought to be geeks and nerds, hence the need for secrecy.)
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
in secret
secrecy
Tick Me
What do you think is most likely to happen next?
Tick one:
A) Gobber will find a safe path to the cave instead of climbing the cliff.
B) The parent dragons will kindly greet the boys and welcome them into the nursery.
Check
C) The boys will go home because they don’t find dragons very interesting.
Click if correct
D) The boys will climb the cliff and enter the cave and something bad will happen.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
read together!
Reveal
Enjoy fiction as a shared experience with friends and family.
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: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
How to Train Your Dragon: Fiction 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?
The cliff loomed dizzyingly high above them, black and sinister.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
How does the author create tension and make the setting feel threatening?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
The ten boys tipped their heads backwards. The cliff loomed dizzyingly high above them, black and sinister. In summer you could barely even see the cliff as dragons of all shapes and sizes swarmed over it, snapping and biting and sending up a cacophony of noise that could be heard all over Berk. But in winter the dragons were hibernating and the cliff fell silent, except for the ominous, low rumble of their snores. Hiccup could feel the vibrations through his sandals. “Now,” said Gobber, “do you notice those four caves about halfway up the cliff, grouped roughly in the shape of a skull?” The boys nodded. “Inside the cave that would be the right eye of the skull is the Dragon Nursery, where there are, AT THIS VERY MOMENT, three thousand young dragons having their last few weeks of winter sleep.”
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“OOOOOOOH,” muttered the boys excitedly. Hiccup swallowed hard. He happened to know considerably more about dragons than anybody else there. Ever since he was a small boy, he’d been fascinated by the creatures. He’d spent hour after long hour dragon-watching in secret. (Dragon-spotters were thought to be geeks and nerds, hence the need for secrecy.) And what Hiccup had learnt about dragons told him that walking into a cave with three thousand dragons in it was an act of madness. No one else seemed too concerned, however. “In a few minutes I want you to take one of these baskets and start climbing the cliff,” commanded Gobber the Belch. “Once you are at the cave entrance, you are on your own. I am too large to squeeze my way into the tunnels that lead to the Dragon Nursery. You will enter the cave QUIETLY – and that means you too, Wartihog, unless you want to become the first spring meal for three thousand hungry dragons, HA HA HA HA!”
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
loomed dizzyingly high
swarmed
sinister
cacophony
hibernating
ominous
Explore
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. 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
loomed dizzyingly high
Explore
Find Read Talk
The ten boys tipped their heads backwards. The cliff loomed dizzyingly high above them, black and sinister. In summer you could barely even see the cliff as dragons of all shapes and sizes swarmed over it, snapping and biting and sending up a cacophony of noise that could be heard all over Berk.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Your turn
loomed dizzyingly high
sinister
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
swarmed
cacophony
hibernating
ominous
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The ten boys tipped their heads backwards. The cliff loomed dizzyingly high above them, black and sinister. In summer you could barely even see the cliff as dragons of all shapes and sizes swarmed over it, snapping and biting and sending up a cacophony of noise that could be heard all over Berk. But in winter the dragons were hibernating and the cliff fell silent, except for the ominous, low rumble of their snores. Hiccup could feel the vibrations through his sandals. “Now,” said Gobber, “do you notice those four caves about halfway up the cliff, grouped roughly in the shape of a skull?” The boys nodded. “Inside the cave that would be the right eye of the skull is the Dragon Nursery, where there are, AT THIS VERY MOMENT, three thousand young dragons having their last few weeks of winter sleep.”
Explore
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“OOOOOOOH,” muttered the boys excitedly. Hiccup swallowed hard. He happened to know considerably more about dragons than anybody else there. Ever since he was a small boy, he’d been fascinated by the creatures. He’d spent hour after long hour dragon-watching in secret. (Dragon-spotters were thought to be geeks and nerds, hence the need for secrecy.) And what Hiccup had learnt about dragons told him that walking into a cave with three thousand dragons in it was an act of madness. No one else seemed too concerned, however. “In a few minutes I want you to take one of these baskets and start climbing the cliff,” commanded Gobber the Belch. “Once you are at the cave entrance, you are on your own. I am too large to squeeze my way into the tunnels that lead to the Dragon Nursery. You will enter the cave QUIETLY – and that means you too, Wartihog, unless you want to become the first spring meal for three thousand hungry dragons, HA HA HA HA!”
Explore
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
“Once you are at the cave entrance, you are on your own. I am too large to squeeze my way into the tunnels that lead to the Dragon Nursery. You will enter the cave QUIETLY – and that means you too, Wartihog, unless you want to become the first spring meal for three thousand hungry dragons, HA HA HA HA!”
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“Once you are at the cave entrance, you are on your own.”
“I am too large to squeeze my way into the tunnels that lead to the Dragon Nursery.”
“You will enter the cave QUIETLY – and that means you too, Wartihog,
unless you want to become the first spring meal for three thousand hungry dragons,
HA HA HA HA!”
Explore
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“Once you are at the cave entrance, you are on your own. I am too large to squeeze my way into the tunnels that lead to the Dragon Nursery. You will enter the cave QUIETLY – and that means you too, Wartihog, unless you want to become the first spring meal for three thousand hungry dragons, HA HA HA HA!”
Explore
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How does the author create tension and make the setting feel threatening?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The cliff loomed dizzyingly high above them, black and sinister. In summer you could barely even see the cliff as dragons of all shapes and sizes swarmed over it, snapping and biting and sending up a cacophony of noise that could be heard all over Berk.
Reveal Explainer
The word ‘loomed’ suggests that the cliff is towering over the boys, making it feel overwhelming and unsafe. The cliff they are meant to climb is ‘dizzyingly high’ making the reader imagine feeling giddy just looking up at it. The word ‘black’ suggests darkness while ‘sinister’ hints that the place might be dangerous or evil. This description makes the reader feel uneasy and suspect that something bad might happen, which helps to build tension.
How does the author create tension and make the setting feel threatening?
Teach
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
How does the author create tension and make the setting feel threatening?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - dragons of all shapes and sizes swarmed over it, snapping and biting - inside the cave…there are…three thousand young dragons - a cave with three thousand dragons in it
nearness of dangerous creatures
How does the author create tension and make the setting feel threatening?
Text Mark Evidence the cliff fell silent, except for the ominous, low rumble of their (dragons’) snores
frightening sounds
Text Mark Evidence those four caves…grouped roughly in the shape of a skull
scary images or deathly symbols
Go to the next slide for more...
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - Hiccup swallowed hard - what Hiccup had learnt about dragons told him that walking into a cave with three thousand dragons in it was an act of madness
fearful reaction of characters
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the Dragon Nursery, where there are, AT THIS VERY MOMENT, three thousand young dragons - you will enter the cave QUIETLY
warnings or urgency shown in capital letters
How does the author create tension and make the setting feel threatening?
Text Mark Evidence - once you are at the cave entrance, you are on your own - I am too large to squeeze my way into the tunnels that lead to the Dragon Nursery
no chance of rescue
Text Mark Evidence you will enter the cave QUIETLY…unless you want to become the first spring meal for three thousand hungry dragons
risk of being eaten
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘loomed’?
Fill the Gaps
sinister
swarmed
dizzyingly
cacophony
The cliff loomed high above them, black and . In summer you could barely even see the cliff as dragons of all shapes and sizes over it, snapping and biting and sending up a of noise that could be heard all over Berk.
Click if correct
Discuss then check
Find Me
Find the words which show that Hiccup would not wantthe other boys to know about his interest in dragons:
Hiccup swallowed hard. He happened to know considerably more about dragons than anybody else there. Ever since he was a small boy, he’d been fascinated by the creatures. He’d spent hour after long hour dragon-watching in secret. (Dragon-spotters were thought to be geeks and nerds, hence the need for secrecy.)
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
in secret
secrecy
Tick Me
What do you think is most likely to happen next?
Tick one:
A) Gobber will find a safe path to the cave instead of climbing the cliff.
B) The parent dragons will kindly greet the boys and welcome them into the nursery.
Check
C) The boys will go home because they don’t find dragons very interesting.
Click if correct
D) The boys will climb the cliff and enter the cave and something bad will happen.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
read together!
Reveal
Enjoy fiction as a shared experience with friends and family.
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: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
dizzyingly
sinister
swarmed
cacophony