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How to Train Your Dragon: Fiction Lesson 5
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Questions about the book so far...
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Find the words in the text which mean ‘small, tight spaces’:
He was so encrusted with barnacles he looked like he was wearing a kind of jewelled armour but, where the little crustaceans and the coral couldn’t get a grip, in the joints and crannies of him, you could see his true colour. A glorious, dark green, it was the colour of the ocean itself.
Discuss then check
joints and crannies
True or False?
The dragons took up a small portion of The Long Beach.
True
False
Link Me
Link the words with the correct definition:
A) covered or decorated with a hard outer layer
1) ominous
B) a worrying feeling something bad might happen
2) cacophony
C) a helper of someone who is in charge
Check
3) sidekick
Click if correct
D) a loud mix of annoying noises
4) encrusted
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) Snotlout pushed Hiccup out of the way and took charge of the group.
B) Snotlout and the other boys mocked Hiccup and his toothless dragon.
C) A violent storm lifted two dragons from the seabed and washed them onto the beach.
D) Ten boys were told to climb a cliff face and get a dragon from the nursery.
Click if correct
Check
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Hot Seating
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?
What would you liketo ask Hiccup?
Vocabulary
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stern
weakened
awkward
banish
peril
heroic
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From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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“Hiccup can speak to dragons!” shouted Fishlegs, very loudly indeed.
“Hiccup?” said Gobber the Belch.
“HICCUP?” said Stoick the Vast.
“Yes, Hiccup,” said Old Wrinkly. “Small boy, red hair, freckles, you were going to put him into exile this morning.” Old Wrinkly looked stern. “In order that the blood of the Tribes should not be weakened, remember? Your son, Hiccup.”
“I know who Hiccup is, thank you, Old Wrinkly,” said Stoick the Vast, uncomfortably. “Does anyone know where he is? HICCUP! Come forward.”
“It looks like you could come in useful after all…” Old Wrinkly murmured to himself.
“Here he is!” yelled Fishlegs, patting Hiccup on the back. Hiccup started to wriggle through the crowd until somebody noticed him and dragged him up, and he was passed over everybody’s heads and put down in front of Stoick.
“Hiccup,” said Stoick. “Is it true that you can talk to dragons?”
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Hiccup nodded. Stoick gave an awkward cough. “This is an embarrassing situation. I know that we were about to banish you from the Tribe. However, if you do what I ask, I am sure I speak for everybody when I say that you can consider yourself un-banished. We stand in awful peril and nobody else in this room can speak Dragonese. Will you go to this monster and ask him whether he comes in PEACE or in WAR?”
Hiccup said nothing.
Stoick coughed again. “You can talk to me,” said Stoick. “I’ve un-banished you.”
“So the exile is off, then, is it, Father?” asked Hiccup. “If I go and kill myself talking to this Beast from Hell, I will be considered Heroic enough to join the Tribe of Hooligans?”
Stoick looked more embarrassed than ever. “Absolutely,” he said.
“Ok, then,” said Hiccup. “I’ll do it.”
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Find and copy one word which shows that Stoick feels uneasy.
Acceptable Answers:
- uncomfortably
- awkward
- embarrassing
- embarrassed
Reveal Answer
2) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
Fishlegs is the only person in the tribe who can speak Dragonese.
Old Wrinkly was about to put Hiccup into exile.
Stoick un-banishes Hiccup because he needs his help.
Hiccup agrees to put himself in peril to help the village.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) Why does Stoick feel awkward or embarrassed? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence I know that we were about to banish you from the Tribe…you can consider yourself un-banished
he must change his decision as a leader in public
Text Mark Evidence - you were going to put him (Hiccup) into exile this morning - I know that we were about to banish you from the Tribe
he was about to banish his own son from the tribe
Text Mark Evidence we stand in awful peril and nobody else in this room can speak Dragonese
he now needs Hiccup’s help
Text Mark Evidence put him in exile this morning…in order that the blood of the Tribes should not be weakened
he implied Hiccup was weak
Text Mark Evidence so the exile is off, then, is it, Father…if I go…I will be considered Heroic enough to join the Tribe of Hooligans
Hiccup points out he is only valued when he can help others
Text Mark Evidence this is an embarrassing situation
he admits it is uncomfortable to change his mind because Hiccup is needed
Text Mark Evidence - will you go to this monster and ask him whether he comes in PEACE or in WAR - if I go and kill myself talking to this Beast from Hell
he must ask his own son to risk his life
RevealEvidence & Answers
4) How has Hiccup’s status in the Tribe changed?
Tick one:
Hiccup has suddenly become very strong.
His father shows how much he always valued Hiccup.
Hiccup shows that it is important to study and learn.
Hiccup has gone from being viewed as weak to very brave.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
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Ready Steady Read Together
How to Train Your Dragon: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Find Me
Find the words in the text which mean ‘small, tight spaces’:
He was so encrusted with barnacles he looked like he was wearing a kind of jewelled armour but, where the little crustaceans and the coral couldn’t get a grip, in the joints and crannies of him, you could see his true colour. A glorious, dark green, it was the colour of the ocean itself.
Discuss then check
joints and crannies
True or False?
The dragons took up a small portion of The Long Beach.
True
False
Link Me
Link the words with the correct definition:
A) covered or decorated with a hard outer layer
1) ominous
B) a worrying feeling something bad might happen
2) cacophony
C) a helper of someone who is in charge
Check
3) sidekick
Click if correct
D) a loud mix of annoying noises
4) encrusted
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) Snotlout pushed Hiccup out of the way and took charge of the group.
B) Snotlout and the other boys mocked Hiccup and his toothless dragon.
C) A violent storm lifted two dragons from the seabed and washed them onto the beach.
D) Ten boys were told to climb a cliff face and get a dragon from the nursery.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
Hot Seating
Explore
Hot Seating
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?
What would you liketo ask Hiccup?
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
stern
weakened
awkward
banish
peril
heroic
Explore
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
“Hiccup can speak to dragons!” shouted Fishlegs, very loudly indeed. “Hiccup?” said Gobber the Belch. “HICCUP?” said Stoick the Vast. “Yes, Hiccup,” said Old Wrinkly. “Small boy, red hair, freckles, you were going to put him into exile this morning.” Old Wrinkly looked stern. “In order that the blood of the Tribes should not be weakened, remember? Your son, Hiccup.” “I know who Hiccup is, thank you, Old Wrinkly,” said Stoick the Vast, uncomfortably. “Does anyone know where he is? HICCUP! Come forward.” “It looks like you could come in useful after all…” Old Wrinkly murmured to himself. “Here he is!” yelled Fishlegs, patting Hiccup on the back. Hiccup started to wriggle through the crowd until somebody noticed him and dragged him up, and he was passed over everybody’s heads and put down in front of Stoick. “Hiccup,” said Stoick. “Is it true that you can talk to dragons?”
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Hiccup nodded. Stoick gave an awkward cough. “This is an embarrassing situation. I know that we were about to banish you from the Tribe. However, if you do what I ask, I am sure I speak for everybody when I say that you can consider yourself un-banished. We stand in awful peril and nobody else in this room can speak Dragonese. Will you go to this monster and ask him whether he comes in PEACE or in WAR?” Hiccup said nothing. Stoick coughed again. “You can talk to me,” said Stoick. “I’ve un-banished you.” “So the exile is off, then, is it, Father?” asked Hiccup. “If I go and kill myself talking to this Beast from Hell, I will be considered Heroic enough to join the Tribe of Hooligans?” Stoick looked more embarrassed than ever. “Absolutely,” he said. “Ok, then,” said Hiccup. “I’ll do it.”
From: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell © 2003. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Find and copy one word which shows that Stoick feels uneasy.
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
2) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
Fishlegs is the only person in the tribe who can speak Dragonese.
Old Wrinkly was about to put Hiccup into exile.
Stoick un-banishes Hiccup because he needs his help.
Hiccup agrees to put himself in peril to help the village.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) Why does Stoick feel awkward or embarrassed? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence I know that we were about to banish you from the Tribe…you can consider yourself un-banished
he must change his decision as a leader in public
Text Mark Evidence - you were going to put him (Hiccup) into exile this morning - I know that we were about to banish you from the Tribe
he was about to banish his own son from the tribe
Text Mark Evidence we stand in awful peril and nobody else in this room can speak Dragonese
he now needs Hiccup’s help
Text Mark Evidence put him in exile this morning…in order that the blood of the Tribes should not be weakened
he implied Hiccup was weak
Text Mark Evidence so the exile is off, then, is it, Father…if I go…I will be considered Heroic enough to join the Tribe of Hooligans
Hiccup points out he is only valued when he can help others
Text Mark Evidence this is an embarrassing situation
he admits it is uncomfortable to change his mind because Hiccup is needed
Text Mark Evidence - will you go to this monster and ask him whether he comes in PEACE or in WAR - if I go and kill myself talking to this Beast from Hell
he must ask his own son to risk his life
RevealEvidence & Answers
4) How has Hiccup’s status in the Tribe changed?
Tick one:
Hiccup has suddenly become very strong.
His father shows how much he always valued Hiccup.
Hiccup shows that it is important to study and learn.
Hiccup has gone from being viewed as weak to very brave.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
explorea series.
Reveal
Dive into a series to stay connected to characters you love.
If you like this book, you might like...
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.