Ready Steady Read Together
The Boy at the Back of the Class: Fiction Lesson 2
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?
“Have you heard about the new refugee kid that’s joined the school?”
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How do the different adults in this extract feel about Ahmet?
B) What can we infer about Alexa and her mum’s relationship from this extract?
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Let me read today's text
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“Have you heard about the new refugee kid that’s joined the school? He’s been put in Mrs Khan’s class. They can’t find an assistant that speaks his language. Poor little blighter!”
Josie and Michael and Tom all looked over at me and I looked back at them and then we stood very still together. I knew we were all thinking the exact same thing, because our faces frowned at the exact same time: we were wondering what a Refugee Kid was doing in our class.
Then another lady said, “It’ll cause trouble – you mark my words.”
Mr Brown shrugged and then said, “If he’s from that awful war on the news, I feel sorry for the kid. Can’t blame ‘em for wanting to get out of that death trap.”
When I got home that night, I asked,
“Mum, what’s a Refugee Kid?”
“A refugee kid?” she asked, with a frown on her face. “Where did you hear those words?”
I told her.
From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Mum stayed silent which made me start to worry. Mum usually answers my questions right away. Then she said, “Do you remember those lifeboats on the telly, darling? The ones with lots of people squeezed in that you were asking about?” “Yes, you said… that they were trying to find somewhere new to live because their home wasn’t nice to live in any more.”
“Exactly, my love. They were what people call refugees because they’ve had to leave their homes, and travel very far to try and find a new house to live in. Refugee children have been forced to run away – because bad people have made it impossible for them to stay. Those bad people drop bombs on their houses and destroy all the beautiful parts of their cities. And the places where the refugees used to live have become so horrible and scary that they can’t live in them anymore. So they walk for miles and miles and get into boats to travel to countries they’ve never been to before, and go to strange places they don’t know, just so they can find somewhere that’s safe enough to live in again.”
I thought about the new boy and felt sorry for him. Maybe he had been forced to leave behind lots of things that he loved most in the world, and that’s why he didn’t talk to anyone.
From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
refugee
mark my words
blighter
death trap
lifeboats
forced
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From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. 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
refugee
Explore
Find Read Talk
“Have you heard about the new refugee kid that’s joined the school? He’s been put in Mrs Khan’s class. They can’t find an assistant that speaks his language. Poor little blighter!”
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
refugee
Your turn
blighter
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
mark my words
death trap
lifeboats
forced
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
“Have you heard about the new refugee kid that’s joined the school? He’s been put in Mrs Khan’s class. They can’t find an assistant that speaks his language. Poor little blighter!”
Josie and Michael and Tom all looked over at me and I looked back at them and then we stood very still together. I knew we were all thinking the exact same thing, because our faces frowned at the exact same time: we were wondering what a Refugee Kid was doing in our class.
Then another lady said, “It’ll cause trouble – you mark my words.”
Mr Brown shrugged and then said, “If he’s from that awful war on the news, I feel sorry for the kid. Can’t blame ‘em for wanting to get out of that death trap.”
When I got home that night, I asked,
“Mum, what’s a Refugee Kid?”
“A refugee kid?” she asked, with a frown on her face. “Where did you hear those words?”
I told her.
Explore
From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Mum stayed silent which made me start to worry. Mum usually answers my questions right away. Then she said, “Do you remember those lifeboats on the telly, darling? The ones with lots of people squeezed in that you were asking about?” “Yes, you said… that they were trying to find somewhere new to live because their home wasn’t nice to live in any more.”
“Exactly, my love. They were what people call refugees because they’ve had to leave their homes, and travel very far to try and find a new house to live in. Refugee children have been forced to run away – because bad people have made it impossible for them to stay. Those bad people drop bombs on their houses and destroy all the beautiful parts of their cities. And the places where the refugees used to live have become so horrible and scary that they can’t live in them anymore. So they walk for miles and miles and get into boats to travel to countries they’ve never been to before, and go to strange places they don’t know, just so they can find somewhere that’s safe enough to live in again.”
I thought about the new boy and felt sorry for him. Maybe he had been forced to leave behind lots of things that he loved most in the world, and that’s why he didn’t talk to anyone.
Explore
From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
“Mum, what’s a Refugee Kid?”
“A refugee kid?” she asked, with a frown on her face. “Where did you hear those words?” I told her.
Mum stayed silent which made me start to worry. Mum usually answers my questions right away.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“Mum, what’s a Refugee Kid?”
“A refugee kid?” she asked,
with a frown on her face.
“Where did you hear those words?”
I told her.
Mum stayed silent which made me start to worry.
Mum usually answers my questions right away.
Explore
From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“Mum, what’s a Refugee Kid?”
“A refugee kid?” she asked, with a frown on her face. “Where did you hear those words?” I told her.
Mum stayed silent which made me start to worry. Mum usually answers my questions right away.
Explore
From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How do the different adults in this extract feel about Ahmet?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
“Have you heard about the new refugee kid that’s joined the school? He’s been put in Mrs Khan’s class. They can’t find an assistant that speaks his language. Poor little blighter!”
A) How do the different adults in this extract feel about Ahmet?
Reveal Explainer
The first adult feels sorry for Ahmet. He mentions that noone speaks his language and refers to him as a ‘poor little blighter’, showing that he feels sympathetic towards him.
Teach
From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. 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 do the different adults in this extract feel about Ahmet?
B) What can we infer about Alexa and her mum’s relationship from this extract?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence it’ll cause trouble – you mark my words
lady is negative and worried that Ahmet is a problem
A) How do the different adults in this extract feel about Ahmet?
Text Mark Evidence - I feel sorry for the kid - can’t blame ’em for…
Mr Brown is sympathetic and understanding
Mum is respectful and protective towards Ahmet
Text Mark Evidence - “A refugee kid?” she asked, with a frown on her face - “Where did you hear those words?”
Text Mark Evidence forced… go to strange places they don’t know, just so they can find somewhere that’s safe enough to live in again
Mum is compassionate, wanting Alexa to understand
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence when I got home that night, I asked, “Mum, what’s a Refugee Kid?”
they are close and Alexa trusts her mum
B) What can we infer about Alexa and her mum’s relationship from this extract?
Text Mark Evidence Mum usually answers my questions right away
they talk openly and Alexa feels safe asking her questions
Text Mark Evidence Mum stayed silent which made me start to worry
they know each other well and are in tune with each other’s feelings
Text Mark Evidence - darling - my love
their relationship is full of love and affection
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Find Me
Find and copy a phrase that showsthat this adult feels sorry for Ahmet.
“Have you heard about the new refugee kid that’s joined the school? He’s been put in Mrs Khan’s class. They can’t find an assistant that speaks his language. Poor little blighter!”
Discuss then check
Poor little blighter
Match Me
Match each character with their actions in the story:
4) Alexa
1) Josie, Michael, Tom and Alexa
3) Mum
2) Mr Brown
C) stood very still
B) listened then empathised with Ahmet
A) shrugged and showed sympathy towards Ahmet
D) frowned and stayed silent for a moment
Click if correct
Check
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘forced’?
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) Alexa starts to think about why Ahmet might not talk to anyone.
B) The children hear the adults talking about a Refugee Kid.
C) Alexa asks her mum about refugees.
D) A lady is unkind and suggests that Ahmet is a problem.
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
set reading goals.
Reveal
Challenge yourself to read a specific number of books or pages.
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: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Boy at the Back of the Class: Fiction Lesson 2
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?
“Have you heard about the new refugee kid that’s joined the school?”
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How do the different adults in this extract feel about Ahmet?
B) What can we infer about Alexa and her mum’s relationship from this extract?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
“Have you heard about the new refugee kid that’s joined the school? He’s been put in Mrs Khan’s class. They can’t find an assistant that speaks his language. Poor little blighter!” Josie and Michael and Tom all looked over at me and I looked back at them and then we stood very still together. I knew we were all thinking the exact same thing, because our faces frowned at the exact same time: we were wondering what a Refugee Kid was doing in our class. Then another lady said, “It’ll cause trouble – you mark my words.” Mr Brown shrugged and then said, “If he’s from that awful war on the news, I feel sorry for the kid. Can’t blame ‘em for wanting to get out of that death trap.” When I got home that night, I asked, “Mum, what’s a Refugee Kid?” “A refugee kid?” she asked, with a frown on her face. “Where did you hear those words?” I told her.
From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Mum stayed silent which made me start to worry. Mum usually answers my questions right away. Then she said, “Do you remember those lifeboats on the telly, darling? The ones with lots of people squeezed in that you were asking about?” “Yes, you said… that they were trying to find somewhere new to live because their home wasn’t nice to live in any more.” “Exactly, my love. They were what people call refugees because they’ve had to leave their homes, and travel very far to try and find a new house to live in. Refugee children have been forced to run away – because bad people have made it impossible for them to stay. Those bad people drop bombs on their houses and destroy all the beautiful parts of their cities. And the places where the refugees used to live have become so horrible and scary that they can’t live in them anymore. So they walk for miles and miles and get into boats to travel to countries they’ve never been to before, and go to strange places they don’t know, just so they can find somewhere that’s safe enough to live in again.” I thought about the new boy and felt sorry for him. Maybe he had been forced to leave behind lots of things that he loved most in the world, and that’s why he didn’t talk to anyone.
From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
refugee
mark my words
blighter
death trap
lifeboats
forced
Explore
From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. 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
refugee
Explore
Find Read Talk
“Have you heard about the new refugee kid that’s joined the school? He’s been put in Mrs Khan’s class. They can’t find an assistant that speaks his language. Poor little blighter!”
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
refugee
Your turn
blighter
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
mark my words
death trap
lifeboats
forced
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
“Have you heard about the new refugee kid that’s joined the school? He’s been put in Mrs Khan’s class. They can’t find an assistant that speaks his language. Poor little blighter!” Josie and Michael and Tom all looked over at me and I looked back at them and then we stood very still together. I knew we were all thinking the exact same thing, because our faces frowned at the exact same time: we were wondering what a Refugee Kid was doing in our class. Then another lady said, “It’ll cause trouble – you mark my words.” Mr Brown shrugged and then said, “If he’s from that awful war on the news, I feel sorry for the kid. Can’t blame ‘em for wanting to get out of that death trap.” When I got home that night, I asked, “Mum, what’s a Refugee Kid?” “A refugee kid?” she asked, with a frown on her face. “Where did you hear those words?” I told her.
Explore
From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Mum stayed silent which made me start to worry. Mum usually answers my questions right away. Then she said, “Do you remember those lifeboats on the telly, darling? The ones with lots of people squeezed in that you were asking about?” “Yes, you said… that they were trying to find somewhere new to live because their home wasn’t nice to live in any more.” “Exactly, my love. They were what people call refugees because they’ve had to leave their homes, and travel very far to try and find a new house to live in. Refugee children have been forced to run away – because bad people have made it impossible for them to stay. Those bad people drop bombs on their houses and destroy all the beautiful parts of their cities. And the places where the refugees used to live have become so horrible and scary that they can’t live in them anymore. So they walk for miles and miles and get into boats to travel to countries they’ve never been to before, and go to strange places they don’t know, just so they can find somewhere that’s safe enough to live in again.” I thought about the new boy and felt sorry for him. Maybe he had been forced to leave behind lots of things that he loved most in the world, and that’s why he didn’t talk to anyone.
Explore
From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
“Mum, what’s a Refugee Kid?” “A refugee kid?” she asked, with a frown on her face. “Where did you hear those words?” I told her. Mum stayed silent which made me start to worry. Mum usually answers my questions right away.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“Mum, what’s a Refugee Kid?”
“A refugee kid?” she asked,
with a frown on her face.
“Where did you hear those words?”
I told her.
Mum stayed silent which made me start to worry.
Mum usually answers my questions right away.
Explore
From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“Mum, what’s a Refugee Kid?” “A refugee kid?” she asked, with a frown on her face. “Where did you hear those words?” I told her. Mum stayed silent which made me start to worry. Mum usually answers my questions right away.
Explore
From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How do the different adults in this extract feel about Ahmet?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
“Have you heard about the new refugee kid that’s joined the school? He’s been put in Mrs Khan’s class. They can’t find an assistant that speaks his language. Poor little blighter!”
A) How do the different adults in this extract feel about Ahmet?
Reveal Explainer
The first adult feels sorry for Ahmet. He mentions that noone speaks his language and refers to him as a ‘poor little blighter’, showing that he feels sympathetic towards him.
Teach
From: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. 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 do the different adults in this extract feel about Ahmet?
B) What can we infer about Alexa and her mum’s relationship from this extract?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence it’ll cause trouble – you mark my words
lady is negative and worried that Ahmet is a problem
A) How do the different adults in this extract feel about Ahmet?
Text Mark Evidence - I feel sorry for the kid - can’t blame ’em for…
Mr Brown is sympathetic and understanding
Mum is respectful and protective towards Ahmet
Text Mark Evidence - “A refugee kid?” she asked, with a frown on her face - “Where did you hear those words?”
Text Mark Evidence forced… go to strange places they don’t know, just so they can find somewhere that’s safe enough to live in again
Mum is compassionate, wanting Alexa to understand
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence when I got home that night, I asked, “Mum, what’s a Refugee Kid?”
they are close and Alexa trusts her mum
B) What can we infer about Alexa and her mum’s relationship from this extract?
Text Mark Evidence Mum usually answers my questions right away
they talk openly and Alexa feels safe asking her questions
Text Mark Evidence Mum stayed silent which made me start to worry
they know each other well and are in tune with each other’s feelings
Text Mark Evidence - darling - my love
their relationship is full of love and affection
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Find Me
Find and copy a phrase that showsthat this adult feels sorry for Ahmet.
“Have you heard about the new refugee kid that’s joined the school? He’s been put in Mrs Khan’s class. They can’t find an assistant that speaks his language. Poor little blighter!”
Discuss then check
Poor little blighter
Match Me
Match each character with their actions in the story:
4) Alexa
1) Josie, Michael, Tom and Alexa
3) Mum
2) Mr Brown
C) stood very still
B) listened then empathised with Ahmet
A) shrugged and showed sympathy towards Ahmet
D) frowned and stayed silent for a moment
Click if correct
Check
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘forced’?
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) Alexa starts to think about why Ahmet might not talk to anyone.
B) The children hear the adults talking about a Refugee Kid.
C) Alexa asks her mum about refugees.
D) A lady is unkind and suggests that Ahmet is a problem.
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
set reading goals.
Reveal
Challenge yourself to read a specific number of books or pages.
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: The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf © 2018. Schools must purchase the original text for full content.