Ready Steady Read Together
Love That Dog: 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?
I did not really understand the tiger tiger burning bright poem but at least it sounded good in my ears.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What is the meaning of each line of the verse from The Tiger?
B) How did the writer of the second poem feel about The Tiger?
C) How is the first verse of the poem about the blue car similar to The Tiger?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
The Tiger
by William Blake
Tiger! Tiger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
October 24
I am sorry to say
I did not really understand
the tiger tiger burning bright poem
but at least it sounded good
in my ears.
Here is the blue car
with tiger sounds:
Blue car, blue car, shining bright
in the darkness of the night:
who could see you speeding by like a comet in the sky?
I could see you in the night,
blue car, blue car, shining bright.
I could see you speeding by
like a comet in the sky.
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
immortal
thy
frame
fearful
symmetry
comet
Explore
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. 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
immortal
Explore
Find Read Talk
The Tiger
by William Blake
Tiger! Tiger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
immortal
Your turn
frame
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
thy
fearful
symmetry
comet
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The Tiger
by William Blake
Tiger! Tiger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
Explore
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
October 24
I am sorry to say
I did not really understand
the tiger tiger burning bright poem
but at least it sounded good
in my ears.
Here is the blue car
with tiger sounds:
Blue car, blue car, shining bright
in the darkness of the night:
who could see you speeding by like a comet in the sky?
I could see you in the night,
blue car, blue car, shining bright.
I could see you speeding by
like a comet in the sky.
Explore
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Blue car, blue car, shining bright
in the darkness of the night:
who could see you speeding by
like a comet in the sky?
I could see you in the night,
blue car, blue car, shining bright.
I could see you speeding by
like a comet in the sky.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Blue car, blue car, shining bright
in the darkness of the night:
who could see you speeding by
like a comet in the sky?
I could see you in the night,
blue car, blue car, shining bright.
I could see you speeding by
like a comet in the sky.
Explore
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Blue car, blue car, shining bright
in the darkness of the night:
who could see you speeding by
like a comet in the sky?
I could see you in the night,
blue car, blue car, shining bright.
I could see you speeding by
like a comet in the sky.
Explore
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Main Point
A) What is the meaning of each line of the verse from The Tiger?
What's the main idea of the text?
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Tiger! Tiger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
A) What is the meaning of each line of the verse from The Tiger?
Reveal Explainer
The poet is speaking directly to the tiger instead of to the reader about the tiger. The words ‘burning bright’ suggest that the tiger’s fur looks as if it is glowing, like flames in a fire. Comparing the tiger to fire also hints at the tiger’s power and danger.
Teach
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. 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 is the meaning of each line of the verse from The Tiger?
B) How did the writer of the second poem feel about The Tiger?
C) How is the first verse of the poem about the blue car similar to The Tiger?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence In the forests of the night,
The tiger is active at night, perhaps hunting, and can be seen due to its bright fur.
A) What is the meaning of each line of the verse from The Tiger?
Text Mark Evidence What immortal hand or eye
The poet wonders what supreme being could have imagined, created or formed the tiger.
Text Mark Evidence Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
The tiger’s body looks perfectly crafted and balanced but also frightening.
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence I did not really understand the tiger tiger burning bright poem
puzzled or confused by it
B) How did the writer of the second poem feel about The Tiger?
Text Mark Evidence at least it (the poem) sounded good in my ears
enjoyed the rhythm and sound of the poem
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence The Tiger – tiger tiger
Blue Car - blue car, blue car
both use repetition of words
C) How is the first verse of the poem about the blue car similar to The Tiger?
Text Mark Evidence The Tiger – burning bright - in the forests of the night Blue Car - shining bright - in the darkness of the night
both poems use the same or similar wording
Text Mark Evidence The Tiger – What immortal hand or eye could frame thy fearful symmetry?
Blue Car – Who could see you speeding by like a comet in the sky?
both poems ask questions
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence The Tiger Blue Car
both have the same structure, rhythm and rhyming pattern
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘symmetry’?
Which One's Right?
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
Which word is closest in meaning to ‘immortal’?
A) eternal
B) powerful
D) ancient
C) creative
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘to plan or create’:
Tiger! Tiger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
Discuss then check
frame
Tick Me
I am sorry to say
I did not really understand
the tiger tiger burning bright poem
but at least it sounded good
in my ears.
What do you think the poet is suggesting by these lines? The poet thinks…
Tick one:
A) the poem The Tiger is badly written.
B) children should only be taught simple poems that are easy to understand.
Check
C) poems do not need to make sense to be enjoyable.
Click if correct
D) the poem Blue Car is much better than The Tiger.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
notice the sounds.
Reveal
Listen for rhymes, alliteration and other sound effects.
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: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Transcript
Ready Steady Read Together
Love That Dog: 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?
I did not really understand the tiger tiger burning bright poem but at least it sounded good in my ears.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What is the meaning of each line of the verse from The Tiger?
B) How did the writer of the second poem feel about The Tiger?
C) How is the first verse of the poem about the blue car similar to The Tiger?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
The Tiger
by William Blake
Tiger! Tiger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
October 24
I am sorry to say I did not really understand the tiger tiger burning bright poem but at least it sounded good in my ears. Here is the blue car with tiger sounds: Blue car, blue car, shining bright in the darkness of the night: who could see you speeding by like a comet in the sky? I could see you in the night, blue car, blue car, shining bright. I could see you speeding by like a comet in the sky.
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
immortal
thy
frame
fearful
symmetry
comet
Explore
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. 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
immortal
Explore
Find Read Talk
The Tiger
by William Blake
Tiger! Tiger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
immortal
Your turn
frame
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
thy
fearful
symmetry
comet
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The Tiger
by William Blake
Tiger! Tiger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
Explore
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
October 24
I am sorry to say I did not really understand the tiger tiger burning bright poem but at least it sounded good in my ears. Here is the blue car with tiger sounds: Blue car, blue car, shining bright in the darkness of the night: who could see you speeding by like a comet in the sky? I could see you in the night, blue car, blue car, shining bright. I could see you speeding by like a comet in the sky.
Explore
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Blue car, blue car, shining bright in the darkness of the night: who could see you speeding by like a comet in the sky? I could see you in the night, blue car, blue car, shining bright. I could see you speeding by like a comet in the sky.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Blue car, blue car, shining bright
in the darkness of the night:
who could see you speeding by like a comet in the sky?
I could see you in the night,
blue car, blue car, shining bright.
I could see you speeding by like a comet in the sky.
Explore
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Blue car, blue car, shining bright in the darkness of the night: who could see you speeding by like a comet in the sky? I could see you in the night, blue car, blue car, shining bright. I could see you speeding by like a comet in the sky.
Explore
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Main Point
A) What is the meaning of each line of the verse from The Tiger?
What's the main idea of the text?
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Tiger! Tiger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
A) What is the meaning of each line of the verse from The Tiger?
Reveal Explainer
The poet is speaking directly to the tiger instead of to the reader about the tiger. The words ‘burning bright’ suggest that the tiger’s fur looks as if it is glowing, like flames in a fire. Comparing the tiger to fire also hints at the tiger’s power and danger.
Teach
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. 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 is the meaning of each line of the verse from The Tiger?
B) How did the writer of the second poem feel about The Tiger?
C) How is the first verse of the poem about the blue car similar to The Tiger?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence In the forests of the night,
The tiger is active at night, perhaps hunting, and can be seen due to its bright fur.
A) What is the meaning of each line of the verse from The Tiger?
Text Mark Evidence What immortal hand or eye
The poet wonders what supreme being could have imagined, created or formed the tiger.
Text Mark Evidence Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
The tiger’s body looks perfectly crafted and balanced but also frightening.
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence I did not really understand the tiger tiger burning bright poem
puzzled or confused by it
B) How did the writer of the second poem feel about The Tiger?
Text Mark Evidence at least it (the poem) sounded good in my ears
enjoyed the rhythm and sound of the poem
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence The Tiger – tiger tiger Blue Car - blue car, blue car
both use repetition of words
C) How is the first verse of the poem about the blue car similar to The Tiger?
Text Mark Evidence The Tiger – burning bright - in the forests of the night Blue Car - shining bright - in the darkness of the night
both poems use the same or similar wording
Text Mark Evidence The Tiger – What immortal hand or eye could frame thy fearful symmetry? Blue Car – Who could see you speeding by like a comet in the sky?
both poems ask questions
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence The Tiger Blue Car
both have the same structure, rhythm and rhyming pattern
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘symmetry’?
Which One's Right?
What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
Which word is closest in meaning to ‘immortal’?
A) eternal
B) powerful
D) ancient
C) creative
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘to plan or create’:
Tiger! Tiger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
Discuss then check
frame
Tick Me
I am sorry to say I did not really understand the tiger tiger burning bright poem but at least it sounded good in my ears.
What do you think the poet is suggesting by these lines? The poet thinks…
Tick one:
A) the poem The Tiger is badly written.
B) children should only be taught simple poems that are easy to understand.
Check
C) poems do not need to make sense to be enjoyable.
Click if correct
D) the poem Blue Car is much better than The Tiger.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
notice the sounds.
Reveal
Listen for rhymes, alliteration and other sound effects.
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: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.