Ready Steady Read Together
When Poems Fall From the Sky: Poetry Lesson 4
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?
Who else holds it written in rings of memory for anyone to read…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the poet show the long life of the tree?
B) How does the poet make the tree sound human?
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Let me read today's text
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Tree’s Story - One
when you think
once upon a time
consider me!
for who else still breathing
has been part of long ago
who else
holds it written in rings of memory
for anyone to read
in the far future
but when I started out
don’t imagine
I was much to look at
just one of a pale tangle of
timid saplings and yet…
somehow I survive
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
consider
pale
rings of memory
tangle
timid
saplings
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From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. 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
consider
Explore
Find Read Talk
Tree’s Story - One
when you think
once upon a time
consider me!
Reveal Vocabulary
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
consider
Your turn
rings of memory
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
pale
tangle
timid
saplings
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Tree’s Story - One
when you think
once upon a time
consider me!
for who else still breathing
has been part of long ago
who else
holds it written in rings of memory
for anyone to read
in the far future
but when I started out
don’t imagine
I was much to look at
just one of a pale tangle of
timid saplings and yet…
somehow I survive
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
for who else still breathing has been part of long ago who else holds it written in rings of memory
for anyone to read
in the far future
but when I started out
don’t imagine
I was much to look at
just one of a pale tangle of
timid saplings and yet…
somehow I survive
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
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From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
for who else still breathinghas been part of long ago
who elseholds it written in rings of memory
for anyone to readin the far future
but when I started outdon’t imagine I was much to look at
I was much to look atjust one of a pale tangle of timid saplings and yet…
somehow I survive
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
for who else still breathing has been part of long ago who else holds it written in rings of memory
for anyone to read
in the far future
but when I started out
don’t imagine
I was much to look at
just one of a pale tangle of
timid saplings and yet…
somehow I survive
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the poet show the long life of the tree?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
when you think
once upon a time
consider me!
Reveal Explainer
The words ‘once upon a time’ are used in stories or fairy tales to describe something that happened a long time ago. By using this phrase, the poet suggests that the tree existed in the distant past. The words ‘consider me’ make the tree sound aware of its own history, as if it knows it has lived through many years.
A) How does the poet show the long life of the tree?
Teach
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. 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 does the poet show the long life of the tree?
B) How does the poet make the tree sound human?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - when you think once upon a time consider me - who else still breathing has been part of long ago
refers to the past
A) How does the poet show the long life of the tree?
Text Mark Evidence rings of memory
refers to the tree’s age
Text Mark Evidence who else holds it written in rings of memory for anyone to read
suggests the tree records time
Text Mark Evidence for anyone to read in the far future
refers to the future
Text Mark Evidence when I started out don’t imagine I was much to look at…just one of a pale tangle of timid saplings
shows change over time
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence somehow I survive
refers to survival
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - consider me - when I started out - don’t imagine I was much to look at - somehow I survive
use of first person (I/me/my)
B) How does the poet make the tree sound human?
Text Mark Evidence who else holds it written in rings of memory
suggests the tree can remember
Text Mark Evidence just one of a pale tangle of timid saplings
describes the tree using human qualities
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence yet…somehow I survive
the tree reflects upon its life
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘sapling’?
Fill the Gaps
saplings
timid
tangle
pale
but when I started out
don’t imagine
I was much to look at
just one of a of
and yet…
somehow I survive
Click if correct
Discuss then check
Tick Me
What impression do you get of the tree?
Tick one:
A) It is weak and fragile.
B) It is playful and silly.
Check
C) It is wise and ancient.
Click if correct
D) It is careless and messy.
Link Me
Link each word with the correct definition:
A) light or faded in colour
1) consider
Check
Click if correct
B) shy, nervous or easily frightened
2) pale
C) to think carefully before making a decision
3) tangle
D) a messy twist of things knotted together
4) timid
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
think about meaning.
Reveal
Reflect on what the poet is trying to say.
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: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
When Poems Fall From the Sky: Poetry Lesson 4
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?
Who else holds it written in rings of memory for anyone to read…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the poet show the long life of the tree?
B) How does the poet make the tree sound human?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Tree’s Story - One
when you think once upon a time consider me! for who else still breathing has been part of long ago who else
holds it written in rings of memory for anyone to read in the far future but when I started out don’t imagine I was much to look at just one of a pale tangle of timid saplings and yet… somehow I survive
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
consider
pale
rings of memory
tangle
timid
saplings
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. 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
consider
Explore
Find Read Talk
Tree’s Story - One
when you think once upon a time consider me!
Reveal Vocabulary
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
consider
Your turn
rings of memory
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
pale
tangle
timid
saplings
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Tree’s Story - One
when you think once upon a time consider me! for who else still breathing has been part of long ago who else
holds it written in rings of memory for anyone to read in the far future but when I started out don’t imagine I was much to look at just one of a pale tangle of timid saplings and yet… somehow I survive
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
for who else still breathing has been part of long ago who else holds it written in rings of memory for anyone to read in the far future but when I started out don’t imagine I was much to look at just one of a pale tangle of timid saplings and yet… somehow I survive
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
for who else still breathinghas been part of long ago
who elseholds it written in rings of memory
for anyone to readin the far future
but when I started outdon’t imagine I was much to look at
I was much to look atjust one of a pale tangle of timid saplings and yet…
somehow I survive
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
for who else still breathing has been part of long ago who else holds it written in rings of memory for anyone to read in the far future but when I started out don’t imagine I was much to look at just one of a pale tangle of timid saplings and yet… somehow I survive
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the poet show the long life of the tree?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
when you think once upon a time consider me!
Reveal Explainer
The words ‘once upon a time’ are used in stories or fairy tales to describe something that happened a long time ago. By using this phrase, the poet suggests that the tree existed in the distant past. The words ‘consider me’ make the tree sound aware of its own history, as if it knows it has lived through many years.
A) How does the poet show the long life of the tree?
Teach
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. 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 does the poet show the long life of the tree?
B) How does the poet make the tree sound human?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - when you think once upon a time consider me - who else still breathing has been part of long ago
refers to the past
A) How does the poet show the long life of the tree?
Text Mark Evidence rings of memory
refers to the tree’s age
Text Mark Evidence who else holds it written in rings of memory for anyone to read
suggests the tree records time
Text Mark Evidence for anyone to read in the far future
refers to the future
Text Mark Evidence when I started out don’t imagine I was much to look at…just one of a pale tangle of timid saplings
shows change over time
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence somehow I survive
refers to survival
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - consider me - when I started out - don’t imagine I was much to look at - somehow I survive
use of first person (I/me/my)
B) How does the poet make the tree sound human?
Text Mark Evidence who else holds it written in rings of memory
suggests the tree can remember
Text Mark Evidence just one of a pale tangle of timid saplings
describes the tree using human qualities
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence yet…somehow I survive
the tree reflects upon its life
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘sapling’?
Fill the Gaps
saplings
timid
tangle
pale
but when I started out don’t imagine I was much to look at just one of a of and yet… somehow I survive
Click if correct
Discuss then check
Tick Me
What impression do you get of the tree?
Tick one:
A) It is weak and fragile.
B) It is playful and silly.
Check
C) It is wise and ancient.
Click if correct
D) It is careless and messy.
Link Me
Link each word with the correct definition:
A) light or faded in colour
1) consider
Check
Click if correct
B) shy, nervous or easily frightened
2) pale
C) to think carefully before making a decision
3) tangle
D) a messy twist of things knotted together
4) timid
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
think about meaning.
Reveal
Reflect on what the poet is trying to say.
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: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
tangle
pale
saplings
timid