Ready Steady Read Together
Love That Dog: Poetry Lesson 2
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?
Street music in the city…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the poet show contrast or differences in the poem?
B) Name two items that could be heard in the middle of the city.
C) Which animal does the poet suggest can be heard on the edge of the city?
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Let me read today's text
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February 15
I like that poem
we read today
about street music
in the city.
My street is not
in the middle
of the city
so it doesn’t have
that LOUD music
of horns and trucks
clash
flash
screech.
My street is on the edge
of a city
and it has
quiet music
most of the time
whisp
meow
swish.
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
street music
screech
clash
edge
whisp
swish
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
street music
Explore
Find Read Talk
February 15
I like that poem
we read today
about street music
in the city.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
street music
Your turn
clash
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
screech
edge
whisp
swish
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
February 15
I like that poem
we read today
about street music
in the city.
My street is not
in the middle
of the city
so it doesn’t have
that LOUD music
of horns and trucks
clash
flash
screech.
My street is on the edge
of a city
and it has
quiet music
most of the time
whisp
meow
swish.
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...
My street is
on the edge
of a city
and it has
quiet music
most of the time
whisp
meow
swish.
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
My street ison the edge of a city
and it hasquiet music
most of the time
whispmeow swish.
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
My street is
on the edge
of a city
and it has
quiet music
most of the time
whisp
meow
swish.
Explore
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the poet show contrast or differences in the poem?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
My street is not in the middle
of the city
so it doesn’t have
that LOUD music
of horns and trucks...
A) How does the poet show contrast or differences in the poem?
Reveal Explainer
The poet shows contrast by the use of the words ‘not in the middle of the city’. This helps us understand that their street is different from the loud, busy city centre.
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) How does the poet show contrast or differences in the poem?
B) Name two items that could be heard in the middle of the city.
C) Which animal does the poet suggest can be heard on the edge of the city?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the middle of the city - on the edge of a city
different locations
A) How does the poet show contrast or differences in the poem?
Text Mark Evidence - that LOUD music - it has quiet music
different volume
Text Mark Evidence - clash… flash… screech - whisp…meow…swish
loud harsh noises vs soft, gentle sounds
Text Mark Evidence - LOUD - quiet
capital vs lower case letters
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - clash - flash - screech - whisp - meow - swish
structural differences with onomatopoeic or sound words written on their own line
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) Name two items that could be heard in the middle of the city.
Text Mark Evidence horns
Text Mark Evidence trucks
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Which animal does the poet suggest can be heard on the edge of the city?
Text Mark Evidence meow
a cat
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘edge’?
Tick Me
I like that poem
we read today
about street music
in the city.
What does the word ‘music’ suggest about the sounds on the street?
Tick one:
A) The sounds are random and separate.
B) The sounds are from people playing instruments for money.
Check
C) The sounds work together like a rhythm.
Click if correct
D) The sounds are pleasant and enjoyable.
True or False?
The poet disliked the poem about street music in the city.
True
False
Match Me
Match each word with its correct definition:
2) screech
1) clash
4) swish
3) whisp
D) a harsh, metallic sound of two things crashing together
C) a very quiet, thin strand of sound
B) a soft, smooth sound made by moving something quickly
A) a very high-pitched, loud and sharp sound that can be painful to your ears
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...
memorise a poem.
Reveal
Practise reciting a favourite poem from memory.
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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Ready Steady Read Together
Love That Dog: Poetry 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?
Street music in the city…
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) How does the poet show contrast or differences in the poem?
B) Name two items that could be heard in the middle of the city.
C) Which animal does the poet suggest can be heard on the edge of the city?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
February 15
I like that poem we read today about street music in the city. My street is not in the middle of the city so it doesn’t have that LOUD music of horns and trucks clash flash screech.
My street is on the edge of a city and it has quiet music most of the time whisp meow swish.
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
street music
screech
clash
edge
whisp
swish
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
street music
Explore
Find Read Talk
February 15
I like that poem we read today about street music in the city.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
street music
Your turn
clash
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
screech
edge
whisp
swish
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
February 15
I like that poem we read today about street music in the city. My street is not in the middle of the city so it doesn’t have that LOUD music of horns and trucks clash flash screech.
My street is on the edge of a city and it has quiet music most of the time whisp meow swish.
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...
My street is on the edge of a city and it has quiet music most of the time whisp meow swish.
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
My street ison the edge of a city
and it hasquiet music
most of the time
whispmeow swish.
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
My street is on the edge of a city and it has quiet music most of the time whisp meow swish.
Explore
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the poet show contrast or differences in the poem?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
My street is not in the middle of the city so it doesn’t have that LOUD music of horns and trucks...
A) How does the poet show contrast or differences in the poem?
Reveal Explainer
The poet shows contrast by the use of the words ‘not in the middle of the city’. This helps us understand that their street is different from the loud, busy city centre.
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) How does the poet show contrast or differences in the poem?
B) Name two items that could be heard in the middle of the city.
C) Which animal does the poet suggest can be heard on the edge of the city?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the middle of the city - on the edge of a city
different locations
A) How does the poet show contrast or differences in the poem?
Text Mark Evidence - that LOUD music - it has quiet music
different volume
Text Mark Evidence - clash… flash… screech - whisp…meow…swish
loud harsh noises vs soft, gentle sounds
Text Mark Evidence - LOUD - quiet
capital vs lower case letters
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - clash - flash - screech - whisp - meow - swish
structural differences with onomatopoeic or sound words written on their own line
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) Name two items that could be heard in the middle of the city.
Text Mark Evidence horns
Text Mark Evidence trucks
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Which animal does the poet suggest can be heard on the edge of the city?
Text Mark Evidence meow
a cat
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘edge’?
Tick Me
I like that poem we read today about street music in the city.
What does the word ‘music’ suggest about the sounds on the street?
Tick one:
A) The sounds are random and separate.
B) The sounds are from people playing instruments for money.
Check
C) The sounds work together like a rhythm.
Click if correct
D) The sounds are pleasant and enjoyable.
True or False?
The poet disliked the poem about street music in the city.
True
False
Match Me
Match each word with its correct definition:
2) screech
1) clash
4) swish
3) whisp
D) a harsh, metallic sound of two things crashing together
C) a very quiet, thin strand of sound
B) a soft, smooth sound made by moving something quickly
A) a very high-pitched, loud and sharp sound that can be painful to your ears
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...
memorise a poem.
Reveal
Practise reciting a favourite poem from memory.
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.