Ready Steady Read Together
Love That Dog: Poetry Lesson 3
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?
Sleeps all afternoon…
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) What impression do you get of the dog?
B) Where did the dog rest?
C) What did the dog notice?
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Let me read today's text
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dog
by Valerie Worth
Under a maple tree
The dog lies down,
Lolls his limp
Tongue, yawns,
Rests his long chin
Carefully between
Front paws;
Looks up, alert;
Chops, with heavy
Jaws, at a slow fly,
Blinks, rolls
On his side,
Sighs, closes
His eyes: sleeps
All afternoon
In his loose skin.
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
lolls
alert
limp
chops
jaws
loose skin
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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
lolls
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Find Read Talk
Under a maple tree
The dog lies down,
Lolls his limp
Tongue, yawns...
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
lolls
Your turn
limp
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
alert
chops
jaws
loose skin
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
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Reveal Vocabulary
dog
by Valerie Worth
Under a maple tree
The dog lies down,
Lolls his limp
Tongue, yawns,
Rests his long chin
Carefully between
Front paws;
Looks up, alert;
Chops, with heavy
Jaws, at a slow fly,
Blinks, rolls
On his side,
Sighs, closes
His eyes: sleeps
All afternoon
In his loose skin.
Explore
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Under a maple treeThe dog lies down, Lolls his limp Tongue, yawns, Rests his long chin Carefully between Front paws; Looks up, alert; Chops, with heavy Jaws, at a slow fly, Blinks, rolls On his side,...
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
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From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Under a maple treeThe dog lies down,
Lolls his limpTongue, yawns,
Rests his long chinCarefully between Front paws;
Looks up, alert;
Chops, with heavyJaws, at a slow fly,
Blinks, rollsOn his side,...
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
Under a maple treeThe dog lies down, Lolls his limp Tongue, yawns, Rests his long chin Carefully between Front paws; Looks up, alert; Chops, with heavy Jaws, at a slow fly, Blinks, rolls On his side,...
Explore
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What impression do you get of the dog?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Under a maple tree
The dog lies down,
Lolls his limp
Tongue, yawns...
Reveal Explainer
This shows that the dog is calm and relaxed because he is lying down under a tree instead of moving around or playing actively. This helps us picture the dog resting quietly.
A) What impression do you get of the dog?
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 impression do you get of the dog?
B) Where did the dog rest?
C) What did the dog notice?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence - lolls his limp tongue - rolls on his side, sighs, closes his eyes
relaxed or calm
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the dog lies down…yawns - rests his long chin carefully between his front paws - closes his eyes - sleeps all afternoon
tired or sleepy
A) What impression do you get of the dog?
Text Mark Evidence lolls his tongue
warm or panting
Text Mark Evidence - looks up, alert - chops…at a slow fly
observant or on guard for danger
Text Mark Evidence - his long chin - heavy jaws - his loose skin
large sized or heavy
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence rolls on his side, sighs, closes his eyes
peaceful or content
Text Mark Evidence sleeps all afternoon
lazy
Acceptable Answers
B) Where did the dog rest?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence under a maple tree
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) What did the dog notice?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence a slow fly
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘alert’?
Fill the Gaps
The dog lies down,
his Tongue, yawns,
Rests his long chin
Carefully between
Front paws;
Looks up, ;
, with heavy
, at a slow fly,
Blinks, rolls
On his side,
Sighs, closes
His eyes...
chops
alert
limp
jaws
lolls
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Which One's Right?
Which words best describe the mood or atmosphere of the poem?
B) tense and watchful.
A) playful and energetic.
D) angry and possessive.
C) calm and peaceful.
Sequence Me
Put the following events from the poem in the correct order:
A) The dog slept all afternoon.
B) The dog rested beneath the maple tree.
C) The dog sighed and closed his eyes.
D) The dog looked up and snapped at a slow fly.
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...
learn new words.
Reveal
Keep a notebook to write down and remember new words.
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 3
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?
Sleeps all afternoon…
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 impression do you get of the dog?
B) Where did the dog rest?
C) What did the dog notice?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
dog
by Valerie Worth
Under a maple tree The dog lies down, Lolls his limp Tongue, yawns, Rests his long chin Carefully between Front paws; Looks up, alert; Chops, with heavy Jaws, at a slow fly,
Blinks, rolls On his side, Sighs, closes His eyes: sleeps All afternoon In his loose skin.
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
lolls
alert
limp
chops
jaws
loose skin
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
lolls
Explore
Find Read Talk
Under a maple tree The dog lies down, Lolls his limp Tongue, yawns...
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
lolls
Your turn
limp
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
alert
chops
jaws
loose skin
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
dog
by Valerie Worth
Under a maple tree The dog lies down, Lolls his limp Tongue, yawns, Rests his long chin Carefully between Front paws; Looks up, alert; Chops, with heavy Jaws, at a slow fly,
Blinks, rolls On his side, Sighs, closes His eyes: sleeps All afternoon In his loose skin.
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...
Under a maple treeThe dog lies down, Lolls his limp Tongue, yawns, Rests his long chin Carefully between Front paws; Looks up, alert; Chops, with heavy Jaws, at a slow fly, Blinks, rolls On his side,...
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
Under a maple treeThe dog lies down,
Lolls his limpTongue, yawns,
Rests his long chinCarefully between Front paws;
Looks up, alert;
Chops, with heavyJaws, at a slow fly,
Blinks, rollsOn his side,...
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
Under a maple treeThe dog lies down, Lolls his limp Tongue, yawns, Rests his long chin Carefully between Front paws; Looks up, alert; Chops, with heavy Jaws, at a slow fly, Blinks, rolls On his side,...
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) What impression do you get of the dog?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Under a maple tree The dog lies down, Lolls his limp Tongue, yawns...
Reveal Explainer
This shows that the dog is calm and relaxed because he is lying down under a tree instead of moving around or playing actively. This helps us picture the dog resting quietly.
A) What impression do you get of the dog?
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 impression do you get of the dog?
B) Where did the dog rest?
C) What did the dog notice?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence - lolls his limp tongue - rolls on his side, sighs, closes his eyes
relaxed or calm
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the dog lies down…yawns - rests his long chin carefully between his front paws - closes his eyes - sleeps all afternoon
tired or sleepy
A) What impression do you get of the dog?
Text Mark Evidence lolls his tongue
warm or panting
Text Mark Evidence - looks up, alert - chops…at a slow fly
observant or on guard for danger
Text Mark Evidence - his long chin - heavy jaws - his loose skin
large sized or heavy
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence rolls on his side, sighs, closes his eyes
peaceful or content
Text Mark Evidence sleeps all afternoon
lazy
Acceptable Answers
B) Where did the dog rest?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence under a maple tree
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) What did the dog notice?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence a slow fly
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘alert’?
Fill the Gaps
The dog lies down, his Tongue, yawns, Rests his long chin Carefully between Front paws; Looks up, ; , with heavy , at a slow fly, Blinks, rolls On his side, Sighs, closes His eyes...
chops
alert
limp
jaws
lolls
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Which One's Right?
Which words best describe the mood or atmosphere of the poem?
B) tense and watchful.
A) playful and energetic.
D) angry and possessive.
C) calm and peaceful.
Sequence Me
Put the following events from the poem in the correct order:
A) The dog slept all afternoon.
B) The dog rested beneath the maple tree.
C) The dog sighed and closed his eyes.
D) The dog looked up and snapped at a slow fly.
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...
learn new words.
Reveal
Keep a notebook to write down and remember new words.
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.
lolls
limp
alert
chops
jaws