Ready Steady Read Together
Love That Dog: 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?
Thank you…thank you…thank you for choosing me…
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 this dog?
B) How does the poet make the dog seem almost human-like?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
March 22
My yellow dog
followed me everywhere
every which way I turned
he was there
wagging his tail
and slobber
coming out
of his mouth
when he was smiling
at me
all the time
as if he was
saying
thank you thank you thank you
for choosing me
and jumping up on me
his shaggy straggly paws
on my chest
like he was trying
to hug the insides
right out of me.
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
every which way
slobber
wagging
shaggy
straggly
hug the insides right out of me
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
every which way
Explore
Find Read Talk
March 22
My yellow dog
followed me everywhere
every which way I turned
he was there
wagging his tail...
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
every which way
Your turn
wagging
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
slobber
shaggy
straggly
hug the insides right out of me
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
March 22
My yellow dog
followed me everywhere
every which way I turned
he was there
wagging his tail
and slobber
coming out
of his mouth
when he was smiling
at me
all the time
as if he was
saying
thank you thank you thank you
for choosing me
and jumping up on me
his shaggy straggly paws
on my chest
like he was trying
to hug the insides
right out of me.
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 yellow dog
followed me everywhere
every which way I turned
he was there
wagging his tail
and slobber
coming out
of his mouth
when he was smiling
at me
all the time
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 yellow dogfollowed me everywhere
every which way I turnedhe was there
wagging his tail
and slobber coming out of his mouth
when he was smilingat me all the time
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 yellow dog
followed me everywhere
every which way I turned
he was there
wagging his tail
and slobber
coming out
of his mouth
when he was smiling
at me
all the time
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 this dog?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
My yellow dog
followed me everywhere
every which way I turned
he was there
Reveal Explainer
A) What impression do you get of this dog?
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.
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 this dog?
B) How does the poet make the dog seem almost human-like?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence every which way I turned he (the dog) was there
loyal or devoted
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - wagging his tail - slobber coming out of his mouth when he was smiling at me - like he (the dog) was trying to hug the insides right out of me
loving or affectionate
A) What impression do you get of this dog?
Text Mark Evidence - wagging his tail - he (the dog) was smiling at me
happy
Text Mark Evidence as if he (the dog) was saying thank you thank you thank you for choosing me
grateful
Text Mark Evidence - wagging his tail - jumping up on me
excited or energetic
Text Mark Evidence - my yellow dog followed me everywhere - every which way I turned he was there
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
clingy or needy
Text Mark Evidence - slobber coming out of his mouth - his shaggy straggly paws
messy or unkempt
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - he (the dog) was smiling at me - thank you…for choosing me
showing human emotions
B) How does the poet make the dog seem almost human-like?
Text Mark Evidence as if he (the dog) was saying thank you…for choosing me
giving the dog human thoughts
Text Mark Evidence - he (the dog) was smiling at me - like he (the dog) was trying to hug the insides right out of me
using human actions or affection
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘straggly’?
Which One's Right?
And jumping up on me
his shaggy straggly paws...
The word ‘shaggy’ suggests that the dog’s fur is...
B) thin and uneven.
A) thick and messy.
C) dirty and smelly.
D) clean and tidy.
Find Me
Find the word which shows what colour the dog’s fur was:
My yellow dog
followed me everywhere
every which way I turned
he was there
wagging his tail
and slobber
coming out
of his mouth...
Discuss then check
yellow
True or False?
The dog was slobbering because he was aggressive.
True
False
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
combine poems with art.
Reveal
Create colourful or expressive art to match the feelings of a poem.
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 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?
Thank you…thank you…thank you for choosing me…
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 this dog?
B) How does the poet make the dog seem almost human-like?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
March 22
My yellow dog followed me everywhere every which way I turned he was there wagging his tail and slobber coming out of his mouth when he was smiling at me all the time
as if he was saying thank you thank you thank you for choosing me and jumping up on me his shaggy straggly paws on my chest like he was trying to hug the insides right out of me.
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
every which way
slobber
wagging
shaggy
straggly
hug the insides right out of me
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
every which way
Explore
Find Read Talk
March 22
My yellow dog followed me everywhere every which way I turned he was there wagging his tail...
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech © 2001. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
every which way
Your turn
wagging
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
slobber
shaggy
straggly
hug the insides right out of me
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
March 22
My yellow dog followed me everywhere every which way I turned he was there wagging his tail and slobber coming out of his mouth when he was smiling at me all the time
as if he was saying thank you thank you thank you for choosing me and jumping up on me his shaggy straggly paws on my chest like he was trying to hug the insides right out of me.
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 yellow dog followed me everywhere every which way I turned he was there wagging his tail and slobber coming out of his mouth when he was smiling at me all the time
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 yellow dogfollowed me everywhere
every which way I turnedhe was there
wagging his tail
and slobber coming out of his mouth
when he was smilingat me all the time
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 yellow dog followed me everywhere every which way I turned he was there wagging his tail and slobber coming out of his mouth when he was smiling at me all the time
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 this dog?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
My yellow dog followed me everywhere every which way I turned he was there
Reveal Explainer
A) What impression do you get of this dog?
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.
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 this dog?
B) How does the poet make the dog seem almost human-like?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence every which way I turned he (the dog) was there
loyal or devoted
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - wagging his tail - slobber coming out of his mouth when he was smiling at me - like he (the dog) was trying to hug the insides right out of me
loving or affectionate
A) What impression do you get of this dog?
Text Mark Evidence - wagging his tail - he (the dog) was smiling at me
happy
Text Mark Evidence as if he (the dog) was saying thank you thank you thank you for choosing me
grateful
Text Mark Evidence - wagging his tail - jumping up on me
excited or energetic
Text Mark Evidence - my yellow dog followed me everywhere - every which way I turned he was there
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
clingy or needy
Text Mark Evidence - slobber coming out of his mouth - his shaggy straggly paws
messy or unkempt
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - he (the dog) was smiling at me - thank you…for choosing me
showing human emotions
B) How does the poet make the dog seem almost human-like?
Text Mark Evidence as if he (the dog) was saying thank you…for choosing me
giving the dog human thoughts
Text Mark Evidence - he (the dog) was smiling at me - like he (the dog) was trying to hug the insides right out of me
using human actions or affection
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘straggly’?
Which One's Right?
And jumping up on me his shaggy straggly paws...
The word ‘shaggy’ suggests that the dog’s fur is...
B) thin and uneven.
A) thick and messy.
C) dirty and smelly.
D) clean and tidy.
Find Me
Find the word which shows what colour the dog’s fur was:
My yellow dog followed me everywhere every which way I turned he was there wagging his tail and slobber coming out of his mouth...
Discuss then check
yellow
True or False?
The dog was slobbering because he was aggressive.
True
False
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
combine poems with art.
Reveal
Create colourful or expressive art to match the feelings of a poem.
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.