Ready Steady Read Together
The Nowhere Emporium: Fiction 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?
The shop from nowhere arrived with the dawn on a crisp November morning.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the author create a magical, mysterious atmosphere?
B) How do the people feel about the shop’s arrival and how do you know?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Prologue – The Shop from Nowhere
The shop from nowhere arrived with the dawn on a crisp November morning. Word travelled quickly around the village, and by midday the place was abuzz with rumour and hearsay.
“There were four shops in the row yesterday. Today there are five!”
“Did you hear? It sits between the butcher’s and the ironmonger’s…”
“The brickwork is black as midnight, and it sparkles strangely in the light!”
By evening time, a curious crowd had begun to gather around the mysterious building. They jostled for position and traded strange and wonderful theories about where the shop had come from and what it might sell, all the while hoping to catch a glimpse of movement through the darkened windows.
The shop was indeed built from bricks the colour of midnight, bricks that shimmered and sparkled under the glow of the gas streetlamps. Blocking the doorway was a golden gate so fine and intricate that some wondrous spider might have spun it. Over the windows, curling letters spelled out a name: THE NOWHERE EMPORIUM.
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
There was a glimmer of movement in the entranceway, and a ripple of excitement passed through the crowd. And then silence fell – a silence so deep and heavy that it seemed to hang in the atmosphere like mist. The shop’s door swung open. The fine golden gate turned to dust, scattering in the wind. The air was suddenly alive with a hundred scents: the perfume of toasted coconut and baking bread; of salty sea air and freshly fallen rain; of bonfires and melting ice.
A dove emerged from the darkness of the shop and soared though the air, wings flashing white in the blackness. The enchanted crowd watched as it climbed until it was lost to the night. And then, as one, they gasped. The black sky exploded with light and colour, and a message in dazzling firework sparks and shimmers spelled out:
THE NOWHERE EMPORIUM IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS. BRING YOUR IMAGINATION…
The writing hung in the air just long enough for everyone to read it, and then the words began falling to the ground, a rain of golden light. The crowd laughed in delight, reaching out to catch the sparks as they fell.
Everyone who’d gathered outside the Emporium was entranced. No one had ever seen a spectacle such as this. One by one they walked forward, touched the sparkling black brickwork, examined the tips of their fingers. And then they stepped through the door to find out what was waiting.
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
abuzz
jostled
hearsay
intricate
emerged
spectacle
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From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. 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
abuzz
Explore
Find Read Talk
The shop from nowhere arrived with the dawn on a crisp November morning. Word travelled quickly around the village, and by midday the place was abuzz with rumour and hearsay.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
abuzz
Your turn
hearsay
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
jostled
intricate
emerged
spectacle
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Prologue – The Shop from Nowhere
The shop from nowhere arrived with the dawn on a crisp November morning. Word travelled quickly around the village, and by midday the place was abuzz with rumour and hearsay.
“There were four shops in the row yesterday. Today there are five!”
“Did you hear? It sits between the butcher’s and the ironmonger’s…”
“The brickwork is black as midnight, and it sparkles strangely in the light!”
By evening time, a curious crowd had begun to gather around the mysterious building. They jostled for position and traded strange and wonderful theories about where the shop had come from and what it might sell, all the while hoping to catch a glimpse of movement through the darkened windows.
The shop was indeed built from bricks the colour of midnight, bricks that shimmered and sparkled under the glow of the gas streetlamps. Blocking the doorway was a golden gate so fine and intricate that some wondrous spider might have spun it. Over the windows, curling letters spelled out a name: THE NOWHERE EMPORIUM.
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
There was a glimmer of movement in the entranceway, and a ripple of excitement passed through the crowd. And then silence fell – a silence so deep and heavy that it seemed to hang in the atmosphere like mist. The shop’s door swung open. The fine golden gate turned to dust, scattering in the wind. The air was suddenly alive with a hundred scents: the perfume of toasted coconut and baking bread; of salty sea air and freshly fallen rain; of bonfires and melting ice.
A dove emerged from the darkness of the shop and soared though the air, wings flashing white in the blackness. The enchanted crowd watched as it climbed until it was lost to the night. And then, as one, they gasped. The black sky exploded with light and colour, and a message in dazzling firework sparks and shimmers spelled out:
THE NOWHERE EMPORIUM IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS. BRING YOUR IMAGINATION…
The writing hung in the air just long enough for everyone to read it, and then the words began falling to the ground, a rain of golden light. The crowd laughed in delight, reaching out to catch the sparks as they fell.
Everyone who’d gathered outside the Emporium was entranced. No one had ever seen a spectacle such as this. One by one they walked forward, touched the sparkling black brickwork, examined the tips of their fingers. And then they stepped through the door to find out what was waiting.
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Word travelled quickly around the village, and by midday the place was abuzz with rumour and hearsay. “There were four shops in the row yesterday. Today there are five!” “Did you hear? It sits between the butcher’s and the ironmonger’s…” “The brickwork is black as midnight, and it sparkles strangely in the light!”
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Word travelled quickly around the village,
and by midday the place was abuzz
with rumour and hearsay.
“There were four shops in the row yesterday.
“Today there are five!”
“Did you hear?”
“It sits between the butcher’s and the ironmonger’s…”
“The brickwork is black as midnight,
and it sparkles strangely in the light!”
Explore
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Word travelled quickly around the village, and by midday the place was abuzz with rumour and hearsay. “There were four shops in the row yesterday. Today there are five!” “Did you hear? It sits between the butcher’s and the ironmonger’s…” “The brickwork is black as midnight, and it sparkles strangely in the light!”
Explore
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the author create a magical, mysterious atmosphere?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The shop from nowhere arrived with the dawn on a crisp November morning. Word travelled quickly around the village, and by midday the place was abuzz with rumour and hearsay. “There were four shops in the row yesterday. Today there are five!”
A) How does the author create a magical, mysterious atmosphere?
Reveal Explainer
The author creates a mysterious atmosphere by making the shop appear suddenly and strangely. This creates mystery because no one knows how it got there or where it came from.
Teach
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. 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 author create a magical, mysterious atmosphere?
B) How do the people feel about the shop’s arrival and how do you know?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence - bricks the colour of midnight - through the darkened windows - from the darkness of the shop
Acceptable Answers
describes the shop as dark and unusual
Text Mark Evidence - bricks that shimmered and sparkled - a golden gate so fine and intricate - dazzling firework sparks and shimmers - a rain of golden light
describes the shop as sparkling or magical
A) How does the author create a magical, mysterious atmosphere?
Text Mark Evidence - the fine golden gate turned to dust - a dove emerged from the darkness of the shop - the black sky exploded with light and colour
includes magical or impossible events
Text Mark Evidence - a silence so deep and heavy - alive with a hundred scents: the perfume of toasted coconut and baking bread
appealing to the reader’s senses (sound and smell)
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - a curious crowd had begun to gather - everyone who’d gathered outside the Emporium was entranced
showing the crowd’s curiosity and amazement
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - word travelled quickly around the village - a curious crowd had begun to gather - hoping to catch a glimpse of movement - stepped through the door to find out what was waiting
curious and interested
B) How do the people feel about the shop’s arrival and how do you know?
Text Mark Evidence - they jostled for position - a ripple of excitement passed through the crowd
excited and eager
Text Mark Evidence - they gasped - the crowd laughed in delight - everyone who’d gathered outside the Emporium was entranced
amazed
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence silence fell – a silence so deep and heavy
tense
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘emerged’?
Tick Me
Which of these did the crowds do in the evening?
Tick all that apply:
A) crowded around the new shop
B) pushed the crowd to get a better look
Check
C) ran away from the strange building
Click if correct
D) shared their ideas about what kind of shop it might be
Find Me
Find the word which shows that the gate had a detailed design.
Blocking the doorway was a golden gate so fine and intricate that some wondrous spider might have spun it.
Discuss then check
intricate
Match Me
Match each aspect of the setting with the words used to describe it:
3) the sky
4) the air
2) the gate
1) the bricks
C) the colour of midnight
B) alive with a hundred scents
A) fine and intricate
D) exploded with light and colour
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...
visit libraries.
Reveal
Libraries are treasure troves for finding new and exciting reads.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Nowhere Emporium: Fiction 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?
The shop from nowhere arrived with the dawn on a crisp November morning.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the author create a magical, mysterious atmosphere?
B) How do the people feel about the shop’s arrival and how do you know?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Prologue – The Shop from Nowhere
The shop from nowhere arrived with the dawn on a crisp November morning. Word travelled quickly around the village, and by midday the place was abuzz with rumour and hearsay. “There were four shops in the row yesterday. Today there are five!” “Did you hear? It sits between the butcher’s and the ironmonger’s…” “The brickwork is black as midnight, and it sparkles strangely in the light!” By evening time, a curious crowd had begun to gather around the mysterious building. They jostled for position and traded strange and wonderful theories about where the shop had come from and what it might sell, all the while hoping to catch a glimpse of movement through the darkened windows. The shop was indeed built from bricks the colour of midnight, bricks that shimmered and sparkled under the glow of the gas streetlamps. Blocking the doorway was a golden gate so fine and intricate that some wondrous spider might have spun it. Over the windows, curling letters spelled out a name: THE NOWHERE EMPORIUM.
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
There was a glimmer of movement in the entranceway, and a ripple of excitement passed through the crowd. And then silence fell – a silence so deep and heavy that it seemed to hang in the atmosphere like mist. The shop’s door swung open. The fine golden gate turned to dust, scattering in the wind. The air was suddenly alive with a hundred scents: the perfume of toasted coconut and baking bread; of salty sea air and freshly fallen rain; of bonfires and melting ice. A dove emerged from the darkness of the shop and soared though the air, wings flashing white in the blackness. The enchanted crowd watched as it climbed until it was lost to the night. And then, as one, they gasped. The black sky exploded with light and colour, and a message in dazzling firework sparks and shimmers spelled out: THE NOWHERE EMPORIUM IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS. BRING YOUR IMAGINATION… The writing hung in the air just long enough for everyone to read it, and then the words began falling to the ground, a rain of golden light. The crowd laughed in delight, reaching out to catch the sparks as they fell. Everyone who’d gathered outside the Emporium was entranced. No one had ever seen a spectacle such as this. One by one they walked forward, touched the sparkling black brickwork, examined the tips of their fingers. And then they stepped through the door to find out what was waiting.
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
abuzz
jostled
hearsay
intricate
emerged
spectacle
Explore
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. 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
abuzz
Explore
Find Read Talk
The shop from nowhere arrived with the dawn on a crisp November morning. Word travelled quickly around the village, and by midday the place was abuzz with rumour and hearsay.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
abuzz
Your turn
hearsay
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
jostled
intricate
emerged
spectacle
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Prologue – The Shop from Nowhere
The shop from nowhere arrived with the dawn on a crisp November morning. Word travelled quickly around the village, and by midday the place was abuzz with rumour and hearsay. “There were four shops in the row yesterday. Today there are five!” “Did you hear? It sits between the butcher’s and the ironmonger’s…” “The brickwork is black as midnight, and it sparkles strangely in the light!” By evening time, a curious crowd had begun to gather around the mysterious building. They jostled for position and traded strange and wonderful theories about where the shop had come from and what it might sell, all the while hoping to catch a glimpse of movement through the darkened windows. The shop was indeed built from bricks the colour of midnight, bricks that shimmered and sparkled under the glow of the gas streetlamps. Blocking the doorway was a golden gate so fine and intricate that some wondrous spider might have spun it. Over the windows, curling letters spelled out a name: THE NOWHERE EMPORIUM.
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
There was a glimmer of movement in the entranceway, and a ripple of excitement passed through the crowd. And then silence fell – a silence so deep and heavy that it seemed to hang in the atmosphere like mist. The shop’s door swung open. The fine golden gate turned to dust, scattering in the wind. The air was suddenly alive with a hundred scents: the perfume of toasted coconut and baking bread; of salty sea air and freshly fallen rain; of bonfires and melting ice. A dove emerged from the darkness of the shop and soared though the air, wings flashing white in the blackness. The enchanted crowd watched as it climbed until it was lost to the night. And then, as one, they gasped. The black sky exploded with light and colour, and a message in dazzling firework sparks and shimmers spelled out: THE NOWHERE EMPORIUM IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS. BRING YOUR IMAGINATION… The writing hung in the air just long enough for everyone to read it, and then the words began falling to the ground, a rain of golden light. The crowd laughed in delight, reaching out to catch the sparks as they fell. Everyone who’d gathered outside the Emporium was entranced. No one had ever seen a spectacle such as this. One by one they walked forward, touched the sparkling black brickwork, examined the tips of their fingers. And then they stepped through the door to find out what was waiting.
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Word travelled quickly around the village, and by midday the place was abuzz with rumour and hearsay. “There were four shops in the row yesterday. Today there are five!” “Did you hear? It sits between the butcher’s and the ironmonger’s…” “The brickwork is black as midnight, and it sparkles strangely in the light!”
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Word travelled quickly around the village,
and by midday the place was abuzz
with rumour and hearsay.
“There were four shops in the row yesterday.
“Today there are five!”
“Did you hear?”
“It sits between the butcher’s and the ironmonger’s…”
“The brickwork is black as midnight,
and it sparkles strangely in the light!”
Explore
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Word travelled quickly around the village, and by midday the place was abuzz with rumour and hearsay. “There were four shops in the row yesterday. Today there are five!” “Did you hear? It sits between the butcher’s and the ironmonger’s…” “The brickwork is black as midnight, and it sparkles strangely in the light!”
Explore
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the author create a magical, mysterious atmosphere?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The shop from nowhere arrived with the dawn on a crisp November morning. Word travelled quickly around the village, and by midday the place was abuzz with rumour and hearsay. “There were four shops in the row yesterday. Today there are five!”
A) How does the author create a magical, mysterious atmosphere?
Reveal Explainer
The author creates a mysterious atmosphere by making the shop appear suddenly and strangely. This creates mystery because no one knows how it got there or where it came from.
Teach
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. 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 author create a magical, mysterious atmosphere?
B) How do the people feel about the shop’s arrival and how do you know?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence - bricks the colour of midnight - through the darkened windows - from the darkness of the shop
Acceptable Answers
describes the shop as dark and unusual
Text Mark Evidence - bricks that shimmered and sparkled - a golden gate so fine and intricate - dazzling firework sparks and shimmers - a rain of golden light
describes the shop as sparkling or magical
A) How does the author create a magical, mysterious atmosphere?
Text Mark Evidence - the fine golden gate turned to dust - a dove emerged from the darkness of the shop - the black sky exploded with light and colour
includes magical or impossible events
Text Mark Evidence - a silence so deep and heavy - alive with a hundred scents: the perfume of toasted coconut and baking bread
appealing to the reader’s senses (sound and smell)
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - a curious crowd had begun to gather - everyone who’d gathered outside the Emporium was entranced
showing the crowd’s curiosity and amazement
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - word travelled quickly around the village - a curious crowd had begun to gather - hoping to catch a glimpse of movement - stepped through the door to find out what was waiting
curious and interested
B) How do the people feel about the shop’s arrival and how do you know?
Text Mark Evidence - they jostled for position - a ripple of excitement passed through the crowd
excited and eager
Text Mark Evidence - they gasped - the crowd laughed in delight - everyone who’d gathered outside the Emporium was entranced
amazed
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence silence fell – a silence so deep and heavy
tense
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘emerged’?
Tick Me
Which of these did the crowds do in the evening?
Tick all that apply:
A) crowded around the new shop
B) pushed the crowd to get a better look
Check
C) ran away from the strange building
Click if correct
D) shared their ideas about what kind of shop it might be
Find Me
Find the word which shows that the gate had a detailed design.
Blocking the doorway was a golden gate so fine and intricate that some wondrous spider might have spun it.
Discuss then check
intricate
Match Me
Match each aspect of the setting with the words used to describe it:
3) the sky
4) the air
2) the gate
1) the bricks
C) the colour of midnight
B) alive with a hundred scents
A) fine and intricate
D) exploded with light and colour
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...
visit libraries.
Reveal
Libraries are treasure troves for finding new and exciting reads.
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: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.