Ready Steady Read Together
The Nowhere Emporium: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Match Me
Match each word with its definition:
3) fleeting
4) merely
1) brimming
2) extracted
C) only - nothing more than that
B) full or overflowing
A) lasting for a short time
D) taken out or removed
Click if correct
Check
Sequence Me
Order these events from the story:
A) Daniel stumbles upon the Emporium when he is running away from bullies.
B) Lucien Silver tells Daniel about taking the customers’ imaginations.
C) A mysterious Emporium appears on the street and crowds gather.
D) Daniel decides to stay with Lucien Silver in the Emporium.
Click if correct
Check
Tick Me
How does Daniel feel about Lucien Silver?
Tick all that apply:
A) He is curious and in awe of him.
B) He isn’t interested in him.
Check
C) He is jealous of him.
Click if correct
D) He is nervous and unsure about him.
True or False?
It was easy for Daniel to make his decision to stay with Lucien Silver in the Emporium.
True
False
Speaking Spotlight
TV Journalist
Explore
Journalist
What did you first notice when…
How did the crowd react when…
Can you describe what the shop looked like when…
What did you think when you saw…
What happened when the door…
Why do you think people decided to…
Decide roles: TV Journalist and members of the crowd from Lesson 1.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
entwined
armour-clad
honeycombed
compartments
honour
inexperienced
Explore
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
“This is the secret behind the Emporium. My Book of Wonders. For every room that will ever come to exist in the Emporium, there is a page in this book. When I have an idea for a new Wonder, I write it down. The pages are enchanted and entwined with the shop. When I have finished writing, a Wonder will appear somewhere in the corridors.”
“All the doors I saw on the way here?” said Daniel. “All the Wonders? They have a page in that book?”
Silver handed over the book. It was heavier than Daniel expected. But it also felt familiar somehow, as if he'd held it before. He flicked through page after page, noting in his mind a list of rooms he longed to visit. There was an underground lake of gold and a cove filled with sapphire water where a mermaid whispered the whereabouts of buried treasure. He saw a path through an enchanted forest, and the mountaintop den of an armour-clad dragon, and a grassland populated by lions. There were ancient pages where the ink was worn and could not be properly read.
“Now that you’ve seen inside the book of Wonders,” said Mr Silver, “it is time for the first test.” He held out an open hand. In his palm sat a golden fountain pen. Daniel stared at it.
“I don't understand.”
“I want you to attempt a Wonder of your own. Write in the book.”
Daniel thought and thought. Then, from nowhere, an image appeared in his mind, something comforting from his past, and the idea began to blossom and flower. When he was as certain as he could be, he began to write in Mr Silver’s book.
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“Do you think it worked?” Daniel’s heart punched at the inside of his chest. “Let’s find out,” Mr Silver said.
His hand was slick with sweat as he grasped the door handle. The lock gave a satisfying click. The door opened.
The room was circular and dim and cold, and in the centre stood a column of stone, honeycombed with hundreds, thousands, of open compartments. In each compartment sat a glass sphere.
Mr Silver stared around. His mouth hung open a little.
“Snow globes,” he said. “Why snow globes?”
“My mum collected them,” Daniel said. “It’s one of the only things I remember about her. When I was little, I’d sit on her knee and she’d tell me each one had a secret inside. That’s what this room is: a place to keep secrets. The globes are empty because they’re waiting to be filled. Whisper your secret into one and it’ll be safe.”
“It is perfect for the Emporium,” he said. “May I have the honour of leaving the first secret?”
Daniel felt a rush of pride.
Mr Silver’s face became very serious. “The Book of Wonders is a very powerful thing. It is tied to me, entwined with my soul. Your connection to the book is something new, and unexpected. If, by some tiny chance, you ever come across the book when you are alone, I must ask that you do not write a single word in its pages without me. You are inexperienced, raw; the results would be unpredictable. Dangerous even. Understood?”
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) He flicked through page after page, noting in his mind a list of rooms he longed to visit.
List two of the rooms Daniel longed to visit.
Acceptable Answers:
- an underground lake of gold and a cove filled with sapphire water where a mermaid whispered the whereabouts of buried treasure
- a path through an enchanted forest
- the mountaintop den of an armour-clad dragon
Reveal Answer
2) How did Daniel feel when Lucien Silver first suggested the test?
Text Mark Evidence - Daniel stared at it - I don't understand
confused and unsure about what Silver was asking him to do
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
3) Find and copy a phrase which shows that Daniel’s idea started small then grew.
Daniel thought and thought. Then, from nowhere, an image appeared in his mind, something comforting from his past, and the idea began to blossom and flower. When he was as certain as he could be, he began to write in Mr Silver’s book.
RevealText Marks
RevealExtract
Practise & Apply
4) Daniel’s heart punched at the inside of his chest. What does this sentence tell you about how Daniel was feeling?
Acceptable Answers:
about whether his Wonder will work and whether Silver will like it
Reveal Answer
5) How do you think Lucien Silver felt when he saw Daniel’s Wonder and how do his actions and speech suggest this?
Text Mark Evidence - Mr Silver stared around - his mouth hung open a little
shocked
Text Mark Evidence his mouth hung open a little… it is perfect
amazed
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence “It is perfect for the Emporium,” he said...“May I have the honour of leaving the first secret?”
impressed
RevealEvidence & Answers
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
discover new worlds.
Reveal
Immerse yourself in imaginative settings and ideas.
If you like this book, you might like...
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.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Nowhere Emporium: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Match Me
Match each word with its definition:
3) fleeting
4) merely
1) brimming
2) extracted
C) only - nothing more than that
B) full or overflowing
A) lasting for a short time
D) taken out or removed
Click if correct
Check
Sequence Me
Order these events from the story:
A) Daniel stumbles upon the Emporium when he is running away from bullies.
B) Lucien Silver tells Daniel about taking the customers’ imaginations.
C) A mysterious Emporium appears on the street and crowds gather.
D) Daniel decides to stay with Lucien Silver in the Emporium.
Click if correct
Check
Tick Me
How does Daniel feel about Lucien Silver?
Tick all that apply:
A) He is curious and in awe of him.
B) He isn’t interested in him.
Check
C) He is jealous of him.
Click if correct
D) He is nervous and unsure about him.
True or False?
It was easy for Daniel to make his decision to stay with Lucien Silver in the Emporium.
True
False
Speaking Spotlight
TV Journalist
Explore
Journalist
What did you first notice when…
How did the crowd react when…
Can you describe what the shop looked like when…
What did you think when you saw…
What happened when the door…
Why do you think people decided to…
Decide roles: TV Journalist and members of the crowd from Lesson 1.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
entwined
armour-clad
honeycombed
compartments
honour
inexperienced
Explore
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
“This is the secret behind the Emporium. My Book of Wonders. For every room that will ever come to exist in the Emporium, there is a page in this book. When I have an idea for a new Wonder, I write it down. The pages are enchanted and entwined with the shop. When I have finished writing, a Wonder will appear somewhere in the corridors.” “All the doors I saw on the way here?” said Daniel. “All the Wonders? They have a page in that book?” Silver handed over the book. It was heavier than Daniel expected. But it also felt familiar somehow, as if he'd held it before. He flicked through page after page, noting in his mind a list of rooms he longed to visit. There was an underground lake of gold and a cove filled with sapphire water where a mermaid whispered the whereabouts of buried treasure. He saw a path through an enchanted forest, and the mountaintop den of an armour-clad dragon, and a grassland populated by lions. There were ancient pages where the ink was worn and could not be properly read. “Now that you’ve seen inside the book of Wonders,” said Mr Silver, “it is time for the first test.” He held out an open hand. In his palm sat a golden fountain pen. Daniel stared at it. “I don't understand.” “I want you to attempt a Wonder of your own. Write in the book.” Daniel thought and thought. Then, from nowhere, an image appeared in his mind, something comforting from his past, and the idea began to blossom and flower. When he was as certain as he could be, he began to write in Mr Silver’s book.
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“Do you think it worked?” Daniel’s heart punched at the inside of his chest. “Let’s find out,” Mr Silver said. His hand was slick with sweat as he grasped the door handle. The lock gave a satisfying click. The door opened. The room was circular and dim and cold, and in the centre stood a column of stone, honeycombed with hundreds, thousands, of open compartments. In each compartment sat a glass sphere. Mr Silver stared around. His mouth hung open a little. “Snow globes,” he said. “Why snow globes?” “My mum collected them,” Daniel said. “It’s one of the only things I remember about her. When I was little, I’d sit on her knee and she’d tell me each one had a secret inside. That’s what this room is: a place to keep secrets. The globes are empty because they’re waiting to be filled. Whisper your secret into one and it’ll be safe.” “It is perfect for the Emporium,” he said. “May I have the honour of leaving the first secret?” Daniel felt a rush of pride. Mr Silver’s face became very serious. “The Book of Wonders is a very powerful thing. It is tied to me, entwined with my soul. Your connection to the book is something new, and unexpected. If, by some tiny chance, you ever come across the book when you are alone, I must ask that you do not write a single word in its pages without me. You are inexperienced, raw; the results would be unpredictable. Dangerous even. Understood?”
From: The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) He flicked through page after page, noting in his mind a list of rooms he longed to visit. List two of the rooms Daniel longed to visit.
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
2) How did Daniel feel when Lucien Silver first suggested the test?
Text Mark Evidence - Daniel stared at it - I don't understand
confused and unsure about what Silver was asking him to do
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
3) Find and copy a phrase which shows that Daniel’s idea started small then grew.
Daniel thought and thought. Then, from nowhere, an image appeared in his mind, something comforting from his past, and the idea began to blossom and flower. When he was as certain as he could be, he began to write in Mr Silver’s book.
RevealText Marks
RevealExtract
Practise & Apply
4) Daniel’s heart punched at the inside of his chest. What does this sentence tell you about how Daniel was feeling?
Acceptable Answers:
- nervous
- anxious
- worried
about whether his Wonder will work and whether Silver will like itReveal Answer
5) How do you think Lucien Silver felt when he saw Daniel’s Wonder and how do his actions and speech suggest this?
Text Mark Evidence - Mr Silver stared around - his mouth hung open a little
shocked
Text Mark Evidence his mouth hung open a little… it is perfect
amazed
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence “It is perfect for the Emporium,” he said...“May I have the honour of leaving the first secret?”
impressed
RevealEvidence & Answers
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
discover new worlds.
Reveal
Immerse yourself in imaginative settings and ideas.
If you like this book, you might like...
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.