Ready Steady Read Together
Odder: 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?
When you’re a free spirit like Odder, teaming with a wise and solid anchor is never a bad idea.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) In what ways are Kairi and Odder different?
B) How is the bay different from the slough?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
First we eat,
then we play,
answers Kairi,
who is always practical,
a cautious sort.
It’s annoying,
but when you’re
a free spirit like Odder,
teaming with a wise
and solid anchor
is never a bad idea.
First we play,
then we eat,
says Odder. She gives her friend
a soft nose-nudge
and dives through quiet water
thick with eelgrass.
to eat or not to eat
A few feet away
from Odder,
her favourite companion,
Kairi, drifts on her back,
aimless as a log.
Kairi, two years older
than Odder, has
shiny ebony fur.
Odder, smaller
and more agile,
has a deep brown coat
and caramel-coloured head.
Play,
Odder wants to know,
or eat?
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
the bay
Beyond the slough
lies Monterey Bay,
a whole different animal,
a watery whale,
huge and intimidating,
but breathtaking
beneath the surface:
Kelp forests weave
green blankets
while sun shafts cut
like blades.
Some say the food
is better there –
succulent crabs if you’re willing
to work for them –
but the dangers give many
second thoughts.
Not Odder, though.
She loves a good crab.
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
agile
anchor
practical
slough
intimidating
succulent
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. 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
agile
Explore
Find Read Talk
Kairi, two years older
than Odder, has
shiny ebony fur.
Odder, smaller
and more agile,
has a deep brown coat
and caramel-coloured head.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
agile
Your turn
practical
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
anchor
slough
intimidating
succulent
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
First we eat,
then we play,
answers Kairi,
who is always practical,
a cautious sort.
It’s annoying,
but when you’re
a free spirit like Odder,
teaming with a wise
and solid anchor
is never a bad idea.
First we play,
then we eat,
says Odder. She gives her friend
a soft nose-nudge
and dives through quiet water
thick with eelgrass.
to eat or not to eat
A few feet away
from Odder,
her favourite companion,
Kairi, drifts on her back,
aimless as a log.
Kairi, two years older
than Odder, has
shiny ebony fur.
Odder, smaller
and more agile,
has a deep brown coat
and caramel-coloured head.
Play,
Odder wants to know,
or eat?
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
the bay
Beyond the slough
lies Monterey Bay,
a whole different animal,
a watery whale,
huge and intimidating,
but breathtaking
beneath the surface:
Kelp forests weave
green blankets
while sun shafts cut
like blades.
Some say the food
is better there –
succulent crabs if you’re willing
to work for them –
but the dangers give many
second thoughts.
Not Odder, though.
She loves a good crab.
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Play,
Odder wants to know,
or eat?
First we eat,
then we play,
answers Kairi,
who is always practical,
a cautious sort.
It’s annoying,
but when you’re
a free spirit like Odder,
teaming with a wise
and solid anchor
is never a bad idea.
First we play,
then we eat,
says Odder.
What did you notice?
Phrasing
Smoothness
Expression
Volume
Pace
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Play,
Odder wants to know,
or eat?
First we eat, then we play,
answers Kairi,
who is always practical, a cautious sort.
It’s annoying,
but when you’re a free spirit like Odder,
teaming with a wise and solid anchor
is never a bad idea.
First we play, then we eat,
says Odder.
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Play,
Odder wants to know,
or eat?
First we eat,
then we play,
answers Kairi,
who is always practical,
a cautious sort.
It’s annoying,
but when you’re
a free spirit like Odder,
teaming with a wise
and solid anchor
is never a bad idea.
First we play,
then we eat,
says Odder.
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) In what ways are Kairi and Odder different?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Kairi, two years older than Odder, has
shiny ebony fur.
A) In what ways are Kairi and Odder different?
Reveal Explainer
This shows that Kairi is older than Odder. She is likely to be more experienced and mature as she has had more time to learn and grow than Odder has.
Teach
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. 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) In what ways are Kairi and Odder different?
B) How is the bay different from the slough?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - Kairi…has shiny ebony fur - Odder, smaller…has a deep brown coat and caramel-coloured head
different appearance
A) In what ways are Kairi and Odder different?
Text Mark Evidence Odder, smaller and more agile
different flexibility or nimbleness
Text Mark Evidence - first we eat, then we play, answers Kairi - first we play, then we eat, says Odder
different priorities
Text Mark Evidence - Kairi, who is always practical, a cautious sort - a free spirit like Odder teaming with a wise solid anchor (Kairi) is never a bad idea - the dangers give many second thoughts…not Odder, though
different personalities
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence Monterey Bay…a watery whale, huge and intimidating
larger and more powerful
B) How is the bay different from the slough?
Text Mark Evidence - breathtaking beneath the surface - kelp forests weave green blankets while sun shafts cut like blades
more impressive with striking features
Text Mark Evidence some say the food is better there (bay) – succulent crabs if you’re willing to work for them
richer food but harder to obtain
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence the dangers give many (in the bay) second thoughts
less safe / riskier
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘succulent’?
Which One's Right?
Which word is closest in meaning to ‘slough’?
Beyond the slough
lies Monterey Bay,
a whole different animal,
a watery whale,
huge and intimidating,
but breathtaking
beneath the surface:
Beyond the slough
lies Monterey Bay,
a whole different animal,
a watery whale,
huge and intimidating,
but breathtaking
beneath the surface…
A) ocean
B) river
C) lake
D) swamp
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
4) succulent
1) agile
3) intimidating
2) practical
A) sensible and realistic
B) nimble and graceful
C) tender and juicy
D) terrifying and menacing
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each item from the poems to the words used to describe it:
A) a watery whale
1) Kairi
B) weave green blankets
2) Monterey Bay
C) cut like blades
Check
3) Kelp forests
Click if correct
D) aimless as a log
4) Sun shafts
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
read aloud.
Reveal
Hear the rhythm and sound of the poem by reading it aloud.
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: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Odder: 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?
When you’re a free spirit like Odder, teaming with a wise and solid anchor is never a bad idea.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) In what ways are Kairi and Odder different?
B) How is the bay different from the slough?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
First we eat, then we play, answers Kairi, who is always practical, a cautious sort. It’s annoying, but when you’re a free spirit like Odder, teaming with a wise and solid anchor is never a bad idea. First we play, then we eat, says Odder. She gives her friend a soft nose-nudge and dives through quiet water thick with eelgrass.
to eat or not to eat
A few feet away from Odder, her favourite companion, Kairi, drifts on her back, aimless as a log. Kairi, two years older than Odder, has shiny ebony fur. Odder, smaller and more agile, has a deep brown coat and caramel-coloured head. Play, Odder wants to know, or eat?
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
the bay
Beyond the slough lies Monterey Bay, a whole different animal, a watery whale, huge and intimidating, but breathtaking beneath the surface: Kelp forests weave green blankets while sun shafts cut like blades.
Some say the food is better there – succulent crabs if you’re willing to work for them – but the dangers give many second thoughts. Not Odder, though. She loves a good crab.
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
agile
anchor
practical
slough
intimidating
succulent
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. 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
agile
Explore
Find Read Talk
Kairi, two years older than Odder, has shiny ebony fur. Odder, smaller and more agile, has a deep brown coat and caramel-coloured head.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
agile
Your turn
practical
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
anchor
slough
intimidating
succulent
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
First we eat, then we play, answers Kairi, who is always practical, a cautious sort. It’s annoying, but when you’re a free spirit like Odder, teaming with a wise and solid anchor is never a bad idea. First we play, then we eat, says Odder. She gives her friend a soft nose-nudge and dives through quiet water thick with eelgrass.
to eat or not to eat
A few feet away from Odder, her favourite companion, Kairi, drifts on her back, aimless as a log. Kairi, two years older than Odder, has shiny ebony fur. Odder, smaller and more agile, has a deep brown coat and caramel-coloured head. Play, Odder wants to know, or eat?
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
the bay
Beyond the slough lies Monterey Bay, a whole different animal, a watery whale, huge and intimidating, but breathtaking beneath the surface: Kelp forests weave green blankets while sun shafts cut like blades.
Some say the food is better there – succulent crabs if you’re willing to work for them – but the dangers give many second thoughts. Not Odder, though. She loves a good crab.
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Play, Odder wants to know, or eat? First we eat, then we play, answers Kairi, who is always practical, a cautious sort. It’s annoying, but when you’re a free spirit like Odder, teaming with a wise and solid anchor is never a bad idea. First we play, then we eat, says Odder.
What did you notice?
Phrasing
Smoothness
Expression
Volume
Pace
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Play, Odder wants to know, or eat?
First we eat, then we play, answers Kairi,
who is always practical, a cautious sort.
It’s annoying,
but when you’re a free spirit like Odder,
teaming with a wise and solid anchor is never a bad idea.
First we play, then we eat, says Odder.
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Play, Odder wants to know, or eat? First we eat, then we play, answers Kairi, who is always practical, a cautious sort. It’s annoying, but when you’re a free spirit like Odder, teaming with a wise and solid anchor is never a bad idea. First we play, then we eat, says Odder.
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) In what ways are Kairi and Odder different?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Kairi, two years older than Odder, has shiny ebony fur.
A) In what ways are Kairi and Odder different?
Reveal Explainer
This shows that Kairi is older than Odder. She is likely to be more experienced and mature as she has had more time to learn and grow than Odder has.
Teach
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. 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) In what ways are Kairi and Odder different?
B) How is the bay different from the slough?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - Kairi…has shiny ebony fur - Odder, smaller…has a deep brown coat and caramel-coloured head
different appearance
A) In what ways are Kairi and Odder different?
Text Mark Evidence Odder, smaller and more agile
different flexibility or nimbleness
Text Mark Evidence - first we eat, then we play, answers Kairi - first we play, then we eat, says Odder
different priorities
Text Mark Evidence - Kairi, who is always practical, a cautious sort - a free spirit like Odder teaming with a wise solid anchor (Kairi) is never a bad idea - the dangers give many second thoughts…not Odder, though
different personalities
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence Monterey Bay…a watery whale, huge and intimidating
larger and more powerful
B) How is the bay different from the slough?
Text Mark Evidence - breathtaking beneath the surface - kelp forests weave green blankets while sun shafts cut like blades
more impressive with striking features
Text Mark Evidence some say the food is better there (bay) – succulent crabs if you’re willing to work for them
richer food but harder to obtain
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence the dangers give many (in the bay) second thoughts
less safe / riskier
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘succulent’?
Which One's Right?
Which word is closest in meaning to ‘slough’?
Beyond the slough lies Monterey Bay, a whole different animal, a watery whale, huge and intimidating, but breathtaking beneath the surface: Beyond the slough lies Monterey Bay, a whole different animal, a watery whale, huge and intimidating, but breathtaking beneath the surface…
A) ocean
B) river
C) lake
D) swamp
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
4) succulent
1) agile
3) intimidating
2) practical
A) sensible and realistic
B) nimble and graceful
C) tender and juicy
D) terrifying and menacing
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each item from the poems to the words used to describe it:
A) a watery whale
1) Kairi
B) weave green blankets
2) Monterey Bay
C) cut like blades
Check
3) Kelp forests
Click if correct
D) aimless as a log
4) Sun shafts
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
read aloud.
Reveal
Hear the rhythm and sound of the poem by reading it aloud.
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: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.