Ready Steady Read Together
Odder: 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?
The dorsal fin of a great white shark…
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)
How is the same moment different for the three sea creatures?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Wouldn’t sea lions be bigger than this?
Maybe these are young sea lions.
Babies, even.
They move surprisingly well,
with a certain elegance.
But they’re no match
for him.
One is slower,
and that will be his target.
No reason to expend
extra energy
(although what a feast
two would make).
He feels
the sharp complaint of hunger
and presses on.
the sighting
The intriguing scent
becomes something more
for the shark.
There they are above him
on the surface,
long, dark silhouettes
with webbed feet
and muscular tails.
He’s glimpsed some
before, but never this close.
They are sinuous,
but not eel-sleek.
They don’t shimmer in the
way of a mackerel or a ray.
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
the fin
Just a little farther, Odder says,
as the beguiling, wild song
of the bay calls to her.
Kairi is right beside her.
Please Odder,
she says,
let’s go back,
and Odder hears her fear.
We’ve gone too far.
The sun sparks the waves as the wind picks up,
and then Odder sees it
and her heart lurches:
gliding,
glimmering,
almost beautiful:
the dorsal fin
of a great white shark.
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
intriguing
sinuous
silhouettes
expend
beguiling
lurches
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
intriguing
Explore
Find Read Talk
the sighting
The intriguing scent
becomes something more
for the shark.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
intriguing
Your turn
silhouettes
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
sinuous
expend
beguiling
lurches
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Wouldn’t sea lions be bigger than this?
Maybe these are young sea lions.
Babies, even.
They move surprisingly well,
with a certain elegance.
But they’re no match
for him.
One is slower,
and that will be his target.
No reason to expend
extra energy
(although what a feast
two would make).
He feels
the sharp complaint of hunger
and presses on.
the sighting
The intriguing scent
becomes something more
for the shark.
There they are above him
on the surface,
long, dark silhouettes
with webbed feet
and muscular tails.
He’s glimpsed some
before, but never this close.
They are sinuous,
but not eel-sleek.
They don’t shimmer in the
way of a mackerel or a ray.
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
the fin
Just a little farther, Odder says,
as the beguiling, wild song
of the bay calls to her.
Kairi is right beside her.
Please Odder,
she says,
let’s go back,
and Odder hears her fear.
We’ve gone too far.
The sun sparks the waves as the wind picks up,
and then Odder sees it
and her heart lurches:
gliding,
glimmering,
almost beautiful:
the dorsal fin
of a great white shark.
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Wouldn’t sea lions be bigger than this?
Maybe these are young sea lions.
Babies, even.
They move surprisingly well,
with a certain elegance.
But they’re no match
for him.
One is slower,
and that will be his target.
No reason to expend
extra energy
(although what a feast
two would make).
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
Wouldn’t sea lions be bigger than this?
Maybe these are young sea lions.
Babies, even.
They move surprisingly well, with a certain elegance.
But they’re no match for him.
One is slower, and that will be his target.
No reason to expend extra energy
(although what a feast two would make).
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Wouldn’t sea lions be bigger than this?
Maybe these are young sea lions.
Babies, even.
They move surprisingly well,
with a certain elegance.
But they’re no match
for him.
One is slower,
and that will be his target.
No reason to expend
extra energy
(although what a feast
two would make).
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How is the same moment different for the three sea creatures?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
the sighting
The intriguing scent
becomes something more
for the shark.
Reveal Explainer
The word ‘intriguing’ shows that the shark is interested in the otters and fascinated by them, rather than feeling afraid or even cautious. The words ‘becomes something more’ suggest a shift from interest or curiosity to a predatory instinct, as the shark begins to see the otters as prey.
How is the same moment different for the three sea creatures?
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
How is the same moment different for the three sea creatures?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Shark:
Text Mark Evidence - he’s glimpsed some (otters) before, but never this close - they (otters) move surprisingly well, with a certain elegance
curious and fascinated by the creatures
How is the same moment different for the three sea creatures?
Text Mark Evidence - they (otters) are sinuous, but not eel-sleek - they don’t shimmer in the way of a mackerel or ray - wouldn’t sea lions be bigger than this - maybe these are young sea lions…babies, even
confused by what the unusual creatures are
Go to the next slide for more...
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - they’re (otters are) no match for him - one is slower, and that will be his target - no reason to expend extra energy…although what a feast two would make
calm, controlled and calculating as he hunts
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Odder:
Text Mark Evidence just a little farther, Odder says, as the beguiling, wild song of the bay calls to her
exciting as she is captivated by the bay
How is the same moment different for the three sea creatures?
Text Mark Evidence then Odder sees it and her heart lurches…the dorsal find of a great white shark
sudden change from excitement to dread
Kairi:
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - please Odder, she says, let’s go back - Odder hears her fear - we’ve gone too far
fearful as she senses the danger
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘silhouette’?
Find Me
Find two words which mean fascinating or interesting:
the fin
the sighting
The intriguing scent
becomes something more
for the shark.
Just a little farther, Odder says,
as the beguiling, wild song
of the bay calls to her.
2 Discuss then check
1 Discuss then check
beguiling
intriguing
Tick Me
They move surprisingly well,
with a certain elegance.
But they’re no match
for him.
What does this suggest about the shark?
Tick one:
A) The shark is larger than the otters.
B) The shark is frightened of the otters.
Check
C) The shark wants to avoid the otters.
Click if correct
D) The shark is more powerful than the otters.
Sequence Me
Put the events in the correct order:
A) Odder tells Kairi she wants to go a bit further into the bay.
B) Odder’s heart lurches in fear.
C) Kairi tries to convince Odder to go back to the slough.
D) Odder sees the glimmering dorsal fin of the great white shark.
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...
use nature as inspiration.
Reveal
Many poets write about nature; try reading outdoors!
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 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?
The dorsal fin of a great white shark…
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)
How is the same moment different for the three sea creatures?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Wouldn’t sea lions be bigger than this? Maybe these are young sea lions. Babies, even. They move surprisingly well, with a certain elegance. But they’re no match for him. One is slower, and that will be his target. No reason to expend extra energy (although what a feast two would make). He feels the sharp complaint of hunger and presses on.
the sighting
The intriguing scent becomes something more for the shark. There they are above him on the surface, long, dark silhouettes with webbed feet and muscular tails. He’s glimpsed some before, but never this close. They are sinuous, but not eel-sleek. They don’t shimmer in the way of a mackerel or a ray.
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
the fin
Just a little farther, Odder says, as the beguiling, wild song of the bay calls to her. Kairi is right beside her. Please Odder, she says, let’s go back, and Odder hears her fear. We’ve gone too far.
The sun sparks the waves as the wind picks up, and then Odder sees it and her heart lurches: gliding, glimmering, almost beautiful: the dorsal fin of a great white shark.
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
intriguing
sinuous
silhouettes
expend
beguiling
lurches
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
intriguing
Explore
Find Read Talk
the sighting
The intriguing scent becomes something more for the shark.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
intriguing
Your turn
silhouettes
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
sinuous
expend
beguiling
lurches
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Wouldn’t sea lions be bigger than this? Maybe these are young sea lions. Babies, even. They move surprisingly well, with a certain elegance. But they’re no match for him. One is slower, and that will be his target. No reason to expend extra energy (although what a feast two would make). He feels the sharp complaint of hunger and presses on.
the sighting
The intriguing scent becomes something more for the shark. There they are above him on the surface, long, dark silhouettes with webbed feet and muscular tails. He’s glimpsed some before, but never this close. They are sinuous, but not eel-sleek. They don’t shimmer in the way of a mackerel or a ray.
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
the fin
Just a little farther, Odder says, as the beguiling, wild song of the bay calls to her. Kairi is right beside her. Please Odder, she says, let’s go back, and Odder hears her fear. We’ve gone too far.
The sun sparks the waves as the wind picks up, and then Odder sees it and her heart lurches: gliding, glimmering, almost beautiful: the dorsal fin of a great white shark.
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Wouldn’t sea lions be bigger than this? Maybe these are young sea lions. Babies, even. They move surprisingly well, with a certain elegance. But they’re no match for him. One is slower, and that will be his target. No reason to expend extra energy (although what a feast two would make).
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
Wouldn’t sea lions be bigger than this?
Maybe these are young sea lions.
Babies, even.
They move surprisingly well, with a certain elegance.
But they’re no match for him.
One is slower, and that will be his target.
No reason to expend extra energy
(although what a feast two would make).
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Wouldn’t sea lions be bigger than this? Maybe these are young sea lions. Babies, even. They move surprisingly well, with a certain elegance. But they’re no match for him. One is slower, and that will be his target. No reason to expend extra energy (although what a feast two would make).
Explore
From: Odder by Katherine Applegate © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How is the same moment different for the three sea creatures?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
the sighting
The intriguing scent becomes something more for the shark.
Reveal Explainer
The word ‘intriguing’ shows that the shark is interested in the otters and fascinated by them, rather than feeling afraid or even cautious. The words ‘becomes something more’ suggest a shift from interest or curiosity to a predatory instinct, as the shark begins to see the otters as prey.
How is the same moment different for the three sea creatures?
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
How is the same moment different for the three sea creatures?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Shark:
Text Mark Evidence - he’s glimpsed some (otters) before, but never this close - they (otters) move surprisingly well, with a certain elegance
curious and fascinated by the creatures
How is the same moment different for the three sea creatures?
Text Mark Evidence - they (otters) are sinuous, but not eel-sleek - they don’t shimmer in the way of a mackerel or ray - wouldn’t sea lions be bigger than this - maybe these are young sea lions…babies, even
confused by what the unusual creatures are
Go to the next slide for more...
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - they’re (otters are) no match for him - one is slower, and that will be his target - no reason to expend extra energy…although what a feast two would make
calm, controlled and calculating as he hunts
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Odder:
Text Mark Evidence just a little farther, Odder says, as the beguiling, wild song of the bay calls to her
exciting as she is captivated by the bay
How is the same moment different for the three sea creatures?
Text Mark Evidence then Odder sees it and her heart lurches…the dorsal find of a great white shark
sudden change from excitement to dread
Kairi:
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - please Odder, she says, let’s go back - Odder hears her fear - we’ve gone too far
fearful as she senses the danger
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘silhouette’?
Find Me
Find two words which mean fascinating or interesting:
the fin
the sighting
The intriguing scent becomes something more for the shark.
Just a little farther, Odder says, as the beguiling, wild song of the bay calls to her.
2 Discuss then check
1 Discuss then check
beguiling
intriguing
Tick Me
They move surprisingly well, with a certain elegance. But they’re no match for him.
What does this suggest about the shark?
Tick one:
A) The shark is larger than the otters.
B) The shark is frightened of the otters.
Check
C) The shark wants to avoid the otters.
Click if correct
D) The shark is more powerful than the otters.
Sequence Me
Put the events in the correct order:
A) Odder tells Kairi she wants to go a bit further into the bay.
B) Odder’s heart lurches in fear.
C) Kairi tries to convince Odder to go back to the slough.
D) Odder sees the glimmering dorsal fin of the great white shark.
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...
use nature as inspiration.
Reveal
Many poets write about nature; try reading outdoors!
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.