Ready Steady Read Together
Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor: 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?
She never could understand how he’d silently appear out of nowhere, just like chickenpox.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
What kind of person is Uncle Luther?
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Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
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“Uncle Luther!” she cried, turning to find a shadowy figure looming over her. (She never could understand how he’d silently appear out of nowhere, just like chickenpox.) He was pale, razor-thin and extremely tall, which made it easy for him to look down his nose at people. His head was nearly bald, and his face was so sour that Leonora had actually seen it make lemons cry.
“Just what do you think you’re doing this time?” he said
“Um… making toast?” Leonora tried to hide the lump of twisted metal and burnt wires in front of her. An awkward silence tiptoed around the room.
“Why is my toaster in a thousand pieces?”
“I’m sorry, uncle. I was just making a new thingamy. It’s designed to –”
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“A thingamy? What’s a thingamy?” he snapped. “Is this what you’ve been wasting your time on?” “I, um, just thought that –”
“You didn’t think – you were too busy playing around!”
Uh-oh, thought Leonora, here comes the absolutely ginormous telling-off.
“I hate to tell you off! I only have your best interests at heart,” he said with all the warmth of a man whose own heart had been swapped for a snowball. “You need to work much harder if you’re ever going to get anywhere!”
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
find
busy
could
only
people
any
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
shadowy figure looming
sour
pale
awkward silence
designed
your best interests at heart
Explore
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 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
shadowy figure looming
Explore
Find Read Talk
“Uncle Luther!” she cried, turning to find a shadowy figure looming over her. (She never could understand how he’d silently appear out of nowhere, just like chickenpox.)
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Your turn
shadowy figure looming
pale
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
sour
awkward silence
designed
your best interests at heart
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
“Uncle Luther!” she cried, turning to find a shadowy figure looming over her. (She never could understand how he’d silently appear out of nowhere, just like chickenpox.) He was pale, razor-thin and extremely tall, which made it easy for him to look down his nose at people. His head was nearly bald, and his face was so sour that Leonora had actually seen it make lemons cry.
“Just what do you think you’re doing this time?” he said
“Um… making toast?” Leonora tried to hide the lump of twisted metal and burnt wires in front of her. An awkward silence tiptoed around the room.
“Why is my toaster in a thousand pieces?”
“I’m sorry, uncle. I was just making a new thingamy. It’s designed to –”
Explore
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“A thingamy? What’s a thingamy?” he snapped. “Is this what you’ve been wasting your time on?” “I, um, just thought that –”
“You didn’t think – you were too busy playing around!”
Uh-oh, thought Leonora, here comes the absolutely ginormous telling-off.
“I hate to tell you off! I only have your best interests at heart,” he said with all the warmth of a man whose own heart had been swapped for a snowball. “You need to work much harder if you’re ever going to get anywhere!”
Explore
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
“Why is my toaster in a thousand pieces?”
“I’m sorry, uncle. I was just making a new thingamy. It’s designed to –”
“A thingamy? What’s a thingamy?” he snapped. “Is this what you’ve been wasting your time on?”
“I, um, just thought that –”
“You didn’t think – you were too busy playing around!”
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“Why is my toaster in a thousand pieces?”
“I’m sorry, uncle.”
“I was just making a new thingamy.”
“It’s designed to –”
“A thingamy? What’s a thingamy?” he snapped.
“Is this what you’ve been wasting your time on?”
“I, um, just thought that –”
“You didn’t think – you were too busy playing around!”
Explore
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“Why is my toaster in a thousand pieces?”
“I’m sorry, uncle. I was just making a new thingamy. It’s designed to –”
“A thingamy? What’s a thingamy?” he snapped. “Is this what you’ve been wasting your time on?”
“I, um, just thought that –”
“You didn’t think – you were too busy playing around!”
Explore
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
What kind of person is Uncle Luther?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
“Uncle Luther!” she cried, turning to find a shadowy figure looming over her. (She never could understand how he’d silently appear out of nowhere, just like chickenpox.)
What kind of person is Uncle Luther?
This shows that Uncle Luther is scary and intimidating. The word ‘shadowy’ makes him seem dark and a bit frightening. The words ‘looming over her’ suggest he is very close and seems big and powerful, which could make Leonora feel small and nervous.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 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
What kind of person is Uncle Luther?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence he’d silently appear out of nowhere
sneaky and stealthy
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence easy for him to look down his nose at people
thinks he is better than others
Text Mark Evidence his face was so sour that Leonora had actually seen it make lemons cry
grumpy and unfriendly
What kind of person is Uncle Luther?
Text Mark Evidence he snapped
quick to anger
Text Mark Evidence here comes the absolutely ginormous telling-off
strict / often scolds Leonora
Text Mark Evidence with all the warmth of a man whose own heart had been swapped for a snowball
not kind or caring
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - is this what you’ve been wasting your time on - you didn’t think – you were too busy playing around
critical of Leonora
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘shadowy’?
Find Me
Find a word that means ‘faded or lacking colour’:
“Uncle Luther!” she cried, turning to find a shadowy figure looming over her. (She never could understand how he’d silently appear out of nowhere, just like chickenpox.) He was pale, razor-thin and extremely tall, which made it easy for him to look down his nose at people.
Discuss then check
pale
Which One's Right?
An awkward silence tiptoed around the room.
Which word is closest in meaning to ‘awkward’?
A) pleasant
B) uncomfortable
D) quiet
C) graceful
True or False?
Leonora had broken her uncle’s razor.
True
False
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
say what's next.
Reveal
Predict what might happen next in the story.
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: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 2022 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor: 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?
She never could understand how he’d silently appear out of nowhere, just like chickenpox.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
What kind of person is Uncle Luther?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
“Uncle Luther!” she cried, turning to find a shadowy figure looming over her. (She never could understand how he’d silently appear out of nowhere, just like chickenpox.) He was pale, razor-thin and extremely tall, which made it easy for him to look down his nose at people. His head was nearly bald, and his face was so sour that Leonora had actually seen it make lemons cry. “Just what do you think you’re doing this time?” he said “Um… making toast?” Leonora tried to hide the lump of twisted metal and burnt wires in front of her. An awkward silence tiptoed around the room. “Why is my toaster in a thousand pieces?” “I’m sorry, uncle. I was just making a new thingamy. It’s designed to –”
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“A thingamy? What’s a thingamy?” he snapped. “Is this what you’ve been wasting your time on?” “I, um, just thought that –” “You didn’t think – you were too busy playing around!” Uh-oh, thought Leonora, here comes the absolutely ginormous telling-off. “I hate to tell you off! I only have your best interests at heart,” he said with all the warmth of a man whose own heart had been swapped for a snowball. “You need to work much harder if you’re ever going to get anywhere!”
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
find
busy
could
only
people
any
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
shadowy figure looming
sour
pale
awkward silence
designed
your best interests at heart
Explore
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 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
shadowy figure looming
Explore
Find Read Talk
“Uncle Luther!” she cried, turning to find a shadowy figure looming over her. (She never could understand how he’d silently appear out of nowhere, just like chickenpox.)
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Your turn
shadowy figure looming
pale
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
sour
awkward silence
designed
your best interests at heart
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
“Uncle Luther!” she cried, turning to find a shadowy figure looming over her. (She never could understand how he’d silently appear out of nowhere, just like chickenpox.) He was pale, razor-thin and extremely tall, which made it easy for him to look down his nose at people. His head was nearly bald, and his face was so sour that Leonora had actually seen it make lemons cry. “Just what do you think you’re doing this time?” he said “Um… making toast?” Leonora tried to hide the lump of twisted metal and burnt wires in front of her. An awkward silence tiptoed around the room. “Why is my toaster in a thousand pieces?” “I’m sorry, uncle. I was just making a new thingamy. It’s designed to –”
Explore
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“A thingamy? What’s a thingamy?” he snapped. “Is this what you’ve been wasting your time on?” “I, um, just thought that –” “You didn’t think – you were too busy playing around!” Uh-oh, thought Leonora, here comes the absolutely ginormous telling-off. “I hate to tell you off! I only have your best interests at heart,” he said with all the warmth of a man whose own heart had been swapped for a snowball. “You need to work much harder if you’re ever going to get anywhere!”
Explore
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
“Why is my toaster in a thousand pieces?” “I’m sorry, uncle. I was just making a new thingamy. It’s designed to –” “A thingamy? What’s a thingamy?” he snapped. “Is this what you’ve been wasting your time on?” “I, um, just thought that –” “You didn’t think – you were too busy playing around!”
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“Why is my toaster in a thousand pieces?”
“I’m sorry, uncle.”
“I was just making a new thingamy.”
“It’s designed to –”
“A thingamy? What’s a thingamy?” he snapped.
“Is this what you’ve been wasting your time on?”
“I, um, just thought that –”
“You didn’t think – you were too busy playing around!”
Explore
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“Why is my toaster in a thousand pieces?” “I’m sorry, uncle. I was just making a new thingamy. It’s designed to –” “A thingamy? What’s a thingamy?” he snapped. “Is this what you’ve been wasting your time on?” “I, um, just thought that –” “You didn’t think – you were too busy playing around!”
Explore
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
What kind of person is Uncle Luther?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
“Uncle Luther!” she cried, turning to find a shadowy figure looming over her. (She never could understand how he’d silently appear out of nowhere, just like chickenpox.)
What kind of person is Uncle Luther?
This shows that Uncle Luther is scary and intimidating. The word ‘shadowy’ makes him seem dark and a bit frightening. The words ‘looming over her’ suggest he is very close and seems big and powerful, which could make Leonora feel small and nervous.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 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
What kind of person is Uncle Luther?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence he’d silently appear out of nowhere
sneaky and stealthy
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence easy for him to look down his nose at people
thinks he is better than others
Text Mark Evidence his face was so sour that Leonora had actually seen it make lemons cry
grumpy and unfriendly
What kind of person is Uncle Luther?
Text Mark Evidence he snapped
quick to anger
Text Mark Evidence here comes the absolutely ginormous telling-off
strict / often scolds Leonora
Text Mark Evidence with all the warmth of a man whose own heart had been swapped for a snowball
not kind or caring
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - is this what you’ve been wasting your time on - you didn’t think – you were too busy playing around
critical of Leonora
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘shadowy’?
Find Me
Find a word that means ‘faded or lacking colour’:
“Uncle Luther!” she cried, turning to find a shadowy figure looming over her. (She never could understand how he’d silently appear out of nowhere, just like chickenpox.) He was pale, razor-thin and extremely tall, which made it easy for him to look down his nose at people.
Discuss then check
pale
Which One's Right?
An awkward silence tiptoed around the room. Which word is closest in meaning to ‘awkward’?
A) pleasant
B) uncomfortable
D) quiet
C) graceful
True or False?
Leonora had broken her uncle’s razor.
True
False
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
say what's next.
Reveal
Predict what might happen next in the story.
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: Leonora Bolt, Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt © 2022 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.