Ready Steady Read Together
The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry: Poetry 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 reader of this poem is as cracked as a cup…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the poet use poetic features and word play to add to the humour of the poem?
B) How do some similes suggest the reader might be annoying?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
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THE READER OF THIS POEM
by Roger McGough
The reader of this poem
Is as cracked as a cup
As daft as treacle-toffee
As mucky as a pup
As troublesome as bubblegum
As brash as a brush
As bouncy as a double-tum
As quiet as a sshhh…
As sneaky as a witch’s spell
As tippytoe as jazz
As empty as a wishing-well
As echoey as as as as as as…
From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
As bossy as a whistle
As prickly as a pair
Of boots made out of thistles
And elephant hair
As vain as trainers
As boring as a draw
As smelly as a drain is
Outside the kitchen door
As hungry as a wave
That feeds upon the coast
As gaping as the grave
As GOTCHA! as a ghost
As fruitless as a cake of soap
As creeping-up as smoke
The reader of this poem, I hope,
Knows how to take a joke!
From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
daft
thistles
brash
vain
gaping
fruitless
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From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. 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
daft
Explore
Find Read Talk
The reader of this poem
Is as cracked as a cup
As daft as treacle-toffee
As mucky as a pup
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
daft
Your turn
brash
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
thistles
vain
gaping
fruitless
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
THE READER OF THIS POEM
by Roger McGough
The reader of this poem
Is as cracked as a cup
As daft as treacle-toffee
As mucky as a pup
As troublesome as bubblegum
As brash as a brush
As bouncy as a double-tum
As quiet as a sshhh…
As sneaky as a witch’s spell
As tippytoe as jazz
As empty as a wishing-well
As echoey as as as as as as…
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
As bossy as a whistle
As prickly as a pair
Of boots made out of thistles
And elephant hair
As vain as trainers
As boring as a draw
As smelly as a drain is
Outside the kitchen door
As hungry as a wave
That feeds upon the coast
As gaping as the grave
As GOTCHA! as a ghost
As fruitless as a cake of soap
As creeping-up as smoke
The reader of this poem, I hope,
Knows how to take a joke!
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
The reader of this poem
Is as cracked as a cup
As daft as treacle-toffee
As mucky as a pup
As troublesome as bubblegum
As brash as a brush
As bouncy as a double-tum
As quiet as a sshhh…
As sneaky as a witch’s spell
As tippytoe as jazz
As empty as a wishing-well
As echoey as as as as as as…
What did you notice?
Phrasing
Smoothness
Expression
Volume
Pace
Explore
From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The reader of this poem
Is as cracked as a cup
As daft as treacle-toffee
As mucky as a pup
As troublesome as bubblegum As brash as a brush
As bouncy as a double-tum As quiet as a sshhh…
As sneaky as a witch’s spell As tippytoe as jazz
As empty as a wishing-well As echoey as as as as as as…
Explore
From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The reader of this poem
Is as cracked as a cup
As daft as treacle-toffee
As mucky as a pup
As troublesome as bubblegum
As brash as a brush
As bouncy as a double-tum
As quiet as a sshhh…
As sneaky as a witch’s spell
As tippytoe as jazz
As empty as a wishing-well
As echoey as as as as as as…
Explore
From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the poet use poetic features and word play to add to the humour of the poem?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The reader of this poem
Is as cracked as a cup
As daft as treacle-toffee
As mucky as a pup
The poet uses many similes through his use of the repeated ‘as ____ as a ____’ structure to create funny comparisons. In this line, he compares the reader to a broken teacup. The poet also uses wordplay with the word ‘cracked’ which could mean ‘mad or irrational’ and ‘broken or damaged’. This allows the poet to suggest the reader is silly, while also creating a humorous image of something physically cracked. This makes the insult feel playful rather than serious.
Reveal Explainer
A) How does the poet use poetic features and word play to add to the humour of the poem?
Teach
From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. 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 poet use poetic features and word play to add to the humour of the poem?
B) How do some similes suggest the reader might be annoying?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence as mucky as a pup
familiar sayings / idioms used in a funny way
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence as troublesome as bubblegum
rhyme to create a playful, sing-song feel
Text Mark Evidence - as brash as a brush - as sneaky as a witch’s spell - as empty as a wishing-well - as prickly as a pair - as gaping as the grave - as GOTCHA! as a ghost
alliteration to make phrases catchy
A) How does the poet use poetic features and word play to add to the humour of the poem?
nonsense words to add to the rhythm or absurdity
Text Mark Evidence - as bouncy as a double-tum - as tippytoe as jazz
Go to the next slide for more....
Text Mark Evidence as quiet as sshhh
onomatopoeia to add humorous sound effects
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence as echoey as as as as as as
repetition to mimic an echo
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - as daft as treacle-toffee - as sneaky as a witch’s spell - as tippytoe as jazz - as bossy as a whistle - as vain as trainers
personification to make inanimate objects seem alive or human
Text Mark Evidence - as prickly as a pair (prickly pear) - as vain as trainers (shoes vs coaches) - as fruitless (useless vs not having fruit) as a cake of soap (food vs soap)
word play (use of double meanings or homophones) to make unexpected comparisons
A) How does the poet use poetic features and word play to add to the humour of the poem?
Text Mark Evidence - as empty as a wishing-well - a pair of boots made out of thistles and elephant hair - as smelly as a drain is outside the kitchen door - as gaping as the grave
imagery to help the reader imagine absurd scenes
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence as GOTCHA! as a ghost
exclamations for a sense of surprise
Practise & Apply
Text Mark Evidence as troublesome as bubblegum
sticky and difficult
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence as brash as a brush
loud and a bit rude
Text Mark Evidence - as sneaky as a witch’s spell - as creeping-up as smoke
secretive or untrustworthy
B) How do some similes suggest the reader might be annoying?
Text Mark Evidence as bossy as a whistle
controlling
Text Mark Evidence as prickly as a pair of boots made out of thistles
grumpy and moody
Text Mark Evidence as vain as trainers
self-absorbed
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence as boring as a draw
dull and uninteresting
Text Mark Evidence as smelly as a drain outside the kitchen door
unpleasant to be around
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘thistle’?
Fill the Gaps
As as trainers
As boring as a draw
As smelly as a drain is
Outside the kitchen door
As hungry as a wave
That feeds upon the coast
As as the grave
As GOTCHA! as a ghost
As as a cake of soap
As creeping-up as smoke
The reader of this poem, I hope,
Knows how to take a joke!
gaping
vain
fruitless
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Tick Me
Why does the poet end with “I hope, / Knows how to take a joke!”?
Tick two:
A) To show the poet is angry with the reader
B) To remind the reader not to feel upset by the descriptions
Check
C) To make the poem sound more formal
Click if correct
D) To show the poem is meant to be funny, not serious
Link Me
Link each word with its correct definition:
A) loud and boldin a pushy way
1) daft
B) too concerned with your appearance
2) brash
C) silly or foolish in a harmless way
Check
3) vain
Click if correct
D) not successful or productive
4) fruitless
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
learn new words.
Reveal
Keep a notebook to write down and remember new words.
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 Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry: Poetry 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 reader of this poem is as cracked as a cup…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the poet use poetic features and word play to add to the humour of the poem?
B) How do some similes suggest the reader might be annoying?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
THE READER OF THIS POEM
by Roger McGough
The reader of this poem Is as cracked as a cup As daft as treacle-toffee As mucky as a pup As troublesome as bubblegum As brash as a brush As bouncy as a double-tum As quiet as a sshhh… As sneaky as a witch’s spell As tippytoe as jazz As empty as a wishing-well As echoey as as as as as as…
From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
As bossy as a whistle As prickly as a pair Of boots made out of thistles And elephant hair As vain as trainers As boring as a draw As smelly as a drain is Outside the kitchen door As hungry as a wave That feeds upon the coast As gaping as the grave As GOTCHA! as a ghost As fruitless as a cake of soap As creeping-up as smoke The reader of this poem, I hope, Knows how to take a joke!
From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
daft
thistles
brash
vain
gaping
fruitless
Explore
From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. 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
daft
Explore
Find Read Talk
The reader of this poem Is as cracked as a cup As daft as treacle-toffee As mucky as a pup
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
daft
Your turn
brash
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
thistles
vain
gaping
fruitless
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
THE READER OF THIS POEM
by Roger McGough
The reader of this poem Is as cracked as a cup As daft as treacle-toffee As mucky as a pup As troublesome as bubblegum As brash as a brush As bouncy as a double-tum As quiet as a sshhh… As sneaky as a witch’s spell As tippytoe as jazz As empty as a wishing-well As echoey as as as as as as…
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
As bossy as a whistle As prickly as a pair Of boots made out of thistles And elephant hair As vain as trainers As boring as a draw As smelly as a drain is Outside the kitchen door As hungry as a wave That feeds upon the coast As gaping as the grave As GOTCHA! as a ghost As fruitless as a cake of soap As creeping-up as smoke The reader of this poem, I hope, Knows how to take a joke!
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
The reader of this poem Is as cracked as a cup As daft as treacle-toffee As mucky as a pup As troublesome as bubblegum As brash as a brush As bouncy as a double-tum As quiet as a sshhh… As sneaky as a witch’s spell As tippytoe as jazz As empty as a wishing-well As echoey as as as as as as…
What did you notice?
Phrasing
Smoothness
Expression
Volume
Pace
Explore
From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The reader of this poem Is as cracked as a cup
As daft as treacle-toffee As mucky as a pup
As troublesome as bubblegum As brash as a brush
As bouncy as a double-tum As quiet as a sshhh…
As sneaky as a witch’s spell As tippytoe as jazz
As empty as a wishing-well As echoey as as as as as as…
Explore
From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The reader of this poem Is as cracked as a cup As daft as treacle-toffee As mucky as a pup As troublesome as bubblegum As brash as a brush As bouncy as a double-tum As quiet as a sshhh… As sneaky as a witch’s spell As tippytoe as jazz As empty as a wishing-well As echoey as as as as as as…
Explore
From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the poet use poetic features and word play to add to the humour of the poem?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The reader of this poem Is as cracked as a cup As daft as treacle-toffee As mucky as a pup
The poet uses many similes through his use of the repeated ‘as ____ as a ____’ structure to create funny comparisons. In this line, he compares the reader to a broken teacup. The poet also uses wordplay with the word ‘cracked’ which could mean ‘mad or irrational’ and ‘broken or damaged’. This allows the poet to suggest the reader is silly, while also creating a humorous image of something physically cracked. This makes the insult feel playful rather than serious.
Reveal Explainer
A) How does the poet use poetic features and word play to add to the humour of the poem?
Teach
From: The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999. 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 poet use poetic features and word play to add to the humour of the poem?
B) How do some similes suggest the reader might be annoying?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence as mucky as a pup
familiar sayings / idioms used in a funny way
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence as troublesome as bubblegum
rhyme to create a playful, sing-song feel
Text Mark Evidence - as brash as a brush - as sneaky as a witch’s spell - as empty as a wishing-well - as prickly as a pair - as gaping as the grave - as GOTCHA! as a ghost
alliteration to make phrases catchy
A) How does the poet use poetic features and word play to add to the humour of the poem?
nonsense words to add to the rhythm or absurdity
Text Mark Evidence - as bouncy as a double-tum - as tippytoe as jazz
Go to the next slide for more....
Text Mark Evidence as quiet as sshhh
onomatopoeia to add humorous sound effects
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence as echoey as as as as as as
repetition to mimic an echo
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - as daft as treacle-toffee - as sneaky as a witch’s spell - as tippytoe as jazz - as bossy as a whistle - as vain as trainers
personification to make inanimate objects seem alive or human
Text Mark Evidence - as prickly as a pair (prickly pear) - as vain as trainers (shoes vs coaches) - as fruitless (useless vs not having fruit) as a cake of soap (food vs soap)
word play (use of double meanings or homophones) to make unexpected comparisons
A) How does the poet use poetic features and word play to add to the humour of the poem?
Text Mark Evidence - as empty as a wishing-well - a pair of boots made out of thistles and elephant hair - as smelly as a drain is outside the kitchen door - as gaping as the grave
imagery to help the reader imagine absurd scenes
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence as GOTCHA! as a ghost
exclamations for a sense of surprise
Practise & Apply
Text Mark Evidence as troublesome as bubblegum
sticky and difficult
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence as brash as a brush
loud and a bit rude
Text Mark Evidence - as sneaky as a witch’s spell - as creeping-up as smoke
secretive or untrustworthy
B) How do some similes suggest the reader might be annoying?
Text Mark Evidence as bossy as a whistle
controlling
Text Mark Evidence as prickly as a pair of boots made out of thistles
grumpy and moody
Text Mark Evidence as vain as trainers
self-absorbed
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence as boring as a draw
dull and uninteresting
Text Mark Evidence as smelly as a drain outside the kitchen door
unpleasant to be around
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘thistle’?
Fill the Gaps
As as trainers As boring as a draw As smelly as a drain is Outside the kitchen door As hungry as a wave That feeds upon the coast As as the grave As GOTCHA! as a ghost As as a cake of soap As creeping-up as smoke The reader of this poem, I hope, Knows how to take a joke!
gaping
vain
fruitless
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Tick Me
Why does the poet end with “I hope, / Knows how to take a joke!”?
Tick two:
A) To show the poet is angry with the reader
B) To remind the reader not to feel upset by the descriptions
Check
C) To make the poem sound more formal
Click if correct
D) To show the poem is meant to be funny, not serious
Link Me
Link each word with its correct definition:
A) loud and boldin a pushy way
1) daft
B) too concerned with your appearance
2) brash
C) silly or foolish in a harmless way
Check
3) vain
Click if correct
D) not successful or productive
4) fruitless
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
learn new words.
Reveal
Keep a notebook to write down and remember new words.
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 Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten © 1999 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
vain
gaping
fruitless