Ready Steady Read Together
Kick: Fiction 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?
I tell myself that this pair of boots is the pair that Kieran Wakefield will make his comeback in. I really concentrate on making them the best boots I've ever made and focus on every stitch.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
What are the positives and negatives of working in the factory?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
The foreman stops at my station and taps his rotan on the workbench.
“Faster, Budi! Faster!”
I work faster. The skin on the back of my arms tingles in anticipation of the rotan.
Slow beads of sweat roll down the sides of my face, gathering beneath my chin and dripping into my lap. My shirt sticks to my back. My fingertips are sweaty and the plastic upper slips every time I push it towards the needle. It's normally only when I'm really tired at the end of a shift that I start making mistakes, but we haven't even reached our lunch break yet. I can't even tell whether he’s still standing behind me, the air is so thick with buzzing machines. My fingers slip again, but I manage to keep the stitches straight.
I try to imagine the foreman isn't there. I tell myself that this pair of boots is the pair that Kieran Wakefield will make his comeback in. I really concentrate on making them the best boots I've ever made and focus on every stitch.
Stitching the upper is the most important job in the factory because that's the part you use to kick the ball. If there's a crease in the material the consequences could be disastrous. Someone might end up missing a penalty in the World Cup final. It could literally change the course of history. The upper is also the part you see the most on television and it would look pretty bad if a professional footballer kept tripping over loose thread.
From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
The upper arrives in different pieces that are cut out by a big blue machine standing against the far wall. These pieces are all different colours: red, green, pink, yellow, orange. Rochy swears that once upon a time all football boots were black, which must have been really boring. We then sew all these pieces together in a particular order. The foreman gets really angry if we make a mistake, so we have to be careful. He also gets really angry if we're too slow, so we have to be fast. He's like a referee who can't stand late tackles or time wasting, but instead of yellow cards he uses the rotan, and instead of red cards he throws people out on the street. The strictest referee in the world. The referee of doom. I head upstairs to the canteen - a stuffy little room that overlooks the factory, where a scrawny lady serves mushy rice and “Sauce of the Day”. “Sauce of the Day” is the same every day and tastes like cabbage and coconut.
I have to shield my eyes from the sun when I leave. There aren’t any windows in the factory, only long electric strip lights, so it always seems really bright when you step outside. It doesn’t help that everything in the factory (apart from the multi-coloured boots) is grey, or made greyish by a layer of dust, and it takes a minute for my eyes to adjust.
From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
rotan
shift
anticipation
consequences
scrawny
adjust
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From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. 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
rotan
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Find Read Talk
The foreman stops at my station and taps his rotan on the workbench. “Faster, Budi! Faster!” I work faster. The skin on the back of my arms tingles in anticipation of the rotan.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Your turn
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
The foreman stops at my station and taps his rotan on the workbench.
“Faster, Budi! Faster!”
I work faster. The skin on the back of my arms tingles in anticipation of the rotan.
Slow beads of sweat roll down the sides of my face, gathering beneath my chin and dripping into my lap. My shirt sticks to my back. My fingertips are sweaty and the plastic upper slips every time I push it towards the needle. It's normally only when I'm really tired at the end of a shift that I start making mistakes, but we haven't even reached our lunch break yet. I can't even tell whether he’s still standing behind me, the air is so thick with buzzing machines. My fingers slip again, but I manage to keep the stitches straight.
I try to imagine the foreman isn't there. I tell myself that this pair of boots is the pair that Kieran Wakefield will make his comeback in. I really concentrate on making them the best boots I've ever made and focus on every stitch.
Stitching the upper is the most important job in the factory because that's the part you use to kick the ball. If there's a crease in the material the consequences could be disastrous. Someone might end up missing a penalty in the World Cup final. It could literally change the course of history. The upper is also the part you see the most on television and it would look pretty bad if a professional footballer kept tripping over loose thread.
From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
The upper arrives in different pieces that are cut out by a big blue machine standing against the far wall. These pieces are all different colours: red, green, pink, yellow, orange. Rochy swears that once upon a time all football boots were black, which must have been really boring. We then sew all these pieces together in a particular order. The foreman gets really angry if we make a mistake, so we have to be careful. He also gets really angry if we're too slow, so we have to be fast. He's like a referee who can't stand late tackles or time wasting, but instead of yellow cards he uses the rotan, and instead of red cards he throws people out on the street. The strictest referee in the world. The referee of doom. I head upstairs to the canteen - a stuffy little room that overlooks the factory, where a scrawny lady serves mushy rice and “Sauce of the Day”. “Sauce of the Day” is the same every day and tastes like cabbage and coconut.
I have to shield my eyes from the sun when I leave. There aren’t any windows in the factory, only long electric strip lights, so it always seems really bright when you step outside. It doesn’t help that everything in the factory (apart from the multi-coloured boots) is grey, or made greyish by a layer of dust, and it takes a minute for my eyes to adjust.
From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
The foreman gets really angry if we make a mistake, so we have to be careful. He also gets really angry if we're too slow, so we have to be fast. He's like a referee who can't stand late tackles or time wasting, but instead of yellow cards he uses the rotan, and instead of red cards he throws people out on the street. The strictest referee in the world. The referee of doom.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The foreman gets really angry if we make a mistake,
so we have to be careful.
He also gets really angry if we're too slow,
so we have to be fast.
He's like a referee
who can't stand late tackles or time wasting...
The strictest referee in the world.
The referee of doom.
Explore
From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The foreman gets really angry if we make a mistake, so we have to be careful. He also gets really angry if we're too slow, so we have to be fast. He's like a referee who can't stand late tackles or time wasting, but instead of yellow cards he uses the rotan, and instead of red cards he throws people out on the street. The strictest referee in the world. The referee of doom.
Explore
From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
What are the positives and negatives of working in the factory?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Stitching the upper is the most important job in the factory because that's the part you use to kick the ball... ...It could literally change the course of history. The upper is also the part you see the most on television and it would look pretty bad if a professional footballer kept tripping over loose thread.
What are the positives and negatives of working in the factory?
Reveal Explainer
A positive about working in the factory is that Budi feels he is doing an important job. He knows that the task of stitching the upper of the football boots is important - it needs to be done well because that’s the part footballers will use to kick the ball so it will impact how well they play football and therefore the results of the game. He also thinks his work can be seen on TV so is important that it is done well.
Teach
From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. 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 are the positives and negatives of working in the factory?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Positives:
Text Mark Evidence I really concentrate on making them the best boots I’ve ever made and focus on every stitch
Budi takes pride in his work
What are the positives and negatives of working in the factory?
Text Mark Evidence - this pair of boots is the pair that Kieran Wakefield will make his comeback in - the World Cup Final…it could literally change the course of history
it is linked to football
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Negatives:
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the foreman…taps his rotan on the workbench - the referee of doom
the foreman is harsh and threatening
Text Mark Evidence - Faster, Budi! Faster! - the foreman gets really angry if we make a mistake…he also gets angry if we’re too slow
there is pressure to work quickly and not make mistakes
What are the positives and negatives of working in the factory?
Text Mark Evidence - slow beads of sweat roll down the sides of my face - my shirt sticks to my back
the conditions are hot and uncomfortable
Text Mark Evidence the air is so thick with buzzing machines
the factory is noisy and oppressive
Text Mark Evidence - there aren’t any windows in the factory - everything…is grey, or made greyish in a layer of dust - a stuffy little room
the environment is dull and unpleasant
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - mushy rice and ‘Sauce of the Day’ - the same every day - tastes like cabbage and coconut
the environment is dull and unpleasant
Quiz Time
Start
Link Me
Link each character with what they do:
A) serves mushy rice and “Sauce of the Day”
1) Budi
B) swears that all football boots used to be black
2) the foreman
Check
C) tells Budi towork faster
3) the scrawny lady
Click if correct
D) shields their eyes from the sun when they go outside
4) Rochy
Tick Me
Which of these things does Budi think might happen if he doesn’t do a good job?
Tick all that apply:
A) the foreman could punish him by hitting him with the rotan
B) a professional footballer could trip over loose thread
Check
C) a player could miss a penalty
Click if correct
D) he could play in the World Cup final
Find Me
Find the phrase which shows that Budi is pleased that the football boots he sews are colourful rather than black.
The upper arrives in different pieces that are cut out by a big blue machine standing against the far wall. These pieces are all different colours: red, green, pink, yellow, orange. Rochy swears that once upon a time all football boots were black, which must have been really boring. We then sew all these pieces together in a particular order.
Discuss then check
which must have been really boring
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘scrawny’?
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
turn the story into art.
Reveal
Draw scenes or characters from the book.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Kick: Fiction 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?
I tell myself that this pair of boots is the pair that Kieran Wakefield will make his comeback in. I really concentrate on making them the best boots I've ever made and focus on every stitch.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
What are the positives and negatives of working in the factory?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
The foreman stops at my station and taps his rotan on the workbench. “Faster, Budi! Faster!” I work faster. The skin on the back of my arms tingles in anticipation of the rotan. Slow beads of sweat roll down the sides of my face, gathering beneath my chin and dripping into my lap. My shirt sticks to my back. My fingertips are sweaty and the plastic upper slips every time I push it towards the needle. It's normally only when I'm really tired at the end of a shift that I start making mistakes, but we haven't even reached our lunch break yet. I can't even tell whether he’s still standing behind me, the air is so thick with buzzing machines. My fingers slip again, but I manage to keep the stitches straight. I try to imagine the foreman isn't there. I tell myself that this pair of boots is the pair that Kieran Wakefield will make his comeback in. I really concentrate on making them the best boots I've ever made and focus on every stitch. Stitching the upper is the most important job in the factory because that's the part you use to kick the ball. If there's a crease in the material the consequences could be disastrous. Someone might end up missing a penalty in the World Cup final. It could literally change the course of history. The upper is also the part you see the most on television and it would look pretty bad if a professional footballer kept tripping over loose thread.
From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
The upper arrives in different pieces that are cut out by a big blue machine standing against the far wall. These pieces are all different colours: red, green, pink, yellow, orange. Rochy swears that once upon a time all football boots were black, which must have been really boring. We then sew all these pieces together in a particular order. The foreman gets really angry if we make a mistake, so we have to be careful. He also gets really angry if we're too slow, so we have to be fast. He's like a referee who can't stand late tackles or time wasting, but instead of yellow cards he uses the rotan, and instead of red cards he throws people out on the street. The strictest referee in the world. The referee of doom. I head upstairs to the canteen - a stuffy little room that overlooks the factory, where a scrawny lady serves mushy rice and “Sauce of the Day”. “Sauce of the Day” is the same every day and tastes like cabbage and coconut. I have to shield my eyes from the sun when I leave. There aren’t any windows in the factory, only long electric strip lights, so it always seems really bright when you step outside. It doesn’t help that everything in the factory (apart from the multi-coloured boots) is grey, or made greyish by a layer of dust, and it takes a minute for my eyes to adjust.
From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
rotan
shift
anticipation
consequences
scrawny
adjust
Explore
From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. 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
rotan
Explore
Find Read Talk
The foreman stops at my station and taps his rotan on the workbench. “Faster, Budi! Faster!” I work faster. The skin on the back of my arms tingles in anticipation of the rotan.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Your turn
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
The foreman stops at my station and taps his rotan on the workbench. “Faster, Budi! Faster!” I work faster. The skin on the back of my arms tingles in anticipation of the rotan. Slow beads of sweat roll down the sides of my face, gathering beneath my chin and dripping into my lap. My shirt sticks to my back. My fingertips are sweaty and the plastic upper slips every time I push it towards the needle. It's normally only when I'm really tired at the end of a shift that I start making mistakes, but we haven't even reached our lunch break yet. I can't even tell whether he’s still standing behind me, the air is so thick with buzzing machines. My fingers slip again, but I manage to keep the stitches straight. I try to imagine the foreman isn't there. I tell myself that this pair of boots is the pair that Kieran Wakefield will make his comeback in. I really concentrate on making them the best boots I've ever made and focus on every stitch. Stitching the upper is the most important job in the factory because that's the part you use to kick the ball. If there's a crease in the material the consequences could be disastrous. Someone might end up missing a penalty in the World Cup final. It could literally change the course of history. The upper is also the part you see the most on television and it would look pretty bad if a professional footballer kept tripping over loose thread.
From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
The upper arrives in different pieces that are cut out by a big blue machine standing against the far wall. These pieces are all different colours: red, green, pink, yellow, orange. Rochy swears that once upon a time all football boots were black, which must have been really boring. We then sew all these pieces together in a particular order. The foreman gets really angry if we make a mistake, so we have to be careful. He also gets really angry if we're too slow, so we have to be fast. He's like a referee who can't stand late tackles or time wasting, but instead of yellow cards he uses the rotan, and instead of red cards he throws people out on the street. The strictest referee in the world. The referee of doom. I head upstairs to the canteen - a stuffy little room that overlooks the factory, where a scrawny lady serves mushy rice and “Sauce of the Day”. “Sauce of the Day” is the same every day and tastes like cabbage and coconut. I have to shield my eyes from the sun when I leave. There aren’t any windows in the factory, only long electric strip lights, so it always seems really bright when you step outside. It doesn’t help that everything in the factory (apart from the multi-coloured boots) is grey, or made greyish by a layer of dust, and it takes a minute for my eyes to adjust.
From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
The foreman gets really angry if we make a mistake, so we have to be careful. He also gets really angry if we're too slow, so we have to be fast. He's like a referee who can't stand late tackles or time wasting, but instead of yellow cards he uses the rotan, and instead of red cards he throws people out on the street. The strictest referee in the world. The referee of doom.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The foreman gets really angry if we make a mistake,
so we have to be careful.
He also gets really angry if we're too slow,
so we have to be fast.
He's like a referee
who can't stand late tackles or time wasting...
The strictest referee in the world.
The referee of doom.
Explore
From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The foreman gets really angry if we make a mistake, so we have to be careful. He also gets really angry if we're too slow, so we have to be fast. He's like a referee who can't stand late tackles or time wasting, but instead of yellow cards he uses the rotan, and instead of red cards he throws people out on the street. The strictest referee in the world. The referee of doom.
Explore
From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
What are the positives and negatives of working in the factory?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Stitching the upper is the most important job in the factory because that's the part you use to kick the ball... ...It could literally change the course of history. The upper is also the part you see the most on television and it would look pretty bad if a professional footballer kept tripping over loose thread.
What are the positives and negatives of working in the factory?
Reveal Explainer
A positive about working in the factory is that Budi feels he is doing an important job. He knows that the task of stitching the upper of the football boots is important - it needs to be done well because that’s the part footballers will use to kick the ball so it will impact how well they play football and therefore the results of the game. He also thinks his work can be seen on TV so is important that it is done well.
Teach
From: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017. 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 are the positives and negatives of working in the factory?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Positives:
Text Mark Evidence I really concentrate on making them the best boots I’ve ever made and focus on every stitch
Budi takes pride in his work
What are the positives and negatives of working in the factory?
Text Mark Evidence - this pair of boots is the pair that Kieran Wakefield will make his comeback in - the World Cup Final…it could literally change the course of history
it is linked to football
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Negatives:
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the foreman…taps his rotan on the workbench - the referee of doom
the foreman is harsh and threatening
Text Mark Evidence - Faster, Budi! Faster! - the foreman gets really angry if we make a mistake…he also gets angry if we’re too slow
there is pressure to work quickly and not make mistakes
What are the positives and negatives of working in the factory?
Text Mark Evidence - slow beads of sweat roll down the sides of my face - my shirt sticks to my back
the conditions are hot and uncomfortable
Text Mark Evidence the air is so thick with buzzing machines
the factory is noisy and oppressive
Text Mark Evidence - there aren’t any windows in the factory - everything…is grey, or made greyish in a layer of dust - a stuffy little room
the environment is dull and unpleasant
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - mushy rice and ‘Sauce of the Day’ - the same every day - tastes like cabbage and coconut
the environment is dull and unpleasant
Quiz Time
Start
Link Me
Link each character with what they do:
A) serves mushy rice and “Sauce of the Day”
1) Budi
B) swears that all football boots used to be black
2) the foreman
Check
C) tells Budi towork faster
3) the scrawny lady
Click if correct
D) shields their eyes from the sun when they go outside
4) Rochy
Tick Me
Which of these things does Budi think might happen if he doesn’t do a good job?
Tick all that apply:
A) the foreman could punish him by hitting him with the rotan
B) a professional footballer could trip over loose thread
Check
C) a player could miss a penalty
Click if correct
D) he could play in the World Cup final
Find Me
Find the phrase which shows that Budi is pleased that the football boots he sews are colourful rather than black.
The upper arrives in different pieces that are cut out by a big blue machine standing against the far wall. These pieces are all different colours: red, green, pink, yellow, orange. Rochy swears that once upon a time all football boots were black, which must have been really boring. We then sew all these pieces together in a particular order.
Discuss then check
which must have been really boring
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘scrawny’?
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
turn the story into art.
Reveal
Draw scenes or characters from the book.
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: Kick by Mitch Johnson © 2017 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.