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Ready Steady Read Together

Boy in the Tower: Fiction Lesson 3

What do you think you know?

What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?

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What do you know and think?

“It’s quite bad, Ade. They don’t know what’s causing it. People are getting scared.”

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From: Boy In The Tower by Polly Ho-Yen © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Today's Question(s)

A) How does Gaia feel in this part of the story? How do you know?

B) How does Ade feel in this part of the story? How do you know?

C) Why has the author included this conversation in the story?

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The next day, another two buildings had fallen down.   The first was an upholsterer’s workshop and the second was actually somebody’s house.   ‘Did you hear about the buildings that have fallen down?’ I asked Gaia.   ‘Of course I have, Adeola. Everyone’s talking about it.’   ‘Sorry. I know,’ I said. My voice trailed off. What I was going to say was, ‘I wasn’t sure how big a deal it was.’ I know that might sound a bit stupid, but sometimes it’s hard until you’ve spoken to someone else about something to know how serious it is.   Gaia looked at me, softly.   ‘It’s quite bad, Ade. They don’t know what’s causing it. People are getting scared.’   I looked away from her gaze.   ‘We just need to wake up tomorrow and hear that nowhere else has fallen down,’ she said. ‘Then I think everyone will calm down. Did you hear about that little house that fell? There was an old woman living there. They found her body underneath some bricks.’   We both went quiet for a moment.   ‘But this is the weird thing,’ Gaia continued. ‘There weren’t nearly enough bricks left where the house fell. There should have been loads and loads more. The same thing happened with the pub and the warehouse and the other place. So I think someone is taking the bricks.’   ‘So you think a person is doing this?’ I asked. ‘To steal bricks?’

From: Boy In The Tower by Polly Ho-Yen © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

‘I don’t know,’ Gaia said. ‘But I can’t think why else it’s happening. Why do you think they are falling?’   ‘I dunno. I guess I thought there was just something wrong with those buildings.’   ‘But why those ones? And why is it happening all of a sudden? All at the same time?’ Gaia said.   ‘But why would anyone want to steal bricks like that?’   ‘I don’t know,’ Gaia said. ‘How about... how about... because there’s a monster... who only likes the taste of bricks from Camberwell?’   ‘Yes!’ I said, warming to the idea. ‘And he hates the taste of bricks from anywhere else.’   ‘Yeah, he tried others and spat them all out!’   ‘He only comes out at night because he’s very shy about people seeing him eat.’   We laughed at each other.   ‘He doesn’t mean anyone any harm,’ I continued. ‘He’s quite a nice monster, really. He’s really sorry about the lady who died.’   Quickly, our grins fell from our faces. It wasn’t a joke, a story we had made up. Someone had gone to bed one night thinking everything was OK, but the next morning they wouldn’t ever wake up, lying buried under the rubble of their own home.   ‘I wonder what’s really going on,’ said Gaia. ‘And when is it going to end?’   I didn’t say, but there was a question in my mind too: I wondered if more people would get hurt along the way.   It turned out I was right to worry.

From: Boy In The Tower by Polly Ho-Yen © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Vocabulary

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upholsterer

trailed off

workshop

warehouse

Camberwell

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From: Boy In The Tower by Polly Ho-Yen © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

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upholsterer

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Find Read Talk

The next day, another two buildings had fallen down.   The first was an upholsterer’s workshop and the second was actually somebody’s house.   ‘Did you hear about the buildings that have fallen down?’ I asked Gaia.

Reveal Vocabulary

From: Boy In The Tower by Polly Ho-Yen © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

upholsterer

Your turn

workshop

Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner

trailed off

warehouse

Camberwell

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Vocabulary Check & Re-read

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Reveal Vocabulary

Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.

The next day, another two buildings had fallen down.   The first was an upholsterer’s workshop and the second was actually somebody’s house.   ‘Did you hear about the buildings that have fallen down?’ I asked Gaia.   ‘Of course I have, Adeola. Everyone’s talking about it.’   ‘Sorry. I know,’ I said. My voice trailed off. What I was going to say was, ‘I wasn’t sure how big a deal it was.’ I know that might sound a bit stupid, but sometimes it’s hard until you’ve spoken to someone else about something to know how serious it is.   Gaia looked at me, softly.   ‘It’s quite bad, Ade. They don’t know what’s causing it. People are getting scared.’   I looked away from her gaze.   ‘We just need to wake up tomorrow and hear that nowhere else has fallen down,’ she said. ‘Then I think everyone will calm down. Did you hear about that little house that fell? There was an old woman living there. They found her body underneath some bricks.’   We both went quiet for a moment.   ‘But this is the weird thing,’ Gaia continued. ‘There weren’t nearly enough bricks left where the house fell. There should have been loads and loads more. The same thing happened with the pub and the warehouse and the other place. So I think someone is taking the bricks.’   ‘So you think a person is doing this?’ I asked. ‘To steal bricks?’

From: Boy In The Tower by Polly Ho-Yen © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Reveal Vocabulary

Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.

‘I don’t know,’ Gaia said. ‘But I can’t think why else it’s happening. Why do you think they are falling?’   ‘I dunno. I guess I thought there was just something wrong with those buildings.’   ‘But why those ones? And why is it happening all of a sudden? All at the same time?’ Gaia said.   ‘But why would anyone want to steal bricks like that?’   ‘I don’t know,’ Gaia said. ‘How about... how about... because there’s a monster... who only likes the taste of bricks from Camberwell?’   ‘Yes!’ I said, warming to the idea. ‘And he hates the taste of bricks from anywhere else.’   ‘Yeah, he tried others and spat them all out!’   ‘He only comes out at night because he’s very shy about people seeing him eat.’   We laughed at each other.   ‘He doesn’t mean anyone any harm,’ I continued. ‘He’s quite a nice monster, really. He’s really sorry about the lady who died.’   Quickly, our grins fell from our faces. It wasn’t a joke, a story we had made up. Someone had gone to bed one night thinking everything was OK, but the next morning they wouldn’t ever wake up, lying buried under the rubble of their own home.   ‘I wonder what’s really going on,’ said Gaia. ‘And when is it going to end?’   I didn’t say, but there was a question in my mind too: I wondered if more people would get hurt along the way.   It turned out I was right to worry.

From: Boy In The Tower by Polly Ho-Yen © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Fluency

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Let me use my reader's voice...

‘I don’t know,’ Gaia said. ‘How about... how about... because there’s a monster... who only likes the taste of bricks from Camberwell?’   ‘Yes!’ I said, warming to the idea. ‘And he hates the taste of bricks from anywhere else.’   ‘Yeah, he tried others and spat them all out!’

What did you notice?

Volume

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Smoothness

Phrasing

Expression

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From: Boy In The Tower by Polly Ho-Yen © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

My Turn
Your Turn

Echo Read

“I don’t know,”

Gaia said.

“How about... how about...”

“because there’s a monster...”

“who only likes the taste of bricks from Camberwell?”

“Yes!”

I said, warming to the idea.

“And he hates the taste of bricks from anywhere else.”

“Yeah, he tried others and spat them all out!”

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From: Boy In The Tower by Polly Ho-Yen © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Sound like a reader!
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Choral Read

‘I don’t know,’ Gaia said. ‘How about... how about... because there’s a monster... who only likes the taste of bricks from Camberwell?’   ‘Yes!’ I said, warming to the idea. ‘And he hates the taste of bricks from anywhere else.’   ‘Yeah, he tried others and spat them all out!’

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From: Boy In The Tower by Polly Ho-Yen © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Strategy Focus

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Strategy: Read Between the Lines

A) How does Gaia feel in this part of the story? How do you know?

Be a detective and look for clues!

Teach

Let me show you

Reveal Text Marks

Gaia looked at me, softly.   ‘It’s quite bad, Ade. They don’t know what’s causing it. People are getting scared.’   I looked away from her gaze.

A) How does Gaia feel in this part of the story? How do you know?

Reveal Explainer

Gaia is worried and concerned about what is happening because people around them are getting scared and because they don’t know what is causing it. Their fear is making her feel scared too.

Teach

From: Boy In The Tower by Polly Ho-Yen © 2015. 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 Gaia feel in this part of the story? How do you know?

B) How does Ade feel in this part of the story? How do you know?

C) Why has the author included this conversation in the story?

Pairedreading first
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Acceptable Answers

Text Mark Evidence we just need to wake up tomorrow…then I think everyone will calm down

trying to reassure herself and Ade that things might improve

A) How does Gaia feel in this part of the story? How do you know?

Text Mark Evidence - there weren’t nearly enough bricks left - why do you think they are falling?

confused and trying to make sense of what is happening

Text Mark Evidence because there’s a monster…who likes the taste of bricks

uses humour to distract from the fear

Text Mark Evidence - quickly, our grins fell from our faces - and when is it going to end?

quickly returns to the seriousness of the situation

Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers

Practise & Apply

Acceptable Answers

Text Mark Evidence I wasn’t sure how big a deal it was

uncertain and unsure about how serious the situation is

B) How does Ade feel in this part of the story? How do you know?

Text Mark Evidence - my voice trailed off - I looked away from her gaze

uncomfortable and uneasy when discussing it

Text Mark Evidence “Yes!” I said, warming to the idea

uses humour to distract himself from the situation

Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers

Text Mark Evidence I wondered if more people would get hurt along the way

worried about what might happen next

Practise & Apply

Acceptable Answers

Text Mark Evidence people are getting scared

to show how serious and frightening the situation has become

C) Why has the author included this conversation in the story?

Text Mark Evidence - why do you think they are falling - I dunno

to reveal the characters’ thoughts and feelings about what is happening

Text Mark Evidence they don’t know what’s causing it

to show that no one understands what is happening yet

Text Mark Evidence - because there’s a monster - quickly our grins fell

to contrast humour with the seriousness of the situation

Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers

Text Mark Evidence I wondered if more people would get hurt

to build tension and suggest things may get worse

Quiz Time

Start

Link Me

Link each character with the fact about them:

A) doesn’t realise how serious it is

1) the old woman

Check
Click if correct

B) was found buried under bricks

2) Gaia

C) likes the taste of bricks from Camberwell

3) Ade

4) the imaginary monster

D) thinks someone is taking the bricks

Picture Me

Which image is the best match for ‘upholsterer’?

Which One's Right?

Which does Ade think might be causing the buildings to fall?

B) a monster eatingthe bricks

A) an earthquake

D) someone stealing the bricks

C) a problem with the buildings themselves

Find Me

Find the word that shows that Ade likes Gaia’s explanation:

‘I don’t know,’ Gaia said. ‘How about... how about... because there’s a monster... who only likes the taste of bricks from Camberwell?’  ‘Yes!’ I said, warming to the idea. ‘And he hates the taste of bricks from anywhere else.’   ‘Yeah, he tried others and spat them all out!’

Discuss then check

warming

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FindRead Talk

EchoRead

ChoralRead

ReadingStrategy

Answers & Text Marks

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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: Boy In The Tower by Polly Ho-Yen © 2015 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.