Ready Steady Read Together
Windrush Child: Non-fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘spotless’?
Tick Me
The only thing I really lacked was my dad.
What does this suggest about Leonard’s life?
Tick two:
A) His life was full and rich in many ways.
B) He wanted his father to become wealthy.
Check
C) He was jealous of his friends.
Click if correct
D) He felt the absence of his father deeply.
Match Me
Match each word with its correct definition:
4) corrupt
1) uphold
3) outnumbered
2) restrict
B) to have fewer items or people in on group than in another
A) to act in a dishonest way or break the rules to gain money or power
C) to limit or control
D) to support, defend and protect
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each term from this unit with its correct meaning:
A) the ship that brought many Caribbean people to Britain to help rebuild the country after WWII
1) Windrush Scandal
2) Taíno and Arawak people
B) the British government unfairly treating legal Commonwealth citizens as illegal immigrants
Check
C) groups of indigenous people who lived in the Caribbean before Europeans arrived
3) Empire Windrush
Click if correct
D) an independent Jamaican community founded by formerly enslaved Africans who fought for their freedom and escaped slavery
4) Maroon Town
Speaking Spotlight
Conscience Alley
Explore
Conscience Alley
What should Leonard’s father do?
Yes
No
Encourage
Convince
Persuade
Coax
Warn
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
my heart would sink
fierce
speak your mind
blessed
reflection
matter of fact
Explore
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
People kept telling me that life would be good in England, and deep down I wanted it to be. I tried to get excited about the change of country. I tried to imagine myself in a country that sounded modern, where the people were richer, but I couldn’t. My heart would sink when I thought about how I would miss my friends, my school, Grandma and Maroon Town. Sometimes I cried, but I always cried when I was alone, and the night before we left I slept very little because I cried so much. The next day I stood looking at our suitcases, dressed in a suit my mum bought for the journey, a suit that was too big for me. The suit felt heavy and hot – too hot for the Jamaican heat. I took the postcard that my dad had sent to me and I put it in my inside pocket. Then I went to my grandma and held her hand as tightly as I could. I had a feeling that I would never see her again. She looked directly into my eyes and said three words that I have never forgotten.
“Lions always roar.” Her voice was fierce.
“What does that mean?” I asked.
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“Never be afraid to speak your mind. When the lion roars it’s only telling you how it feels.” The sun had blessed Grandma’s skin so beautifully that she shone, and the way her voice had aged gave it power.
“When you arrive in England,” she said. “There might be some people there that don’t like you, but Leonard, let me tell you something: hatred is always a reflection of the hater. You are a lion. Speak truth and always do good, so that good will follow you.”
I had spent so much of my life with my grandma I felt like my heart was being pulled from my chest as we said goodbye. She was being very matter of fact.
“What must be done, must be done,” she said. It wasn’t that easy for me. I was losing my friends in Maroon Town, the fruit trees and my vegetables, and most importantly, my grandma. I just couldn’t understand how any of that was going to make life better for me. If they wanted me to be happy, why didn’t my dad just come home?
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Find and copy one word from the first paragraph which means ‘new, up-to-date or not old-fashioned.’
People kept telling me that life would be good in England, and deep down I wanted it to be. I tried to get excited about the change of country. I tried to imagine myself in a country that sounded modern, where the people were richer, but I couldn’t. My heart would sink when I thought about how I would miss my friends, my school, Grandma and Maroon Town. Sometimes I cried, but I always cried when I was alone, and the night before we left I slept very little because I cried so much.
RevealExtract
RevealText Marks
Practise & Apply
2) Name three things that Leonard was reluctant to leave behind in Jamaica.
Accept reference to any three of the following:
- his friends
- his school
- Grandma
- Maroon Town
- the fruit trees
- vegetables
Reveal Answer
I had spent so much of my life with my grandma I felt like my heart was being pulled from my chest as we said goodbye.
3) Circle the word which best completes the sentence.
The words ‘felt like my heart was being pulled from my chest’ suggest that Leonard was feeling…
weary.
achy.
confused.
devastated.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) Remembering the whole text, put the following events in order. Write a number 1-5 in each box.
Leonard’s grandmother reminded him that ‘Lions always roar’.
Leonard wished his dad would just return to Jamaica.
Leonard slept little as he cried most of the night before he left Jamaica.
People told Leonard that life would be good in England.
Leonard tucked his father’s postcard into the inside pocket of his new suit.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Click on each box to reveal acceptable answers
5) What message is Grandma trying to teach Leonard through her words at his departure?
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
create a reading nook.
Reveal
Set up a cozy space for reading with pillows and good lighting.
If you like this book, you might like...
Copyright Notice
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Ready Steady Read Together
Windrush Child: Non-fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘spotless’?
Tick Me
The only thing I really lacked was my dad. What does this suggest about Leonard’s life?
Tick two:
A) His life was full and rich in many ways.
B) He wanted his father to become wealthy.
Check
C) He was jealous of his friends.
Click if correct
D) He felt the absence of his father deeply.
Match Me
Match each word with its correct definition:
4) corrupt
1) uphold
3) outnumbered
2) restrict
B) to have fewer items or people in on group than in another
A) to act in a dishonest way or break the rules to gain money or power
C) to limit or control
D) to support, defend and protect
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each term from this unit with its correct meaning:
A) the ship that brought many Caribbean people to Britain to help rebuild the country after WWII
1) Windrush Scandal
2) Taíno and Arawak people
B) the British government unfairly treating legal Commonwealth citizens as illegal immigrants
Check
C) groups of indigenous people who lived in the Caribbean before Europeans arrived
3) Empire Windrush
Click if correct
D) an independent Jamaican community founded by formerly enslaved Africans who fought for their freedom and escaped slavery
4) Maroon Town
Speaking Spotlight
Conscience Alley
Explore
Conscience Alley
What should Leonard’s father do?
Yes
No
Encourage
Convince
Persuade
Coax
Warn
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
my heart would sink
fierce
speak your mind
blessed
reflection
matter of fact
Explore
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
People kept telling me that life would be good in England, and deep down I wanted it to be. I tried to get excited about the change of country. I tried to imagine myself in a country that sounded modern, where the people were richer, but I couldn’t. My heart would sink when I thought about how I would miss my friends, my school, Grandma and Maroon Town. Sometimes I cried, but I always cried when I was alone, and the night before we left I slept very little because I cried so much. The next day I stood looking at our suitcases, dressed in a suit my mum bought for the journey, a suit that was too big for me. The suit felt heavy and hot – too hot for the Jamaican heat. I took the postcard that my dad had sent to me and I put it in my inside pocket. Then I went to my grandma and held her hand as tightly as I could. I had a feeling that I would never see her again. She looked directly into my eyes and said three words that I have never forgotten. “Lions always roar.” Her voice was fierce. “What does that mean?” I asked.
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“Never be afraid to speak your mind. When the lion roars it’s only telling you how it feels.” The sun had blessed Grandma’s skin so beautifully that she shone, and the way her voice had aged gave it power. “When you arrive in England,” she said. “There might be some people there that don’t like you, but Leonard, let me tell you something: hatred is always a reflection of the hater. You are a lion. Speak truth and always do good, so that good will follow you.” I had spent so much of my life with my grandma I felt like my heart was being pulled from my chest as we said goodbye. She was being very matter of fact. “What must be done, must be done,” she said. It wasn’t that easy for me. I was losing my friends in Maroon Town, the fruit trees and my vegetables, and most importantly, my grandma. I just couldn’t understand how any of that was going to make life better for me. If they wanted me to be happy, why didn’t my dad just come home?
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Find and copy one word from the first paragraph which means ‘new, up-to-date or not old-fashioned.’
People kept telling me that life would be good in England, and deep down I wanted it to be. I tried to get excited about the change of country. I tried to imagine myself in a country that sounded modern, where the people were richer, but I couldn’t. My heart would sink when I thought about how I would miss my friends, my school, Grandma and Maroon Town. Sometimes I cried, but I always cried when I was alone, and the night before we left I slept very little because I cried so much.
RevealExtract
RevealText Marks
Practise & Apply
2) Name three things that Leonard was reluctant to leave behind in Jamaica.
Accept reference to any three of the following:
Reveal Answer
I had spent so much of my life with my grandma I felt like my heart was being pulled from my chest as we said goodbye.
3) Circle the word which best completes the sentence. The words ‘felt like my heart was being pulled from my chest’ suggest that Leonard was feeling…
weary.
achy.
confused.
devastated.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) Remembering the whole text, put the following events in order. Write a number 1-5 in each box.
Leonard’s grandmother reminded him that ‘Lions always roar’.
Leonard wished his dad would just return to Jamaica.
Leonard slept little as he cried most of the night before he left Jamaica.
People told Leonard that life would be good in England.
Leonard tucked his father’s postcard into the inside pocket of his new suit.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Click on each box to reveal acceptable answers
5) What message is Grandma trying to teach Leonard through her words at his departure?
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
create a reading nook.
Reveal
Set up a cozy space for reading with pillows and good lighting.
If you like this book, you might like...
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: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.