Ready Steady Read Together
Orphans of the Tide: Fiction Lesson 1
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
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What do you know and think?
The City was built on a sharp mountain that jutted improbably from the sea, and the sea kept trying to claim it back. When the tide rose, it swallowed up the City’s lower streets. When the tide fell, it spat them back out again, but left its mark.
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From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the author present Ellie in this extract?
B) How does the author create tension in this extract?
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Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
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The City was built on a sharp mountain that jutted improbably from the sea, and the sea kept trying to claim it back. When the tide rose, it swallowed up the City’s lower streets. When the tide fell, it spat them back out again, but left its mark. That grey morning, once the tide had retreated, a whale was found on a rooftop.
A crowd gathered along the top of the sea wall, to gape at the roof below.
“It’s an evil omen!” yelled the old preacher.
“The Enemy didn’t do this,” snorted a sailor. “It must have got stuck here at high tide.”
The crowd were so engrossed that none of them noticed the girl’s arrival. She had tired eyes and tangled, dirty blonde hair. She leaned over the sea wall and bit her lip.
“It’s too big to be out of the water,” she said, speaking more to herself than anyone else.
A tiny, wide-eyed boy next to her looked up, watching the girl warily. Her face was pale, with three red scratches down one cheek, and she smelled faintly of fireworks. What was worse, she was dressed like a man, and not an upstanding one either. She wore a frayed crimson scarf, and a coat that was long and hooded, stitched together from weathered cloth and grey sealskin.
“Wh-who are you?” said the boy, his lips quivering.
“I’m Ellie,” said the girl distractedly, rummaging in her coat pockets. She pulled out a magnifying glass, an onion, and finally a penknife with a razor-sharp edge.
From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“If we don’t cut this whale open soon, it will explode. Dead whales start to decay from the inside. There will be a dangerous build-up of gas.” Ellie hopped on to the sea wall, then dropped down the other side. The crowd gasped as she landed on the roof of the chapel ten feet below. The whale’s eyes were closed, eyelids wrinkled and creased like those of an old man. She knelt, drawing one hand delicately along the whale’s skin.
The whale’s massive body rode and fell beneath her hand, as it drew a ragged breath.
It was still alive!
Ellie pointed to the whale’s belly. “I’ll have to cut it open, low down. That will prevent any gas building up inside.”
A rank smell seeped from the wound and Ellie held her breath, cutting down the creature’s side. The flesh parted, purple guts drooping from the opening.
“Sweet mercy,” said a guardsman, his hand at his mouth.
There was a confused muttering from the crowd. An old lady screamed. For some reason, Ellie found she couldn’t move.
Her body stiffened. The tool fell from her fingers. She looked down.
Something was holding her by the ankle.
It was skinny and trembling, and slicked with thick blood.
A hand reaching out from the cut in the whale.
From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
jutted
gape
improbably
omen
upstanding
frayed
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From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. 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
jutted
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Find Read Talk
The City was built on a sharp mountain that jutted improbably from the sea, and the sea kept trying to claim it back. When the tide rose, it swallowed up the City’s lower streets.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
jutted
Your turn
improbably
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
gape
omen
upstanding
frayed
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
The City was built on a sharp mountain that jutted improbably from the sea, and the sea kept trying to claim it back. When the tide rose, it swallowed up the City’s lower streets. When the tide fell, it spat them back out again, but left its mark. That grey morning, once the tide had retreated, a whale was found on a rooftop.
A crowd gathered along the top of the sea wall, to gape at the roof below.
“It’s an evil omen!” yelled the old preacher.
“The Enemy didn’t do this,” snorted a sailor. “It must have got stuck here at high tide.”
The crowd were so engrossed that none of them noticed the girl’s arrival. She had tired eyes and tangled, dirty blonde hair. She leaned over the sea wall and bit her lip.
“It’s too big to be out of the water,” she said, speaking more to herself than anyone else.
A tiny, wide-eyed boy next to her looked up, watching the girl warily. Her face was pale, with three red scratches down one cheek, and she smelled faintly of fireworks. What was worse, she was dressed like a man, and not an upstanding one either. She wore a frayed crimson scarf, and a coat that was long and hooded, stitched together from weathered cloth and grey sealskin.
“Wh-who are you?” said the boy, his lips quivering.
“I’m Ellie,” said the girl distractedly, rummaging in her coat pockets. She pulled out a magnifying glass, an onion, and finally a penknife with a razor-sharp edge.
From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
“If we don’t cut this whale open soon, it will explode. Dead whales start to decay from the inside. There will be a dangerous build-up of gas.” Ellie hopped on to the sea wall, then dropped down the other side. The crowd gasped as she landed on the roof of the chapel ten feet below. The whale’s eyes were closed, eyelids wrinkled and creased like those of an old man. She knelt, drawing one hand delicately along the whale’s skin.
The whale’s massive body rode and fell beneath her hand, as it drew a ragged breath.
It was still alive!
Ellie pointed to the whale’s belly. “I’ll have to cut it open, low down. That will prevent any gas building up inside.”
A rank smell seeped from the wound and Ellie held her breath, cutting down the creature’s side. The flesh parted, purple guts drooping from the opening.
“Sweet mercy,” said a guardsman, his hand at his mouth.
There was a confused muttering from the crowd. An old lady screamed. For some reason, Ellie found she couldn’t move.
Her body stiffened. The tool fell from her fingers. She looked down.
Something was holding her by the ankle.
It was skinny and trembling, and slicked with thick blood.
A hand reaching out from the cut in the whale.
From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
“It’s an evil omen!” yelled the old preacher. “The Enemy didn’t do this,” snorted a sailor. “It must have got stuck here at high tide.” The crowd were so engrossed that none of them noticed the girl’s arrival. She had tired eyes and tangled, dirty blonde hair. She leaned over the sea wall and bit her lip.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“It’s an evil omen!”
yelled the old preacher.
“The Enemy didn’t do this,”
snorted a sailor.
“It must have got stuck here at high tide.”
The crowd were so engrossed
that none of them noticed the girl’s arrival.
She had tired eyes
and tangled, dirty blonde hair.
She leaned over the sea wall and bit her lip.
Explore
From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“It’s an evil omen!” yelled the old preacher. “The Enemy didn’t do this,” snorted a sailor. “It must have got stuck here at high tide.” The crowd were so engrossed that none of them noticed the girl’s arrival. She had tired eyes and tangled, dirty blonde hair. She leaned over the sea wall and bit her lip.
Explore
From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the author present Ellie in this extract?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The crowd were so engrossed that none of them noticed the girl’s arrival. She had tired eyes and tangled, dirty blonde hair. She leaned over the sea wall and bit her lip.
A) How does the author present Ellie in this extract?
Reveal Explainer
The author presents Ellie as tired and as if she doesn’t care for her appearance. This might show us that she has no one who cares for her or looks after her, and that she is too busy to care herself and that whatever is taking up her time also exhausts her.
Teach
From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. 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 author present Ellie in this extract?
B) How does the author create tension in this extract?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence hopped on to the sea wall
brave
Text Mark Evidence - she was dressed like a man, and not an upstanding one either - three red scratches down one cheek, and she smelled faintly of fireworks
unusual, different and mysterious
Text Mark Evidence dead whales start to decay from the inside
knowledgeable and scientific
A) How does the author present Ellie in this extract?
Text Mark Evidence she pulled out a magnifying glass, an onion, and finally a penknife with a razor-sharp edge
resourceful
Text Mark Evidence - if we don’t cut this whale open soon, it will explode - Ellie held her breath, cutting down the creature’s side
practical, capable and focused on solving the problem
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - the crowd gasped - an old lady screamed - Ellie held her breath, cutting down the creature’s side
calm and not easily frightened
Practise & Apply
Text Mark Evidence - too big to be out of the water - it was still alive!
by slowly revealing more about the unexpected whale
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - hopped on to the wall - drawing one hand delicately along the whale’s skin
through Ellie’s risky actions
Text Mark Evidence - “It’s an evil omen!” - watching the girl warily - confused muttering from the crowd - an old lady screamed
by including the crowd’s reactions
B) How does the author create tension in this extract?
Text Mark Evidence - her body stiffened - the tool fell from her fingers - she looked down - something was holding her by the ankle
by using short snappy sentences
Text Mark Evidence the flesh parted, purple guts drooping from the opening
by including description which causes unease
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence Ellie found she couldn’t move…her body stiffened
by changing the atmosphere from Ellie being in control to losing control
Text Mark Evidence - something was holding her by the ankle - it was skinny and trembling
by not saying what it was at first
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘jutted’?
Tick Me
Which of these items did Ellie have?
Tick all that apply:
A) penknife
B) razor
Check
C) telescope
Click if correct
D) magnifying glass
Find Me
Find the word which shows that Ellie is treating the whale carefully:
The whale’s eyes were closed, eyelids wrinkled and creased like those of an old man. She knelt, drawing one hand delicately along the whale’s skin.
Discuss then check
delicately
True or False?
Ellie cut the whale open because she knew that someone was trapped inside.
True
False
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
set reading goals.
Reveal
Challenge yourself to read a specific number of books or pages.
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: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Orphans of the Tide: 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?
The City was built on a sharp mountain that jutted improbably from the sea, and the sea kept trying to claim it back. When the tide rose, it swallowed up the City’s lower streets. When the tide fell, it spat them back out again, but left its mark.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the author present Ellie in this extract?
B) How does the author create tension in this extract?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
The City was built on a sharp mountain that jutted improbably from the sea, and the sea kept trying to claim it back. When the tide rose, it swallowed up the City’s lower streets. When the tide fell, it spat them back out again, but left its mark. That grey morning, once the tide had retreated, a whale was found on a rooftop. A crowd gathered along the top of the sea wall, to gape at the roof below. “It’s an evil omen!” yelled the old preacher. “The Enemy didn’t do this,” snorted a sailor. “It must have got stuck here at high tide.” The crowd were so engrossed that none of them noticed the girl’s arrival. She had tired eyes and tangled, dirty blonde hair. She leaned over the sea wall and bit her lip. “It’s too big to be out of the water,” she said, speaking more to herself than anyone else. A tiny, wide-eyed boy next to her looked up, watching the girl warily. Her face was pale, with three red scratches down one cheek, and she smelled faintly of fireworks. What was worse, she was dressed like a man, and not an upstanding one either. She wore a frayed crimson scarf, and a coat that was long and hooded, stitched together from weathered cloth and grey sealskin. “Wh-who are you?” said the boy, his lips quivering. “I’m Ellie,” said the girl distractedly, rummaging in her coat pockets. She pulled out a magnifying glass, an onion, and finally a penknife with a razor-sharp edge.
From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“If we don’t cut this whale open soon, it will explode. Dead whales start to decay from the inside. There will be a dangerous build-up of gas.” Ellie hopped on to the sea wall, then dropped down the other side. The crowd gasped as she landed on the roof of the chapel ten feet below. The whale’s eyes were closed, eyelids wrinkled and creased like those of an old man. She knelt, drawing one hand delicately along the whale’s skin. The whale’s massive body rode and fell beneath her hand, as it drew a ragged breath. It was still alive! Ellie pointed to the whale’s belly. “I’ll have to cut it open, low down. That will prevent any gas building up inside.” A rank smell seeped from the wound and Ellie held her breath, cutting down the creature’s side. The flesh parted, purple guts drooping from the opening. “Sweet mercy,” said a guardsman, his hand at his mouth. There was a confused muttering from the crowd. An old lady screamed. For some reason, Ellie found she couldn’t move. Her body stiffened. The tool fell from her fingers. She looked down. Something was holding her by the ankle. It was skinny and trembling, and slicked with thick blood. A hand reaching out from the cut in the whale.
From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
jutted
gape
improbably
omen
upstanding
frayed
Explore
From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. 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
jutted
Explore
Find Read Talk
The City was built on a sharp mountain that jutted improbably from the sea, and the sea kept trying to claim it back. When the tide rose, it swallowed up the City’s lower streets.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
jutted
Your turn
improbably
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
gape
omen
upstanding
frayed
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
The City was built on a sharp mountain that jutted improbably from the sea, and the sea kept trying to claim it back. When the tide rose, it swallowed up the City’s lower streets. When the tide fell, it spat them back out again, but left its mark. That grey morning, once the tide had retreated, a whale was found on a rooftop. A crowd gathered along the top of the sea wall, to gape at the roof below. “It’s an evil omen!” yelled the old preacher. “The Enemy didn’t do this,” snorted a sailor. “It must have got stuck here at high tide.” The crowd were so engrossed that none of them noticed the girl’s arrival. She had tired eyes and tangled, dirty blonde hair. She leaned over the sea wall and bit her lip. “It’s too big to be out of the water,” she said, speaking more to herself than anyone else. A tiny, wide-eyed boy next to her looked up, watching the girl warily. Her face was pale, with three red scratches down one cheek, and she smelled faintly of fireworks. What was worse, she was dressed like a man, and not an upstanding one either. She wore a frayed crimson scarf, and a coat that was long and hooded, stitched together from weathered cloth and grey sealskin. “Wh-who are you?” said the boy, his lips quivering. “I’m Ellie,” said the girl distractedly, rummaging in her coat pockets. She pulled out a magnifying glass, an onion, and finally a penknife with a razor-sharp edge.
From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
“If we don’t cut this whale open soon, it will explode. Dead whales start to decay from the inside. There will be a dangerous build-up of gas.” Ellie hopped on to the sea wall, then dropped down the other side. The crowd gasped as she landed on the roof of the chapel ten feet below. The whale’s eyes were closed, eyelids wrinkled and creased like those of an old man. She knelt, drawing one hand delicately along the whale’s skin. The whale’s massive body rode and fell beneath her hand, as it drew a ragged breath. It was still alive! Ellie pointed to the whale’s belly. “I’ll have to cut it open, low down. That will prevent any gas building up inside.” A rank smell seeped from the wound and Ellie held her breath, cutting down the creature’s side. The flesh parted, purple guts drooping from the opening. “Sweet mercy,” said a guardsman, his hand at his mouth. There was a confused muttering from the crowd. An old lady screamed. For some reason, Ellie found she couldn’t move. Her body stiffened. The tool fell from her fingers. She looked down. Something was holding her by the ankle. It was skinny and trembling, and slicked with thick blood. A hand reaching out from the cut in the whale.
From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
“It’s an evil omen!” yelled the old preacher. “The Enemy didn’t do this,” snorted a sailor. “It must have got stuck here at high tide.” The crowd were so engrossed that none of them noticed the girl’s arrival. She had tired eyes and tangled, dirty blonde hair. She leaned over the sea wall and bit her lip.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“It’s an evil omen!”
yelled the old preacher.
“The Enemy didn’t do this,”
snorted a sailor.
“It must have got stuck here at high tide.”
The crowd were so engrossed
that none of them noticed the girl’s arrival.
She had tired eyes
and tangled, dirty blonde hair.
She leaned over the sea wall and bit her lip.
Explore
From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“It’s an evil omen!” yelled the old preacher. “The Enemy didn’t do this,” snorted a sailor. “It must have got stuck here at high tide.” The crowd were so engrossed that none of them noticed the girl’s arrival. She had tired eyes and tangled, dirty blonde hair. She leaned over the sea wall and bit her lip.
Explore
From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the author present Ellie in this extract?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The crowd were so engrossed that none of them noticed the girl’s arrival. She had tired eyes and tangled, dirty blonde hair. She leaned over the sea wall and bit her lip.
A) How does the author present Ellie in this extract?
Reveal Explainer
The author presents Ellie as tired and as if she doesn’t care for her appearance. This might show us that she has no one who cares for her or looks after her, and that she is too busy to care herself and that whatever is taking up her time also exhausts her.
Teach
From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. 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 author present Ellie in this extract?
B) How does the author create tension in this extract?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence hopped on to the sea wall
brave
Text Mark Evidence - she was dressed like a man, and not an upstanding one either - three red scratches down one cheek, and she smelled faintly of fireworks
unusual, different and mysterious
Text Mark Evidence dead whales start to decay from the inside
knowledgeable and scientific
A) How does the author present Ellie in this extract?
Text Mark Evidence she pulled out a magnifying glass, an onion, and finally a penknife with a razor-sharp edge
resourceful
Text Mark Evidence - if we don’t cut this whale open soon, it will explode - Ellie held her breath, cutting down the creature’s side
practical, capable and focused on solving the problem
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - the crowd gasped - an old lady screamed - Ellie held her breath, cutting down the creature’s side
calm and not easily frightened
Practise & Apply
Text Mark Evidence - too big to be out of the water - it was still alive!
by slowly revealing more about the unexpected whale
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - hopped on to the wall - drawing one hand delicately along the whale’s skin
through Ellie’s risky actions
Text Mark Evidence - “It’s an evil omen!” - watching the girl warily - confused muttering from the crowd - an old lady screamed
by including the crowd’s reactions
B) How does the author create tension in this extract?
Text Mark Evidence - her body stiffened - the tool fell from her fingers - she looked down - something was holding her by the ankle
by using short snappy sentences
Text Mark Evidence the flesh parted, purple guts drooping from the opening
by including description which causes unease
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence Ellie found she couldn’t move…her body stiffened
by changing the atmosphere from Ellie being in control to losing control
Text Mark Evidence - something was holding her by the ankle - it was skinny and trembling
by not saying what it was at first
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘jutted’?
Tick Me
Which of these items did Ellie have?
Tick all that apply:
A) penknife
B) razor
Check
C) telescope
Click if correct
D) magnifying glass
Find Me
Find the word which shows that Ellie is treating the whale carefully:
The whale’s eyes were closed, eyelids wrinkled and creased like those of an old man. She knelt, drawing one hand delicately along the whale’s skin.
Discuss then check
delicately
True or False?
Ellie cut the whale open because she knew that someone was trapped inside.
True
False
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
set reading goals.
Reveal
Challenge yourself to read a specific number of books or pages.
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: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.