Ready Steady Read Together
42 Artists Everyone Should Know: Non-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?
Frida often painted pictures of things which did not really exist… And yet Frida still portrayed reality in her paintings – but in her own very special way.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
From: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Why was Frida’s crash so important to her life?
B) Find and copy a phrase that shows that Frida’s artwork was unique.
C) How did Frida Kahlo show her pride in being Mexican-Indigenous?
D) What is special about Museo Frida Kahlo?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Adapted from: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
verge
instinctively
portrayed
conquered
Indigenous
heritage
From: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. 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
verge
Explore
Find Read Talk
She was often lonely and was constantly in pain. In her paintings she pours out her emotions, which sometimes seem on the verge of tearing her apart.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
verge
Your turn
portrayed
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
instinctively
conquered
Indigenous
heritage
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Frida often painted pictures of things which did not really exist. Have you ever seen a man growing out of the trunk of a tree? Or a baby with an adult’s head? And yet Frida still portrayed reality in her paintings – but in her own very special way.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
From: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Frida often painted pictures of things
which did not really exist.
Have you ever seen a man growing out of the trunk of a tree?
Or a baby with an adult’s head?
And yet Frida still portrayed reality in her paintings –
but in her own very special way.
From: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Frida often painted pictures of things which did not really exist. Have you ever seen a man growing out of the trunk of a tree? Or a baby with an adult’s head? And yet Frida still portrayed reality in her paintings – but in her own very special way.
From: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
A) Why was Frida’s crash so important to her life?
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
It happened in Mexico City: Frida was on her way home from school when the bus in which she was travelling crashed into a streetcar. She was very badly hurt and for nine months had to lie down in a plaster cast. That was when she began to paint – lying down.
A) Why was Frida’s crash so important to her life?
Reveal Explainer
This shows that the crash was important because it led Frida to start painting. The phrase “That was when she began to paint” suggests that before the accident, she was not an artist in the same way. Being forced to stay in bed gave her the time and opportunity to begin painting, which changed the direction of her life.
From: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. 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) Why was Frida’s crash so important to her life?
B) Find and copy a phrase that shows that Frida’s artwork was unique.
C) How did Frida Kahlo show her pride in being Mexican-Indigenous?
D) What is special about Museo Frida Kahlo?
Find the answers
Pairedreading first
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence for nine months had to lie down in a plaster cast
it meant she had to stay in bed for a long time, which changed her daily life
A) Why was Frida’s crash so important to her life?
Text Mark Evidence Frida had lots of time to study her face
it gave her time to look at and think about herself, influencing her artwork
Text Mark Evidence more than half of her pictures are self-portraits
it led to her creating many self-portraits
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) Find and copy a phrase that shows that Frida’s artwork was unique.
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence in her own very special way
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) How did Frida Kahlo show her pride in being Mexican-Indigenous?
Text Mark Evidence very often wore traditional Mexican clothes
she wore traditional Mexican clothes
Text Mark Evidence liked to wear her hair in traditional Mexican-style
she styled her hair in a traditional way
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
D) What is special about Museo Frida Kahlo?
Text Mark Evidence Frida’s former home and studio… is now a museum
it is her former home and studio
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘verge’?
True or False?
Frida’s husband did the same job as her.
False
True
Fill the Gaps
Indigenous
conquered
heritage
For example, the Aztecs, the people who lived in Mexico before it was by the Spanish, believed that opposites belonged together… Frida Kahlo was a quarter Mexican- herself. She was very proud of this fact and very often wore traditional Mexican clothes to show everyone her .
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Link Me
The Aztecs believed opposites belonged together.Link the pairs that belong together.
1) moon
A) darkness
2) light
B) sun
Check
3) death
C) life
Click if correct
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 and adapted for accessibility from: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
42 Artists Everyone Should Know: Non-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?
Frida often painted pictures of things which did not really exist… And yet Frida still portrayed reality in her paintings – but in her own very special way.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
From: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Why was Frida’s crash so important to her life?
B) Find and copy a phrase that shows that Frida’s artwork was unique.
C) How did Frida Kahlo show her pride in being Mexican-Indigenous?
D) What is special about Museo Frida Kahlo?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Adapted from: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
verge
instinctively
portrayed
conquered
Indigenous
heritage
From: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. 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
verge
Explore
Find Read Talk
She was often lonely and was constantly in pain. In her paintings she pours out her emotions, which sometimes seem on the verge of tearing her apart.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
verge
Your turn
portrayed
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
instinctively
conquered
Indigenous
heritage
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Frida often painted pictures of things which did not really exist. Have you ever seen a man growing out of the trunk of a tree? Or a baby with an adult’s head? And yet Frida still portrayed reality in her paintings – but in her own very special way.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
From: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Frida often painted pictures of things
which did not really exist.
Have you ever seen a man growing out of the trunk of a tree?
Or a baby with an adult’s head?
And yet Frida still portrayed reality in her paintings –
but in her own very special way.
From: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Frida often painted pictures of things which did not really exist. Have you ever seen a man growing out of the trunk of a tree? Or a baby with an adult’s head? And yet Frida still portrayed reality in her paintings – but in her own very special way.
From: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
A) Why was Frida’s crash so important to her life?
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
It happened in Mexico City: Frida was on her way home from school when the bus in which she was travelling crashed into a streetcar. She was very badly hurt and for nine months had to lie down in a plaster cast. That was when she began to paint – lying down.
A) Why was Frida’s crash so important to her life?
Reveal Explainer
This shows that the crash was important because it led Frida to start painting. The phrase “That was when she began to paint” suggests that before the accident, she was not an artist in the same way. Being forced to stay in bed gave her the time and opportunity to begin painting, which changed the direction of her life.
From: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. 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) Why was Frida’s crash so important to her life?
B) Find and copy a phrase that shows that Frida’s artwork was unique.
C) How did Frida Kahlo show her pride in being Mexican-Indigenous?
D) What is special about Museo Frida Kahlo?
Find the answers
Pairedreading first
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence for nine months had to lie down in a plaster cast
it meant she had to stay in bed for a long time, which changed her daily life
A) Why was Frida’s crash so important to her life?
Text Mark Evidence Frida had lots of time to study her face
it gave her time to look at and think about herself, influencing her artwork
Text Mark Evidence more than half of her pictures are self-portraits
it led to her creating many self-portraits
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) Find and copy a phrase that shows that Frida’s artwork was unique.
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence in her own very special way
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) How did Frida Kahlo show her pride in being Mexican-Indigenous?
Text Mark Evidence very often wore traditional Mexican clothes
she wore traditional Mexican clothes
Text Mark Evidence liked to wear her hair in traditional Mexican-style
she styled her hair in a traditional way
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
D) What is special about Museo Frida Kahlo?
Text Mark Evidence Frida’s former home and studio… is now a museum
it is her former home and studio
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘verge’?
True or False?
Frida’s husband did the same job as her.
False
True
Fill the Gaps
Indigenous
conquered
heritage
For example, the Aztecs, the people who lived in Mexico before it was by the Spanish, believed that opposites belonged together… Frida Kahlo was a quarter Mexican- herself. She was very proud of this fact and very often wore traditional Mexican clothes to show everyone her .
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Link Me
The Aztecs believed opposites belonged together.Link the pairs that belong together.
1) moon
A) darkness
2) light
B) sun
Check
3) death
C) life
Click if correct
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 and adapted for accessibility from: 42 Artists Everyone Should Know by Alison Baverstock, Florian Heine, Doris Kutschbach, Angela Wenzel, Brad Finger and Bettina Shuemann © 2024. Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
conquered
Indigenous
heritage