Ready Steady Read Together
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals: Non-fiction Lesson 2
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?
Due to overfishing within Australian waters, limitations were put in place to try and prevent any further drop in their numbers.
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From: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the writer show that the Australian ghost shark is unusual?
B) Where do young Australian ghost sharks live?
C) What do Australian ghost sharks use their trunk-like nose for?
D) Give two problems that can affect Australian ghost sharks.
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Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
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Adapted from: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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electrical fields
sensory pores
limitations were put in place
fall victim
parasites
plough across
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From: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. 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
sensory pores
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Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
sensory pores
Your turn
electrical fields
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
limitations were put in place
fall victim
parasites
plough across
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Adapted from: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Adapted from: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Adapted from: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
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The unusual-looking ghost shark is regularly farmed by humans and is also the target of ocean-dwelling predators such as sharks. Due to overfishing within Australian waters, limitations were put in place to try and prevent any further drop in their numbers. In Victoria, for example, you can only catch one per day.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
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From: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The unusual-looking ghost shark is regularly farmed by humans
and is also the target of ocean-dwelling predators such as sharks.
Due to overfishing within Australian waters, limitations were put in place
to try and prevent any further drop in their numbers.
In Victoria, for example, you can only catch one per day.
Explore
From: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The unusual-looking ghost shark is regularly farmed by humans and is also the target of ocean-dwelling predators such as sharks. Due to overfishing within Australian waters, limitations were put in place to try and prevent any further drop in their numbers. In Victoria, for example, you can only catch one per day.
Explore
From: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the writer show that the Australian ghost shark is unusual?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The Australian ghost shark is known by a few different names. As well as ghost sharks, they are also called ‘elephant fish’, ‘whitefish’ and ‘plownose chimaeras’.
A) How does the writer show that the Australian ghost shark is unusual?
Reveal Explainer
The writer shows that the Australian ghost shark is unusual by giving it several different names. Names such as ‘ghost shark’, ‘elephant fish’ and ‘plownose chimaeras’ make it sound strange and different from ordinary fish.
Teach
From: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. 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 writer show that the Australian ghost shark is unusual?
B) Where do young Australian ghost sharks live?
C) What do Australian ghost sharks use their trunk-like nose for?
D) Give two problems that can affect Australian ghost sharks.
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence its long, large nose which is covered in sensory pores that detect electrical fields and movement
it has specialised senses that allow it to detect things other fish cannot
A) How does the writer show that the Australian ghost shark is unusual?
Text Mark Evidence their eggs – which take eight months to hatch – are very oddly shaped
it has features that look unusual and unfamiliar compared to most sea creatures
Text Mark Evidence like sharks, they have a cartilage skeleton instead of one made of bone
its body structure is different from many other animals
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence use their trunk-like nose to plough across sandy ocean floors in search of food
it uses an unusual feeding method along the sea floor
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence when they are young, these unusual fish can be found inhabiting estuaries
in estuaries
B) Where do young Australian ghost sharks live?
Text Mark Evidence shallow coastal waters off South Australia and New Zealand
in shallow coastal waters off South Australia and New Zealand
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence detect electrical fields and movement
to sense movement and electrical signals in the water to locate food
C) What do Australian ghost sharks use their trunk-like nose for?
Text Mark Evidence to help the fish find its prey
to help them find and catch food
Text Mark Evidence use their trunk-like nose to plough across sandy ocean floors in search of food
to search along the seabed for animals to eat
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence due to overfishing within Australian waters
overfishing
D) Give two problems that can affect Australian ghost sharks.
Text Mark Evidence the machinery and equipment used to retrieve them often destroys the environment around them
damage to their environment caused by machinery / equipment
Text Mark Evidence the target of ocean-dwelling predators such as sharks
predators such as sharks
Text Mark Evidence - ghost sharks can also fall victim to the parasites - (parasites) can cause physical impairment, mechanical damage and harm to reproductive ability
parasites
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘parasites’?
Which One's Right?
Which answer best completes the sentence?
The Australian ghost shark diet includes…
B) only seaweed and ocean plants.
A) fish, molluscs, clams, worms and shellfish.
C) birds and small mammals.
D) plastic andman-made waste.
True or False?
Ghost shark eggs take eight months to hatch and can reach 25 centimetres long.
False
True
Find Me
Find one word that means “animals hunted for food”:
These names all refer to the adaptations this species has developed, for example its long, large nose which is coated in sensory pores that detect electrical fields and movement to help the fish find its prey. This is useful for finding food hidden in layers of sand and dirt.
Discuss then check
prey
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
highlight what stands out.
Reveal
If the book is yours, underline or mark important parts.
Copyright Notice
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals: Non-fiction Lesson 2
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?
Due to overfishing within Australian waters, limitations were put in place to try and prevent any further drop in their numbers.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the writer show that the Australian ghost shark is unusual?
B) Where do young Australian ghost sharks live?
C) What do Australian ghost sharks use their trunk-like nose for?
D) Give two problems that can affect Australian ghost sharks.
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Adapted from: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
electrical fields
sensory pores
limitations were put in place
fall victim
parasites
plough across
Explore
From: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. 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
sensory pores
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
sensory pores
Your turn
electrical fields
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
limitations were put in place
fall victim
parasites
plough across
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Adapted from: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Adapted from: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Adapted from: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
The unusual-looking ghost shark is regularly farmed by humans and is also the target of ocean-dwelling predators such as sharks. Due to overfishing within Australian waters, limitations were put in place to try and prevent any further drop in their numbers. In Victoria, for example, you can only catch one per day.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The unusual-looking ghost shark is regularly farmed by humans
and is also the target of ocean-dwelling predators such as sharks.
Due to overfishing within Australian waters, limitations were put in place
to try and prevent any further drop in their numbers.
In Victoria, for example, you can only catch one per day.
Explore
From: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The unusual-looking ghost shark is regularly farmed by humans and is also the target of ocean-dwelling predators such as sharks. Due to overfishing within Australian waters, limitations were put in place to try and prevent any further drop in their numbers. In Victoria, for example, you can only catch one per day.
Explore
From: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the writer show that the Australian ghost shark is unusual?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The Australian ghost shark is known by a few different names. As well as ghost sharks, they are also called ‘elephant fish’, ‘whitefish’ and ‘plownose chimaeras’.
A) How does the writer show that the Australian ghost shark is unusual?
Reveal Explainer
The writer shows that the Australian ghost shark is unusual by giving it several different names. Names such as ‘ghost shark’, ‘elephant fish’ and ‘plownose chimaeras’ make it sound strange and different from ordinary fish.
Teach
From: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. 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 writer show that the Australian ghost shark is unusual?
B) Where do young Australian ghost sharks live?
C) What do Australian ghost sharks use their trunk-like nose for?
D) Give two problems that can affect Australian ghost sharks.
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence its long, large nose which is covered in sensory pores that detect electrical fields and movement
it has specialised senses that allow it to detect things other fish cannot
A) How does the writer show that the Australian ghost shark is unusual?
Text Mark Evidence their eggs – which take eight months to hatch – are very oddly shaped
it has features that look unusual and unfamiliar compared to most sea creatures
Text Mark Evidence like sharks, they have a cartilage skeleton instead of one made of bone
its body structure is different from many other animals
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence use their trunk-like nose to plough across sandy ocean floors in search of food
it uses an unusual feeding method along the sea floor
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence when they are young, these unusual fish can be found inhabiting estuaries
in estuaries
B) Where do young Australian ghost sharks live?
Text Mark Evidence shallow coastal waters off South Australia and New Zealand
in shallow coastal waters off South Australia and New Zealand
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence detect electrical fields and movement
to sense movement and electrical signals in the water to locate food
C) What do Australian ghost sharks use their trunk-like nose for?
Text Mark Evidence to help the fish find its prey
to help them find and catch food
Text Mark Evidence use their trunk-like nose to plough across sandy ocean floors in search of food
to search along the seabed for animals to eat
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence due to overfishing within Australian waters
overfishing
D) Give two problems that can affect Australian ghost sharks.
Text Mark Evidence the machinery and equipment used to retrieve them often destroys the environment around them
damage to their environment caused by machinery / equipment
Text Mark Evidence the target of ocean-dwelling predators such as sharks
predators such as sharks
Text Mark Evidence - ghost sharks can also fall victim to the parasites - (parasites) can cause physical impairment, mechanical damage and harm to reproductive ability
parasites
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘parasites’?
Which One's Right?
Which answer best completes the sentence? The Australian ghost shark diet includes…
B) only seaweed and ocean plants.
A) fish, molluscs, clams, worms and shellfish.
C) birds and small mammals.
D) plastic andman-made waste.
True or False?
Ghost shark eggs take eight months to hatch and can reach 25 centimetres long.
False
True
Find Me
Find one word that means “animals hunted for food”:
These names all refer to the adaptations this species has developed, for example its long, large nose which is coated in sensory pores that detect electrical fields and movement to help the fish find its prey. This is useful for finding food hidden in layers of sand and dirt.
Discuss then check
prey
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
highlight what stands out.
Reveal
If the book is yours, underline or mark important parts.
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 adapated for accessibility from: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.