Ready Steady Read Together
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals: 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?
They enjoy living in rocky cliffs and tall trees from which they can scour the area for food, and also build nests for their young.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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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) According to the author’s note, what three things does Sami Bayly hope readers will do after reading the book?
B) Give two reasons why the California Condor is described as critically endangered.
C) How does the writer suggest that California Condors are useful to the environment?
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.
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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Hover for definitions!
critically endangered
perception
colouration
carrion diet
decomposition
scour the area
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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
perception
Explore
Find Read Talk
I hope that by the end of this book you will find your perception of beauty challenged, learn something new to tell your family or friends, and most importantly, find an ‘ugly’ creature to love.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
perception
Your turn
colouration
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
critically endangered
carrion diet
decomposition
carrion diet
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.
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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Let me use my reader's voice...
They have a carrion diet which means they're mostly carnivorous, but they will generally not kill food themselves. Instead, they flock to creatures that have already been killed by other animals or by cars, or have died naturally, such as cattle, deer and rabbits. This is of great benefit to the environment and ecosystem.
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
They have a carrion diet which means they're mostly carnivorous,
but they will generally not kill food themselves.
Instead, they flock to creatures that have already been killed by other animals or by cars,
or have died naturally, such as cattle, deer and rabbits.
This is of great benefit to the environment and ecosystem.
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
They have a carrion diet which means they're mostly carnivorous, but they will generally not kill food themselves. Instead, they flock to creatures that have already been killed by other animals or by cars, or have died naturally, such as cattle, deer and rabbits. This is of great benefit to the environment and ecosystem.
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: Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
A) According to the author’s note, what three things does Sami Bayly hope readers will do after reading the book?
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
I hope that by the end of this book you will find your perception of beauty challenged,...
A) According to the author’s note, what three things does Sami Bayly hope readers will do after reading the book?
Reveal Explainer
Sami Bayly hopes that readers will begin to think differently about what beauty means and reconsider their opinions about “ugly” animals.
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) According to the author’s note, what three things does Sami Bayly hope readers will do after reading the book?
B) Give two reasons why the California Condor is described as critically endangered.
C) How does the writer suggest that California Condors are useful to the environment?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
A) According to the author’s note, what three things does Sami Bayly hope readers will do after reading the book?
Text Mark Evidence learn something new to tell your family or friends
learn new information
Text Mark Evidence find an ‘ugly’ creature to love
begin to care about or appreciate an “ugly” creature
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence mass hunting
many were killed by hunting
B) Give two reasons why the California Condor is described as critically endangered.
Text Mark Evidence habitat destruction
their habitat has been destroyed
Text Mark Evidence - ...accidental lead poisoning from eating animals that farmers and locals used to shoot with lead bullets - this resulted in a huge number of California Condor deaths
they suffered lead poisoning from eating animals shot with lead bullets
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) How does the writer suggest that California Condors are useful to the environment?
Text Mark Evidence they flock to creatures that have already been killed by other animals or by cars, or have died naturally
they help clean up dead animals in the environment
Text Mark Evidence - this is of great benefit to the environment and ecosystem - this hurries along the process of decomposition and rid the area of germs
they support healthy ecosystems by speeding up decomposition and removing germs
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Tick Me
Why is the California Condor’s head featherless?
Tick one:
A) To help it fly faster.
B) To stop its feathers getting messy when feeding.
Check
C) To help it stay warm.
Click if correct
D) To scare predators away.
True or False?
California Condors usually hunt and kill their own food.
True
False
Which One's Right?
Which section would help you find out what California Condors eat?
B) Description
A) Fun Facts
C) Location/Habitat
D) Diet
Match Me
Match the vocabulary to the correct definition:
3) carrion
4) endangered
1) colouration
2) scour
A) in danger of becoming extinct
B) the colouring or patterns on an animal
C) search an area carefully
D) dead animals used as food
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
use a bookmark.
Reveal
Never fold pages - use a fun bookmark instead!
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.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals: 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?
They enjoy living in rocky cliffs and tall trees from which they can scour the area for food, and also build nests for their young.
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) According to the author’s note, what three things does Sami Bayly hope readers will do after reading the book?
B) Give two reasons why the California Condor is described as critically endangered.
C) How does the writer suggest that California Condors are useful to the environment?
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.
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!
critically endangered
perception
colouration
carrion diet
decomposition
scour the area
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
perception
Explore
Find Read Talk
I hope that by the end of this book you will find your perception of beauty challenged, learn something new to tell your family or friends, and most importantly, find an ‘ugly’ creature to love.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
perception
Your turn
colouration
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
critically endangered
carrion diet
decomposition
carrion diet
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.
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...
They have a carrion diet which means they're mostly carnivorous, but they will generally not kill food themselves. Instead, they flock to creatures that have already been killed by other animals or by cars, or have died naturally, such as cattle, deer and rabbits. This is of great benefit to the environment and ecosystem.
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
They have a carrion diet which means they're mostly carnivorous,
but they will generally not kill food themselves.
Instead, they flock to creatures that have already been killed by other animals or by cars,
or have died naturally, such as cattle, deer and rabbits.
This is of great benefit to the environment and ecosystem.
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
They have a carrion diet which means they're mostly carnivorous, but they will generally not kill food themselves. Instead, they flock to creatures that have already been killed by other animals or by cars, or have died naturally, such as cattle, deer and rabbits. This is of great benefit to the environment and ecosystem.
Explore
From: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ‘Ugly’ Animals by Sami Bayly © 2019. 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) According to the author’s note, what three things does Sami Bayly hope readers will do after reading the book?
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
I hope that by the end of this book you will find your perception of beauty challenged,...
A) According to the author’s note, what three things does Sami Bayly hope readers will do after reading the book?
Reveal Explainer
Sami Bayly hopes that readers will begin to think differently about what beauty means and reconsider their opinions about “ugly” animals.
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) According to the author’s note, what three things does Sami Bayly hope readers will do after reading the book?
B) Give two reasons why the California Condor is described as critically endangered.
C) How does the writer suggest that California Condors are useful to the environment?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
A) According to the author’s note, what three things does Sami Bayly hope readers will do after reading the book?
Text Mark Evidence learn something new to tell your family or friends
learn new information
Text Mark Evidence find an ‘ugly’ creature to love
begin to care about or appreciate an “ugly” creature
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence mass hunting
many were killed by hunting
B) Give two reasons why the California Condor is described as critically endangered.
Text Mark Evidence habitat destruction
their habitat has been destroyed
Text Mark Evidence - ...accidental lead poisoning from eating animals that farmers and locals used to shoot with lead bullets - this resulted in a huge number of California Condor deaths
they suffered lead poisoning from eating animals shot with lead bullets
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) How does the writer suggest that California Condors are useful to the environment?
Text Mark Evidence they flock to creatures that have already been killed by other animals or by cars, or have died naturally
they help clean up dead animals in the environment
Text Mark Evidence - this is of great benefit to the environment and ecosystem - this hurries along the process of decomposition and rid the area of germs
they support healthy ecosystems by speeding up decomposition and removing germs
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Tick Me
Why is the California Condor’s head featherless?
Tick one:
A) To help it fly faster.
B) To stop its feathers getting messy when feeding.
Check
C) To help it stay warm.
Click if correct
D) To scare predators away.
True or False?
California Condors usually hunt and kill their own food.
True
False
Which One's Right?
Which section would help you find out what California Condors eat?
B) Description
A) Fun Facts
C) Location/Habitat
D) Diet
Match Me
Match the vocabulary to the correct definition:
3) carrion
4) endangered
1) colouration
2) scour
A) in danger of becoming extinct
B) the colouring or patterns on an animal
C) search an area carefully
D) dead animals used as food
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
use a bookmark.
Reveal
Never fold pages - use a fun bookmark instead!
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.