Ready Steady Read Together
Windrush Child: 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?
I am a Windrush man, so you, my child, are a Windrush child.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What push factors might have encouraged Leonard’s father and others to leave Jamaica?
B) What pull factors might have encouraged Leonard’s father and others to come to Britain?
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Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
My dad started to sell vegetables to earn money for Grandma when he was still going to school. When he met my mum, Rita, he didn’t have enough money to build a house of his own, so they stayed at my grandma’s house. She wanted the company anyway. Then I was born.
Grandma was always talking to me, but Mum never talked much about her life. She just told me she didn’t have any contact with her family, and she had a life of suffering. A life of trials and tribulations. She told me that meeting my dad brought her great happiness, and my birth brought her more happiness. She told me that dad was also happy of course, but he was only happy for a while. Then it was as if there was a cloud hanging over him. He felt that he could not continue to feed his family by selling vegetables and doing odd jobs. He felt that the family were poor because of him.
The British government had posters all over Jamaica telling people that they would be welcome to come to Britain, to help rebuild the country because the war had left it in ruins. Jamaicans were told on radio and in town halls that Britain was the ‘land of opportunity’ where ‘the streets would soon be paved with gold’.
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
They were told that they would be greeted with the great British hand of friendship, because they were British citizens, and they were welcomed in the mum country. My dad couldn’t resist. He felt that he had to do something, for Britain and for himself, so seven months after I was born, he boarded a ship and sailed to England. He promised Mum that after a few years of work he would return, and everything would be all right. So my dad left when I was just a baby. As soon as he landed he sent a letter back to Mum and Grandma, and a postcard for me. The postcard had a picture of the ship that took him to England. It was called the Empire Windrush. On the back of the card he wrote,
I am a Windrush man,
so you, my child,
are a Windrush Child.
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
trials and tribulations
land of opportunity
a cloud hanging over him
paved with gold
hand of friendship
Empire Windrush
Explore
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 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
trials and tribulations
Explore
Find Read Talk
Grandma was always talking to me, but Mum never talked much about her life. She just told me she didn’t have any contact with her family, and she had a life of suffering. A life of trials and tribulations. She told me that meeting my dad brought her great happiness, and my birth brought her more happiness.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
trials and tribulations
Your turn
a cloud hanging over him
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
land of opportunity
paved with gold
hand of friendship
Empire Windrush
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
My dad started to sell vegetables to earn money for Grandma when he was still going to school. When he met my mum, Rita, he didn’t have enough money to build a house of his own, so they stayed at my grandma’s house. She wanted the company anyway. Then I was born.
Grandma was always talking to me, but Mum never talked much about her life. She just told me she didn’t have any contact with her family, and she had a life of suffering. A life of trials and tribulations. She told me that meeting my dad brought her great happiness, and my birth brought her more happiness. She told me that dad was also happy of course, but he was only happy for a while. Then it was as if there was a cloud hanging over him. He felt that he could not continue to feed his family by selling vegetables and doing odd jobs. He felt that the family were poor because of him.
The British government had posters all over Jamaica telling people that they would be welcome to come to Britain, to help rebuild the country because the war had left it in ruins. Jamaicans were told on radio and in town halls that Britain was the ‘land of opportunity’ where ‘the streets would soon be paved with gold’.
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
They were told that they would be greeted with the great British hand of friendship, because they were British citizens, and they were welcomed in the mum country. My dad couldn’t resist. He felt that he had to do something, for Britain and for himself, so seven months after I was born, he boarded a ship and sailed to England. He promised Mum that after a few years of work he would return, and everything would be all right. So my dad left when I was just a baby. As soon as he landed he sent a letter back to Mum and Grandma, and a postcard for me. The postcard had a picture of the ship that took him to England. It was called the Empire Windrush. On the back of the card he wrote,
I am a Windrush man,
so you, my child,
are a Windrush Child.
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
The British government had posters all over Jamaica telling people that they would be welcome to come to Britain, to help rebuild the country because the war had left it in ruins. Jamaicans were told on radio and in town halls that Britain was the ‘land of opportunity’ where ‘the streets would soon be paved with gold’.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The British government had posters all over Jamaica
telling people that they would be welcome to come to Britain,
to help rebuild the country because the war had left it in ruins.
Jamaicans were told on radio and in town halls
that Britain was the ‘land of opportunity’
where ‘the streets would soon be paved with gold’.
Explore
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The British government had posters all over Jamaica telling people that they would be welcome to come to Britain, to help rebuild the country because the war had left it in ruins. Jamaicans were told on radio and in town halls that Britain was the ‘land of opportunity’ where ‘the streets would soon be paved with gold’.
Explore
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What push factors might have encouraged Leonard’s father and others to leave Jamaica?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
My dad started to sell vegetables to earn money for Grandma when he was still going to school. When he met my mum, Rita, he didn’t have enough money to build a house of his own, so they stayed at my grandma’s house. She wanted the company anyway. Then I was born.
A) What push factors might have encouraged Leonard’s father and others to leave Jamaica?
Reveal Explainer
This suggests that Leonard’s father experienced financial hardship from a young age because he had to work while still attending school to support his parent. This implies that money was limited and that he felt pressure and responsibility to help provide for others. These difficult circumstances may have encouraged him to leave Jamaica in search of better opportunities and a more secure future.
Teach
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 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) What push factors might have encouraged Leonard’s father and others to leave Jamaica?
B) What pull factors might have encouraged Leonard’s father and others to come to Britain?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence he didn’t have enough money to build a house of his own, so they stayed at my grandma’s house
overcrowded living conditions and lack of independence
A) What push factors might have encouraged Leonard’s father and others to leave Jamaica?
Text Mark Evidence - he didn’t have enough money to build a house of his own - the family were poor
poverty and limited money in Jamaica
Text Mark Evidence - a life of suffering - a life of trials and tribulations - he was only happy for a while…it was as if there was a cloud hanging over him
desire to escape difficult or challenging personal circumstances
Go to the next slide for more...
Text Mark Evidence - he could not continue to feed his family - he felt that the family were poor because of him
pressure and difficulty providing for family members
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence he could not continue to feed his family by selling vegetables and doing odd jobs
lack of job opportunities
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
A) What push factors might have encouraged Leonard’s father and others to leave Jamaica?
Text Mark Evidence he felt that the family were poor because of him
feelings of failure or guilt
Text Mark Evidence he felt that he had to do something…for himself
desire for a better future for himself and his family
Text Mark Evidence he promised Mum that after a few years of work he would return, and everything would be alright
belief that leaving would only be temporary
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Text Mark Evidence - the British government had posters all over Jamaica telling people that they would be welcome to come to Britain - Jamaicans were told on radio and in town halls that Britain was the ‘land of opportunity’
persuasive British advertising and media messages actively encouraged migration
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the British government…telling people that they would be welcome to come to Britain - they were told they would be greeted with the great British hand of friendship - they were welcomed in the mum country
promise of a welcoming reception
B) What pull factors might have encouraged Leonard’s father and others to come to Britain?
Text Mark Evidence - come to Britain, to help rebuild the country because the war had left it in ruins - he felt that he had to do something, for Britain
sense of duty, responsibility or loyalty to Britain
Text Mark Evidence Britain was the ‘land of opportunity’ where ‘the streets would soon be paved with gold’
promises of opportunities for wealth, success and a better life
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence they were British citizens, and they were welcomed in the mum country
legal right to travel and settle in Britain
Text Mark Evidence after a few years of work he would return, and everything would be all right
hope of a more promising future
Quiz Time
Start
True or False?
The Empire Windrush was the ship that brought many Caribbean people to Britain in 1948 to help rebuild the country after World War Two.
False
True
Which One's Right?
Then it was as if there was a cloud hanging over him.
Which answer best completes the sentence?
The phrase ‘a cloud hanging over him’ suggests that Leonard’s dad was feeling…
B) damp.
A) uncertain.
C) hopeful.
D) troubled.
Find Me
What did Leonard receive from his father after he left on the Empire Windrush?
So my dad left when I was just a baby. As soon as he landed he sent a letter back to Mum and Grandma, and a postcard for me. The postcard had a picture of the ship that took him to England. It was called the Empire Windrush. On the back of the card he wrote,
I am a Windrush man,
so you, my child,
are a Windrush Child.
Discuss then check
a postcard
Link Me
Link each expression with the correct meaning:
1) trials and tribulations
A) a persistent feeling of sadness or worry
2) a cloud hanging over him
B) difficulties, troubles and challenges
Check
3) land of opportunity
C) a place full of chances to succeed
Click if correct
4) paved withgold
D) an offering of kindness and support
5) hand offriendship
E) a place full of wealth and financial opportunities
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
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Ready Steady Read Together
Windrush Child: 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?
I am a Windrush man, so you, my child, are a Windrush child.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What push factors might have encouraged Leonard’s father and others to leave Jamaica?
B) What pull factors might have encouraged Leonard’s father and others to come to Britain?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
My dad started to sell vegetables to earn money for Grandma when he was still going to school. When he met my mum, Rita, he didn’t have enough money to build a house of his own, so they stayed at my grandma’s house. She wanted the company anyway. Then I was born. Grandma was always talking to me, but Mum never talked much about her life. She just told me she didn’t have any contact with her family, and she had a life of suffering. A life of trials and tribulations. She told me that meeting my dad brought her great happiness, and my birth brought her more happiness. She told me that dad was also happy of course, but he was only happy for a while. Then it was as if there was a cloud hanging over him. He felt that he could not continue to feed his family by selling vegetables and doing odd jobs. He felt that the family were poor because of him. The British government had posters all over Jamaica telling people that they would be welcome to come to Britain, to help rebuild the country because the war had left it in ruins. Jamaicans were told on radio and in town halls that Britain was the ‘land of opportunity’ where ‘the streets would soon be paved with gold’.
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
They were told that they would be greeted with the great British hand of friendship, because they were British citizens, and they were welcomed in the mum country. My dad couldn’t resist. He felt that he had to do something, for Britain and for himself, so seven months after I was born, he boarded a ship and sailed to England. He promised Mum that after a few years of work he would return, and everything would be all right. So my dad left when I was just a baby. As soon as he landed he sent a letter back to Mum and Grandma, and a postcard for me. The postcard had a picture of the ship that took him to England. It was called the Empire Windrush. On the back of the card he wrote, I am a Windrush man, so you, my child, are a Windrush Child.
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
trials and tribulations
land of opportunity
a cloud hanging over him
paved with gold
hand of friendship
Empire Windrush
Explore
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 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
trials and tribulations
Explore
Find Read Talk
Grandma was always talking to me, but Mum never talked much about her life. She just told me she didn’t have any contact with her family, and she had a life of suffering. A life of trials and tribulations. She told me that meeting my dad brought her great happiness, and my birth brought her more happiness.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
trials and tribulations
Your turn
a cloud hanging over him
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
land of opportunity
paved with gold
hand of friendship
Empire Windrush
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
My dad started to sell vegetables to earn money for Grandma when he was still going to school. When he met my mum, Rita, he didn’t have enough money to build a house of his own, so they stayed at my grandma’s house. She wanted the company anyway. Then I was born. Grandma was always talking to me, but Mum never talked much about her life. She just told me she didn’t have any contact with her family, and she had a life of suffering. A life of trials and tribulations. She told me that meeting my dad brought her great happiness, and my birth brought her more happiness. She told me that dad was also happy of course, but he was only happy for a while. Then it was as if there was a cloud hanging over him. He felt that he could not continue to feed his family by selling vegetables and doing odd jobs. He felt that the family were poor because of him. The British government had posters all over Jamaica telling people that they would be welcome to come to Britain, to help rebuild the country because the war had left it in ruins. Jamaicans were told on radio and in town halls that Britain was the ‘land of opportunity’ where ‘the streets would soon be paved with gold’.
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
They were told that they would be greeted with the great British hand of friendship, because they were British citizens, and they were welcomed in the mum country. My dad couldn’t resist. He felt that he had to do something, for Britain and for himself, so seven months after I was born, he boarded a ship and sailed to England. He promised Mum that after a few years of work he would return, and everything would be all right. So my dad left when I was just a baby. As soon as he landed he sent a letter back to Mum and Grandma, and a postcard for me. The postcard had a picture of the ship that took him to England. It was called the Empire Windrush. On the back of the card he wrote, I am a Windrush man, so you, my child, are a Windrush Child.
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
The British government had posters all over Jamaica telling people that they would be welcome to come to Britain, to help rebuild the country because the war had left it in ruins. Jamaicans were told on radio and in town halls that Britain was the ‘land of opportunity’ where ‘the streets would soon be paved with gold’.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The British government had posters all over Jamaica
telling people that they would be welcome to come to Britain,
to help rebuild the country because the war had left it in ruins.
Jamaicans were told on radio and in town halls
that Britain was the ‘land of opportunity’
where ‘the streets would soon be paved with gold’.
Explore
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The British government had posters all over Jamaica telling people that they would be welcome to come to Britain, to help rebuild the country because the war had left it in ruins. Jamaicans were told on radio and in town halls that Britain was the ‘land of opportunity’ where ‘the streets would soon be paved with gold’.
Explore
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What push factors might have encouraged Leonard’s father and others to leave Jamaica?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
My dad started to sell vegetables to earn money for Grandma when he was still going to school. When he met my mum, Rita, he didn’t have enough money to build a house of his own, so they stayed at my grandma’s house. She wanted the company anyway. Then I was born.
A) What push factors might have encouraged Leonard’s father and others to leave Jamaica?
Reveal Explainer
This suggests that Leonard’s father experienced financial hardship from a young age because he had to work while still attending school to support his parent. This implies that money was limited and that he felt pressure and responsibility to help provide for others. These difficult circumstances may have encouraged him to leave Jamaica in search of better opportunities and a more secure future.
Teach
From: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah © 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) What push factors might have encouraged Leonard’s father and others to leave Jamaica?
B) What pull factors might have encouraged Leonard’s father and others to come to Britain?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence he didn’t have enough money to build a house of his own, so they stayed at my grandma’s house
overcrowded living conditions and lack of independence
A) What push factors might have encouraged Leonard’s father and others to leave Jamaica?
Text Mark Evidence - he didn’t have enough money to build a house of his own - the family were poor
poverty and limited money in Jamaica
Text Mark Evidence - a life of suffering - a life of trials and tribulations - he was only happy for a while…it was as if there was a cloud hanging over him
desire to escape difficult or challenging personal circumstances
Go to the next slide for more...
Text Mark Evidence - he could not continue to feed his family - he felt that the family were poor because of him
pressure and difficulty providing for family members
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence he could not continue to feed his family by selling vegetables and doing odd jobs
lack of job opportunities
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
A) What push factors might have encouraged Leonard’s father and others to leave Jamaica?
Text Mark Evidence he felt that the family were poor because of him
feelings of failure or guilt
Text Mark Evidence he felt that he had to do something…for himself
desire for a better future for himself and his family
Text Mark Evidence he promised Mum that after a few years of work he would return, and everything would be alright
belief that leaving would only be temporary
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Text Mark Evidence - the British government had posters all over Jamaica telling people that they would be welcome to come to Britain - Jamaicans were told on radio and in town halls that Britain was the ‘land of opportunity’
persuasive British advertising and media messages actively encouraged migration
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the British government…telling people that they would be welcome to come to Britain - they were told they would be greeted with the great British hand of friendship - they were welcomed in the mum country
promise of a welcoming reception
B) What pull factors might have encouraged Leonard’s father and others to come to Britain?
Text Mark Evidence - come to Britain, to help rebuild the country because the war had left it in ruins - he felt that he had to do something, for Britain
sense of duty, responsibility or loyalty to Britain
Text Mark Evidence Britain was the ‘land of opportunity’ where ‘the streets would soon be paved with gold’
promises of opportunities for wealth, success and a better life
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence they were British citizens, and they were welcomed in the mum country
legal right to travel and settle in Britain
Text Mark Evidence after a few years of work he would return, and everything would be all right
hope of a more promising future
Quiz Time
Start
True or False?
The Empire Windrush was the ship that brought many Caribbean people to Britain in 1948 to help rebuild the country after World War Two.
False
True
Which One's Right?
Then it was as if there was a cloud hanging over him. Which answer best completes the sentence? The phrase ‘a cloud hanging over him’ suggests that Leonard’s dad was feeling…
B) damp.
A) uncertain.
C) hopeful.
D) troubled.
Find Me
What did Leonard receive from his father after he left on the Empire Windrush?
So my dad left when I was just a baby. As soon as he landed he sent a letter back to Mum and Grandma, and a postcard for me. The postcard had a picture of the ship that took him to England. It was called the Empire Windrush. On the back of the card he wrote, I am a Windrush man, so you, my child, are a Windrush Child.
Discuss then check
a postcard
Link Me
Link each expression with the correct meaning:
1) trials and tribulations
A) a persistent feeling of sadness or worry
2) a cloud hanging over him
B) difficulties, troubles and challenges
Check
3) land of opportunity
C) a place full of chances to succeed
Click if correct
4) paved withgold
D) an offering of kindness and support
5) hand offriendship
E) a place full of wealth and financial opportunities
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
read biographies.
Reveal
Learn about the lives of inspiring people.
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.