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Ready Steady Read Together

Orphans of the Tide: Fiction Lesson 4

What do you think you know?

What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?

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What do you know and think?

“But… how do I know I’m not the Vessel?” “You’d know if you were. You’d be able to see the Enemy. That’s the Vessel’s ‘gift’.”

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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 explore the theme of fear in this extract?

B) How does the author explore the theme of power in this extract?

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“They will kill you if you go out there.” “Because I am the ‘Vessel’,” Seth said, “They said I had the Enemy inside me. Who’s the Enemy?” “The last god.” “What happened to all the others?” “They drowned the world,” said Ellie. “Only the Enemy tricked them and they ended up drowning too. The City is all that’s left. It was built on one of the highest mountains – the only parts that still stick above the sea.” “So where is the Enemy?” “Sometimes it’s floating around in the air. But eventually it chooses a Vessel. Then it lives inside the Vessel’s mind, growing stronger and stronger, until it gets so strong that it can burst out of the Vessel in its true physical form. It’s called ‘manifesting’.” “What’s that like?” asked Seth. “I’ve never seen it – the last time it happened was twenty-three years ago. But apparently the Enemy’s true form is terrifying – stronger than ten men and much, much faster. That’s why the Inquisitors try to find and kill the Vessel before the Enemy can manifest. But, if it does, the Inquisitors have to destroy it. The person who defeats it gets to become a saint when they die.”

From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

“And what happens to the Enemy?” Ellie shrugged, “No one really knows. It goes away for a while. Sometimes many years. But it always comes back eventually.” “But… how do I know I’m not the Vessel?” “You’d know if you were. You’d be able to see the Enemy. That’s the Vessel’s ‘gift’.” “Well then, I know what I have to do,” he said. “Find the real Vessel, and kill him.” “What? No, that’s stupid.” “Well, of course it wouldn’t make sense to you. You don’t have an entire city trying to kill you.” He headed for the door. Seth was perched on top of a disfigured church organ that rose straight out of the sea, glaring at the sea beneath him. The cathedral was silent save for the quiet lapping of the sea. That became a quiet rumble. Then a much louder one.

From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

The sea began to bubble. Seth was staring at the sea with such intensity, his knuckles pale as they gripped the organ pipes. Tentatively, he raised one hand. The sea rippled, and began to rise – a column of water breaking from the surface. Ellie gasped – Seth was drawing the water towards him. “What do you want?” Seth yelled suddenly. “Get out of my head!” He was shaking with fury, a vein throbbing on his brow. The sea thrashed, then rose up in a huge wave, crashing down against the church organ. “Did you see that?” said Anna. “He is the Vessel.” But it had seemed to Ellie more like the sea had attacked Seth, like an unruly dog biting its master. Seth was lying below the surface, unconscious. Something was crawling on his skin. For a moment, Ellie thought it was shadows from the dappling sunlight. Then she realised it was inside him – dark blue shapes swirling up and down his bare arms.

From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

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manifesting

tentatively

disfigured

unruly

unconscious

dappling

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From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

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“Sometimes it’s floating around in the air. But eventually it chooses a Vessel. Then it lives inside the Vessel’s mind, growing stronger and stronger, until it gets so strong that it can burst out of the Vessel in its true physical form. It’s called ‘manifesting’.”

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From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

manifesting

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disfigured

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tentatively

unruly

unconscious

dappling

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Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.

“They will kill you if you go out there.” “Because I am the ‘Vessel’,” Seth said, “They said I had the Enemy inside me. Who’s the Enemy?” “The last god.” “What happened to all the others?” “They drowned the world,” said Ellie. “Only the Enemy tricked them and they ended up drowning too. The City is all that’s left. It was built on one of the highest mountains – the only parts that still stick above the sea.” “So where is the Enemy?” “Sometimes it’s floating around in the air. But eventually it chooses a Vessel. Then it lives inside the Vessel’s mind, growing stronger and stronger, until it gets so strong that it can burst out of the Vessel in its true physical form. It’s called ‘manifesting’.” “What’s that like?” asked Seth. “I’ve never seen it – the last time it happened was twenty-three years ago. But apparently the Enemy’s true form is terrifying – stronger than ten men and much, much faster. That’s why the Inquisitors try to find and kill the Vessel before the Enemy can manifest. But, if it does, the Inquisitors have to destroy it. The person who defeats it gets to become a saint when they die.”

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.

“And what happens to the Enemy?” Ellie shrugged, “No one really knows. It goes away for a while. Sometimes many years. But it always comes back eventually.” “But… how do I know I’m not the Vessel?” “You’d know if you were. You’d be able to see the Enemy. That’s the Vessel’s ‘gift’.” “Well then, I know what I have to do,” he said. “Find the real Vessel, and kill him.” “What? No, that’s stupid.” “Well, of course it wouldn’t make sense to you. You don’t have an entire city trying to kill you.” He headed for the door. Seth was perched on top of a disfigured church organ that rose straight out of the sea, glaring at the sea beneath him. The cathedral was silent save for the quiet lapping of the sea. That became a quiet rumble. Then a much louder one.

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.

The sea began to bubble. Seth was staring at the sea with such intensity, his knuckles pale as they gripped the organ pipes. Tentatively, he raised one hand. The sea rippled, and began to rise – a column of water breaking from the surface. Ellie gasped – Seth was drawing the water towards him. “What do you want?” Seth yelled suddenly. “Get out of my head!” He was shaking with fury, a vein throbbing on his brow. The sea thrashed, then rose up in a huge wave, crashing down against the church organ. “Did you see that?” said Anna. “He is the Vessel.” But it had seemed to Ellie more like the sea had attacked Seth, like an unruly dog biting its master. Seth was lying below the surface, unconscious. Something was crawling on his skin. For a moment, Ellie thought it was shadows from the dappling sunlight. Then she realised it was inside him – dark blue shapes swirling up and down his bare arms.

From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

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“But… how do I know I’m not the Vessel?” “You’d know if you were. You’d be able to see the Enemy. That’s the Vessel’s ‘gift’.” “Well then, I know what I have to do,” he said. “Find the real Vessel, and kill him.” “What? No, that’s stupid.”

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From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

My Turn
Your Turn

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“But… how do I know I’m not the Vessel?”

“You’d know if you were.”

“You’d be able to see the Enemy.”

“That’s the Vessel’s ‘gift’.”

“Well then, I know what I have to do,” he said

“Find the real Vessel, and kill him.”

“What? No, that’s stupid.”

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From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

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“But… how do I know I’m not the Vessel?” “You’d know if you were. You’d be able to see the Enemy. That’s the Vessel’s ‘gift’.” “Well then, I know what I have to do,” he said. “Find the real Vessel, and kill him.” “What? No, that’s stupid.”

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From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Strategy Focus

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Strategy: Main Point

A) How does the author explore the theme of fear in this extract?

What's the main idea of the text?

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Reveal Text Marks

“They will kill you if you go out there.” “Because I am the ‘Vessel’,” Seth said, “They said I had the Enemy inside me. Who’s the Enemy?” “The last god.”

A) How does the author explore the theme of fear in this extract?

Reveal Explainer

The author explores the theme of fear by showing that the City is so afraid of the Vessel that they will kill anyone they believe is possessed. This is shown through Ellie’s warning, “They will kill you if you go out there,” which suggests fear is extreme and controls how people behave.

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From: Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Strategy Stop

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Your Turn

A) How does the author explore the theme of fear in this extract?

B) How does the author explore the theme of power in this extract?

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Acceptable Answers

Text Mark Evidence apparently the Enemy’s true form is terrifying… stronger than ten men and much, much faster

through the description of the Enemy

Text Mark Evidence - no one really knows - it goes away for a while - sometimes many years…but it always comes back eventually

through uncertainty about the Vessel and the Enemy

A) How does the author explore the theme of fear in this extract?

Text Mark Evidence “But… how do I know I’m not the Vessel?”

through Seth’s confusion and desperation

Text Mark Evidence - the cathedral was silent - the sea began to bubble

through the growing tension in the cathedral setting

Text Mark Evidence “Did you see that?” said Anna. “He is the Vessel.”

through other characters’ reactions

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Text Mark Evidence she realised it was inside him…dark blue shapes swirling up and down his bare arms

through Ellie’s reaction to the mysterious shapes

Practise & Apply

Acceptable Answers

Text Mark Evidence stronger than ten men and much, much faster

by presenting the Enemy as powerful

Text Mark Evidence - eventually it chooses a Vessel - then it lives inside the Vessel’s mind…growing stronger and stronger

by showing the Enemy’s control over the Vessel

B) How does the author explore the theme of power in this extract?

Text Mark Evidence - the Inquisitors have to destroy it - the person who defeats it gets to become a saint when they die

by showing the City trying to exert power over the Vessel

Text Mark Evidence Seth was drawing the water towards him

by showing Seth appears to have power over the sea

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Text Mark Evidence the sea thrashed, then rose up in a huge wave, crashing down

by showing the sea as a powerful and dangerous force

Practise & Apply

Quiz Time

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Which One's Right?

...it lives inside the Vessel’s mind, growing stronger and stronger, until it gets so strong that it can burst out of the Vessel in its true physical form. It’s called ‘manifesting’.” Which One’s Right?

A) Ellie has seen this.

B) Ellie has never seen this because it happened too long ago.

D) Ellis has never seen it because the Inquisitors killed it.

C) Ellie has never seen this because it has never happened.

Tick Me

Seth was staring at the sea with such intensity, his knuckles pale as they gripped the organ pipes. Tentatively, he raised one hand. What does the word tentatively show?

Tick one:

A) Seth acted quickly and confidently without thinking.

B) Seth moved carefully and nervously, unsure about what might happen.

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C) Seth was angry and trying to attack something.

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D) Seth was pretending to do something for attention.

Sequence Me

Order these events from the extract:

A) Anna announces that Seth is the Vessel.

B) Ellie explains about the Enemy to Seth.

C) Seth shouts at the sea.

D) Seth goes out to find the real Vessel.

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Fill the Gaps

unconscious
unruly
dappling

But it had seemed to Ellie more like the sea had attacked Seth, like an dog biting its master. Seth was lying below the surface, . Something was crawling on his skin. For a moment, Ellie thought it was shadows from the sunlight.

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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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