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50 Ways to Score a Goal: Poetry Lesson 3
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?
The world is full of unsung heroes: you may not notice but we're there, behind the scenes, we get things done, without fuss or loud fanfare.
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From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How do we know the player help the team?
B) What award does the player say is “not for me”?
C) What role does the speaker say they play?
D) What does the player say people rarely do?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Unsung Hero
Some days you'd barely notice me
but that's just the role I play:
I close down space; I win the ball;
then pass it straight away.
Yes, up and down the pitch I go,
I run and run throughout.
I do the work of three players
but I'm rarely sung about.
That's OK, I don't expect it.
Not for me the golden boot.
Success is not the same as fame;
it can take another route.
The world is full of unsung heroes:
you may not notice but we're there,
behind the scenes, we get things done,
without fuss or loud fanfare.
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
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pass
gold
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
unsung hero
close down space
rarely sung about
success
another route
loud fanfare
Explore
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. 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
unsung hero
Explore
Find Read Talk
Unsung Hero
Some days you'd barely notice me
but that's just the role I play:
I close down space; I win the ball;
then pass it straight away.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
unsung hero
Your turn
close down space
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
rarely sung about
success
another route
loud fanfare
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Unsung Hero
Some days you'd barely notice me
but that's just the role I play:
I close down space; I win the ball;
then pass it straight away.
Yes, up and down the pitch I go,
I run and run throughout.
I do the work of three players
but I'm rarely sung about.
That's OK, I don't expect it.
Not for me the golden boot.
Success is not the same as fame;
it can take another route.
The world is full of unsung heroes:
you may not notice but we're there,
behind the scenes, we get things done,
without fuss or loud fanfare.
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Yes, up and down the pitch I go, I run and run throughout.
I do the work of three players
but I'm rarely sung about.
That's OK, I don't expect it.
Not for me the golden boot.
Success is not the same as fame;
it can take another route.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Yes, up and down the pitch I go,
I run and run throughout.
I do the work of three players
but I'm rarely sung about.
That's OK, I don't expect it.
Not for me the golden boot.
Success is not the same as fame;
it can take another route.
Explore
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Yes, up and down the pitch I go, I run and run throughout.
I do the work of three players
but I'm rarely sung about.
That's OK, I don't expect it.
Not for me the golden boot.
Success is not the same as fame;
it can take another route.
Explore
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How do we know the player help the team?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Some days you'd barely notice me
but that's just the role I play:
I close down space; I win the ball;
then pass it straight away.
Reveal Explainer
A) How do we know the player help the team?
The player helps the team by working hard during the game. They say, “I close down space; I win the ball; then pass it straight away.” This shows the player helps their team by getting the ball back and passing to other players.
Teach
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. 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 do we know the player help the team?
B) What award does the player say is “not for me”?
C) What role does the speaker say they play?
D) What does the player say people rarely do?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence up and down the pitch I go
works all over the pitch
A) How do we know the player help the team?
Text Mark Evidence I run and run throughout
runs constantly during the game
Text Mark Evidence I do the work of three players
does many jobs for the team
Text Mark Evidence - that’s OK, I don’t expect it - without fuss or loud fanfare
works without expecting praise
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence behind the scenes, we get things done
helps quietly behind the scenes
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) What award does the player say is “not for me”?
Text Mark Evidence not for me the golden boot
the golden boot
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence some days you'd barely notice me but that's just the role I play
a role that people barely notice
C) What role does the speaker say they play?
Text Mark Evidence the world is full of unsung heroes
an unsung hero role
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
D) What does the player say people rarely do?
Text Mark Evidence some days you'd barely notice me
notice them
Text Mark Evidence but I'm rarely sung about
sing about / praise them
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Find Me
Find a word that means 'theplace where football is played':
Yes, up and down the pitch I go, I run and run throughout.
I do the work of three players
but I'm rarely sung about.
Discuss then check
pitch
Which One's Right?
What does the player care about most?
B) helping the team
A) becoming famous
C) winning money
D) being noticed
Tick Me
“That’s OK, I don’t expect it.”What does this tell us about the player?
Tick one:
A) they want to stop playing
B) they dislike football
Check
C) they are proud of helping quietly
Click if correct
D) they want to stop playing
Link Me
Link the word to its correct meaning.
A) a way or path to get somewhere
1) unsung
B) doing well or achieving something
2) fanfare
C) not praised or noticed
Check
3) success
Click if correct
D) loud attention or celebration
4) route
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
write your own poetry.
Reveal
Start with a short poem about your thoughts or surroundings.
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: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
50 Ways to Score a Goal: Poetry 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?
The world is full of unsung heroes: you may not notice but we're there, behind the scenes, we get things done, without fuss or loud fanfare.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How do we know the player help the team?
B) What award does the player say is “not for me”?
C) What role does the speaker say they play?
D) What does the player say people rarely do?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Unsung Hero
Some days you'd barely notice me but that's just the role I play: I close down space; I win the ball; then pass it straight away. Yes, up and down the pitch I go, I run and run throughout. I do the work of three players but I'm rarely sung about. That's OK, I don't expect it. Not for me the golden boot. Success is not the same as fame; it can take another route. The world is full of unsung heroes: you may not notice but we're there, behind the scenes, we get things done, without fuss or loud fanfare.
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
pass
gold
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
unsung hero
close down space
rarely sung about
success
another route
loud fanfare
Explore
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. 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
unsung hero
Explore
Find Read Talk
Unsung Hero
Some days you'd barely notice me but that's just the role I play: I close down space; I win the ball; then pass it straight away.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
unsung hero
Your turn
close down space
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
rarely sung about
success
another route
loud fanfare
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Unsung Hero
Some days you'd barely notice me but that's just the role I play: I close down space; I win the ball; then pass it straight away. Yes, up and down the pitch I go, I run and run throughout. I do the work of three players but I'm rarely sung about. That's OK, I don't expect it. Not for me the golden boot. Success is not the same as fame; it can take another route. The world is full of unsung heroes: you may not notice but we're there, behind the scenes, we get things done, without fuss or loud fanfare.
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Yes, up and down the pitch I go, I run and run throughout. I do the work of three players but I'm rarely sung about. That's OK, I don't expect it. Not for me the golden boot. Success is not the same as fame; it can take another route.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Yes, up and down the pitch I go,
I run and run throughout.
I do the work of three players
but I'm rarely sung about.
That's OK, I don't expect it.
Not for me the golden boot.
Success is not the same as fame;
it can take another route.
Explore
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Yes, up and down the pitch I go, I run and run throughout. I do the work of three players but I'm rarely sung about. That's OK, I don't expect it. Not for me the golden boot. Success is not the same as fame; it can take another route.
Explore
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How do we know the player help the team?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Some days you'd barely notice me but that's just the role I play: I close down space; I win the ball; then pass it straight away.
Reveal Explainer
A) How do we know the player help the team?
The player helps the team by working hard during the game. They say, “I close down space; I win the ball; then pass it straight away.” This shows the player helps their team by getting the ball back and passing to other players.
Teach
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. 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 do we know the player help the team?
B) What award does the player say is “not for me”?
C) What role does the speaker say they play?
D) What does the player say people rarely do?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence up and down the pitch I go
works all over the pitch
A) How do we know the player help the team?
Text Mark Evidence I run and run throughout
runs constantly during the game
Text Mark Evidence I do the work of three players
does many jobs for the team
Text Mark Evidence - that’s OK, I don’t expect it - without fuss or loud fanfare
works without expecting praise
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence behind the scenes, we get things done
helps quietly behind the scenes
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) What award does the player say is “not for me”?
Text Mark Evidence not for me the golden boot
the golden boot
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence some days you'd barely notice me but that's just the role I play
a role that people barely notice
C) What role does the speaker say they play?
Text Mark Evidence the world is full of unsung heroes
an unsung hero role
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
D) What does the player say people rarely do?
Text Mark Evidence some days you'd barely notice me
notice them
Text Mark Evidence but I'm rarely sung about
sing about / praise them
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Find Me
Find a word that means 'theplace where football is played':
Yes, up and down the pitch I go, I run and run throughout. I do the work of three players but I'm rarely sung about.
Discuss then check
pitch
Which One's Right?
What does the player care about most?
B) helping the team
A) becoming famous
C) winning money
D) being noticed
Tick Me
“That’s OK, I don’t expect it.”What does this tell us about the player?
Tick one:
A) they want to stop playing
B) they dislike football
Check
C) they are proud of helping quietly
Click if correct
D) they want to stop playing
Link Me
Link the word to its correct meaning.
A) a way or path to get somewhere
1) unsung
B) doing well or achieving something
2) fanfare
C) not praised or noticed
Check
3) success
Click if correct
D) loud attention or celebration
4) route
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
write your own poetry.
Reveal
Start with a short poem about your thoughts or surroundings.
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: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.