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ODDIZZI GUIDED READING © Oddizzi 2016
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Welcome to Oddizzi's Key Stage 2 guided reading resources. In this pack you will find differentiated non-fiction texts, with varied follow-up activities and teacher answer sheets. Topics for these texts are aligned with the new Geography National Curriculum.
These resources would work beautifully during a guided reading session with lower Key Stage 2 students, or for pupils in upper Key Stage 2 to use during independent or shared reading. The texts make for strong exemplars to use when studying news articles, persuasive and informative texts. These resources can equally be used during geography lessons.
The two texts have similar content, but are written for different reading levels. The simpler text is identified by the ‘Core Text’ note in the footer, while the more challenging text is marked with ‘Extension Text’. The three follow-up activities can be used with both texts.
There are three different follow-up activities.
1) YOUR MISSION is a basic comprehension activity incorporating true/false, multiple choice and shortanswer.
2) OBSERVER ODD'S MISSION includes more challenging comprehension questions to be answered infull sentences.
3) INSPECTOR IZZI'S MISSION incorporates higher order thinking questions including inferring, makingconnections and predicting. These questions would be great to discuss during guided reading.
Included at the end of Odd's and Izzi's missions are extra cross-curricular activities that support multiple intelligences.
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Visit th
e Med
iterran
ean
Splash! Dive right in!
CO
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TE
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OD
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UID
ED
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AD
ING
© O
dd
izzi 2016
Relax, you're on holiday
Rocks of many colours on a
Greek beach
Dip
you
r toes in
to th
e Med
iterran
ean
!
Sparkling seas and
sunshine, spo
rt and sightseeing: w
hy not d
ip
your toes into
the Med
iterranean this year?
Many ho
lidaym
akers call it ‘the Med
’ for sho
rt!
Wh
at’s th
e Med
iterran
ean
?
The M
editerranean is the nam
e of a sea fo
und b
etween E
urop
e, N
orth A
frica and A
sia. It’s also the nam
e given to the regio
n of
countries
that surro
unds
the sea.
There
are tw
enty-two
d
ifferent countries in the regio
n.
Med
iterranean countries in E
urop
e are really po
pular w
ith tourists
–and
that’s because the clim
ate is just perfect! In sum
mer, there
is warm
sunny weather, w
ith hardly any rain at all.
SU
N, S
EA
AN
D S
AN
D
Th
e wa
ter’s lovely!
Ho
lidaym
akers love p
add
ling and sw
imm
ing in the clear, warm
w
aters of the M
editerranean Sea. W
hy not snap
on a sno
rkel and
be w
ow
ed b
y the colo
urful fish?
Sa
nd
betw
een yo
ur to
es
If you’re lo
oking fo
r a beach, yo
u’ll be sp
oilt fo
r choice! T
here are go
lden sand
s in the South o
f France, white b
eaches in Italy, red
volcanic ro
cks on G
reek islands and
peb
bly co
ves in Cro
atia.
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age Credit ©
Thinkstock/Getty Im
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MA
D A
BO
UT
TH
E M
ED
!
CO
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XT
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UID
ED
RE
AD
ING
© O
dd
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Delicious seafood from
the Med
Pompeii is a m
ust-see destination
KE
Y W
OR
DS
:clim
ate cru
ise
Eu
rop
e histo
ric
Med
iterran
ean
region
resort to
urist
2
Learn to sail in the Med
Flowers bloom
in the Mediterranean
•3, 4
and 5 star ho
tels•
beautiful b
eaches•
lots o
f restaurants andd
iscos
A n
atu
ral w
on
derla
nd
Ro
semary and
heather scent the air in summ
er in the M
editerranean. A
nd b
eautiful sprays o
f pink and
purp
le flow
ers add
co
lour to
white-w
ashed villages.
Green turtles so
ak up the sun’s rays in the shallo
ws o
f the M
editerranean Sea.
Med
iterran
ean
foo
d
Try so
mething exciting and
new! D
ishes like calamari (fried
squid
) or
grilled sard
ines are very po
pular. H
ow
abo
ut a lovely juicy to
mato
to
go w
ith them – full o
f the sun?
Sp
orts a
nd
sightseein
g
When yo
u’ve had eno
ugh of sunb
athing, why no
t get spo
rty? The
sheltered, w
arm w
aters of the Io
nian Sea, off no
rthern Greece, are a
goo
d p
lace to learn to
sail.
Or yo
u could
visit som
e of the histo
ric sites, like the tow
ns destro
yed
by the erup
tion o
f Mo
unt Vesuvius in Italy – heard
of Po
mp
eii and
Herculaneum
? You co
uld even clim
b the vo
lcano itself. T
he view
from
the top
is well w
orth it!
Peop
le who
wo
rk in these holid
ay tow
ns can o
ften speak yo
ur language and w
ill serve you
your usual fo
od
, if you w
ish.
You can visit this regio
n in winter to
o. A
nd in
mo
untainous areas yo
u can even ski!
Tim
e to m
ake yo
ur m
ind
up
There are so
many p
laces to exp
lore in and
aro
und the M
editerranean. O
n the Greek
island o
f Lesbo
s, there are quaint villages and
p
ine forests to
visit –then why no
t take a trip
across the sea to
nearby T
urkey? Venture
across to
No
rth Africa and
you can visit an
ancient wo
nder o
f the wo
rld, the Pyram
ids o
f E
gypt.
HIG
HLIG
HT
S : W
here to
stay?
Many ho
lidaym
akers stay in resorts o
n the co
ast, with:
If you
simp
ly can
’t decid
e, wh
y no
t ho
p o
n a
ten-d
ay
Med
iterran
ean
cruise, a
wo
nd
erful gu
ided
tou
r of lo
ts o
f differen
t Med
iterran
ean
cou
ntries! T
o fin
d o
ut
mo
re , go to
: ww
w.m
edcru
ise.com
Image C
redit © Thinkstock/G
etty Images
Visit th
e Med
iterran
ean
Splash! Dive right in!
EX
TE
NSIO
N T
EX
T O
DD
IZZ
I GU
IDE
D R
EA
DIN
G ©
Od
dizzi 20
16
Relax, you're on holiday
Rocks of many colours on a
Greek beach
Dip
you
r toes in
to th
e Med
iterran
ean
!
Sparkling seas and
sunshine, spo
rt and sightseeing: w
hy not d
ip
your toes into
the Med
iterranean this year?
Many ho
lidaym
akers call it ‘the Med
’ for sho
rt!
Wh
at’s th
e Med
iterran
ean
?
The M
editerranean is the nam
e of the sea that stretches fro
m
Euro
pe in the no
rth to A
frica in the south – w
ith Asia to
the east. It’s also
the name o
f the group
of co
untries surround
ing that sea. A
ltogether, there are 22 co
untries within the M
editerranean
region. H
ave you ever b
een to G
reece or Sp
ain, Malta o
r Italy? T
hese Med
iterranean countries in E
urop
e are really po
pular w
ith to
urists – and that’s b
ecause the climate is just p
erfect for
holid
ays! In summ
er, there are hours and
hours o
f warm
sunshine, w
ith almo
st no rain at all.
SU
N, S
EA
AN
D S
AN
D
Th
e wa
ter’s lovely!
The M
editerranean Sea is linked
to the A
tlantic Ocean, b
ut it’s no
t cold
. In summ
er, holid
aymakers lo
ve pad
dling and
sw
imm
ing in the warm
waters o
f the Med
. The sea is clear, w
ith turq
uoise d
epths sp
arkling in the sun. Why no
t snap o
n a snorkel
and b
e wo
wed
by the b
rilliantly colo
ured fish?
Sa
nd
betw
een yo
ur to
es
If you’re b
y the sea in the Med
iterranean, then you’re never far
from
a beach – and
you’ll b
e spo
ilt for cho
ice! There are go
lden
dunes in the So
uth of France, d
azzling white sand
s in Italy, red
volcanic ro
cks on G
reek islands and
peb
bly co
ves in Cro
atia.
1Im
age Credit ©
Thinkstock/Getty Im
ages
MA
D A
BO
UT
TH
E M
ED
!
EX
TE
NSIO
N T
EX
T O
DD
IZZ
I GU
IDE
D R
EA
DIN
G ©
Od
dizzi 20
16
Delicious seafood from
the Med
Pompeii is a m
ust-see destination
KE
Y W
OR
DS
:
civilizatio
n clim
ate cru
ise
Eu
rop
e histo
ric Med
iterran
ean
region
resort to
urist
2
Learn to sail in the Med
Flowers bloom
in the Mediterranean
•3, 4
and 5 star ho
tels•
beautiful b
eaches•
lots o
f restaurants andd
iscos
A n
atu
ral w
on
derla
nd
Ro
semary and
heather scent the air in summ
er in the countries that
surround
the Med
iterranean. And
beautiful sp
rays of p
ink and
purp
le flow
ers add
colo
ur to w
hite-washed
villages.
Green turtles so
ak up the sun’s rays in the shallo
ws o
f the M
editerranean Sea. A
lonisso
s Marine Park, in G
reece, was set up
to
pro
tect som
e of the M
ed’s m
ost im
po
rtant wild
life, including
do
lphins and
mo
nk seals. It’s well w
orth a visit!
Med
iterran
ean
foo
d
Try so
mething exciting and
new! H
ave you ever eaten p
rawns,
lob
ster or sq
uid? D
ishes like calamari (fried
squid
) or grilled
sardines
are very po
pular. Yo
u might b
e served huge, sun-rip
ened to
mato
es, o
lives, juicy fruit or herb
s to go
with them
.
Sp
orts a
nd
sightseein
g
When yo
u’ve had eno
ugh of sunb
athing, why no
t get spo
rty? The
sheltered, w
arm w
aters of the Io
nian Sea, off no
rthern Greece, are a
goo
d p
lace to learn to
sail.
Or check o
ut som
e of the histo
ric sites. The M
editerranean Sea has
lapp
ed the sho
res of m
any of the great ancient civilizatio
ns. You can
visit the remains o
f the ancient city of Kno
ssos in C
rete, or the to
wns
destro
yed b
y the eruptio
n of M
ount V
esuvius, in Italy. Heard
of
Pom
peii and
Herculaneum
?
You can even clim
b M
ount V
esuvius itself. Stay in nearby N
aples and
fo
llow
one o
f the well-tro
dd
en paths to
the top
. A trip
up M
ount
Etna, o
n the island o
f Sicily, is another challenge fo
r walkers. T
he view
from
the top
is spectacular!
Peop
le who
wo
rk in these holid
ay tow
ns can o
ften speak yo
ur language and w
ill serve you
your usual fo
od
, if you w
ish.
Som
e visitors cho
ose instead
to go
inland. Yo
u can rent ho
liday-ho
mes b
y the week – the b
est ho
uses to rent includ
e an outd
oo
r po
ol.
You can ho
liday in the M
editerranean in w
inter to
o. A
nd in m
ountaino
us areas, like the A
pennines o
f Italy and the Pind
us of no
rthern G
reece, you can even ski!
Tim
e to m
ake yo
ur m
ind
up
There are so
many p
laces to exp
lore in and
aro
und the M
editerranean – it’s so
well
connected
. On the G
reek island o
f Lesbo
s, there are q
uaint villages and p
ine forests to
visit –then w
hy not take a trip
across the sea to
nearb
y Turkey? V
enture across to
No
rth Africa
and, as w
ell as sunbathing and
snorkel, yo
u can visit an ancient w
ond
er of the w
orld
, the Pyram
ids o
f Egyp
t.
HIG
HLIG
HT
S : W
here to
stay?
Many ho
lidaym
akers stay in resorts o
n the co
ast, with:
Wh
y no
t ho
p o
n a
ten-d
ay M
editerra
nea
n cru
ise, a w
on
derfu
l gu
ided
tou
r of lo
ts of d
ifferent M
editerra
nea
n co
un
tries? To
find
o
ut m
ore, go
to: w
ww
.med
cruise.co
m
Image C
redit ©
Thinksto
ck/Getty Im
ages
Visit the MediterraneanNAME:
1. Draw yourself in the circle to become a detective!
2. Answer the questions below to complete your mission.
ODDIZZI GUIDED READING © Oddizzi 2016
YOURMISSION:
1. The Mediterranean is found between North and South America.
Statements True False
2. In the summer, the weather is warm and sunny in theMediterranean.
5. How many countries arefound in this region in total?
a. 11b. 22c. 33
D. Give two reasons to explain why the Mediterranean is popular with holiday-makers fromacross Northern Europe.
A. Tick 'true' or 'false' for the statements below.
B. Circle the correct answer.
4. What is the short name forthe Mediterranean?
a. the Medb. the Medic. the terrain
6. What is calamari?
a. Fried squidb. Sardinesc. A type of Mediterranean
flower
3. The Mediterranean is a popular region for tourists.
C. Draw three outdoor activities popular with holiday-makers in the region.
Observer Odd needs your help!
His mission is to write a report on the facts presented in Visit the Mediterranean!
Answer the questions below in full sentences so that he can use the information in his
report.
ODDIZZI GUIDED READING © Oddizzi 2016
Visit the MediterraneanNAME:
1. Which three continents surround the Mediterranean Sea?
3. Can you quote a descriptive sentence from the text? Why do you think it is descriptive?
2. What sorts of activities are popular with holiday-makers who travel to the Mediterranean?
4. Name a good place to learn to sail in the Med.
5. In your own words, describe the Mediterranean to someone who knows nothing about it.
OBSERVER
ODD'S MISSION:
Log on to www.oddizzi.com and investigate two different countries in Europe with a Mediterranean coastline. You’ll find country spotlights about European countries in Places - Europe. Compare these countries in terms of size, population and other features.
GO ONLINE:
Visit the MediterraneanNAME:
ODDIZZI GUIDED READING © Oddizzi 2016
6. What type of text is this? (For example, ‘descriptive’ and ‘narrative’ are types of texts.) Explain your answer.
Using the information in this brochure, write the script for a 30-second radio advert for ‘holidays in the Med’.
Create an artwork that shows at least three physical or human features of the Mediterranean region.
Compare countries located north and south of the Mediterranean Sea – how are these places similar or different?
1.
2.
3.
INSECTOR
IZZI'S MISSION:
7. Who do you think this text is written for? How do you know?
9. If you were to visit the Med, what would you like to do? Why?
8. Can you have a holiday in the Med at any time of year? Explain your answer.
The intended audience is…
I know this because...
Inspector Izzi has a new job and needs a hand!
Her task is to write a detailed analysis of Visit the Mediterranean! She needs you to
help her read 'between the lines' and answer the questions below in full sentences.
EXTRA MISSIONS:
Visit the MediterraneanNAME:
1. Draw yourself in the circle to become a detective!
2. Answer the questions below to complete your mission.
ODDIZZI GUIDED READING © Oddizzi 2016
YOURMISSION:
1. The Mediterranean is found between North and South America.
Statements True False
2. In the summer, the weather is warm and sunny in theMediterranean.
5. How many countries arefound in this region in total?
a. 11b. 22c. 33
D. Give two reasons to explain why the Mediterranean is popular with holiday-makers fromacross Northern Europe.
A. Tick 'true' or 'false' for the statements below.
B. Circle the correct answer.
4. What is the short name forthe Mediterranean?
a. the Medb. the Medic. the terrain
6. What is calamari?
a. Fried squidb. Sardinesc. A type of Mediterranean
flower
3. The Mediterranean is a popular region for tourists.
C. Draw three outdoor activities popular with holiday-makers in the region.
x
x
x
Answer Sheet
Answers may include sun-bathing, sailing, snorkeling and sight-seeing.
Sunny, warm weather with little rain in summer is perfect for outdoor activities like swimming and sun-
bathing. It is warmer and sunnier than Northern Europe - people travel south for the sun in summer.
Observer Odd needs your help!
His mission is to write a report on the facts presented in Visit the Mediterranean!
Answer the questions below in full sentences so that he can use the information in his
report.
ODDIZZI GUIDED READING © Oddizzi 2016
Visit the MediterraneanNAME:
1. Which three continents surround the Mediterranean Sea?
3. Can you quote a descriptive sentence from the text? Why do you think it is descriptive?
2. What sorts of activities are popular with holiday-makers who travel to the Mediterranean?
4. Name a good place to learn to sail in the Med.
5. In your own words, describe the Mediterranean to someone who knows nothing about it.
OBSERVER
ODD'S MISSION:
Log on to www.oddizzi.com and investigate two different countries in Europe with a Mediterranean coastline. You’ll find country spotlights about European countries in Places - Europe. Compare these countries in terms of size, population and other features.
GO ONLINE:
Answer Sheet
Europe, Asia and Africa.
Expect a range of answers including paddling, swimming, and snorkeling, sun-bathing and sailing.
Sightseeing, mountain-climbing (volcanoes) and skiing are also mentioned in the text.
E.g. ‘The sheltered, warm waters of the Ionian Sea, off northern Greece are a good place to learn to sail.’
This sentence includes a number of adjectives that describe the Ionian Sea.
The Ionian Sea, just off northern Greece.
Answers will vary.
Visit the MediterraneanNAME:
ODDIZZI GUIDED READING © Oddizzi 2016
6. What type of text is this? (For example, ‘descriptive’ and ‘narrative’ are types of texts.) Explain your answer.
Using the information in this brochure, write the script for a 30-second radio advert for ‘holidays in the Med’.
Create an artwork that shows at least three physical or human features of the Mediterranean region.
Compare countries located north and south of the Mediterranean Sea – how are these places similar or different?
1.
2.
3.
INSECTOR
IZZI'S MISSION:
7. Who do you think this text is written for? How do you know?
9. If you were to visit the Med, what would you like to do? Why?
8. Can you have a holiday in the Med at any time of year? Explain your answer.
The intended audience is…
I know this because...
Inspector Izzi has a new job and needs a hand!
Her task is to write a detailed analysis of Visit the Mediterranean! She needs you to
help her read 'between the lines' and answer the questions below in full sentences.
EXTRA MISSIONS:
Answer Sheet
It is a persuasive text. Why? • It is presented in a brochure style.• The content of the text is about why you should take a holiday in the Mediterranean region. For example subtitles like ‘Mad
about the Med’ and ‘Visit the Med!’.• Phrases like ‘sparkling seas’ and ‘golden sands’ are selling this location to the reader.• There isn’t any negative information about life in the Med (text or images)
It is an informative text. Why?• Wide range of facts (e.g. place names) and figures about this region.
holiday-makers, young and old, with a wide-range of interests – sporty types and people who love experiencing different cultures.
of the range of activities mentioned in the text, pictured (note older couple
shown as well as young families).
Yes, it’s a great destination in summer and in winter you can ski in ranges such as the Apennines and the
Pindus.
Answers will vary.