The Giraffe, Pelly and Me p19-38

How does Roald Dahl show that the chauffeur isn’t surprised by what he sees? Use quotes. P19

“but not a muscle moved in his face” / “not an eyebrow was raised.

Who is being asked to read the letter? P19 How do you know?

The Chauffeur / because he is the one who reads it on p20

What’s a Rolls-Royce? P20

A car / an expensive car.

How does the picture help on p23?

Because it shows just how massive the house is.

What else do you notice that would explain why the Ladderless Window Cleaning Company might be needed?

There are lots of windows.

Why does the Pelican fly up to the top of the trees? P26

To allow Billy to pick the cherries the Duke wanted – okay

To impress / please the Duke – good

Does it work? P26

Not at first because the Duke wants to shoot the bird BUT it does when they fly down to give the Duke the cherries.

How do you know that the Duke was very surprised? P28

It says he was staggered / He gasped / he said Great Scott and Good Lord / there are exclamation marks / there is
italic at the end i.e. you

Why is Who are these creatures? In italics? P29

To show just how astonished the Duke is.

Why is window-cleaners hyphenated? P30

Because it is made up of two existing words and gives these a specific new meaning.

Why do you think it takes so long for the Duke to understand what is happening? P28-30

Because it is not every day that you meet talking animals who are window-cleaners.

Should the animals be referred to as the famous window-cleaning gang? P30

Not really, because they have done nothing to make them famous / neither Billy or the Duke knew who they were
before meeting them.

Do you think the Duke is used to being argued with? P32

Because he says “Don’t argue with me, you foolish creature”

Why does the Giraffe give the Duke “a small, superior smile” on the top of p34?

Because he knows that he’s right and the Duke is wrong.

Is the giraffe’s neck magical?

No – he’s just very tall.

Yes – because he can stretch it and stretch it forever. / it says so in the text.
How does the printing and picture help you to understand what’s happening to the giraffe’s neck?

Because the word LONGER gets bigger as the neck increases in size, while HIGHER gets smaller as the giraffe’s head
gets further away / The picture shows the neck getting longer

Why are the animals much faster than a normal window-cleaner? P36

Because the monkey doesn’t need to go up and down a ladder each time they finish one window.

Why do the animals freeze? P38

Because they’ve seen a burglar.

How do you know that the Duke is angry / bothered? P38

He jumps about a foot in the air. / he snaps at the creature / The use of exclamation marks.
 GUIDED READING ASSESSMENT
Guided Group

Book Name The Giraffe, Pelly and Me

Level

Objectives To use inference and deduction to understand how characters act and feel.

Focused Questions AF2-AF7

Assessment Focus
AF3 Can the child:
Deduce, infer or Use knowledge of a story so far to make
interpret information, predictions about what will happen next?
events or ideas from Connect information together to draw out
texts implied meanings?
Distinguish between more and less
important items of information?
Use clues from what characters do and
say to explain their motives?
Teacher’s Own Focused Questions Evidence
How does Roald Dahl show that the
chauffeur isn’t surprised by what he
sees? Use quotes. P19
Who is being asked to read the letter?
P19 How do you know?
Why does the Pelican fly up to the top of
the trees? P26

Does it work? P26

How do you know that the Duke was

very surprised? P28

Why do you think it takes so long for the

Duke to understand what is happening?
P28-30

Do you think the Duke is used to being

argued with? P32

Why does the Giraffe give the Duke “a

small, superior smile” on the top of p34?

Is the giraffe’s neck magical?

Why are the animals much faster than a

normal window-cleaner? P36

Why do the animals freeze? P38

AF4 Can the child: How does the picture help on p23?
Identify and comment Make use of book conventions and
on the structure and (if organisational devices to focus their What else do you notice that would
possible) organisation reading, eg index, glossary? explain why the Ladderless Window
of texts, including Trace how ideas link and how a writer Cleaning Company might be needed?
grammatical and signals changes and connections?
presentational features Why is Who are these creatures? In
at text level italics? P29

How does the printing and picture help

you to understand what’s happening to
the giraffe’s neck?

AF5 Can the child: What’s a Rolls-Royce? P20

Explain and comment Comment on the effect of specific words
on writers’ use of and how they convey meaning, eg ideas, Why is window-cleaners hyphenated?
language, including characters, atmosphere? P30
grammatical and Discuss language patterns and how they
literary features at contribute to the meaning, eg refrains, How do you know that the Duke is angry
word and sentence rhymes or repetition? / bothered? P38
level

AF6 Can the child: Should the animals be referred to as the

Identify and comment Respond to the text overall and say what famous window-cleaning gang? P30
on writers’ purposes they liked/disliked about it?
and viewpoints, and Identify the main purpose of a text, eg
the overall effect of the using evidence from what they have
text on the reader read?
Write a prediction of how you think the animals will help in dealing with the
burglar.

Write a prediction of how you think the animals will help in dealing with the
burglar.

Write a prediction of how you think the animals will help in dealing with the
burglar.

Write a prediction of how you think the animals will help in dealing with the
burglar.

Write a prediction of how you think the animals will help in dealing with the
burglar.

Write a prediction of how you think the animals will help in dealing with the
burglar.

Write a prediction of how you think the animals will help in dealing with the
burglar.