Treasure Island: read-along
Treasure Island as a read-along for the projector: 13 pages, 1018 words, level 9, grade 4.
Page 1 of 13
The old sailor had been dead for one night when the blind man came tapping up the road. Jim Hawkins, twelve years old, crouched behind the door of his mother's inn and listened. Tap, tap, tap went the stick. Then the pirates burst in, tore the dead man's room apart, and found nothing except a little paper on the floor. It was a black circle, and on the back, one scrawled word: Tonight.
Keys: ← → or Page Up and Page Down turn the page, Space starts and pauses the voice, Home and End jump, F fills the screen. Tapping the right side of a page goes on; the left side goes back.
How to use it
- Press Full screen (F) to put the book on the projector.
- Press Read to me (Space), or read it yourself and turn pages with the arrow keys or a tap. Pick the Pace that suits the class.
- After the last page, three questions come up to talk about.
About this book
- Level 9, Grade 4
- 13 pages, 1018 words, about 8 minutes aloud
- A classic tale, a little spooky
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About Treasure Island
A black spot, a blind man's tapping stick, and a map drawn in red ink pull twelve-year-old Jim Hawkins aboard a ship full of pirates, and the friendly one-legged cook is the worst of them. On the island, the only help he finds is a wild man who wants nothing but cheese.
Words to preview
- crouched (KROWCHT)
- bent down low
- mutiny (MYOO-tuh-nee)
- crew's revolt
- marooned (muh-ROOND)
- left alone ashore
- hostage (HOS-tij)
- captive held safe
- rash
- reckless
Questions that fit any book
- What happened at the beginning, in the middle and at the end?
- Which page was your favorite? Why?
- How did the main character feel at the end? What tells you?
Questions
How long does Treasure Island take to read aloud?
It has 13 pages and 1018 words, so about 8 minutes at the Steady pace and a little less at Quick. If you stop to talk on the way, plan for more.
What reading level is Treasure Island?
Level 9, Grade 4. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; level 9 sits at grade 4. A level is a guide for choosing, so look at the pages yourself.
Whose voice is it?
Your browser's own. Read to me uses a speaking voice already on the computer, so it sounds like that computer and works without a sign-in. Voices differ: some light each word as it is spoken, and some do not, in which case the highlight follows a steady pace instead. Some browsers use an online voice; if yours does, the browser, not us, sends the words of the page to its speech service. If no voice is installed, turn the pages and read it aloud yourself.
Do students need an account?
No. Nothing is asked of anyone and nothing is sent to us. Project the page, or share the link and let students open it on their own screens.
Is this the original text?
No. It is a retelling in Peabody's own words at this reading level, so it may differ from the edition you know.
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