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Can You See Me?: Non-Fiction Lesson 2
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?
I was really bored after school today until I remembered that I needed to make Mrs Jarman’s ‘how to be a better teacher’ box...
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From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Why might Tally want to avoid meltdowns at school?
B) What can help Tally if she is on the verge of having a meltdown?
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Let me read today's text
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Date: Monday 8th September
Dear Diary,
Hi there. Tally again. I was really bored after school today until I remembered that I needed to make Mrs Jarman’s ‘how to be a better teacher’ box, so I got a box from Mum and decorated it with pens and paint and glitter. By the time I’d finished, I was so covered in mess that I kind of looked like a peacock! But it was worth it. Mrs Jarman is going to love it, it’s much better than the bin she was pointing to. Come to think of it, why was she pointing at the bin? People are so strange. I thought drama was going to be a terrifying class, but I actually think it’s going to work out OK. And now I’ve survived I just need to make sure that I do whatever it takes to avoid having a meltdown at school.
Tally’s autism factsheet: Meltdowns
What are they?
Meltdowns are totally different to being in a bad mood, and they’re totally different to Demand Avoidance. Meltdowns are when it’s all gone so far that there’s no way back and my brain goes into shutdown. They are terrifying and they should be avoided if at all possible.
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Isn’t that just a tantrum? Some people think meltdowns can be controlled – like I’m just a child throwing a tantrum – but I don’t like the word tantrum as it sounds like it’s done on purpose. I think it should be called a stress breakdown. Who wants to do that on purpose? I don’t choose to do it, it just happens when I’m at breaking point and no one has helped me and I just can’t cope with holding it in any more.
Some people say they don’t even feel like it’s them when they are having a meltdown. I am usually aware of what’s happening and that I shouldn’t be doing it, but it is literally impossible for me to control it, which is frightening. Having no control over your own actions while also knowing they are bad ones is terrifying.
How do you feel afterwards?
After a meltdown I feel isolated, guilty and like everyone’s against me. And even though I seem calm on the outside, it’s still a bit as though there’s a war going on in my head. Afterwards I promise myself that next time I’m not going to say things I don’t mean and that I will swallow down the whole anger thing. But at the time it’s like a devil and angel are fighting on my shoulder and the devil always wins.
What helps you at the time?
What I need at these times is for someone, usually my mum, to come and calm the situation, but she isn’t always there, which is hard. So then I usually go up to my room and try to get absorbed in one of my favourite things to try to refresh my mind.
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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meltdown
shutdown
demand avoidance
breaking point
isolated
absorbed
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From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. 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
meltdown
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Find Read Talk
People are so strange. I thought drama was going to be a terrifying class, but I actually think it’s going to work out OK. And now I’ve survived I just need to make sure that I do whatever it takes to avoid having a meltdown at school.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
meltdown
Your turn
demand avoidance
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
shutdown
breaking point
isolated
absorbed
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
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Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Date: Monday 8th September
Dear Diary,
Hi there. Tally again. I was really bored after school today until I remembered that I needed to make Mrs Jarman’s ‘how to be a better teacher’ box, so I got a box from Mum and decorated it with pens and paint and glitter. By the time I’d finished, I was so covered in mess that I kind of looked like a peacock! But it was worth it. Mrs Jarman is going to love it, it’s much better than the bin she was pointing to. Come to think of it, why was she pointing at the bin? People are so strange. I thought drama was going to be a terrifying class, but I actually think it’s going to work out OK. And now I’ve survived I just need to make sure that I do whatever it takes to avoid having a meltdown at school.
Tally’s autism factsheet: Meltdowns
What are they?
Meltdowns are totally different to being in a bad mood, and they’re totally different to Demand Avoidance. Meltdowns are when it’s all gone so far that there’s no way back and my brain goes into shutdown. They are terrifying and they should be avoided if at all possible.
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Isn’t that just a tantrum? Some people think meltdowns can be controlled – like I’m just a child throwing a tantrum – but I don’t like the word tantrum as it sounds like it’s done on purpose. I think it should be called a stress breakdown. Who wants to do that on purpose? I don’t choose to do it, it just happens when I’m at breaking point and no one has helped me and I just can’t cope with holding it in any more.
Some people say they don’t even feel like it’s them when they are having a meltdown. I am usually aware of what’s happening and that I shouldn’t be doing it, but it is literally impossible for me to control it, which is frightening. Having no control over your own actions while also knowing they are bad ones is terrifying.
How do you feel afterwards?
After a meltdown I feel isolated, guilty and like everyone’s against me. And even though I seem calm on the outside, it’s still a bit as though there’s a war going on in my head. Afterwards I promise myself that next time I’m not going to say things I don’t mean and that I will swallow down the whole anger thing. But at the time it’s like a devil and angel are fighting on my shoulder and the devil always wins.
What helps you at the time?
What I need at these times is for someone, usually my mum, to come and calm the situation, but she isn’t always there, which is hard. So then I usually go up to my room and try to get absorbed in one of my favourite things to try to refresh my mind.
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Meltdowns are totally different to being in a bad mood, and they’re totally different to Demand Avoidance. Meltdowns are when it’s all gone so far that there’s no way back and my brain goes into shutdown. They are terrifying and they should be avoided if at all possible.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Meltdowns are totally different to being in a bad mood,
and they’re totally different to Demand Avoidance.
Meltdowns are when it’s all gone so far that there’s no way back and my brain goes into shutdown.
They are terrifying and they should be avoided if at all possible.
Explore
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Meltdowns are totally different to being in a bad mood, and they’re totally different to Demand Avoidance. Meltdowns are when it’s all gone so far that there’s no way back and my brain goes into shutdown. They are terrifying and they should be avoided if at all possible.
Explore
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) Why might Tally want to avoid meltdowns at school?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Meltdowns are totally different to being in a bad mood, and they’re totally different to Demand Avoidance. Meltdowns are when it’s all gone so far that there’s no way back and my brain goes into shutdown.
Reveal Explainer
The words ‘it’s all gone too far’ show that meltdowns happen when Tally feels completely overwhelmed. The words ‘there’s no way back’ suggest she cannot stop or control what is happening once it begins. ‘My brain goes into shutdown’ suggests that a meltdown is a seriously distressing experience.
A) Why might Tally want to avoid meltdowns at school?
Teach
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. 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) Why might Tally want to avoid meltdowns at school?
B) What can help Tally if she is on the verge of having a meltdown?
Find the answers
Text mark
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Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - they (meltdowns) are terrifying and they should be avoided if at all possible - it is literally impossible for me to control it (a meltdown), which is frightening - having no control over your actions while also knowing they are bad ones is terrifying
meltdowns are scary
A) Why might Tally want to avoid meltdowns at school?
Text Mark Evidence some people think meltdowns can be controlled – like I’m just a child throwing a tantrum
meltdowns are misunderstood
Go to the next slide for more....
Text Mark Evidence - I don’t like the word tantrum as it sounds like it’s done on purpose - I don’t choose to do it (have a meltdown), it just happens - I’m usually aware of what’s happening and that I shouldn’t be doing it, but it is literally impossible for me to control it (a meltdown)
unable to control emotions / actions during a meltdown
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - it (a meltdown) just happens when I’m at breaking point…and I just can’t cope with holding it in any more - some people say they don’t even feel like it’s them when they are having a meltdown - it’s still a bit as though there’s a war going on in my head
meltdowns are overwhelming
A) Why might Tally want to avoid meltdowns at school?
Text Mark Evidence after a meltdown I feel isolated, guilty and like everyone’s against me
feels judged by others
Text Mark Evidence I promise myself that next time I’m not going to say things I don’t mean and I will swallow down the whole anger thing
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
regrets her actions
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence what I need at these times is for someone, usually my mum, to come and calm the situation
a trusted adult to help her become calmer
B) What can help Tally if she is on the verge of having a meltdown?
Text Mark Evidence I usually go up to my room
being in a safe, quiet or familiar place / space away from others
Text Mark Evidence I…try to get absorbed in one of my favourite things to try to refresh my mind
focus on comforting activities
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘isolated’?
Tick Me
How might the stern drama teacher, Mrs Jarman, react to the ‘how to be a better teacher’ suggestion box?
Tick one:
A) She may be surprised at the thoughtful gift.
B) She may be impressed with the colourful decorations.
Check
C) She may think it is childish and not appropriate for secondary school.
Click if correct
D) She may think Tally is being rude or cheeky and might get cross.
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) Tally survived drama class.
B) Tally worried drama would be a terrifying class.
C) Tally created a decorative box for her teacher.
D) Tally was bored after school.
Click if correct
Check
True or False?
A meltdown is a tantrum someone throws just to get attention.
True
False
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
look for answers.
Reveal
Use non-fiction books to solve puzzles or satisfy your curiosity.
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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: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Can You See Me?: Non-Fiction Lesson 2
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?
I was really bored after school today until I remembered that I needed to make Mrs Jarman’s ‘how to be a better teacher’ box...
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Why might Tally want to avoid meltdowns at school?
B) What can help Tally if she is on the verge of having a meltdown?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Date: Monday 8th September Dear Diary, Hi there. Tally again. I was really bored after school today until I remembered that I needed to make Mrs Jarman’s ‘how to be a better teacher’ box, so I got a box from Mum and decorated it with pens and paint and glitter. By the time I’d finished, I was so covered in mess that I kind of looked like a peacock! But it was worth it. Mrs Jarman is going to love it, it’s much better than the bin she was pointing to. Come to think of it, why was she pointing at the bin? People are so strange. I thought drama was going to be a terrifying class, but I actually think it’s going to work out OK. And now I’ve survived I just need to make sure that I do whatever it takes to avoid having a meltdown at school. Tally’s autism factsheet: Meltdowns What are they? Meltdowns are totally different to being in a bad mood, and they’re totally different to Demand Avoidance. Meltdowns are when it’s all gone so far that there’s no way back and my brain goes into shutdown. They are terrifying and they should be avoided if at all possible.
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Isn’t that just a tantrum? Some people think meltdowns can be controlled – like I’m just a child throwing a tantrum – but I don’t like the word tantrum as it sounds like it’s done on purpose. I think it should be called a stress breakdown. Who wants to do that on purpose? I don’t choose to do it, it just happens when I’m at breaking point and no one has helped me and I just can’t cope with holding it in any more. Some people say they don’t even feel like it’s them when they are having a meltdown. I am usually aware of what’s happening and that I shouldn’t be doing it, but it is literally impossible for me to control it, which is frightening. Having no control over your own actions while also knowing they are bad ones is terrifying. How do you feel afterwards? After a meltdown I feel isolated, guilty and like everyone’s against me. And even though I seem calm on the outside, it’s still a bit as though there’s a war going on in my head. Afterwards I promise myself that next time I’m not going to say things I don’t mean and that I will swallow down the whole anger thing. But at the time it’s like a devil and angel are fighting on my shoulder and the devil always wins. What helps you at the time? What I need at these times is for someone, usually my mum, to come and calm the situation, but she isn’t always there, which is hard. So then I usually go up to my room and try to get absorbed in one of my favourite things to try to refresh my mind.
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
meltdown
shutdown
demand avoidance
breaking point
isolated
absorbed
Explore
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. 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
meltdown
Explore
Find Read Talk
People are so strange. I thought drama was going to be a terrifying class, but I actually think it’s going to work out OK. And now I’ve survived I just need to make sure that I do whatever it takes to avoid having a meltdown at school.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
meltdown
Your turn
demand avoidance
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
shutdown
breaking point
isolated
absorbed
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Date: Monday 8th September Dear Diary, Hi there. Tally again. I was really bored after school today until I remembered that I needed to make Mrs Jarman’s ‘how to be a better teacher’ box, so I got a box from Mum and decorated it with pens and paint and glitter. By the time I’d finished, I was so covered in mess that I kind of looked like a peacock! But it was worth it. Mrs Jarman is going to love it, it’s much better than the bin she was pointing to. Come to think of it, why was she pointing at the bin? People are so strange. I thought drama was going to be a terrifying class, but I actually think it’s going to work out OK. And now I’ve survived I just need to make sure that I do whatever it takes to avoid having a meltdown at school. Tally’s autism factsheet: Meltdowns What are they? Meltdowns are totally different to being in a bad mood, and they’re totally different to Demand Avoidance. Meltdowns are when it’s all gone so far that there’s no way back and my brain goes into shutdown. They are terrifying and they should be avoided if at all possible.
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Isn’t that just a tantrum? Some people think meltdowns can be controlled – like I’m just a child throwing a tantrum – but I don’t like the word tantrum as it sounds like it’s done on purpose. I think it should be called a stress breakdown. Who wants to do that on purpose? I don’t choose to do it, it just happens when I’m at breaking point and no one has helped me and I just can’t cope with holding it in any more. Some people say they don’t even feel like it’s them when they are having a meltdown. I am usually aware of what’s happening and that I shouldn’t be doing it, but it is literally impossible for me to control it, which is frightening. Having no control over your own actions while also knowing they are bad ones is terrifying. How do you feel afterwards? After a meltdown I feel isolated, guilty and like everyone’s against me. And even though I seem calm on the outside, it’s still a bit as though there’s a war going on in my head. Afterwards I promise myself that next time I’m not going to say things I don’t mean and that I will swallow down the whole anger thing. But at the time it’s like a devil and angel are fighting on my shoulder and the devil always wins. What helps you at the time? What I need at these times is for someone, usually my mum, to come and calm the situation, but she isn’t always there, which is hard. So then I usually go up to my room and try to get absorbed in one of my favourite things to try to refresh my mind.
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Meltdowns are totally different to being in a bad mood, and they’re totally different to Demand Avoidance. Meltdowns are when it’s all gone so far that there’s no way back and my brain goes into shutdown. They are terrifying and they should be avoided if at all possible.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Meltdowns are totally different to being in a bad mood,
and they’re totally different to Demand Avoidance.
Meltdowns are when it’s all gone so far that there’s no way back and my brain goes into shutdown.
They are terrifying and they should be avoided if at all possible.
Explore
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Meltdowns are totally different to being in a bad mood, and they’re totally different to Demand Avoidance. Meltdowns are when it’s all gone so far that there’s no way back and my brain goes into shutdown. They are terrifying and they should be avoided if at all possible.
Explore
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) Why might Tally want to avoid meltdowns at school?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Meltdowns are totally different to being in a bad mood, and they’re totally different to Demand Avoidance. Meltdowns are when it’s all gone so far that there’s no way back and my brain goes into shutdown.
Reveal Explainer
The words ‘it’s all gone too far’ show that meltdowns happen when Tally feels completely overwhelmed. The words ‘there’s no way back’ suggest she cannot stop or control what is happening once it begins. ‘My brain goes into shutdown’ suggests that a meltdown is a seriously distressing experience.
A) Why might Tally want to avoid meltdowns at school?
Teach
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. 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) Why might Tally want to avoid meltdowns at school?
B) What can help Tally if she is on the verge of having a meltdown?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - they (meltdowns) are terrifying and they should be avoided if at all possible - it is literally impossible for me to control it (a meltdown), which is frightening - having no control over your actions while also knowing they are bad ones is terrifying
meltdowns are scary
A) Why might Tally want to avoid meltdowns at school?
Text Mark Evidence some people think meltdowns can be controlled – like I’m just a child throwing a tantrum
meltdowns are misunderstood
Go to the next slide for more....
Text Mark Evidence - I don’t like the word tantrum as it sounds like it’s done on purpose - I don’t choose to do it (have a meltdown), it just happens - I’m usually aware of what’s happening and that I shouldn’t be doing it, but it is literally impossible for me to control it (a meltdown)
unable to control emotions / actions during a meltdown
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - it (a meltdown) just happens when I’m at breaking point…and I just can’t cope with holding it in any more - some people say they don’t even feel like it’s them when they are having a meltdown - it’s still a bit as though there’s a war going on in my head
meltdowns are overwhelming
A) Why might Tally want to avoid meltdowns at school?
Text Mark Evidence after a meltdown I feel isolated, guilty and like everyone’s against me
feels judged by others
Text Mark Evidence I promise myself that next time I’m not going to say things I don’t mean and I will swallow down the whole anger thing
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
regrets her actions
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence what I need at these times is for someone, usually my mum, to come and calm the situation
a trusted adult to help her become calmer
B) What can help Tally if she is on the verge of having a meltdown?
Text Mark Evidence I usually go up to my room
being in a safe, quiet or familiar place / space away from others
Text Mark Evidence I…try to get absorbed in one of my favourite things to try to refresh my mind
focus on comforting activities
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘isolated’?
Tick Me
How might the stern drama teacher, Mrs Jarman, react to the ‘how to be a better teacher’ suggestion box?
Tick one:
A) She may be surprised at the thoughtful gift.
B) She may be impressed with the colourful decorations.
Check
C) She may think it is childish and not appropriate for secondary school.
Click if correct
D) She may think Tally is being rude or cheeky and might get cross.
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) Tally survived drama class.
B) Tally worried drama would be a terrifying class.
C) Tally created a decorative box for her teacher.
D) Tally was bored after school.
Click if correct
Check
True or False?
A meltdown is a tantrum someone throws just to get attention.
True
False
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
look for answers.
Reveal
Use non-fiction books to solve puzzles or satisfy your curiosity.
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: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.