Ready Steady Read Together
Can You See Me?: Non-Fiction Lesson 4
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 keep trying to forget about it, but then I have a flashback of everyone crowding round me like a swarm of angry wasps, grinning in my face, pulling at my hair and smothering my face in thick make-up.
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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) How can you tell that Tally did not enjoy the sleepover party?
B) How does Tally’s anxiety affect the way she reacts to situations?
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Let me read today's text
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Date: Sunday 12th October
Dear Diary,
Hi, Tally again with yet another nightmare story. I think this one’s the worst – last night I had one of the worst nights of my life EVER. Even sitting up on top of the garden shed didn’t make me feel happy like it usually does. Instead I just felt like I was missing out on everything. I bet Layla and everyone had the time of their lives without me.
I keep trying to forget about it, but then I have a flashback of everyone crowding round me like a swarm of angry wasps, grinning in my face, pulling at my hair and smothering my face in thick make-up. The thought makes me so stressed I have to pace round and round my bedroom to try and calm myself down. Why do I get so anxious and stressed about stuff that other people wouldn’t care about? I know it’s just how I am. I just have a different way of seeing and feeling the world. I’m like a fly: I view the world through many lenses, and if someone approaches me without caution I take off and, just like with flies, people don’t always feel empathy for me. Which is ironic when people like to think I’M the one without empathy.
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Tally’s autism facts: Anxiety Pro: I’m hyper sensitive to my surroundings and that makes me want to protect myself from danger, because I can sense it more than other people might. This means I’ll probably live longer. I find this quite funny because some people seem desperate to prevent autism like it’s a disease, but actually I think we are outperforming the neurotypicals. That’s probably why they are always trying to ‘cure’ us! Dad says this would be a great film plot. Neurotypical people are people who think and behave in the way that the world thinks is normal, by the way. Sometimes they even think that their way of being is the only right way, which is ridiculous when you think about it. I do a lot of thinking, as you can probably tell. And anyway, most autistic people I know wouldn’t want to not be autistic. It’s part of what makes us who we are, even if it is really, really hard sometimes.
Con of anxiety: ANXIETY…duh.
Ugh, fine I’ll explain. Well, with anxiety you always think immediately of the worst-case scenario. And everything’s an emergency. For example, my mum was out shopping and told me that she was going to be an hour but she was seven whole minutes over an hour. SEVEN! I was convinced she’d been kidnapped and I cried for ages. So what I’m trying to say is that I overthink a lot of things. It feels like being trapped in a crazy persuasive brain that makes me believe incorrect and extreme thoughts.
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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empathy
hyper sensitive
ironic
outperforming
neurotypicals
worst-case scenario
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I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
empathy
Explore
Find Read Talk
I’m like a fly: I view the world through many lenses, and if someone approaches me without caution I take off and, just like with flies, people don’t always feel empathy for me. Which is ironic when people like to think I’M the one without empathy.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
empathy
Your turn
ironic
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
hyper sensitive
outperforming
neurotypicals
worst-case scenario
Use your text
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Vocabulary Check
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Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Date: Sunday 12th October
Dear Diary,
Hi, Tally again with yet another nightmare story. I think this one’s the worst – last night I had one of the worst nights of my life EVER. Even sitting up on top of the garden shed didn’t make me feel happy like it usually does. Instead I just felt like I was missing out on everything. I bet Layla and everyone had the time of their lives without me.
I keep trying to forget about it, but then I have a flashback of everyone crowding round me like a swarm of angry wasps, grinning in my face, pulling at my hair and smothering my face in thick make-up. The thought makes me so stressed I have to pace round and round my bedroom to try and calm myself down. Why do I get so anxious and stressed about stuff that other people wouldn’t care about? I know it’s just how I am. I just have a different way of seeing and feeling the world. I’m like a fly: I view the world through many lenses, and if someone approaches me without caution I take off and, just like with flies, people don’t always feel empathy for me. Which is ironic when people like to think I’M the one without empathy.
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.
Tally’s autism facts: Anxiety Pro: I’m hyper sensitive to my surroundings and that makes me want to protect myself from danger, because I can sense it more than other people might. This means I’ll probably live longer. I find this quite funny because some people seem desperate to prevent autism like it’s a disease, but actually I think we are outperforming the neurotypicals. That’s probably why they are always trying to ‘cure’ us! Dad says this would be a great film plot. Neurotypical people are people who think and behave in the way that the world thinks is normal, by the way. Sometimes they even think that their way of being is the only right way, which is ridiculous when you think about it. I do a lot of thinking, as you can probably tell. And anyway, most autistic people I know wouldn’t want to not be autistic. It’s part of what makes us who we are, even if it is really, really hard sometimes.
Con of anxiety: ANXIETY…duh.
Ugh, fine I’ll explain. Well, with anxiety you always think immediately of the worst-case scenario. And everything’s an emergency. For example, my mum was out shopping and told me that she was going to be an hour but she was seven whole minutes over an hour. SEVEN! I was convinced she’d been kidnapped and I cried for ages. So what I’m trying to say is that I overthink a lot of things. It feels like being trapped in a crazy persuasive brain that makes me believe incorrect and extreme thoughts.
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...
Con of anxiety: ANXIETY…duh.
Ugh, fine I’ll explain. Well, with anxiety you always think immediately of the worst-case scenario. And everything’s an emergency. For example, my mum was out shopping and told me that she was going to be an hour but she was seven whole minutes over an hour. SEVEN! I was convinced she’d been kidnapped and I cried for ages.
What did you notice?
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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
Con of anxiety: ANXIETY…duh.
Ugh, fine I’ll explain.
Well, with anxiety you always think immediately of the worst-case scenario.
And everything’s an emergency.
For example, my mum was out shopping and told me that she was going to be an hour
but she was seven whole minutes over an hour. SEVEN!
I was convinced she’d been kidnapped and I cried for ages.
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
Con of anxiety: ANXIETY…duh.
Ugh, fine I’ll explain. Well, with anxiety you always think immediately of the worst-case scenario. And everything’s an emergency. For example, my mum was out shopping and told me that she was going to be an hour but she was seven whole minutes over an hour. SEVEN! I was convinced she’d been kidnapped and I cried for ages.
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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) How can you tell that Tally did not enjoy the sleepover party?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Hi, Tally again with yet another nightmare story. I think this one’s the worst – last night I had one of the worst nights of my life EVER.
A) How can you tell that Tally did not enjoy the sleepover party?
Reveal Explainer
The words 'nightmare story' imply the sleepover was both upsetting and unpleasant. 'Yet another' suggests that bad experiences, perhaps at sleepovers, happen often for Tally. The recount starts in a negative way instead of sharing excitement or enjoyment.
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) How can you tell that Tally did not enjoy the sleepover party?
B) How does Tally’s anxiety affect the way she reacts to situations?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence I think this one’s the worst (nightmare story) – last night I had one of the worst nights of my life EVER
Acceptable Answers
it was frightening and distressing
Text Mark Evidence even sitting on top of the garden shed didn’t make me feel happy like it usually does
being home in a safe, happy place hasn’t calmed her
A) How can you tell that Tally did not enjoy the sleepover party?
Text Mark Evidence – I keep trying to forget about it (the sleepover), but then I have a flashback - the thought makes me so stressed I have to pace round and round my bedroom to try and calm myself down
the memory of it is still upsetting
Text Mark Evidence - I just felt like I was missing out on everything - I bet Layla and everyone had the time of their lives without me
she felt left out
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence everyone crowding around me like a swarm of angry wasps…smothering my face
she felt trapped and overwhelmed at the party
Practise & Apply
Text Mark Evidence - why do I get so anxious and stressed about stuff that other people wouldn’t care about - I just have a different way of seeing and feeling the world - I can sense it (danger) more than other people might
she interprets events differently from others
Acceptable Answers
B) How does Tally’s anxiety affect the way she reacts to situations?
Text Mark Evidence - I’m hyper sensitive to my surroundings and that makes me want to protect myself from danger - I think we (autistic people) are outperforming the neurotypicals
she is more alert, aware and reactive to danger
Text Mark Evidence - I do a lot of thinking, as you can probably tell - I overthink a lot of things
she overthinks situations
Text Mark Evidence - with anxiety, you always think immediately of the worst-case scenario… and everything’s an emergency - it feels like being trapped in a crazy persuasive brain that makes me believe incorrect and extreme thoughts
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
she imagines extreme or unlikely outcomes
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘outperforming’?
Fill the Gaps
hyper sensitive
neurotypicals
outperforming
Pro: I’m to my surroundings and that makes me want to protect myself from danger, because I can sense it more than other people might. This means I’ll probably live longer. I find this quite funny because some people seem desperate to prevent autism like it’s a disease, but actually I think we are the .
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Find Me
How late was Tally’s mother causing Tally to panic?
Ugh, fine I’ll explain. Well, with anxiety you always think immediately of the worst-case scenario. And everything’s an emergency. For example, my mum was out shopping and told me that she was going to be an hour but she was seven whole minutes over an hour. SEVEN! I was convinced she’d been kidnapped and I cried for ages.
Discuss then check
seven whole minutes over an hour
True or False?
According to Tally, most autistic people wouldn’t change being autistic, even though it is really hard sometimes.
False
True
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
ask questions.
Reveal
Think of questions as you read and look for answers in the text.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Can You See Me?: Non-Fiction Lesson 4
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 keep trying to forget about it, but then I have a flashback of everyone crowding round me like a swarm of angry wasps, grinning in my face, pulling at my hair and smothering my face in thick make-up.
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) How can you tell that Tally did not enjoy the sleepover party?
B) How does Tally’s anxiety affect the way she reacts to situations?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Date: Sunday 12th October Dear Diary, Hi, Tally again with yet another nightmare story. I think this one’s the worst – last night I had one of the worst nights of my life EVER. Even sitting up on top of the garden shed didn’t make me feel happy like it usually does. Instead I just felt like I was missing out on everything. I bet Layla and everyone had the time of their lives without me. I keep trying to forget about it, but then I have a flashback of everyone crowding round me like a swarm of angry wasps, grinning in my face, pulling at my hair and smothering my face in thick make-up. The thought makes me so stressed I have to pace round and round my bedroom to try and calm myself down. Why do I get so anxious and stressed about stuff that other people wouldn’t care about? I know it’s just how I am. I just have a different way of seeing and feeling the world. I’m like a fly: I view the world through many lenses, and if someone approaches me without caution I take off and, just like with flies, people don’t always feel empathy for me. Which is ironic when people like to think I’M the one without empathy.
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Tally’s autism facts: Anxiety Pro: I’m hyper sensitive to my surroundings and that makes me want to protect myself from danger, because I can sense it more than other people might. This means I’ll probably live longer. I find this quite funny because some people seem desperate to prevent autism like it’s a disease, but actually I think we are outperforming the neurotypicals. That’s probably why they are always trying to ‘cure’ us! Dad says this would be a great film plot. Neurotypical people are people who think and behave in the way that the world thinks is normal, by the way. Sometimes they even think that their way of being is the only right way, which is ridiculous when you think about it. I do a lot of thinking, as you can probably tell. And anyway, most autistic people I know wouldn’t want to not be autistic. It’s part of what makes us who we are, even if it is really, really hard sometimes. Con of anxiety: ANXIETY…duh. Ugh, fine I’ll explain. Well, with anxiety you always think immediately of the worst-case scenario. And everything’s an emergency. For example, my mum was out shopping and told me that she was going to be an hour but she was seven whole minutes over an hour. SEVEN! I was convinced she’d been kidnapped and I cried for ages. So what I’m trying to say is that I overthink a lot of things. It feels like being trapped in a crazy persuasive brain that makes me believe incorrect and extreme thoughts.
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!
empathy
hyper sensitive
ironic
outperforming
neurotypicals
worst-case scenario
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
empathy
Explore
Find Read Talk
I’m like a fly: I view the world through many lenses, and if someone approaches me without caution I take off and, just like with flies, people don’t always feel empathy for me. Which is ironic when people like to think I’M the one without empathy.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
empathy
Your turn
ironic
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
hyper sensitive
outperforming
neurotypicals
worst-case scenario
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Date: Sunday 12th October Dear Diary, Hi, Tally again with yet another nightmare story. I think this one’s the worst – last night I had one of the worst nights of my life EVER. Even sitting up on top of the garden shed didn’t make me feel happy like it usually does. Instead I just felt like I was missing out on everything. I bet Layla and everyone had the time of their lives without me. I keep trying to forget about it, but then I have a flashback of everyone crowding round me like a swarm of angry wasps, grinning in my face, pulling at my hair and smothering my face in thick make-up. The thought makes me so stressed I have to pace round and round my bedroom to try and calm myself down. Why do I get so anxious and stressed about stuff that other people wouldn’t care about? I know it’s just how I am. I just have a different way of seeing and feeling the world. I’m like a fly: I view the world through many lenses, and if someone approaches me without caution I take off and, just like with flies, people don’t always feel empathy for me. Which is ironic when people like to think I’M the one without empathy.
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.
Tally’s autism facts: Anxiety Pro: I’m hyper sensitive to my surroundings and that makes me want to protect myself from danger, because I can sense it more than other people might. This means I’ll probably live longer. I find this quite funny because some people seem desperate to prevent autism like it’s a disease, but actually I think we are outperforming the neurotypicals. That’s probably why they are always trying to ‘cure’ us! Dad says this would be a great film plot. Neurotypical people are people who think and behave in the way that the world thinks is normal, by the way. Sometimes they even think that their way of being is the only right way, which is ridiculous when you think about it. I do a lot of thinking, as you can probably tell. And anyway, most autistic people I know wouldn’t want to not be autistic. It’s part of what makes us who we are, even if it is really, really hard sometimes. Con of anxiety: ANXIETY…duh. Ugh, fine I’ll explain. Well, with anxiety you always think immediately of the worst-case scenario. And everything’s an emergency. For example, my mum was out shopping and told me that she was going to be an hour but she was seven whole minutes over an hour. SEVEN! I was convinced she’d been kidnapped and I cried for ages. So what I’m trying to say is that I overthink a lot of things. It feels like being trapped in a crazy persuasive brain that makes me believe incorrect and extreme thoughts.
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...
Con of anxiety: ANXIETY…duh. Ugh, fine I’ll explain. Well, with anxiety you always think immediately of the worst-case scenario. And everything’s an emergency. For example, my mum was out shopping and told me that she was going to be an hour but she was seven whole minutes over an hour. SEVEN! I was convinced she’d been kidnapped and I cried for ages.
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
Con of anxiety: ANXIETY…duh.
Ugh, fine I’ll explain.
Well, with anxiety you always think immediately of the worst-case scenario.
And everything’s an emergency.
For example, my mum was out shopping and told me that she was going to be an hour
but she was seven whole minutes over an hour. SEVEN!
I was convinced she’d been kidnapped and I cried for ages.
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
Con of anxiety: ANXIETY…duh. Ugh, fine I’ll explain. Well, with anxiety you always think immediately of the worst-case scenario. And everything’s an emergency. For example, my mum was out shopping and told me that she was going to be an hour but she was seven whole minutes over an hour. SEVEN! I was convinced she’d been kidnapped and I cried for ages.
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) How can you tell that Tally did not enjoy the sleepover party?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Hi, Tally again with yet another nightmare story. I think this one’s the worst – last night I had one of the worst nights of my life EVER.
A) How can you tell that Tally did not enjoy the sleepover party?
Reveal Explainer
The words 'nightmare story' imply the sleepover was both upsetting and unpleasant. 'Yet another' suggests that bad experiences, perhaps at sleepovers, happen often for Tally. The recount starts in a negative way instead of sharing excitement or enjoyment.
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) How can you tell that Tally did not enjoy the sleepover party?
B) How does Tally’s anxiety affect the way she reacts to situations?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence I think this one’s the worst (nightmare story) – last night I had one of the worst nights of my life EVER
Acceptable Answers
it was frightening and distressing
Text Mark Evidence even sitting on top of the garden shed didn’t make me feel happy like it usually does
being home in a safe, happy place hasn’t calmed her
A) How can you tell that Tally did not enjoy the sleepover party?
Text Mark Evidence – I keep trying to forget about it (the sleepover), but then I have a flashback - the thought makes me so stressed I have to pace round and round my bedroom to try and calm myself down
the memory of it is still upsetting
Text Mark Evidence - I just felt like I was missing out on everything - I bet Layla and everyone had the time of their lives without me
she felt left out
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence everyone crowding around me like a swarm of angry wasps…smothering my face
she felt trapped and overwhelmed at the party
Practise & Apply
Text Mark Evidence - why do I get so anxious and stressed about stuff that other people wouldn’t care about - I just have a different way of seeing and feeling the world - I can sense it (danger) more than other people might
she interprets events differently from others
Acceptable Answers
B) How does Tally’s anxiety affect the way she reacts to situations?
Text Mark Evidence - I’m hyper sensitive to my surroundings and that makes me want to protect myself from danger - I think we (autistic people) are outperforming the neurotypicals
she is more alert, aware and reactive to danger
Text Mark Evidence - I do a lot of thinking, as you can probably tell - I overthink a lot of things
she overthinks situations
Text Mark Evidence - with anxiety, you always think immediately of the worst-case scenario… and everything’s an emergency - it feels like being trapped in a crazy persuasive brain that makes me believe incorrect and extreme thoughts
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
she imagines extreme or unlikely outcomes
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘outperforming’?
Fill the Gaps
hyper sensitive
neurotypicals
outperforming
Pro: I’m to my surroundings and that makes me want to protect myself from danger, because I can sense it more than other people might. This means I’ll probably live longer. I find this quite funny because some people seem desperate to prevent autism like it’s a disease, but actually I think we are the .
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Find Me
How late was Tally’s mother causing Tally to panic?
Ugh, fine I’ll explain. Well, with anxiety you always think immediately of the worst-case scenario. And everything’s an emergency. For example, my mum was out shopping and told me that she was going to be an hour but she was seven whole minutes over an hour. SEVEN! I was convinced she’d been kidnapped and I cried for ages.
Discuss then check
seven whole minutes over an hour
True or False?
According to Tally, most autistic people wouldn’t change being autistic, even though it is really hard sometimes.
False
True
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
ask questions.
Reveal
Think of questions as you read and look for answers in the text.
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.
hyper sensitive
neurotypicals
outperforming