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Use Whoever You Are by Mem Fox to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

Whoever You Are is a celebration of both the unique differences and special similarities of children around the world. Author Mem Fox communicates a message of acceptance in this beautifully illustrated story. The repetitive text structure, vivid illustrations, and clear message makes this an ideal anchor text for mini lessons focused on determining importance, identifying the author's purpose, synthesizing, understanding text structure, and visualizing.
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Determining Importance with Whoever You Are

Author Mem Fox uses repetitive text to be very clear about the important information in Whoever You Are. This determining importance mini lesson focuses on teaching readers to look for the information that best helps them understand the text.
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RL.1.1,RL.1.2,RL.1.10,RF.1.1,RF.1.2,SL.1.1b,SL.1.2,SL.1.3,W.1.5,W.1.8,L.1.6
TEKS Alignment
1.7E,1.13E,1.13D,1.10E,1.10A,1.9C,1.8C,1.8B,1.8A,1.7F,1.1A,1.7D,1.7C,1.7B,1.6I,1.6G,1.6E,1.6A,1.1D,1.1C
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Identifying the Author's Purpose with Whoever You Are

Whoever You Are celebrates the differences and similarities of children around the world and sends a clear message of acceptance. This mini lesson supports readers while they consider Mem Fox's purpose for writing this story.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.1.2,RL.1.6,RL.1.10,RF.1.1,RF.1.2,SL.1.1b,SL.1.2,SL.1.3,W.1.5,W.1.8,L.1.6
TEKS Alignment
1.7E,1.13E,1.13D,1.10E,1.10C,1.10B,1.10A,1.8C,1.8B,1.8A,1.7F,1.1A,1.7D,1.7C,1.7B,1.6I,1.6G,1.6E,1.6A,1.1D,1.1C
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Synthesizing with Whoever You Are

Paying attention to how your thinking changes as you read leads students to have a deeper understanding of the text. Using Whoever You Are and this paired mini lesson, students will learn important places to pause and check in with themselves as they read.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.1.1,RL.1.2,RL.1.3,RL.1.4,RL.1.6,RL.1.7,RL.1.9,RL.1.10,RF.1.1,RF.1.2,SL.1.1b,SL.1.2,SL.1.3,W.1.5,W.1.8,L.1.6
TEKS Alignment
1.7B,1.13E,1.13D,1.9C,1.8C,1.8B,1.8A,1.7F,1.7E,1.7D,1.7C,1.1A,1.7A,1.6I,1.6H,1.6G,1.6F,1.6E,1.6B,1.6A,1.1D,1.1C
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Understanding Text Structure with Whoever You Are

Teach readers to pay attention to how a text is organized with this mini lesson and engaging narrative that compares and contrasts children around the world.
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RL.1.1,RL.1.6,RL.1.7,RL.1.10,RF.1.1,RF.1.2,SL.1.1b,SL.1.2,SL.1.3,SL.1.5,W.1.5,W.1.8,L.1.6
TEKS Alignment
1.7E,1.13E,1.13D,1.10E,1.10D,1.10C,1.10B,1.9C,1.8C,1.8B,1.8A,1.7F,1.1A,1.7D,1.7C,1.7B,1.6I,1.6G,1.6E,1.6D,1.6A,1.1D,1.1C
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Visualizing with Whoever You Are

Using the author's words to "see" what you are reading helps students to connect what they already know with what they are reading. This visualizing mini lesson invites readers to make mental pictures of Whoever You Are for a better understanding of the text.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.1.3,RL.1.4,RL.1.7,RL.1.10,RF.1.1,RF.1.2,SL.1.1b,SL.1.2,SL.1.3,SL.1.5,W.1.5,W.1.8,L.1.6
TEKS Alignment
1.7E,1.13E,1.13D,1.10E,1.10D,1.10C,1.9C,1.8D,1.8B,1.7F,1.1A,1.7D,1.7C,1.7B,1.6I,1.6E,1.6D,1.6A,1.1C
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Vowels with Whoever You Are

This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use Whoever You Are by Mem Fox as a springboard for instruction focused on vowels.

By anchoring word study to the text, students will benefit from seeing how silent "e" at the end of a word is used inside of the text before engaging in both guided and independent practice with vowels.

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RF.1.3,RF.1.4
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Vocabulary Connections with Whoever You Are

This set of vocabulary development resources for Whoever You Are highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book.  Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions and pictures, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

Common Core State Standards Alignment
L.1.4a,L.1.5c,L.1.6
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1.7F,1.3A,1.3B,1.3C,1.3D
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Comprehension Assessment with Whoever You Are

Use this Common Core aligned comprehension assessment to evaluate students' comprehension of Whoever You Are.
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Running Record with Whoever You Are

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with Whoever You Are. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

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Compare and Contrast with Whoever You Are

The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.
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Determining Importance with Whoever You Are (Spanish)

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Identifying the Author's Purpose with Whoever You Are (Spanish)

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Synthesizing with Whoever You Are (Spanish)

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Understanding Text Structure with Whoever You Are (Spanish)

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Visualizing with Whoever You Are (Spanish)

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Compare and Contrast with Whoever You Are (Spanish)

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Title: Whoever You Are
Author: Mem Fox
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Themes: Back to School, Self Awareness, Social Awareness
ISBN: 9780152007874
Publisher's Summary:
Whoever You Are by Mem Fox is a vibrant picture book that helps children celebrate both the differences and similarities among people across the globe. With gentle, rhythmic text and colorful, expressive illustrations by Leslie Staub, the book introduces young readers to children living in a variety of places and circumstances, emphasizing that no matter where they are from, all children share universal feelings and needs. The story's message is simple but profound: despite the many ways we may look, speak, and live differently, our joys, hurts, and hopes are the same. This makes Whoever You Are an excellent choice for classroom discussions about diversity, inclusion, and empathy. Teachers will find it especially useful for fostering conversations about respect and understanding differences, while also affirming the common bonds that connect us all. The book's accessible language and bright artwork appeal to children as young as preschoolers, making it a valuable addition to early learning environments or as a read-aloud for group sharing.
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