Just the Way You Are | Partner Perspective Poem + Activities

This poetry resource is perfect for bringing fluency fun into your classroom this year!

“Just the Way You Are” is a poem for two voices and is the perfect resource for teaching students about social awareness, specifically empathy and kindness.

Students can work in pairs to read the partner poem, focusing on different voices and character perspectives. Students will love the back-and-forth structure of the poem and changing their voices to match the expression of the porcupine and skunk characters.

There are five follow-up activities to support their comprehension: “Visualizing Perspectives,” “Character Inferences,” “Perception Progression,” “Character Empathy” and “Compassion Spotlight.” Use the activities in a literacy center or as part of your ELA block. They’re even great for sending home!

This resource also includes differentiated evidence-based questions (two different levels) to reinforce text-based response skills. Students can practice using evidence from the text to support their thinking.A highlighted “Readers Theater” script format is also included for easier tracking while reading.

 

15 total pages

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This 15-page resource includes:

• Teacher/Parent Letter

• Instructional Scope & Sequence

• 2 “Character Perspective” Instructional Posters

• 1 Seasonal Partner Poem (Two Formats!)

• 1 “Visualizing Perspectives” Graphic Organizer

• 1 “Character Inferences” Graphic Organizer

• 1 “Character Empathy” Graphic Organizer

• 1 “Changes in Perception” Graphic Organizer

• 1 “Compassion Spotlight!” Graphic Organizer

• 1 “Find the Evidence!” Question Page (Lower-Level)

• 1 “Find the Evidence!” Question Page (Upper-Level)

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This product is part of my Partner Poem series. Check out additional resources HERE or click the resource links below:

EVERYDAY POEMS:

EVERYDAY POEMS:

– Cat and Mouse Chase!

– Rodeo Champion

– A Snaily Surprise

– The Big Catch!

– Seahorse Wishes

– The Owl Hunt

– The Circus is in Town

 

SEASONAL POEMS:

Back to School (Free Resource! Subscribe for access or click here if you are already subscribed!)

– Pumpkins for Sale!

– Graveyard Squabbles

– Turkey Troubles!

– Where’s Santa?!

– The Winter Escape

– Snowman Attack

– Carrot Snatcher

– Groundhog Grumbles

– Love-struck Bunny

– Watch Out For Leprechauns!

– Wake Up, Grizzly Bear!

– The Big Easter Egg Hunt

BUNDLES:

– Partner Poetry Anthology (Poems Only)

– Fall & Winter Seasonal Bundle

– Spring & Summer Seasonal Bundle

– Everyday Partner Poetry Bundle

– MEGA Partner Poetry Bundle

 

Do you want more POETRY products by MsJordanReads? Check them out here!

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Please email me at msjordanreads@gmail.com with any questions or comments.