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Grade 3 | C2 | Module 3
Reason/Way (The First Branch of the Tree)
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Day 1Gather + Reveal
Today we will gather with Three Baskets anchor chart.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
First day of this module!
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Laura Ingalls Wilder" and "Carmen Lomas Garza"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Highlighter
QUICK THINK
What do you already know about Laura Ingalls Wilder?
Foundational
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Day 2Attempt
Today we will basket Builder: small-group sort with fourteen detail cards from both passages.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Explored with Three Baskets anchor chart.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Carmen Lomas Garza"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Colored pencils
QUICK THINK
What was the hardest part of Basket Builder?
Emergent
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Day 3Discuss + Use
Today we will discuss why three distinct reasons are required.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Practiced the skill using Carmen Lomas Garza.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Laura Ingalls Wilder" and "Carmen Lomas Garza"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
Does your thesis (central idea) clearly answer the prompt about Laura Ingalls Wilder?
Visible
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Day 4Award + Target
Today we will award an evidenced strength in organizing reasons. Target one next step.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Discussed why three distinct reasons are required.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Laura Ingalls Wilder"
GET READY
Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
What made your evidence choice from Laura Ingalls Wilder the right one?
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Day 5Educate + Explain
Today we will educate a partner on baskets and reasons. Demonstrate transfer independently. Turn and Teach. Exit Ticket.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Recognized strengths in an evidenced strength in organizing reasons.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
New unfamiliar passage (Exit Ticket)
GET READY
Pencil, Workbook, Exit ticket
QUICK THINK
What is the key idea from reason/way (the first branch of the you would pass on?
Reflective
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