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Grade 3 | C3 | Module 3
Magnifying Reasons for WHY Prompts
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Good Morning,
Writers!
Day 1
Gather + Reveal
Today we will collect many possibilities and reveal how three reason groups become three topic sentences that build.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
First day of this module!
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Why We Need Laws" and "The Lunchroom Discoveries"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Highlighter
QUICK THINK
What do you predict we will learn about magnifying reasons for why prompts?
Foundational
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Day 2
Attempt
Today we will watch Me Build It: sort brainstormed reasons into Red (Conflict), Blue (Fairness), Green (Safety/Order).
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Collected many possibilities and reveal how three reason groups become three topic.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Lunchroom Discoveries"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Colored pencils
QUICK THINK
What was new or surprising during practice with magnifying reasons for why prompts?
Emergent
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Day 3
Discuss + Use
Today we will think-Sort-Shrink foldable: brainstorm many reasons, sort like-minded ideas, name one big idea for each.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Watch Me Build It: sort brainstormed reasons into Red (Conflict), Blue (Fairness),.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Why We Need Laws" and "The Lunchroom Discoveries"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
How did you decide which details belong together?
Visible
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Thesis (central idea)
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Day 4
Award + Target
Today we will recognize demonstrated strength, identify a next step, and revise the three-reason body plan.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Think-Sort-Shrink foldable: brainstorm many reasons, sort like-minded ideas, name.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Why We Need Laws"
GET READY
Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
What part of magnifying reasons for why prompts shows your biggest growth?
Independent
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Good Morning,
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Day 5
Educate + Explain
Today we will teach a partner how to magnify reasons, then transfer the process to the importance of pasteurized milk.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Recognized demonstrated strength, identify a next step, and revise the three-reason.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
New unfamiliar passage (Exit Ticket)
GET READY
Pencil, Workbook, Exit ticket
QUICK THINK
What is the most important thing you learned from Why We Need Laws this week?
Reflective
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