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Grade 3 | C3 | Module 4
Matching Reasons, Evidence, and Explanations
The Writing Academy
Good Morning,
Writers!
Day 1
Gather + Reveal
Today we will gather students around the work of proving a reason and reveal CSI, signal markers, and a clear.
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 matching reasons, evidence, and exp?
Foundational
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TRACKS
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Day 2
Attempt
Today we will watch Me Prove It: model Reason + Evidence (with signal marker) + Explanation using CSI.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Explored students around the work of proving a reason and reveal CSI, signal.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Lunchroom Discoveries"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Colored pencils
QUICK THINK
What was the hardest part of CSI Match-Up?
Emergent
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CSI
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Day 3
Discuss + Use
Today we will discuss evidence matching via CSI.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Watch Me Prove It: model Reason + Evidence (with signal marker) + Explanation using.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Why We Need Laws" and "The Lunchroom Discoveries"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
How do you know your evidence actually proves your reason?
Visible
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Thesis (central idea)
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Day 4
Award + Target
Today we will i Chose Proof With Purpose! Review reason, evidence, and explanation.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Discussed evidence matching via CSI.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Why We Need Laws"
GET READY
Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
What made your evidence choice from Why We Need Laws the right one?
Independent
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TREES
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Day 5
Educate + Explain
Today we will teach a partner how to match evidence to reasons with CSI and transfer to a new prompt.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
I Chose Proof With Purpose!.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
New unfamiliar passage (Exit Ticket)
GET READY
Pencil, Workbook, Exit ticket
QUICK THINK
What is the key idea from matching reasons, evidence, and exp you would pass on?
Reflective
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Every Great Essay
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