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Grade 3 | C4 | Module 3
Getting SET with the Statement of Purpose
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Good Morning,
Writers!
Day 1
Gather + Reveal
Today we will gather with GET SET anchor chart.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
First day of this module!
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Benjamin Franklin and Electricity" and "The Founding Fathers"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Highlighter
QUICK THINK
What do you predict we will learn about getting set with the statement of p?
Foundational
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Day 2
Attempt
Today we will modeled Statement Sort: sort five statements into Broad and Specific categories.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Explored with GET SET anchor chart.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Founding Fathers"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Colored pencils
QUICK THINK
What was the hardest part of Statement Sort?
Emergent
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Day 3
Discuss + Use
Today we will sort 16+ statement cards independently into Broad vs. Specific.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Explored Statement Sort: sort five statements into Broad and Specific categories.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Benjamin Franklin and Electricity" and "The Founding Fathers"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
What detail from Benjamin Franklin and Electric helped your writing most?
Visible
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Thesis (central idea)
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Day 4
Award + Target
Today we will score independent SET openings (3 pts per prompt, 6 total). Award + evidence-based target + revision.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Sorted 16+ statement cards independently into Broad vs.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Benjamin Franklin and Electricity"
GET READY
Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
What made your evidence choice from Benjamin Franklin and Electricity the right one?
Independent
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Day 5
Educate + Explain
Today we will turn and Teach: broad statement, specific thesis (central idea), transition word, supporting detail.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Scored independent SET openings (3 pts per prompt, 6 total).
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
New unfamiliar passage (Exit Ticket)
GET READY
Pencil, Workbook, Exit ticket
QUICK THINK
If you had one minute to teach GET SET, what would you say?
Reflective
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