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Grade 3 | C5 | Module 1
Paired Passage Responses: Connecting Two Texts
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Writers!
Day 1
Gather + Reveal
Today we will preview both biographies and the Linear Plot Line. One answer = two texts.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
First day of this module!
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Henry Ford: Visionary of Travel" and "Sam Walton: Visionary of Retail"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Highlighter
QUICK THINK
What do you already know about Henry Ford: Visionary of Travel?
Foundational
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Day 2
Attempt
Today we will reveal paired-passage HABIT. Track problem, action, solution, and impact in each biography.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Previewed both biographies and the Linear Plot Line.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Sam Walton: Visionary of Retail"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Colored pencils
QUICK THINK
What did you notice about Sam Walton: Visionary of Retail during practice?
Emergent
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Day 3
Discuss + Use
Today we will partners sort evidence cards into Ford and Walton, choose a reason that fits BOTH, and write a.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Discovered paired-passage HABIT.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Henry Ford: Visionary of Travel" and "Sam Walton: Visionary of Retail"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
What detail from Henry Ford: Visionary of Trave helped your writing most?
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Thesis (central idea)
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Day 4
Award + Target
Today we will revise a response that names only one passage: add shared thesis (central idea), one Ford detail, one.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Partners sort evidence cards into Ford and Walton, choose a reason that fits BOTH,.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Henry Ford: Visionary of Travel"
GET READY
Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
What specific skill in paired passage responses shows your growth?
Independent
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Day 5
Educate + Explain
Today we will teach a partner the Paired Passage HABIT: use both texts, include one detail from each, and connect the.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Revise a response that names only one passage: add shared thesis (central idea), one.
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, HABIT, what would you say?
Reflective
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