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Grade 3 | C7 | Module 1
Entering the Experience: Reading Poems That Inspire
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Day 1Gather + Reveal
Today we will meet Dr. King and President Kennedy; read the two poems; reveal Lines and Layout and Emotion and.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
First day of this module!
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"MLK: A Dream Can Grow" and "What Will You Give?"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Highlighter
QUICK THINK
What do you already know about MLK: A Dream Can Grow?
Foundational
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Day 2Attempt
Today we will poem Parts Detective: find and sort LEAVES features in the two poems.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
King and President Kennedy; read the two poems; reveal Lines and Layout and Emotion.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"What Will You Give?"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Colored pencils
QUICK THINK
What was the hardest part of Poem Parts Detective?
Emergent
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Day 3Discuss + Use
Today we will discuss layout and emotion, then write an original four-line stanza.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Practiced the skill using What Will You Give?.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"MLK: A Dream Can Grow" and "What Will You Give?"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
Which line in your poem carries the strongest emotion?
Visible
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Day 4Award + Target
Today we will award evidence of poetry learning and identify a next goal.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Discussed layout and emotion, then write an original four-line stanza.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"MLK: A Dream Can Grow"
GET READY
Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
What made your evidence choice from MLK: A Dream Can Grow the right one?
Independent
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Day 5Educate + Explain
Today we will teach a partner what Lines and Layout and Emotion and Experience look like in a poem.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Recognized strengths in evidence of poetry learning and identify a next goal.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
New unfamiliar passage (Exit Ticket)
GET READY
Pencil, Workbook, Exit ticket
QUICK THINK
If you had one minute to teach LEAVES, what would you say?
Reflective
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