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Grade 3 | C8 | Module 1
PLACE: From Resource to Evidence
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Day 1Gather + Reveal
Today we will separate report facts from research evidence and model the place chain.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
First day of this module!
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"A Place to Grow: How Geography Helps Build a Community"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Highlighter
QUICK THINK
How does the place around a community create both opportunities and challenges?
Foundational
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Day 2Attempt
Today we will place Evidence Expedition: select relevant cards and defend the placement.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Separated report facts from research evidence and model the place chain.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"A Place to Grow: How Geography Helps Build a Community"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Colored pencils
QUICK THINK
What was the hardest part of Place Evidence?
Emergent
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Day 3Discuss + Use
Today we will discuss corroboration and write Body Paragraph 1 independently.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Practiced place with a partner.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"A Place to Grow: How Geography Helps Build a Community"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
What evidence made your paragraph convincing?
Visible
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Day 4Award + Target
Today we will award a specific strength and set a precise revision or curiosity target.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Discussed corroboration and write Body Paragraph 1 independently.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"A Place to Grow: How Geography Helps Build a Community"
GET READY
Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
What part of place shows your biggest growth?
Independent
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Day 5Educate + Explain
Today we will teach the research move, answer the exit ticket, and close the week.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Recognized strengths in a specific strength and set a precise revision or curiosity.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
New unfamiliar passage (Exit Ticket)
GET READY
Pencil, Workbook, Exit ticket
QUICK THINK
If you had one minute to teach PLACE, what would you say?
Reflective
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