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Grade 3 | PREPARE | Module 3
Plan the Path Before the Draft
The Writing Academy
Good Morning,
Writers!
Day 1
Gather + Reveal
Today we will build curiosity about the recess decision. Read High Stamina excerpt.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
First day of this module!
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Recess Question"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Highlighter
QUICK THINK
What do you already know about The Recess Question?
Foundational
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TRACKS
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Day 2
Attempt
Today we will genre Route Relay: collaboratively test and justify genre and planning choices in teams of 3-4.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Built curiosity about the recess decision.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Recess Question"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Colored pencils
QUICK THINK
What was the hardest part of Genre Route Relay?
Emergent
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Day 3
Discuss + Use
Today we will discuss difficult genre choices.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Genre Route Relay: collaboratively test and justify genre and planning choices in.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Recess Question"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
What detail from The Recess Question helped your writing most?
Visible
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Thesis (central idea)
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Day 4
Award + Target
Today we will recognize evidence of preparation and narrative craft.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Discussed difficult genre choices.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Recess Question"
GET READY
Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
What made your evidence choice from The Recess Question the right one?
Independent
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TREES
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Day 5
Educate + Explain
Today we will pREPARE Coach: teach the prepared-writer decisions and demonstrate how the plan produced the narrative.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Recognized evidence of preparation and narrative craft.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
New unfamiliar passage (Exit Ticket)
GET READY
Pencil, Workbook, Exit ticket
QUICK THINK
What is the key idea from plan the path before the draft you would pass on?
Reflective
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Every Great Essay
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