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Grade 4 | C3 | Module 3
Magnifying Many Ideas into Three Strong Reasons
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Good Morning,
Writers!
Day 1
Gather + Reveal
Today we will introduce the Magnifying process and model how a reader gathers many possible reasons.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Taught prompt-shaping and transferred to a HOW prompt from the drama.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"A Lone Star Choice" / "Making it Happen"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, highlighter
QUICK THINK
Why does a writer start with more ideas than needed?
Foundational
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Day 2
Attempt
Today we will brainstorm many reasons, place them in like-minded groups, narrow them, and write three final reason sentences.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Learned the Magnifying process for gathering and narrowing reasons.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"A Lone Star Choice" / "Making it Happen"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, colored pencils
QUICK THINK
How do you decide which reasons belong in the same group?
Emergent
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Day 3
Discuss + Use
Today we will discuss why writers magnify ideas, then independently apply the process to a new WHY prompt about support.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Brainstormed, grouped, and narrowed reasons into three final sentences.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"A Lone Star Choice" / "Making it Happen"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, workbook
QUICK THINK
How do three final reason sentences become three body-paragraph directions?
Visible
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Thesis (central idea)
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Day 4
Award + Target
Today we will recognize strong magnifying work, then add, delete, combine, and revise ideas for coherence.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Applied the Magnifying process independently to a new WHY prompt.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"A Lone Star Choice" / "Making it Happen"
GET READY
Pencil, workbook
QUICK THINK
What did you add, delete, or combine to make your reasons stronger?
Independent
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Day 5
Educate + Explain
Today we will teach the Magnifying process to a partner and explain how three reason sentences become body paragraphs.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Revised magnified ideas for coherence and accurate preposition use.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
Transfer passage
GET READY
Pencil, workbook, exit ticket
QUICK THINK
What is the most important step in the Magnifying process, and why?
Reflective
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