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Grade 4 | C3 | Module 4
Matching Reasons, Evidence, and Explanation with CSI
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Day 1Gather + Reveal
Today we will gather the three CSI components and reveal how quoted evidence must match its reason.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Taught the Magnifying process and explained how reasons become body paragraphs.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"A Lone Star Choice" / "Making it Happen"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, highlighter
QUICK THINK
Why does every piece of evidence need to match its specific reason?
Foundational
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Day 2Attempt
Today we will attempt CSI Triple Match: match a reason card, an evidence card, and an explanation card.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Learned the three CSI components and why evidence must match its reason.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"A Lone Star Choice" / "Making it Happen"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, colored pencils
QUICK THINK
What happens when evidence does not match the reason it is supposed to prove?
Emergent
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Day 3Discuss + Use
Today we will discuss why one quotation is stronger than another, then independently build three CSI sets.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Matched reasons, evidence, and explanations in CSI Triple Match.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"A Lone Star Choice" / "Making it Happen"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, workbook
QUICK THINK
How does DEEP FACTS turn a quotation into proof?
Visible
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Day 4Award + Target
Today we will award careful evidence matching and target one next CSI goal.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Built three independent CSI sets from both genres.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"A Lone Star Choice" / "Making it Happen"
GET READY
Pencil, workbook
QUICK THINK
Which CSI set was your strongest, and what made it work?
Independent
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Day 5Educate + Explain
Today we will teach a partner why matching evidence to a reason matters and explain how DEEP FACTS turns a quotation into proof.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Awarded evidence matching strengths and set a CSI goal.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
Transfer passage
GET READY
Pencil, workbook, exit ticket
QUICK THINK
If your evidence does not match your reason, what should you do first?
Reflective
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