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Grade 4 | C7 | Module 3
Connections Create Change
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Day 1Gather + Reveal
Today we will gather evidence of connections that create lasting effects and reveal how one moment ripples outward.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Taught a partner about narrator and voice and created a final voice poem.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Roads Between Us" / "What We Carry Forward"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, highlighter
QUICK THINK
How can one connection or experience create effects that last beyond the moment?
Foundational
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Day 2Attempt
Today we will trace cause and effect chains in both poems, showing how one connection leads to a larger change.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Gathered evidence of lasting effects and how moments ripple outward.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Roads Between Us" / "What We Carry Forward"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, colored pencils
QUICK THINK
What is an example from the poems where one choice led to a bigger change?
Emergent
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Day 3Discuss + Use
Today we will discuss the evidence and viewpoints, then independently write a developed TRAILS narrative and a companion LEAVES poem.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Traced cause and effect chains showing how connections lead to change.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Roads Between Us" / "What We Carry Forward"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, workbook
QUICK THINK
How does writing both a narrative and a poem about the same idea deepen your understanding?
Visible
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Day 4Award + Target
Today we will recognize strong connections between narrative and poem, then revise for deeper cause-and-effect thinking.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Wrote an independent TRAILS narrative and a companion LEAVES poem about lasting effects.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Roads Between Us" / "What We Carry Forward"
GET READY
Pencil, workbook
QUICK THINK
What revision made the cause-and-effect connection clearer in your writing?
Independent
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Day 5Educate + Explain
Today we will teach how connections create change, explain the evidence from both poems, and deliver the finished narrative and poem.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Revised narrative and poem for deeper cause-and-effect thinking.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
Transfer passage
GET READY
Pencil, workbook, exit ticket
QUICK THINK
What is the most important connection you wrote about this week, and why?
Reflective
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