Good Morning,
Writers!
Grade 4 | C7 | Module 4
What Will We Carry Forward?
The Writing Academy
Good Morning,
Writers!
Day 1
Gather + Reveal
Today we will gather knowledge about routes and legacies, reveal the full TRAILS and LEAVES frameworks, and model evidence-based interpretation.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Delivered a finished narrative and poem about connections that create change.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Roads Between Us" / "What We Carry Forward"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, highlighter
QUICK THINK
How can understanding the past help us make thoughtful choices about the future?
Foundational
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TRACKS
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Good Morning,
Writers!
Day 2
Attempt
Today we will decide what the poems ask readers to preserve, question, improve, repair, and carry forward through FUTURE CURATORS.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Gathered knowledge about routes and legacies and modeled evidence-based interpretation.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Roads Between Us" / "What We Carry Forward"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, colored pencils
QUICK THINK
What would you choose to carry forward from these poems, and why?
Emergent
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CSI
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Good Morning,
Writers!
Day 3
Discuss + Use
Today we will discuss the evidence and viewpoints, then write ONE IDEA, TWO FORMS: a developed perspective narrative and a companion voice poem.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Made curatorial decisions about what to preserve, question, and carry forward.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Roads Between Us" / "What We Carry Forward"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, workbook
QUICK THINK
How does writing one idea in two forms help you understand it more deeply?
Visible
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Thesis (central idea)
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Day 4
Award + Target
Today we will use the full TRAILS and LEAVES internalization check, award three strong decisions, and target one element from each for revision.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Wrote one idea in two forms: perspective narrative and companion voice poem.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Roads Between Us" / "What We Carry Forward"
GET READY
Pencil, workbook
QUICK THINK
Which of your three strong decisions are you most proud of?
Independent
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TREES
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Good Morning,
Writers!
Day 5
Educate + Explain
Today we will teach the choices behind the narrative, poem, and Social Studies connection through MUSEUM OF MEANING.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Awarded strong decisions and targeted TRAILS and LEAVES elements for revision.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
Transfer passage
GET READY
Pencil, workbook, exit ticket
QUICK THINK
What would you put in your Museum of Meaning, and why does it matter?
Reflective
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Every Great Essay
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