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Grade 4 | C8 | Module 2
IDEAS AND CHOICES: How Do People Turn Possibility Into Change?
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Writers!
Day 1
Gather + Reveal
Today we will frame the Central Question through the IDEAS AND CHOICES lens and reveal how decisions shape a society.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Taught a partner the PLACE research move and closed the first research week.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"What Shapes a Society? Ideas, Choices, and Culture"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, highlighter
QUICK THINK
How can an idea or decision change a society?
Foundational
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Day 2
Attempt
Today we will name credited evidence, explain immediate change and longer legacy, and practice source credit.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Framed the Central Question through the IDEAS AND CHOICES lens.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"What Shapes a Society? Ideas, Choices, and Culture"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, colored pencils
QUICK THINK
Why is it important to give credit to the source of your evidence?
Emergent
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Day 3
Discuss + Use
Today we will discuss how ideas and choices create change, then independently draft Body Paragraph 2 with R-E1-E2.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Named credited evidence and explained both immediate change and longer legacy.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"What Shapes a Society? Ideas, Choices, and Culture"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, workbook
QUICK THINK
How do ideas and choices work together to create lasting change?
Visible
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Thesis (central idea)
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Day 4
Award + Target
Today we will award accurate evidence selection and source credit, then set a revision target.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Drafted Body Paragraph 2 independently with a reason and two pieces of evidence.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"What Shapes a Society? Ideas, Choices, and Culture"
GET READY
Pencil, workbook
QUICK THINK
What is one thing you would revise in your body paragraph?
Independent
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Day 5
Educate + Explain
Today we will teach one example, name credited evidence, and explain how ideas and choices shape a society.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Awarded evidence selection and set a revision target.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
Transfer passage
GET READY
Pencil, workbook, exit ticket
QUICK THINK
What is the most important idea or choice you wrote about, and why?
Reflective
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