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Grade 4 | C8 | Module 3
LEGACY AND EVIDENCE: What Lasts, and How Do We Know?
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Day 1
Gather + Reveal
Today we will gather ideas about what societies leave behind, reveal the LEGACY AND EVIDENCE lens, and model a thesis (central idea) that answers WHY.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Taught a partner about ideas and choices and explained how they shape a society.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Five Forces That Shape a Society"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, highlighter
QUICK THINK
What kinds of evidence help researchers decide what a society left behind?
Foundational
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Day 2
Attempt
Today we will use SOURCE DETECTIVE to select the strongest source for a claim, explain its power and limit, and name corroboration.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Learned the LEGACY AND EVIDENCE lens and modeled a WHY thesis (central idea).
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Five Forces That Shape a Society"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, colored pencils
QUICK THINK
Why does every strong source also have a limitation?
Emergent
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Day 3
Discuss + Use
Today we will explain why a source is not strong merely because it contains a thesis (central idea) word, then independently draft Body Paragraph 3.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Used SOURCE DETECTIVE to evaluate sources for power, limit, and corroboration.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Five Forces That Shape a Society"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, workbook
QUICK THINK
How do you tell the difference between a source that matches and one that truly proves?
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Thesis (central idea)
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Day 4
Award + Target
Today we will recognize the strongest source match, corroboration, limitation statement, and legacy explanation, then revise one target.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Drafted Body Paragraph 3 independently with legacy evidence.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Five Forces That Shape a Society"
GET READY
Pencil, workbook
QUICK THINK
Which source did you find most convincing, and what was its limitation?
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Day 5
Educate + Explain
Today we will teach the research habit to a partner, complete the exit ticket, and close the week.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Recognized strong source matches and revised one target independently.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
Transfer passage
GET READY
Pencil, workbook, exit ticket
QUICK THINK
How can researchers decide what a society left behind?
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