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Grade 4 | C8 | Module 4
SYNTHESIS: What Shapes Our World?
The Writing Academy
Good Morning,
Writers!
Day 1
Gather + Reveal
Today we will gather the month's research into one synthesis view and reveal how the four lenses converge.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Taught the research habit and closed the LEGACY AND EVIDENCE week.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Evidence Room: What Did They Leave Behind?"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, highlighter
QUICK THINK
How do four different research lenses come together to answer one big question?
Foundational
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Day 2
Attempt
Today we will attempt the Human Research Paper: partners present each body paragraph in sequence, connecting PLACE, IDEAS AND CHOICES, and LEGACY.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Gathered a month of research into a synthesis view of the four lenses.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Evidence Room: What Did They Leave Behind?"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, colored pencils
QUICK THINK
What connects your PLACE, IDEAS AND CHOICES, and LEGACY paragraphs?
Emergent
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Day 3
Discuss + Use
Today we will discuss how the four research lenses connect, then independently revise the full five-paragraph research paper.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Presented body paragraphs in sequence through the Human Research Paper.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Evidence Room: What Did They Leave Behind?"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, workbook
QUICK THINK
What is the strongest paragraph in your research paper, and why?
Visible
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Thesis (central idea)
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Day 4
Award + Target
Today we will award three strong research decisions, revise for clarity, and edit for correctness.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Revised the full five-paragraph research paper independently.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Evidence Room: What Did They Leave Behind?"
GET READY
Pencil, workbook
QUICK THINK
What are the three strongest research decisions you made this year?
Independent
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Day 5
Educate + Explain
Today we will publish the research paper, explain the evidence choices, and close the capstone.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Awarded three strong decisions and edited the research paper.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Evidence Room: What Did They Leave Behind?"
GET READY
Pencil, workbook, exit ticket
QUICK THINK
What will you carry forward from this research into your future writing?
Reflective
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