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Grade 4 | PREPARE | Module 2
The Same Idea, Many Jobs: Purpose and Audience Change the Writing
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Writers!
Day 1
Gather + Reveal
Today we will read each direction and name the route: narrative, informative, or correspondence.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Taught the Genre Compass decision chain and transferred it to a new job.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Dream"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, highlighter
QUICK THINK
Can the same topic lead to different genres? Why?
Foundational
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Day 2
Attempt
Today we will play Same Topic, Different Job and defend your genre choice with a writing-job reason.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Named three different routes for the same topic using the Genre Compass.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Dream"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, colored pencils
QUICK THINK
How does the audience change what a writer includes?
Emergent
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Day 3
Discuss + Use
Today we will separate reading genre from writing genre and write an audience-aware personal narrative.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Defended genre choices in Same Topic, Different Job.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Dream"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, workbook
QUICK THINK
How would your writing change if you were writing to a principal instead of a classmate?
Visible
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Thesis (central idea)
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Day 4
Award + Target
Today we will choose an award with evidence from your plan or draft and set a next goal.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Wrote an audience-aware personal narrative about including or serving others.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Dream"
GET READY
Pencil, workbook
QUICK THINK
Which award did you earn, and what is your evidence?
Independent
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TREES
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Day 5
Educate + Explain
Today we will teach the full chain: Topic to Purpose to Audience to Genre to Strategy.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Chose an award with evidence and set a writing goal.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
Transfer passage
GET READY
Pencil, workbook, exit ticket
QUICK THINK
What is the hardest part of choosing a genre, and how can a writer work through it?
Reflective
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