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Grade 4 | PREPARE | Module 4
Independent Genre Decision and Transfer
The Writing Academy
Good Morning,
Writers!
Day 1
Gather + Reveal
Today we will name the writing situation independently and reveal the complete decision chain from memory.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Explained the preparation chain and transferred it to a new writing job.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Serve"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, highlighter
QUICK THINK
Can you name every step in the decision chain without looking?
Foundational
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TRACKS
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Day 2
Attempt
Today we will play Genre Court: one partner reads the situation, another decides the genre, another proves the choice, and a checker challenges.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Named the writing situation and recalled the complete decision chain.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Serve"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, colored pencils
QUICK THINK
What makes one genre choice stronger than another for the same writing situation?
Emergent
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CSI
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Day 3
Discuss + Use
Today we will write an independent personal narrative: choose a meaningful experience, plan with TRAILS, revise, and edit.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Played Genre Court and defended genre choices with evidence.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Serve"
GET READY
Passage, pencil, workbook
QUICK THINK
How did TRAILS help you organize your thinking before writing?
Visible
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Thesis (central idea)
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Day 4
Award + Target
Today we will choose an award with evidence and edit for subject-verb agreement and spelling.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Wrote an independent personal narrative with TRAILS planning.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Serve"
GET READY
Pencil, workbook
QUICK THINK
What is one convention you want to get right every time?
Independent
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TREES
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Good Morning,
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Day 5
Educate + Explain
Today we will teach the complete chain to a new learner using your plan and draft, then transfer to a different situation.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Chose an award with evidence and edited for conventions.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
Transfer passage
GET READY
Pencil, workbook, exit ticket
QUICK THINK
How has your writing decision-making changed since the start of Prepare?
Reflective
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Every Great Essay
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