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Grade 5 | C3 | Module 3
Magnifying WHY Reasons into Topic Sentences
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Day 1
Gather + Reveal
Today we will sketch the Magnifying process. Gather broad ideas from both texts and reveal how to narrow them into focused reasons.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Last module, we taught prompt classification and transferred the skill to a new passage prompt.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Our Rights, Our Voices" and "A Voice of Their Own"
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Passage, Pencil, Highlighter
QUICK THINK
What is the difference between a broad idea and a focused reason?
Foundational
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Day 2
Attempt
Today we will use the Magnifying chart to narrow ideas. Turn each narrowed reason into a clear topic sentence supporting the thesis (central idea).
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
We sketched the Magnifying process and revealed how broad ideas become focused reasons.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Our Rights, Our Voices" and "A Voice of Their Own"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Magnifying chart
QUICK THINK
How does a topic sentence show the reader what the whole paragraph will be about?
Emergent
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Day 3
Discuss + Use
Today we will independently magnify reasons and write three distinct topic sentences using evidence from both the poem and the drama.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
We used the Magnifying chart to narrow ideas and wrote topic sentences supporting the thesis (central idea).
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Our Rights, Our Voices" and "A Voice of Their Own"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
What should you check to make sure your three topic sentences are truly distinct from each other?
Visible
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Thesis (central idea)
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Day 4
Award + Target
Today we will award a specific magnifying strength. Revise a vague topic sentence so it names the precise reasoning behind the idea.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
We independently magnified reasons and wrote three distinct topic sentences from both texts.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Our Rights, Our Voices" and "A Voice of Their Own"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
How do you know when a topic sentence is still too vague?
Independent
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Day 5
Educate + Explain
Today we will teach the magnifying-to-topic-sentence process to a partner. Answer the overarching question with evidence.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
We awarded magnifying strengths and revised vague topic sentences to include precise reasoning.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"Our Rights, Our Voices" and "A Voice of Their Own"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook, Exit ticket
QUICK THINK
Why is the magnifying step necessary before you start writing body paragraphs?
Reflective
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