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Grade 5 | C5 | Module 2
HOW Responses: Similarities, Differences, and Relationships
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Day 1
Gather + Reveal
Today we will name a relationship between the paired passages. Learn the HABIT: pair evidence, explain why the relationship matters.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Last module, we taught the balanced-evidence habit and wrote a final paired-passage response.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"A Difficult Compromise" and "A Visit to the Workshop"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Highlighter
QUICK THINK
What is the difference between listing similarities and explaining a relationship?
Foundational
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Day 2
Attempt
Today we will identify similarities, differences, and relationships across both passages. Practice writing about relationships, not summaries.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
We named passage relationships and learned to pair evidence while explaining why the relationship matters.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"A Difficult Compromise" and "A Visit to the Workshop"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Venn diagram
QUICK THINK
How can you tell when your response has turned into two separate summaries instead of one connected explanation?
Emergent
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Day 3
Discuss + Use
Today we will write an independent HOW response that names a relationship, pairs evidence, and explains the connection using both passages.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
We identified similarities, differences, and relationships and practiced writing about connections rather than summaries.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"A Difficult Compromise" and "A Visit to the Workshop"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
What words or phrases help a writer weave two passages into one connected response?
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Day 4
Award + Target
Today we will award a relationship-writing strength. Revise a response that reads as two summaries so it weaves both texts into one explanation.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
We wrote independent HOW responses naming relationships and pairing evidence with explanations.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"A Difficult Compromise" and "A Visit to the Workshop"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
What is one revision move that can turn two separate summaries into a connected response?
Independent
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Day 5
Educate + Explain
Today we will teach the HOW response habit to a partner. Write a final response explaining a relationship and answer the overarching question.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
We awarded relationship-writing strengths and revised summary-style responses into connected explanations.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"A Difficult Compromise" and "A Visit to the Workshop"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook, Exit ticket
QUICK THINK
Why is it harder (and more valuable) to explain a relationship than to simply list what two passages have in common?
Reflective
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