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Grade 5 | C7 | Module 2
Voices and Responses
The Writing Academy
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Day 1
Gather + Reveal
Today we will identify different responses in both poems and connect them to TRAILS R + A and LEAVES E + V.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Last module, we taught the HABIT of noticing, questioning, and gathering evidence to inform decisions.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"One Voice Can Start a Wave" and "Try, Learn, Change"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Highlighter
QUICK THINK
How do people respond differently when they believe something should change?
Foundational
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TRACKS
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Day 2
Attempt
Today we will build a character-response-evidence chain and make a response believable through relationship, action, thought, and dialogue.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
We identified responses in both poems and connected them to TRAILS and LEAVES elements.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"One Voice Can Start a Wave" and "Try, Learn, Change"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Character chart
QUICK THINK
What makes a character's response believable instead of just convenient for the story?
Emergent
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Day 3
Discuss + Use
Today we will draft a 2 to 3 paragraph narrative with two characters who initially respond differently, then rehearse a poem stanza.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
We built character-response-evidence chains using relationship, action, thought, and dialogue.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"One Voice Can Start a Wave" and "Try, Learn, Change"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
Why is it more interesting when two characters respond differently to the same problem?
Visible
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Thesis (central idea)
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Day 4
Award + Target
Today we will award one deliberate writing move and target one revision in relationship, action, thought, dialogue, emotion, or voice.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
We drafted narratives with two different character responses and rehearsed a poem stanza.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"One Voice Can Start a Wave" and "Try, Learn, Change"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
Which element of your narrative (relationship, action, thought, dialogue, emotion, or voice) needs the most attention?
Independent
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TREES
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Day 5
Educate + Explain
Today we will teach the response pathway from memory and explain how relationship and voice influence meaning.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
We awarded deliberate writing moves and targeted revisions in specific narrative elements.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"One Voice Can Start a Wave" and "Try, Learn, Change"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook, Exit ticket
QUICK THINK
How does a character's voice change the meaning of their response for the reader?
Reflective
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Every Great Essay
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