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Grade 5 | C7 | Module 3
Evidence Can Change the Story
The Writing Academy
Good Morning,
Writers!
Day 1
Gather + Reveal
Today we will distinguish a first thought from evidence that challenges it. Gather and reveal the power of new evidence.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Last module, we taught the response pathway and explained how relationship and voice influence meaning.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"One Voice Can Start a Wave" and "Try, Learn, Change"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Highlighter
QUICK THINK
What should happen when new evidence challenges what you first believed?
Foundational
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Day 2
Attempt
Today we will examine claim cards, evidence cards, and new information. Attempt to revise a conclusion when evidence challenges a first thought.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
We distinguished first thoughts from challenging evidence and revealed the power of new information.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"One Voice Can Start a Wave" and "Try, Learn, Change"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Claim and evidence cards
QUICK THINK
Why is changing your conclusion based on new evidence a sign of strong thinking, not weak thinking?
Emergent
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Day 3
Discuss + Use
Today we will compare the two poems. Write a narrative with an Important Moment and a Lasting Effect, and a poem showing a changed perspective.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
We examined claim and evidence cards and practiced revising conclusions when new evidence appeared.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"One Voice Can Start a Wave" and "Try, Learn, Change"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
How does an Important Moment in a narrative connect to a Lasting Effect?
Visible
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Thesis (central idea)
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Day 4
Award + Target
Today we will award an effective Important Moment, clear Lasting Effect, or an evidence-based revision. Target one craft move.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
We wrote narratives with an Important Moment and a Lasting Effect, plus a poem showing changed perspective.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"One Voice Can Start a Wave" and "Try, Learn, Change"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
What makes a Lasting Effect convincing to the reader?
Independent
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TREES
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Good Morning,
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Day 5
Educate + Explain
Today we will explain how a specific piece of evidence caused or supported a changed conclusion. Transfer the evidence habit.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
We awarded craft strengths in Important Moments, Lasting Effects, and evidence-based revisions.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"One Voice Can Start a Wave" and "Try, Learn, Change"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook, Exit ticket
QUICK THINK
How will the habit of revising your thinking based on evidence help you as a writer and a thinker?
Reflective
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Every Great Essay
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