Today we will discover how purpose and audience change genre, detail, style, and register using the Cookie passages.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
Last module, we learned the complete Writer Decision Chain and taught it to a partner.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Highlighter
QUICK THINK
Would you write the same way for your principal and your best friend? Why or why not?
Foundational
Play Our Song: TRACKS
Good Morning,Writers!
Day 2Attempt
Today we will play Same Topic, Different Job: read the writing situation, name your genre and strategy, then defend your choice.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
We explored how the same topic can lead to different genres depending on purpose and audience.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Route cards
QUICK THINK
How does knowing your audience help you decide what details to include?
Emergent
Play Our Song: CSI
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Day 3Discuss + Use
Today we will explain how one fiction source supports different response genres. Write a personal narrative about a time new information changed your perspective.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
We practiced proposing and defending genre choices when the topic stays the same but the job changes.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
Can the same passage help you write both a narrative and an informational piece? How?
Visible
Play Our Song: Thesis (central idea)
Good Morning,Writers!
Day 4Award + Target
Today we will locate growth evidence and name a precise next action. Partners point to one decision and one next step.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
We explained genre flexibility and drafted a personal narrative about changed thinking.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Workbook
QUICK THINK
What is one writing decision you made this week that you are proud of?
Independent
Play Our Song: TREES
Good Morning,Writers!
Day 5Educate + Explain
Today we will teach the complete decision chain with evidence. Reconstruct the Genre Compass and create a fresh writing job.
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED
We identified specific growth evidence and set precise revision targets with a partner.
TODAY'S PASSAGE(S)
"The Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery"
GET READY
Passage, Pencil, Author-Educator Card
QUICK THINK
Why is it important to justify your genre choice with evidence before you start writing?
