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L126 Writing: Verse Two · Thu 2027-04-08 · Music That Says Something 100%
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GREET
Greeting at the door
Entra, sientate, empieza

Come in, sit, startEntra, sientate, empieza

Your Do Now is on the board and on today's sheet. Start it as you sit down.Tu 'Ahora' esta en la pizarra y en la hoja de hoy. Empiezalo al sentarte.

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DO NOW
Write one line
Escribe una linea

Write one line: what has your piece not said yet that it needs to?

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WARM-UP
Scholar-led
Calentamiento, dirigido por un estudiante

Voice warm-up

Led by today's Warm-Up Leader. I do not run this block.Lo dirige el Líder de Calentamiento de hoy. Yo no dirijo este bloque.

  1. Breath in 4, out 8, twice
  2. Hum, then siren up and down
  3. Say today's first line in rhythm, twice, clapping the pulse
  4. Count-in and a four-beat entrance together
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TARGET
What we can do today
Lo que podemos hacer hoy

I canYo puedo

I can write a second verse that advances my argument by adding a point the first verse did not make.

I know I have got it whenSe que lo logre cuando

  • My second verse says something the first did not
  • I notated its rhythm
  • I can state what each verse adds

Read aloud by today's Target Reader.Lo lee en voz alta el Lector de la Meta de hoy.

El espanol del texto propio de esta lección llega con su unidad; la rutina de arriba esta traducida.

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MAKE
Your own music, written down
Manos y voces en la musica

Writing: Verse Two

  1. 8 minWrite verse two
  2. 4 minNotate it
  3. 3 minWhat does it add

Reading todayLectura de hoy

A second verse notated, and compared with the first

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TALK
You talk. I stay quiet.
Ustedes hablan. Yo me quedo callado.

Put your two verses side by side. What does verse two add? If a listener heard only verse one, what would they miss?

Starter (asks the question)Builder (adds evidence)Challenger (offers another reading)Recorder (reports one sentence out)

Use these to startEmpieza con estás frases

  • I noticed ______ in the line, and I think it worked because ______.
  • I want to build on what ______ said. My evidence is bar ______.
  • I hear it differently. What I heard was ______, because ______.

I stay silent for the first four minutes. Talk to each other, not to the front of the room.Me quedo callado los primeros cuatro minutos. Hablen entre ustedes, no hacia el frente.

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PROVE
Show what you can do
Demuestra lo que puedes hacer

What does your second verse add?

How you show itComo lo demuestras

Answer out loud when it is your turn. I mark the roster as you speak.Responde en voz alta cuando sea tu turno. Marco la lista mientras hablas.

Write one line firstPrimero escribe una línea

One sentence on your Do Now line: use the word development and point to the bar in your own score that proves it.Una oración en tu línea del 'Ahora': usa la palabra development y señala la prueba.

Before you finishAntes de terminar

Rate yourself against the success criteria, give one classmate a specific comment using a word from today's list, then fix one thing they named before you show me.