Day #68 - 12/17/14 - Unit 2: Lesson 14 Part I

Good Morning 6th Graders,

     It is a ‘D’ day today. We will be going to physical education, therefore please make sure you have your gym clothes. Congratulations to all the band and chorus members for putting on a wonderful concert last night! Please pick up an Ipad and have fun working on the Point to Ponder. Let’s make today a wondrous Wednesday. 

                            Thank you

                       Mrs. Sargent & Mr. T.

P2P: Yesterday was the 1st day of the Jewish festival of Lights known as Chanukah. Write the phrase Happy Chanukah at the top of a piece of loose leaf paper, then make as many words as you can out of the letters in “Happy Chanukah” 

For Unit 2: Lesson 14

• I can describe a life lesson that can be learned from the myths of Theseus and the Minotaur, Medusa and Athena, and The Fates. 
• I can identify conjunctions in a sample paragraph. 
• I can recognize how the use of conjunctions allows me to create sentences of varied length in order to make my writing sound better.

Activity #1

What Life Lessons or Thematic statements can you come up with based off of the themes in the myths we have read? Use evidence to support your thinking.

The Fates

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Theseus and the Minotaur
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Medusa and Athena
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Activity #2

Go over Chapter 20 

Lesson 13 page 11 

Comprehension Questions

Activity #3
Sentence Complexity and Variety
Lesson 14 page 13 and 14

What's a conjuntion?
What's the purpose of a conjunction?

 

Activity #4

Read-a-loud Chapter 21

Predict: What will happen when Percy brings the Lightning bolt to Zeus?

Homework:

Finish Reading Chapter 21

& 

Complete lesson 14 page 16 & 17 

Learning Stations

Block 1                             Block 2

Rotation 1

10:40 - 11:00                     1:20 - 1:40

Rotation 2

11:05 - 11:25                     1:40 - 2:00

Stations  

Guided Reading

or  

Computers/NewsELA.com (Non-Fiction/Expository)

or 

Independent Reading (Fiction)

Computers/NewsELA.com (Non-Fiction/Expository)

• Select an article and choose the level that is just the Right Level for you! (No Sports)
• Complete the 5 W’s Graphic Organizer
• Be Prepared to share what you read “IN THE NEWS"

Independent Reading (Fiction/Narrative)

• Remember to fill in your “Book Notes” at the end of each reading session. (Notebook checks)
• See the Criteria for your letter below

Criteria for Independent Reading Letter

Paragraph 1

1. Tell me the title and author 

2. Write the Gist

3. Write a brief summary

Paragraph 2

4. Describe the main character (What type of person is the main character?)

5. Make an Inference about the main character. Use evidence from the text to support your inference. 

Paragraph 3

6. Write a prediction about what you think might happen in the rest of the book.

7. Finish with a question or something that you wonder.