Day #118 - 3/22/16 - Unit 3: Ch 19 - Bud, Not Buddy - Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Informational Texts & Poetry

Good Morning Sixth Graders,

          Today is a C day so we will go to Gym. We will go to the lab to type poems and prepare for our poetry reading. We will also finish reading chapter 19 of Bud, Not Buddy and move on with our study of ancient Greece.

Please...

• Order your lunch
• Sharpen your pencils
• Make sure you have all materials
• gather the 2 - 3 poems you wnat to publish 

                                     Thank you

                                     Mr. Trumble

P2P: Think of a design for the cover of our book of Poetry. Create a preliminary design on a piece of scrap paper. We will be voting on the best design to put on the cover.

Activity #1
(You do)

Typing your poetry
9:00 - 9:45

1. I can type my poetry in order to make final revisions and edit it so that it will be ready to read aloud during the poetry reading.

Directions:

• Open a Microsoft word document
• Type the title of your poem
• Type the stanza's of your poem
• Use return/enter to insert line breaks
• Type "By (Your Name)" at the end of your poem.
• Use the tools in word to select the font, font size,  spacing, and alignment.
• Make sure your poem can fit on one page. See a teacher if you can't make it fit
• Leave room for an illustration
• Get your poem checked by a teacher prior to printing

Activity #2
(We do)
9:45 - 10:15
Read aloud Chapter 19 

Key Question:
How has Bud's life changed?

• Today we will 
• record unknown words and use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words,
• annotate the chapter with gist statements and questions
• so we can achieve deeper levels of comprehension, build vocabulary, and demonstrate the ability to summarize a section of a text.

Written Response: (Short answer)
(You do)
Compare Bud's life in Flint Michigan with his life in Grand Rapids, Michigan. How has Bud's life changed?
Use IDEC Format to construct your response.
I - Introduction
D - Details (Your own words)
E - Evidence (Exact words from the text)
C - Conclusion/Reflection

Activity #3

(We do)
10:15 - 10:40 
Go over
Gold Fever
&
A Gold Miner's Tale

• Step 1. Read the passage titled "Gold Fever"
• Step 2. Complete chart explaining how the gold rush effected San Francisco.
• Step 3. Explain why men thought it was worth the trouble to leave their homes and families to look for gold in California. Use details from the article to support your answer.
• Step 4. Read the poem titled "A Gold Miner's Tale"
• Step 5. Why does the speaker in "A Gold Miner's Tale" say he was "a wiser man" when he left Colorado? Use details from the poem to support your answer.

Homework:

Common Core Test Practice Passage and Written Response
&
Practice reciting poems