Day 54: 11/30/16 - D Day: Analyzing How Word Choice Affects Tone & Evaluating Point of View

Good day 6th Graders,      

         Today we will be Continue unit 2 about Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Informational Texts. Please make sure you have:

• Red Folder & Agenda
• ELA Notebook
• Bud, Not Buddy
• Colored Highlighters

                        Thank you

                       Mr. Trumble

Activity #1
Review your Constructive Response Questions from chapter 4

• RL6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text.

Essential Question:

What words from chapter 4 did you record on your word catchers?

Analyze Word Choice & How it affects Tone

Constructive Response Questions about chapter 4

 

Activity #2
Building Background Knowledge about the Great Depression & Identifying the Main Idea

• RI6.1 Cite textual evidence to support what the text says as well as inferences made from the text
• RI6.2 Determine the main idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details

Your task: Read to Identify the Main Idea
30 - 35 min (You do)

Step 1: Read the article titled, "The Great Depression"
Step 2: Use the highlighting strategy for informational articles we learned yesterday.

Topic = Yellow

Topic Sentence = Pink

Supporting Details = Orange
Main Idea = Blue (Remember - write the main idea after you have highlighted in a thought bubble at the top of your article next to the picture.)

• Highlight the Topic, Yellow. Think "What important word was repeated?" Every Time you see the 'topic' word, highlight it yellow.
• Highlight the topic Sentence Pink 
• Highlight the details orange. Number them.
• Write the main idea in a thought bubble at the top of your article.
• Complete the Main Idea Graphic Organizer

***You will be handing this in so I can assess you on standard RI6.1 & RI6.2.

Activity #3

Read - Aloud Chapter 5

Analyze how the author develops point of view

• RL6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text.
• RL6.6 Explain how the author develops the point of view of the narrator

As we read record new, unfamiliar, or interesting words in your word catcher. Be sure to write down the page number!!!! We will be creating Frayer models for the words on our Word Catchers! 

Answer the following questions about point of view.

Use the information from unit 1 in your notebook to help you

Homework:

• Finish Reading Chapter 5.
• Complete the Point of View Worksheet
• Record at least 3 words from chapter 5 on your word catcher.

RTI - D Day 11/30/16

Step 1 - Pick up an article. 

Step 2 - Read through your article to get a basic understanding of what the article is about.

Step 3 - Reread the article a 2nd time and use the Highlighting Strategy to identify the:

• Topic
• Topic Sentence
• Supporting Details
• Main Idea

Step 4 - Complete the Main Idea Graphic Organizer

Step 5 - Complete the Quiz

***When you are done you will bring your work to me and we will conference about your article. I will be asking:

1. What is the topic of your article?

2. What is the topic sentence?

3. What is the Main Idea?

4. What supporting details led you to think that?

Enrichment Group:

Select an aspect of the Great depression to research. 

Some examples include:

• Bank Runs
• Unemployment
• Discrimination
• Breadlines & Soup Kitchens
• Stock Market Crash
• The Dust Bowl
• The Drought
• Hoovervilles
• Hobos
• Orphans
• Herbert Hoover
• The New Deal
• How the Depression effected the rich
• How the Depression effected the poor

Create a visual presentation regarding the information you learned.

Some examples include:

• PowerPoint Presentation
• Poster
• Video
• Song
• Brochure
• Skit
• etc.