Day 60: 12/8/16 - E day: Analyzing Events in Ch 8 & Summarizing an Article with 4 Sub-Categories

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
P2P: Cut out your graphic organizer from yesterday and glue it into your notebook. See mine for an example.

Activity #1

Review the Chronology of Events from Ch 8

• RL6.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details. Provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions

Essential Question:
What words did you add to your word catcher?

Essential Question:

What events did you put on your timeline?

• Work in a group of 3 to discuss your timeline of events.
• You may add, change, or edit your responses.

Activity #2

Identifying Main Idea & Supporting Details in order to Write a Summary for an Informational Article with Multiple Ideas

• 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. Provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions.

Your task: Read the article about Healthy Eating. Complete the graphic organizer. Then Write a summary about the main Idea, and the most important information.
30 - 35 min (You do)

Now that you have the graphic organizer filled out, you are ready to select the most important information to include in a summary of the article.

Remember:

Activity #3

Read Aloud Chapter 9

Evaluate Cause & Effect Relationships

• RL6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text

Directions:

• Read Chapter 9 
• Record 3 new words on your word catcher.
• Complete the Cause & Effect Graphic Organizer for Ch 9

Homework: (Due Friday 12/9)

• Finish Reading Chapter 9.
• Complete the Cause & Effect Graphic Organizer 
• Record at least 3 words from chapter 9 on your word catcher.

RTI - E Day 12/8/16

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.