Day 75: 1/6/17 - D Day: Ch 19 of Bud, Not Buddy & Frayer Model Friday

Good day 6th Graders,      

         Welcome ladies and gentlemen. This week we will be continue unit 2 about Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Informational Texts by exploring some of the various text structures . Please make sure you have:

• Red Folder & Agenda
• ELA Notebook
• Bud, Not Buddy
• Colored Pencils
• Glue Sticks

                        Thank you

                       Mr. Trumble
P2P: Hand in Bowling Permission Slips

Activity #1

Hand in Ch 19 

Constructive Response Graphic Organizer 

Activity #2

Developing Vocabulary

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

Your task: Create a Frayer Model for one of the words on your word catcher. (You do)

Use the Frayer Model to create a visual display of the vocabulary word on a piece of plain white paper.

Corner 1: Definition - Including the part of speech
Corner 2: Characteristics = The sentence from the text
Corner 3: Examples = Synonyms & examples
Corner 4: Non Examples = Antonyms & Opposites
***Include an illustration at the bottom of your Frayer Model

When you finish please place your Frayer Model into the Red bin for your block. 

Homework:

• Finish Your Frayer Model

RTI - D Day 1/6/17

Step 1 - Pick up an article. We will be choosing an article to do together as a whole group.

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

***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.