Day 76: 1/9/17 - E Day: Ch 19 of Bud, Not Buddy & MLK Fact Finding Mission

Good day 6th Graders,      

         Welcome ladies and gentlemen. This week we will be continue unit 2 about Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Informational Texts. We will also be going to an assembly about bullying from 10:05 - 11:00 so we will have a slightly altered schedule. Please make sure you have:

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

                        Thank you

                       Mr. Trumble
P2P: 
1. Hand in Bowling Permission Slips
2. Put Frayer Models in the Red Bin
3. If you did not hand in Friday's Constructed Response HW, now is your last chance!!

Activity #1

Go over Chapter 19

• RL6.3 - Describe how a particular story's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward resolution

Directions for small group discussions:

• Use your Depth of Knowledge Stems to write 3 questions for your small group discussion. Please write a level 1, 2, & 3 question.
• Share your answers to the multiple choice questions. If there are different answers collaborate about which one is correct. Go back in the text to find evidence to support your answer. 
• Share your DOK Questions and discuss your answers.
• Answer my essential questions:

Mr. Trumble's Essential Questions:

• What does Mr. Calloway do when Bud tries to comfort him? Would you have done the same thing as Bud, or something different? 
• How does Mr. Calloway react to the news about how Angela died?
• What is the new package that is given to Bud from the band guys? How would it make you feel?
• What does Bud realize about his bedroom? 

Activity #2

Monday, January 16 is a national holiday known as 

Martin Luther King Jr Day. 

What do you know about Martin Luther King Jr.?

Activity #3

Martin Luther King Jr. Fact Finding Mission

Directions: 

• With a partner read each section of the biography about MLK Jr.
• Find 3 facts in each section of the article that you feel are the most important. (Underline them)
• Record them in the Fact Finding Tracking Form.
• Each fact must be a complete sentence written in your own words, and include proper capitals, punctuation, and spelling. 
• There are 21 facts to be written. Each accurately written fact is worth 5 points, for a total of 105!!! 
• Work carefully and analyze each section to make sure you are getting only the most important facts. 
• Good Luck.

Homework:

• Finish the MLK Jr Fact Finding Mission (Due Friday 1/13)

RTI - E Day 1/9/17

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.