Day 79: 1/12/17 - C day: Text Structure - Cause/Effect & Stanza 3 of 'If'

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: MAKE SURE YOU HAVE 3 DIFFERENT COLORED PENCILS

Activity #1

Text Structure: Cause/Effect

• RI6.5 - Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, or chapter fit into the overall structure of a text and how it contributes to the development of ideas. 

Step 1: Review the 5 different forms of text structure.

Step 2: Review the Definition for Cause/Effect structure - The author describes an event, or several events, (the Cause) & the events that follow (the Effect)

Step 3: Read the Cause/Effect article about "Unwanted Pets".

Step 4: Reread the article, identify and underline the topic, the causes & the effect

Step 5: Complete the graphic organizer

Step 6: Cut, & Glue in the graphic organizer into your ELA Interactive Notebook

Activity #2 & 3

If - By Rudyard Kipling

Paraphrasing Stanza 3

• RI6.4 - Determine the meaning of unknown words and phrases aa they are used in a text, including figurative language, connotative and technical meaning.
• RI6.5 - Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, stanza, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of ideas.

Key Questions:

What is this poem mostly about?

Why is it important to read poetry closely?

We read poetry closely to analyze word choice, and to understand the meaning the author is trying to convey.

Notices and Wonders of Stanza 3

• What do you notice about the structure(the way it’s organized) of stanza 1?
• What do you wonder about the structure?
• How is the structure of a stanza different from a paragraph?
• What do you notice about the punctuation?
• What do you wonder about the punctuation?
• How does the punctuation help guide your reading?
• What do you notice about the word choice?
• What do you wonder about the word choice?
• Are there any words or phrases that stand out to you? Why?

Homework:

• Finish the MLK Jr Fact Finding Mission (Due Friday 1/13)
• Text Structure Assessment on Friday 1/13

RTI - C Day 1/12/17

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.