Day 81: 1/17/17 - E day: Paraphrasing Stanzas 1-3 of 'If' by Rudyard Kipling

Good day 6th Graders,      

         Welcome ladies and gentlemen. This week we will be continue unit 2 about Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Informational Texts by paraphrasing the poem, "IF" by Rudyard Kipling . Please make sure you have:

• Red Folder & Agenda
• ELA Notebook

                        Thank you

                       Mr. Trumble

Activity #1

The Kindness Challenge

Create your sign about what you did to show kindness in your community this last week. I will be back tomorrow to take your picture. Make sure you keep your sign. Do not lose it. Remember to:

• Write Big
• Make sure your spelling is correct
• Include an illustration to go with your sign

Activity #2 & 3

IF - By Rudyard Kipling

• 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.

Directions: Work with a partner to paraphrase stanza 1. There are a total of 8 rules to live by in stanza 1. See if you can find all 8.

Notices and Wonders of Stanza 2

• 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?

Directions: Work with a partner to paraphrase stanza 2. There are a total of 5 rules to live by in stanza 2. See if you can find all 5.

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:

• No Homework

RTI - E Day 1/17/17

Directions:

Work on your MLK project for the assembly