Day 83: 1/19/17 - B day: Paraphrasing Stanzas 1 & 2 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

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:

• Finish Paraphrasing Graphic Organizer if your not already finished. 

RTI - B Day 1/19/17

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?

Step 5 - Write a summary