Day 87: 1/26/17 - A Day: Drafting Poetry - Season Inside of me

Good day 6th Graders,      

         Welcome ladies and gentlemen. As we continue unit 2 about Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Informational Texts we will be working on writing some of our own poetry. Please make sure you have:

• Red Folder
• Agenda
• ELA Notebook

                        Thank you ,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Make sure you have all your materials

2. Sharpen pencils

3. Review your "Bio Poem." Practice reciting it in your head. 

Activity #1

Sharing your "Bio-poem" 

I can share my poetry with a group of my peers So I can receive feedback to improve my writing. 

Essential Questions:
What did you like about the poetry?
What poetic devices were used?

Activity #2

Drafting Poetry
I can draft my own Season Inside of me Poem using simile's & Metaphors

2. Preview Poetry: The ________ Inside of me

Key Questions:

What metaphors and similes do the poets use?

How do the poems make you feel?

What pictures come into your mind?

What creative & figurative language does the poet use?

Tips to help you write with simile & metaphor

Simile = an indirect comparison using like or as

The ________ inside of me is like... Adjective noun, followed by a Verb (give it an action and location) 

or

The ________ inside of me is as __(Adj.)____ as__________ ... 

Metaphor = a direct comparison

The _______ inside of me is ________ 

Use the five senses: Sound, smell, Sight, feel & taste 

Use action words, feeling words, and figurative language

Provide location and a sense of “Scene” for the action

Use descriptive language like color words 

Part 3:

• Standard W.6.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
• Standard W.6.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Your task:

Draft your own Season Inside of me poem Poem.

You may refer to other student samples to see how they did it, or look at your poem by Kipling. 

We will be drafting several poems throughout the week and you will be selecting at least 2 of them you want to edit/revise for our poetry reading. The Poetry Reading will be next Wednesday or Thursday. Each of you will need to get up and recite at least 2 poems to the class!! Happy Writing!

Homework:

• Finish writing your Season Inside of Me poem
• Read for 20 - 30 minutes from your independent reading book

RTI - A Day 1/25/17

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 and annotating Strategy.

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