Day 89: 1/30/17 - C Day: Free Verse Poems or Poems about War & Peace

Good day 6th Graders,      

       As we continue unit 2 about Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Informational Texts we will be sharing our 'Seasons Inside of Me' poem, as well as writing a new free verse poem, or poem about war & peace. Please make sure you have:

• Red Folder
• Agenda
• ELA Notebook
• Independent Reading book

                        Thank you ,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Make sure you have all your materials

2. Sharpen pencils
3. Fill out your Agenda with tonights Homework

4. Review your "Season Inside of me Poem." Practice reciting it in your head. 

Homework:

• Finish writing your Free verse/War & Peace Poem
• Bring in a snack or treat to share with your class on Friday for the poetry reading. (Options include cookies, candy, and drinks)
• Read for 20 - 30 minutes from your independent reading book

Activity #1

Sharing your "Seasons Inside of Me Poem" 

• SL6.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly

Essential Questions:

1. What did you like about the poetry?
2. What poetic devices were used?
3. Did the author use similes, or metaphors?
4. Did the author use repetition, rhyme, or onomatopoeia?

Activity #2

Drafting Poetry
I can draft my own Poem about War and/or Peace, or Free Verse Poem 

• 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.

(Show Samples of free verse, and war & Peace poems)

Tips for writing free verse poems:

• Preview some of the poetry books and anthologies before attempting to draft your own poetry
• Refer to your notes about poetic devices. (Repetition, rhyme, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia)
• 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 

Your task:

Draft your own poem about War and/or Peace, or a Free Verse Poem.

Homework:

• Finish writing your Free verse/War & Peace Poem
• Bring in a snack or treat to share with your class on Friday for the poetry reading. (Options include cookies, candy, and drinks)
• Read for 20 - 30 minutes from your independent reading book

RTI - C Day 1/30/17

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