Day 90: 1/31/17 - D day: Editing & Revising Poetry to Prepare for Publication

Good day 6th Graders,      

       As we continue unit 2 about Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Informational Texts we will be sharing our free verse poems, or poems about war & peace. We will then work on editing and revising poetry as we prepare them for publication. 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. Fill out your Agenda with tonight's Homework

3. Review your "Free Verse Poem." Practice reciting it in your head. 

Homework:

• Finish Editing & Revising your poems.
• Finish Copying them over so that you can type them tomorrow
• Read for 20 - 30 minutes from your independent reading book
• Don't forget to bring in treats on Friday!!!!

Activity #1

Sharing your Free Verse 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, hyperbole, or onomatopoeia?

Activity #2

Editing and Revising Poetry
I can Edit & Revise my own Poem about War and/or Peace, or Free Verse Poem 

• Standard W6.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
• Standard W6.10 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.
• Standard W6.5 With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.

Steps to improve your poetry:

(Independently)

• Read through the poems you wrote over the last two weeks. Choose 2 - 3 of them that you would like to edit & revise, or that you would like to develop further. 
• Think about what poetic devices you can add to your poems, and input them where desired. 
• Look for places to add more similes or metaphors.
• Look for places where you can add more adjectives, or where you can create a sense of scene.
• Look for places where you can add the 5 senses, and other forms of figurative language.
• Create line breaks in your poems. Draw / where ever you think you want a line break

(With a writing partner)

• Share the changes you made.
• Get feedback regarding any additional improvements you can make.

(Independently)

• Copy over your poems for typing them in the computer lab tomorrow

Homework:

• Finish Editing & Revising your poems.
• Finish Copying them over so that you can type them tomorrow
• Read for 20 - 30 minutes from your independent reading book

RTI - D Day 1/31/17

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