Day 99: 2/15/17 - C Day: Persuasive Essays - Gathering Information

Good day 6th Graders,      

       As we wrap up unit 2 about Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Informational Texts we will be going to the lab to research information to write our persuasive speeches. Please make sure you have:

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

                        Thank you ,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Sharpen Your Pencils

2. Fill out your Agenda with tonights Homework

Homework:

• Bring in your independent reading book
• Finish Gathering Information for your Persuasive Speech
• Get Howes Cavern Permission Slip Signed

Writing a Persuasive Essay

Standards

RI6.8 - Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.

W6.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear and relevant evidence.

a. Introduce a claim & organize the reasons and evidence clearly.

b. Support your claim using credible sources and demonstrate understanding of the topic.

c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claims and reasons.

d. establish and maintain a formal style.

e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the argument presented.

***On Friday we began filling out your Research Graphic Organizer.  Each of you should have filled out:

• The Topic
• The General Questions
• The Two sides of your issue

Before we can write a thesis statement or develop our research question we need to gather information about our topic.

Thesis statement = Your Opinion. This is your "I think, I believe, I feel," statement.

You will need to find at least two resources that you can use to support your thinking for your persuasive essay. You will use the following graphic organizer to help you record information to use in your essay. 

*(I do) I will model how to complete this graphic organizer with my topic of "Recess"

Step 1: Use the Carrot2 link on our classroom website to conduct your research. 

Step 2: You might be able to just type in your topic, but more likely you will need to type in additional words to help you find relevant articles. 

Ex: 

Topic = Recess

Search words = Recess, Benefits of Recess, Consequences of missing recess, why should students get recess, etc.

Step 3: Select an article based on the title, and on the name of the resource.

Step 4: Preview the information by scanning through the information, looking at the text features, and getting the gist of the article.

Step 5: Print the article so you can annotate it, highlight it, and use it to complete your "Gathering information" graphic organizer.

Step 6: Rea the article closely and annotate it, highlight it, and complete your "Gathering information" graphic organizer.

Homework:

• Bring in your independent reading book
• Finish Gathering Information for your Persuasive Speech
• Get Howes Cavern Permission Slip Signed

RTI - C Day 2/16/17