Day 115: 3/20/17 - D Day: Collaborating & Analyzing Reading Response Questions, & Creating Short Written Responses

Good day 6th Graders,      

       I hope you all had a good weekend. Today we will practice making inferences, and creating written responses to short answer state test questions. Please make sure you have:

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

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Sharpen Your Pencils
2. Take out your homework - The Disappearing Ship & Indira Gandhi

3. Fill out your Agenda with tonight's Homework

Homework:

• Read The Monster in Lake Champlain, and answer Questions 1 - 9

Activity #1

Indira Gandhi

• RI6.1- Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text
• RI6.2 - Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details
• RI6.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text
• RI6.5 - Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of ideas.

Your task: Collaborate with a group of your peers to analyze and evaluate your responses from the passage about Indira Gandhi.

Directions:

• In a group of 4 use the 4 C's of 21st Century Learning to collaborate, analyze, and evaluate your responses
• Compare your answers. If your answers differ, discuss the evidence from the text that supports your reasoning.
• Go back in the text and underline evidence that supports your thinking.
• Number the evidence when you find it.
• You may change and add to your responses

***You will have 10 minutes to work. Remember this is practice, so when the timer goes off I will share the correct responses so you can see how well you did.

Activity #2

The Disappearing Ship

• RI6.1- Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text
• RI6.2 - Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details
• RI6.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text
• RI6.5 - Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of ideas.

Your task: Collaborate with a reading partner to analyze and evaluate your responses from the passage about The Disappearing Ship.

Directions:

• With your partner use the 4 C's of 21st Century Learning to collaborate, analyze, and evaluate your responses
• Compare your answers. If your answers differ, discuss the evidence from the text that supports your reasoning.
• Go back in the text and underline evidence that supports your thinking.
• Number the evidence when you find it.
• You may change and add to your responses

***You will have 10 minutes to work. This is a 6th grade reading passage, so when the timer goes off I will be collecting your work to evaluate your responses. You will get a score from 1 - 4.

Activity #3

Excerpt from We Were There, Too

Standards

RL6.1 - Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text

RL6.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details

RL6.5 Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text & contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
W6.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content
W6.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Test Structure:
Day 1 - Multiple Choice

Day 2 - Multiple Choice & Short Written Response

Day 3 - Short Written Response & Essay

Writing Rubrics

Key Question: How will my writing be evaluated on the New York State Common Core Test?

The 2 Point Rubric: 

Used on all short answer written responses

The 4 Point Rubric: 

Used on all essay written responses

Short Answer - We Were There Too

Your Task: Read the passage and respond in writing to the short answer questions.

Tips to do your best

• Preview questions
• Read Carefully
• Take your time
• Go back into the text
• Underline your evidence
• Check your answers
• Make sure you use proper capitals, grammar, and punctuation

Homework:

• Read The Monster in Lake Champlain, and answer Questions 1 - 9

RTI - D Day 3/20/17

Standards

RL6.1 - Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text

RL6.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details

RL6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings

RL6.5 Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text & contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.

Step 1: Choose one of the articles to read

Step 2: Read the article carefully

Step 3: Respond to the multiple choice & short written response questions that follow