Day 124: 3/31/17 - C day: Intro to Lit Circles, Ch 1 of HP, & Researching Environmental Issues

Good day 6th Graders,      

        Today we will finish our introduction to environmental issues, and learn about primary & secondary sources. We will also get our copies of Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets & learn about Literature Circles. Please make sure you have:

• Red Folder & Agenda
• ELA Notebook

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Sharpen Your Pencils

2. Fill out your Agenda with tonight's Homework
3. Pick up a Primary/Secondary Sources graphic organizer & shade in the two boxes. See the example
4. Pick up a copy of Harry Potter

Homework:

• Read Ch. 1 of HP & the COS. Complete your Lit Circle Job

Activity #1

Primary vs. Secondary Sources

Standards

RI6.8 Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claim in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by evidence from claims that are not.
W6.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, & assess the credibility of each source.

• For your research essay you will be needing 4 - 6 sources. You should get both Primary & Secondary Sources. 
• 1 to 2 sources should be from a primary source. 2 - 4 sources can be secondary sources.

Essential Question: 

So...
What is a primary source & what is a secondary source?

Primary Source - Actual records that provide firsthand accounts of events

Examples: Letters, Diary Entrees, Journals, Photographs, Interviews, Autobiographies, & Artifacts

Secondary Sources - Secondhand accounts of primary sources. They comment on, summarize, explain, report, or draw conclusions from primary sources, or other secondary sources

Examples: textbooks, encyclopedias, articles, essays, biographies, & summaries

Activity #2

Lit Circles

As we read Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets you will be participating in Literature Circles. Each one of you will have a different job to perform for each chapter. You will be expected to come to class with your job completed so you can take part in a lit circle discussion for the assigned chapter. Each chapter you will get a different job.

Jobs include:

1. Discussion Director

2. Summarizer

3. Vocabulary Enricher

4. Passage Picker

5. Connector

6. Character Captain

7. Illustrator

* Read through the Lit Circle Packet
* Explain How to fill it out
* Discuss Expectations
* Show Link to the Audio File

Activity #3

What environmental issue are you going to research?

Wind Energy

Climate Change

Soring

Circuses

Solar Energy

The Indudtrial Food System, GMO's, & Organic Farming

Industrial Food System & Cafos

Weather Modification

Weather Modification & HAARP

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Homework:

• Read Chapter 1 of Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets. Complete your Lit Circle Job

RTI - D Day 3/31/17

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